Beautiful Tragedy

Chapter 23

This chapter is a little short. I wanted to release this with a bit of a surprise but not give away too much. Enjoy.

"I'm sorry, I've just always wanted to do that." He smiled shyly.

"It's okay. Don't worry about it." I smiled back at him.

He just sat there looking embarrassed and I had no idea what to say. So I said

"So tell me about you"

He looked relieved." What do you want to know?"

"Anything, because you apparently know me but I don't know you all that well."

"Well I have a half brother, and my dad died when I was younger so it's just me and my mom. I want to be a doctor and whenever I try to express my feelings, they end up coming out sounding weird, or dumb. So yeah I'm a mess." He giggled.

"Your not a mess, your just a little damaged. " I looked him in the eye and smiled.

"I'm damaged?" He looked sad. Oh no I think I hit a nerve so I quickly caught myself.

"Damaged like been through a lot. And they are pretty scary people because they know they can survive. " I looked down again knowing I totally just messed this up.

"Alex?" Oh no what did I do?

"Yeah?" I said while keeping my head down.

"Can you look at me?" He said quietly.

I looked up slightly with nervous eyes.

"Don't feel bad. I know I'm damaged, and I know that you didn't mean it in any mean way. It's just sometimes I get a little stressed when I talk about my life. "

I pulled my hand up and reached for his covering it with my warmth. He looked up at me noticing how caring I was acting towards him. His eyes looked so confused, so sad.

"I'm here for you okay? You can tell me anything, no matter what it is. I can handle it. You don't have to tell me right away but you can tell me. Alright?" I smiled slowly still looking into his eyes.

"Alexandra Sanchez?" He said with a half smile.

"Yeah?" My eyes looked nervous.

"That is one of the reasons why I love you. " his smile grew.

"Aww." I got up so I could hug him but he picked me up and put me over his shoulder.

"Oh my god! What are you doing? " I screamed.

"Don't worry. " he laughed.

"At least get my stuff." I said impatiently while holding on to him.

"I was getting to that princess." He looked up at me and smiled .

"Come on! Put me down! " I yelled.

"Alright alright. " he put me down and I fixed myself again.

"I have to tell you something. "His voice turned sadly.

"What is it?" I asked nervously. He began to walk forward so I followed him to the bench.

"Okay promise you won't be mad?" He said with a shaky voice.

"Yeah." I sat down next to him waiting for the response.

"Okay..... "

Oh no what did I just get myself into.

"You remember how you went to Australia?"

"Yeah. " I played with my bracelet nervously.

"Well Jack, is my brother. "