Elite, Alexa Nunier

P4

It was the next day. Alexa barely slept through the night, but she was too proud to call Ander. She was mad. Did he not trust her enough? What could have happened? 

His boyfriend was all she kept thinking about all night as she sat at her usual nightspot by the pool waiting for the sun to rise. When it was time, she went to her room before her brother and parents woke up to avoid worrying them, and got ready for another day at Las Encinas.

At school, Alexa refused to be the one to approach Ander. She was the one that had been left hanging, he had to be the one to apologize and explain - if he cared. They made eye contact a few times in the distance throughout the day.

 Ander knew she was mad and Alexa tried to act unbothered. Ander didn't know what to say to her. He had intended to talk to Polo first, but the whole situation was killing him. Finally, Ander approached Alexa in the classroom before class started. 

Alexa was sitting on a desk, reading her notes when Ander got in front of her. "I'm sorry" was all he said in a low tone while looking down and waiting for his girlfriend to respond. "You can't even look at me" Alexa said in disbelief as she got down from the desk and got near Ander, grabbing his face to force him to look at her. "What happened - and don't you dare tell me it was nothing." Ander thought in silence for a second and Alexa waited for his response. "My parents got into a fight. It really hit me that's all" He finally decided he wasn't ready and it was definitely not the place to tell her the truth. He had to talk to Polo first.

But Alexa knew her boyfriend too damn well. "Are you sure?" she asked, not looking any other way but into Ander's eyes, which looked very sad and weird to Alexa. Ander just nodded and hugged his girlfriend. "I'm sorry don't be mad. I just needed to think," he said while hugging Alexa, barely being able to talk because of the pain in his chest he was feeling. 

He was lying to the most important person in his life, and about her dead sister. "It's okay babe, I just want you to be okay," Alexa replied still hugging him in comfort and just pure love. It was true, she just wanted him to be as perfect as he could be, and she definitely knew something was wrong. 

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Ander texted Polo to meet him by the lake. He needed all of this to be over. Ander was walking nervously by the lake when he saw Polo arriving. "You asshole, how could you say something like that to me. It's my girlfriend's and my best friend's lives you ruined. How the fuck do you expect me to keep all this shit. Polo I can't" Ander screamed at Polo, pushing him in anger. 

"Ander, don't scare me," Polo said indeed scared on what Ander could do. "Polo, you're telling them both." "No -" "Yes. Polo you have 24 hours. If you don't talk by then, I'll tell them myself," was the last thing Ander said before walking away, leaving Polo in shock and fear. 

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After class, Alexa was at her locker when Lu approached her. "Hey sweetie, so Guzman and I were wondering if you would like to go on a double date with us. Tonight for dinner, you with Ander obviously," Lu told Alexa. 

"Guzman - wants to go on a double date - with his sister and best friend? Drugs must be really affecting him." Alexa said sarcastically. "Be ready by 8 and tell Ander about it. See you then, love you bye!" Lu said in a hurry before Alexa could refuse or say more and left.