JUST HOLD ON

CHAPTER 14

ALEXIS'S POV

I was shocked. That would be the understatement of the whole century.

When I saw him at my doorstep, I wanted to just go hug him, kiss him, slap him, kick him, punch him; but I was stuck, frozen.

When Jake hugged me and told me that he would kick his ass if he made me cry again, I laughed. Only he could make me laugh in a situation like that.

When he started telling everything I found myself softening towards him. I understood why he had to leave abruptly. I love Maa as much as I love my own mother. I would have done the same thing. Brought her justice, but I would have used the legal way and probably he would have escaped it. But Adrian was smart enough to approach it in a different way.

He could have told me; I would have left everything to be with him. To help him. He took Fahad with him then why not me.

When we were staring at each other; I observed how much grown he was, he had thick eyebrows and

And who the fuck is this Lisa girl. I could feel jealousy surging through my blood.

"Lisa." I just told the name.

"Could I answer that at the last. After all your other questions." He said.

I had a bad feeling and I think I already know the answer. He and her are like a couple now. Of course, I am just his best friend or was. I pushed it aside.

"Why did you not tell me this? Why did you leave me, I would have come with you anywhere you tell." I said tears threatening to fall.

"Exactly. You would leave everything for me Al. I know you. I did not want you to do that. Like I said if not for Lisa I would have never succeeded. What if we would have failed? I somehow got into college just because of the grades and that I would miss only 3 months of the school. I was senior and you were a junior. It would have been difficult for you. What would you have done?" he asked.

Valid point but I will never forgive him. He sighed as if he read my mind.

"I know. I am sorry. I did not want to ruin your life; your dad would have killed me. My dad too he would have buried me alive."

"Let's play 20 questions." He said. Oh, shoot I have to answer too.

"Okay."

"You asked a question, actually two but I will ask you one for now. Did you attend the senior prom?" he asked knowing how eagerly I waited for it.

"No, I wanted to attend. Jake almost convinced me but I could not make it." I admitted. "My turn. Why after all these years you had to do this?"

"I know we could have filed a case but Dad thought that Julie was happy with him; so he did not take any action. It was only when the accident happened did, he tell me about Julie being my mom. We then found out about the other things through a private investigator." I nodded.

"What about junior prom?" he asked.

"I went with Jake. He was there for me when I needed someone and I went with him as a friend." I answered honestly.

"So, Gideon wanted to keep his identity secret. Why?"

"Because of some reason even I don't know. But not everywhere. They have many places where they are known; just PHEONIX was where they were secretive so that no one finds out about the plans."

"Is it because you were there, I got a job there?"

"Yes." He admitted.

Wow. It was like a stab.