We Could Be In Love (English)

Chapter 5~ Worries

"Alexis..."

I heard my aunt's voice calling me. Why Is she here? I didn't even call her. I was at the restaurant and--- wait! Oh no! I realized where I am at the moment. "I'm at home and I'm lying on my bed. How did I get home?"

I opened my eyes and wiped them with the back of my hand. There I saw my aunt sitting in front of my bed with a worried look on her face. She moved closer to me when she saw me staring at her.

I removed the thick blanket that was covering my body and tried to rise from the bed but she stopped me so I lay still.

"How did I get home?" I finally asked her.

"Lisa and Glenn brought you home. We were worried about you. What happened? Why did you faint? Lisa said you came to them crying. Did anything bad happen to you?"

She asked me worriedly but I have no courage to answer her. I still feel dizzy. I touched my forehead.

"Alexis. What happened to you last night?" She asked me again. I took a deep breath before answering her.

"I was at the parking lot when a random guy who came from nowhere approached me. He was rude and arrogant causing me to burn up. He might have been pissed off by the way I responded to him. To be able to get back to me, he purposely kissed me and tried touching some parts of my body." Fury twisted inside of me when I recalled it.

"We should report what happened." Her face darkened with anger.

I shook my head. "I don't think that's gonna happen."

"Why not? I know some people that can help us. It's not a joke Alexis. Someone harassed you so we should find that guy and put him in jail. He hurt you and I don't want to let this thing be forgotten. We should give him a lesson to learn."

"I know but I don't know where the guy lives and besides I don't know his name either. So how can we find him?"

"Can you still remember his face? We can ask someone to have a sketch of his face and give it to the cops."

"No! I don't want anybody to know I was harassed."

"My God Alexis! Is your reputation much more important than your safety? What if he had done something which was worse than that? You just want me to forget about it?" She raised her voice but I stayed calm.

"Mom, Don't worry too much about me. I can handle myself." I convinced her but she only shook her head.

"What did you just say? You can handle yourself? How about last night? Were you able to defend yourself from that guy? You were unconscious when your friends brought you here. Now tell me, Alexis, how would you handle yourself if it happened to you again?" She said with authority.

I rose and sat up resting my back against the headboard of my bed. "Mom, it will never happen to me again. I will be careful next time. I swear." I reached for her hands and squeezed them tightly.

"If anything bad happened to you again I didn't know what to do."

"Sssshhh. Mom, nothing will happen to me. Ever! And I promise you that I will be careful all the time." I sincerely looked at her. "I'm sorry for everything."

She smiled. "I love you, dear." She said as she touched my face.

I moved to her closer so I could hug her. "I love you to Mom," I answered her back then pulled away.

"Are you hungry?" She asked.

"Yeah.."

"Okay. I'll prepare for our breakfast. By the way, how's your feeling?"

"I feel better now. Don't worry." I assured her.

"Right..." She stood up and headed to the door. "Alexis dear?" She stopped at the door and turned her head to me.

"Yes, mom?"

"We still need to report what happened to you and that is final." The doorknob clicked and she went out of the room.

I sighed. I know I can't stop her from doing that. Yeah, she's right but as much as possible I want to keep this thing from others to avoid some rumours. I'm sure this will easily spread to the entire school. And I won't let this thing happen. I will never give them a chance to bully me nor give me a shame look. I don't want to ruin my name in school just because of what happened. They mustn't know it. And that guy... He was responsible for this thing. If ever we met again, I would make him pay for it. I swear! I closed my eyes trying to forget what happened. But the more I force myself to forget, the more I can see his face in my mind. Ggrrr! Shit!!!

"Alexis breakfast will be ready soon!" my aunt called me out.

I stood up and walked to the door to open it slightly just enough for my head to come out. "I'll just take a shower then I'll be right there," I answered back then closed it after. Just as I walked back to my bed, my phone started to ring. I rushed to my desk and grabbed it. It's Lisa!

"Hello, Lis?" I started then sat on my bed.

"Oh my God Lex how are you?" Her voice was full of concern.

"I'm good. Don't worry." I said

"Thank God! Glenn and me were really worried about you."

"I'm okay. Thanks for bringing me home."

"We didn't know what to do to you so we decided to take you home instead of taking you to my apartment."

"Yeah... Thank you for everything. By the way, where are you?

"I'm in a coffee shop. You wanna come?"

"Why? What time is it?"

"It's already 10 in the morning. Actually I had late coffee coz my Mom called me early today. She was checking on me." I smiled.

"My mom cooked breakfast for me so I guess I'll just meet you up at the library. You know, we have some homework to do. " It's the nearest library to the school. We often go there to do some homework and others.

"Sure. And you have to tell me what happened to you last night."

"Okay... I'll text you later." I hung up. As soon as I finished, I headed to the bathroom to take a shower.