"I hate you."
"We were never meant to be together."
But... Missing you comes in waves, and tonight I was drowning."
Maddie Mcallister, who lives in Ilinois alone, struggles to live without her parents or even a best friend. But that's until she m...
>>> 1 week later It's been such a boring week and still sad, alec came in a couple of times this week and it's mostly been me working this whole entire time. It was a rainy day when I went to work, just like always I go to work and work the full shift. It's been a whole week since I got the job, this crazy supervisor was absolutely crazy and freaking losing his mind. Every time I was alone he would try to hold my hand and still ask me personal questions but as always I ignored him. He was a really crazy person to do that in the firs place.
>>>>> 2 weeks later Days passed but one day the boss took it far and he tried holding me back after work and I got really mad and I was so irritated by that boss. I tried talking to him but he is stubborn. And the day that he took it way too far, I quit the job because I was not trying to be in a place that I am not comfortable because that job I spend almost the whole entire day working my butt off to get money to save for college and try to pay rent for our house. Our? What even is our anymore? It's now my house all alone, no family, no anything. The boss wasn't happy that I told him that I quit, I returned the cafe uniform to him and my name tag. I went home after a long day of working.
Alec's point of view>>> It's been a long time since I last visited Maddie, I came in to check and few times on her and as always she was just depressed and I can tell that she was getting tired of that job, I mean she has never worked ever in her life. How can she handle such a hassle thrown at her? But what can I say? She works with everything that gets thrown her way. She was a smart, beautiful, nice, and a respectful person she had a strong sense of dignity and that's the most trait I find the most important in a girl. I tried a couple of times leaving money to her before I leave but every single time she would just return it and she wouldn't accept it even though I knew that her cafe money won't last her long. I was also worried about her house because she had to pay rent and I was scared that if she loses the house that her parents once used to live in, she would be destroyed. I know I was when I had to move to Switzerland. It was sad seeing something that was once yours go to someone else, especially if you spent all those years in that place. Remembering what you did in every corner of the house. I can't help but think of Maddie and how she will cope with this... deep down I was feeling something towards the girl. How strong she is is amazing me, and how capable she is of doing what she does all alone is mesmerizing me...
Maddie perspective>>> I came home and opened the door, quickly taking my shoes off and throwing myself on the couch. I buried my face in the pillow and started to cry. I once hated to to cry and now it seems like it's my to go to thing when I am sad, mad, depressed, or even anxious. It was about 11 at night when I heard a knock on my front door. It was alec, I haven't seen him in a long time and the first thing that I do was just hug him. It felt good to have a person to stand with you in all hardships that you have. And Alec was a real one, he never left my side, and till this day I wonder why dad never told me I had a cousin name Alec!!! I don't know why he didn't tell me, but he should have told me earlier because right there is a true friend. In these days it's hard to find a true friend that is loyal, caring, and loving all at the same time.
"Come in!! How are you?" I say "Maddie the real question is how are YOU? How have you been, how's life, how's your work, and I could go on but just tell me. How are you?" He says looking in my eyes scanning my deep blue eyes for any signs telling him that I am not okay. My mom always told me that my eyes never lie, they give me away because I can't hide the truth in my eye. "Maddie let's not pretend that you are okay. Let me tell you, it's okay not to be okay." He says walking me to the couch. "Alec, I am not okay." "Shhhhh... shhh it's ok come here." He closes the gap between us and give me a big right hug. I wish I can just stay like this forever, endless hugs that make me forget all about life itself.
I told Alec all about my work and the night passed just us talking about life, work and much more. I learned that he is just a person struggling to find happiness in this world. He was really heart broken by his parents leave but I can tell that he has more than just that. I didn't want to be rude or anything but I wanted to ask if he had a girlfriend because he seemed hurt, I wanted to tell him that he deserves so much more than this, but who am I to comfort him if I myself needed comfort?
But later as we kept talking and talking, Alec asked me if I had a boyfriend. "Maddie, I am sorry this might be too personal but do you have boyfriend." I looked at him surprised, I never have thought he would have asked this, because we just like literally knew each other. It's been about a month. "I mean you don't have to answer, I am sorry if it's too perso..." I cut him off by saying , "No Alec I don't and I have never had one" "never?" He says surprised. "I mean you are 18 years old and you are beautiful who wouldn't want to date you???" I smile as he says those words, I felt a connection but not a strong one. I suddenly hear him open up to me, "I had a girlfriend before, she destroyed me. She cheated on me with my best friend, that's why I no longer have a best friend because the only time I thought that he was my best friend turned out to be wrong. I am never good at picking a friend to stick with they always have to leave." He says hurt, I see in his hazel eyes that he needed a friend, a friend to tell all your problems to, a friend who never got bored of you, a friend who gave you advice, a friend that stuck with you in hardships, a friend who... supported you. We had a common thing, we both lacked the luck of having a true best friend.
The next morning>>> I woke up, adjusting my eyes to the brightness of the room. I was in my bedroom, I look around to see where Alec was. He was outside sleeping on the couch. Aww how sweet!! I probably knocked out yesterday and he carried my to my room. It was early in the morning so I jumped in the shower. After I showered I left my hair down to naturally dry the curls, and wore some shorts and an oversized t shirt. And went out for a run. It felt good to run, it was like you playing a game with life and running away from all your problems. I had my headphones plugged in. Listening to songs gave me power, and for some reading kept me going forward. I felt like you are in your own little world one you plug in your headphones and blast music through them. I stopped to take a break and continued... After I finished my run I checked the mail. There was a letter from the bank. I was scared because it was probably a warning to say that my bank account is running low, but it was something else...
Heyyyy guys!!!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and as always I left you on a cliffhanger but seriously what is the letter about?? Is Alec starting to like Maddie or is it just a strong friendship??? What will happen now that she doesn't have a job?? All answers lay behind in chapter 8! Until then!! See ya in chapter 8 ❤️❤️ thank you for all your support! I appreciate it❤️❤️ quote below :)
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