Love or Death

Chapter 2

It almost 10pm and my shift is almost over. I was cleaning the table when Maia came and gave me a sandwich. "Here, I didn't see you eat anything during your break. You must be starving." Maia knows I didn't eat much but she is kind hearted girl that only concern about my being. I shook my head rejecting the sandwich not because I'm not hungry but my stomach is killing me. Its either probably due to the fall or maybe due to the kick that I received earlier. "Its okay Maia, I had few breads before I came to work. I'm not that hungry anyway." Maia frowned at my lies but I just don't want to vomit in front of her.

We closed up the shop and say goodbye to each other and went on separate ways. My body was exhausted and aching. I was halfway walking home when suddenly I felt pain in my stomach. I stopped and held the walls next to me and leaned my body on it. I took couple of deep breaths and tilted my head up breathing in and out hoping the pain would go away. It took me couple of minutes before I started to walk again. I walked out slowly and I could feel my body is shivering cold. I could feel my guts is coming out and my mouth is watery. I could taste metal inside my mouth. I stopped again and leaned my forehead on the brick wall in the alley before I know it I'm throwing up by the wall side. I clenched my stomach harder cause I feel that the vomit is not just vomit. I wiped my mouth with my sleeves and I saw blood stained on it. I looked down on the ground where my vomit were and to my surprised its all blood.

If people would see me they would thought I was some drunk guy throwing up at the alley. I felt my head start to spinning and even the alley start to spinning. I walked out slowly holding the wall besides me while my other hand holding my stomach. It twisted like a knife stabbing through it. Its passed by 11 and no one is walking except me. Couldn't get a cab to ride home since I don't have any money. Whatever money I have my father will take it all to buy more alcohol. I could feel my legs started to turned weak and I couldn't pushed my body even more with my head aching get worsen.

Thats when I knew I will fall on the ground but I couldn't feel the ground instead I feel something soft and warm catching me. I looked up and opened my eyes, I saw the most beautiful thing. "M-M-Magnus.." He caught me into his arms and he smelled like cinnamon with vanilla. Its sweet and homey. "Glad I caught you from heaven angel." He smiled showing his perfect straight teeth. I smirked at him before I coughed out blood sprayed on his chest and soon my vision gets more blurry and darkness surrounds me.

I tried to woke up, I could feel darkness, I see darkness and yet I feel warm. I didn't hear any sounds then I hear a voice calling out my name. The sweetest voice ever. "Alexander, are you okay?" I slowly opened my eyes and the lights really disturbing me. I squinted trying to adjust. I could feel my hand was wrapped into someone else. When I finally opened my eyes I saw him by my side. "Where am I?"

3rd person P.O.V.

Magnus stayed by his side whole night. He was anxious waiting for him to wake up. He held Alec's hand and rubbed his fingers together. He saw how Alec tried to open his eyes slowly. He tried to call him out letting him know he's there by his side but Alec knew already. When Alec finally opened his eyes, he look around the room before he looked at Magnus. "Where am I?" He tried to lift his body up but it only made it worst. "Arghhhh, oww." He clenched on his tummy holding his ribs. "Hey, hey relax, don't get up yet. You're badly injured. Wanna tell me how you get those?" He held Alec's shoulder back and pushing him to lie down. He breathes out a sighed in pain.

"Are you in fight club or something?" Magnus looked at him and Alec crooked his eyebrow confused. "What?" He asked unknowingly. "Are you in a fight club? Or a mob? How did you get these bruise and those scars." He pointed out Alec's body looking concern. "No I'm just clumsy. I fell from the stairs." He said trying to get up and put his legs on the floor. "Bullshit! People don't get hurt like that from falling off stairs." Magnus cursed making Alec anxious. "Believe what you want I'm not gonna defend myself for you. Thank you for saving me. But I gotta go. Its late."