My World Your World Our World

Ch. 9

 Alexs' POV!!

I went over to Rebel and Justin. Justin had no clue what he was doing and Rebel was breaking down completely.

I told Justin to stay there, but let me beside of Rebel... He walked away instead, wanting to give us privacy. 

She had her hands on her face and was crying hard. I took her hands off of her face, to reveal cuts, bruises, and a swollen eye. Brendon did that to her. He meant to do that to her, or he wouldn't have hit her.

"Rebel, I am so sorry that I haven't been there for you lately. I know that our friendship has been fading a lot. I replaced you with Brendon, and didn't think twice about it. He was my world, and you were another planet to me... I am so sorry. I am here for you. I will always be here for-"

"Oh are you sure about that Alex? Because it didn't take much at all for you to replace me with him. One second I am yours, and the next, I'm dead to you. I feel like I am stuck lurking in the shadows when you are with him." She snapped at me.

She was mad, and I completely understood. She was right too. It was always Brendon and I, with the exception of Rebel. She was a third wheel. 

"I'm sorry Rebel. I am so sorry. I don't know how many times I can say it." I told her.

"...Maybe, not at all. Don't apologize to me. You're only sorry that I finally spoke up and said something because I guarantee that if none of this would've happened, you and him would have been happily together, with no thought about me, or how I felt at all. You are only sorry because you finally see how bad you and him have hurt me. I just need some time. Okay?" She told me.

"Rebel Shut the hell up and listen to me! You are my best friend. My sister. Who gives two shits if I have a boyfriend or not, you're still mine! I know I left you out, and I know that I hurt you. What happened yesterday, I can't control, but what I do about it, and what happens today, or tomorrow, I can control. Never, for one second, ever again doubt our friendship Rebel. Look at the shit we've been through! I was there when your brother and sister were killed! I was there for you all the times you wanted to die. I was there for you when you were happy and we would go to the beach and spend the whole day talking about life, and how great it was. I am still here for you Rebel!! I'm still here... Forever and Always was a pact that we made. Well, dammit you are my forever! You are my always! Rebel, you are my life. I may go down a different path sometimes, but we are connected to the soul. We are inseparable." I told her. I began crying and we held each other for the longest time. As each minute passed by, I could feel our bond reconnecting, and growing stronger.

 I feel like everything is finally okay again when she hugs me. I know that we are okay. I know she loves me no matter what. I know she knows that I love her back. 

I know, that this, this friendship, no matter how bumpy the road gets, no matter how long we scream at each other, that in the end, everything will be okay. We have a thing I call a Hakuna Matata. In the end, It's us. We may have boyfriends, or other friends... But this thing we have, is more than any of that. It's more than a relationship, more than a friendship, more than a family member, we are a life source... We are an infinity sign... We are Yin and Yang... We are parts of each other, that can never be replaced. 

And I love us, unconditionally. 

"I love you so much Alex. I'm sorry that I blew up. I need you, because I am a mess." She whispered with her broken voice.

"I love you too Rebel. It's okay. I needed to hear that. I needed to wake up. You are a mess. You are my mess, and I'd rather have that, than any clean thing in the world." I whispered back.

"Forever and Always."

                                                                                  We whispered at the same time. 

"Always and Forever"

I began humming Hakuna Matata to her, and she fell asleep in my arms. I didn't care though. She was okay now, and that's all I needed to know.