I knocked on the door patiently.
"Alexa can you tell me what's going on?"
No reply.
I sighed after waiting outside her room for about twenty minutes.
If she wasn't going to tell me why she disapproved my friendship with Bruno then maybe Bruno would know himself.
I went back to my room to find Bruno, surprisingly doing homework on his bed.
I shut the door quite hard, stress was building up.
"Has anything happened between you and Alexa before?" I asked sternly, blocking myself at the end of his bed. He looked up at me from his work, his eyes were filled with guilt.
"Bruno.. What have you done?"
"I uh.."
"You what?"
"We had sex."
I paused. That's it?
"So you too were together at one point?" I asked in shock.
He shook his head and I could see where this was going now.
"I said I loved her... She had a big thing for me at that time so I took advantage of it. But I'm not like that anymore Idalis I don't-"
"I know you're not, but that's fucking messed up anyway. She's a really nice girl."
He nodded, "I know."
"When did all this happen?"
"About half a year ago."
"You haven't even spoken to her since?"
She shook his head and I sighed, scratching my forehead with irritation.
That's when my phone rang over on my bed. I got up and made my way over to it. It was my mom, that's strange.
"Hi Mom."
She didn't even say hello.
She just told me.
"Honey please don't panic, I'll be there to pick you up in half an hour okay? Pack your things up."
I put down the phone. I felt like someone had just stabbed my right in the chest. Panic, worry, stress, and everything else was swirling around my stomach and I felt as if I was going to puke.
I threw everything untidily into my two suitcases.
"Are you okay? What's going on?" Bruno's voice emerged from behind me.
I ignored him, continuing to throw things into my case. My eyes welled up with tears and my vision became fuzzy.
How could this have happened all of a sudden?
"Idalis?" Bruno was now close behind me.
I broke down. Collapsing to the floor and sobbing in my hands.
I felt Bruno sit next to me, his arm curled around my body and he held me tight.
"Idalis." He whispered.
His body warmth radiated though my body and I felt a little calmer. It felt nice.
I took a deep breathe in.
"My dad.. Survived cancer, but.. He had a seizer and they.."
It hurt me to say the next part.
"They found more tumours in his brain.. He only has a few months before..."
That's when I started sobbing again. My throat was so dry and my stomach hurt from heaving so much.
Bruno held me the whole time. He stayed silent.
"I'm leaving site Bruno. I want to be with my dad before he.."
"I understand.." He said in a gentle tone.
That's when I hugged him. I turned around and wrapped both arms around his neck, I buried my face in his neck. I needed a hug right now. Bruno was the huggable type.
He pulled me onto his lap, the tight hug never broke.
"Everything's going to be okay.." He said whist stroking my hair lightly. It made me sleepy."Spend the last days with your dad good ones okay?"
"Thank you." I whispered.
I'd never felt so warm and comforted before, despite of all what was happening.
I had explained everything calmly to the receptionist and they said everything was fine, and that I could come back whenever I was ready.
Bruno wheeled both of my suitcases all the way up to my Moms car.
She got out, her eyes were bloodshot and puffy. We didn't talk to one another, we just hugged for a long time. She got back in the car and I turned to Bruno, a small smile on my face.
He smiled at me and stepped closer. He hand raised up and he caressed my cheek softly. My heart started beating loudly in my ears. What was he doing?
He came a little closer, a little closer, a little closer.
Then he kissed me.
