Lost Souls (Book 2)

Part 38

"You're not gonna walk?? What the hell Alec!" Lou screamed echoed in the library and all of the students turned their heads towards them and the librarian hushed them to be quiet. "Can't you get any more louder?" Alec snide back, silently wincing at the pitch of her voice. "If you want I would but trust me it won't get any more uglier than this." She pointed at her own throat which made Alec snorted with a smile. She always knows how to make Alec cheery in an inappropriate time.

"Alec seriously why not?" She asked again realizing Alec missed their rehearsal and Alec shrugged his shoulder as they walked out the library heading towards the small cafe to get their usual coffee orders.

"Is it because of him?" She asked again and Alec didn't exactly answer her. He just look down at his clasped hand together on the table. That night was horrible, even though it happens months ago but it was one of the painful night for him, he cried himself to sleep right after her got home and he never did heard from Magnus after.

True they work together in the same building but he was at the very top floor while Alec in a totally different floor. He did tried to get a glanced of him when he did his round around the office but Magnus never made eye contact with Alec, it seems like he himself tried his best to make sure of that.

"Why don't you talk to him, get things straight and work things out like you guys used too." Lou suggested but Alec shakes his head weakly pressing his lips together.

"Its nothing like that Lou, I made my own decision, their lives are way better without me in it. I brought nothing but darkness in their lives, I cause Rafe's life twice in danger and so does Magnus. I will never forgive myself if anything happened to them, its better this way." Alec explained and let out an long exhale feeling the heaviness released from his chest for a while.

"Sometimes its better to stick together than to be divided. It makes you guys stronger." Lou replied and Alec didn't say another word after, there's truth in there somewhere. He kept staring out the window leaving Lou rambling about the boy she met few days ago.

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"SURPRISE!!!!" Alec was startle by a loud screamed of surprise after he opened the door of his home and found his family stood in the living room decorated with balloons and ribbons. "Happy graduation Alec!" Izzy spoke and run towards her brother embraced. Alec smiled and hugged her petite body in returned. "Congrats bro, although I must say its a little bit too late." Jace said and earned a slap from their mother behind his head. Alec had to smile at that gestured.

"Thanks mama." He said and went for her hug instead as she wrapped her arm around Alec's body. "Congrats son." Robert said holding out his hand for a handshake and Alec went for a hug instead. He could feel how Robert exhaled in relieve like the hug was long expected.

The night were filled with laughter and couple of fights between Jace and Izzy or Jace and Alec basically a siblings argument on who gives the better present or who's favorite and all. Alec tear open the boxes of gifts from his family one by one and he had such amazement on what they pulled through.

Izzy got him the new iPad Pro that he can use for his graphic arts when he starts working later. Jace got him a leather custom made watch with engraved on the back. Its beautiful beyond words. At the back it says, "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of time, if one only remembers to turn on the light." Alec looked at Jace with an annoyed look while Izzy grabbed the watch from his hand, she read them and looked at Jace with the same expression.

"Seriously? There's nothing else you could put, you put Dumbledore quote? What a nerd." Izzy remark and catch their parents in laughter. Jace was not amused by the comment. "Well you dated the biggest nerd ever, so jokes on you." Jace replied earning a gasp from literally all of them.