Madison P.O.V
We stay like this until I'm all cried out. He looks at me with those tender brown eyes. "Let's go home." he says, softly. I nodded, I wipe my tears away. I can't let May see me like this. He places my hand into his. Tingles shoot down my spine as our hands touch. We walk home in silence. I glanced at him, sideways. He offers me a smile and gives my hand a gentle squeeze. By doing so, he gives me more strength.
We arrive home. May rushes to the door, her blue eyes scanning me for injuries. "Maddy!" She yelps as she dashes to me. She gives me a hug and a kiss. Alec watches, his brown eyes seeing right through me. He suddenly straightens. "Alright! Madison, I'll cook dinner." he says, surprising me.
"It's fine. I'm fine-" I started. Alec places his finger onto my lips. His brown eyes gaze into mine as if peering into the very inner depths of my soul. I look away, knowing that I couldn't convince him at all. He read me like a book and there was no way he would let me off the hook after today's incident. I hated the fact that I always seemed to take advantage of his kindness. He was too good, too kind and I . . . you know what.
"Madison, don't lie. You've been through a lot today. This is the very least that I can do." he says, solemnly. "Yeah, Maddy. Don't worry! I'll help him!" May jumps in with a thumbs up. They both give me a reassuring smile. Alec, his sunshine-like smile. May, her toothy grin reserved for only
They both give me a reassuring smile. Alec, his sunshine-like smile. May, her toothy grin reserved for only me. "Okay. Thanks." I whispered, my cheeks getting a little warm. I watch Alec joke around with May. "I want all the veggies cut into the shape of a heart!" commands May, grinning.
"Your wish is my command, Chef!" says Alec, looking all serious. He furrows his eyebrows as he cuts the vegetables. May stops him. "What is this?" she asks, sternly.
"A heart!" replies Alec, sheepishly. May gives me a incredulous look saying "This is a heart?!"I giggled, they were sweet. Trying to make me feel better. It worked. I leave them to their game.I go to my room and change out of my disgusting uniform. I get into the shower. I close my eyes and replayed the scene over in my mind.
He was always there to save me. He had seen me cry more than anyone else and to think, I had only met him a couple of days ago. I didn't deserve him. He was like sunshine and perfect. Not broken like me. There wasn't a single place where I wasn't broken. I looked at all my bruises and scars. I was worthless.
He didn't know about what I did to my dad. He pities me. If he knew, he would hate me. I can clearly visualise his brown eyes filled with disgust. My heart clenches in pain. For some fathom reason, I can't bear it. The thought of his soft brown eyes looking at me that way.
Tears filled my eyes when I thought of that. I didn't understand why I cared so much about he thought of me. He was a prince in a storybook and well, I'm . . . me. He didn't really care about me. He was too nice to me. He didn't know anything. After, he returns into the book. It will be like nothing ever happened.
He would go back to his fairytale life and I would return to mine. Besides who would ever want a person like me? Broken, useless murderer. If he is a fairytale, then I am a nightmare. We are opposite as night and day. His smile is like sunshine. I push this thought away. I only feel this way, because he is the only person other than May, who tried to break down my walls. But I know if I get too attached, it will break me when he's gone.
I stopped the running water. I need to stay strong. He's just some guy I met that I read about that actually came out of a storybook. Wow, that sounds completely normal. I smile. What are the odds? I wrap a towel around myself. I quickly get dressed and enter the kitchen.
Alec is laughing, his brown eyes sparking and his hair is tousled. It makes me want to run my fingers through his hair. Whoa, where did that come from? I take a deep breath. "You saved me. You came for me when nobody did. Thank you." I said, looking at the floor. I play with my fingers as I feel my cheeks heat up.
"You saved me. You came for me when nobody did. Thank you." I continued. Alec placed his hand under my chin, lifting my face to look at his. "But not fast enough. He touched you." he says, his brown eyes darkening with anger. I place my hand on his arm. "I deserved it." I replied. He opens his mouth to say something, but I shake my head.
"Let's not talk about it, please?" I asked, his brown eyes soften and he nods. I lean towards him and plant a kiss on his cheek. I blush and quickly occupy myself with setting up the table. I feel his eyes on me. My feelings for him are maybe more than just gratitude, but I feel somehow stronger since we've met.
So I admit it, quietly in my own heart. I like Alec. His quirky smiles, his warm brown eyes, his disheveled hair, the way he cuts vegetables. The way he is always there to help me and how he genuinely cares about everyone. I know that my feelings for him will get me nowhere.
But if I let myself hope a little bit for the first time, dream of a fairytale and just enjoy it for a change.
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Once upon a time
DragosteMadison's life isn't quite a fairytale. In fact, quite the opposite. A nightmare. Her mother is unstable and cruel. Her father was killed. All she has left is her little sister. Little does she know that a certain handsome prince comes along stealin...
