Broken Dreams Club - Elite

XIX

"Entonces . . ." Alaska sighed, setting herself into the blue, plastic seat, "I heard you've been asking around about me." She said blankly, and crossed her arms.

Opposite her, the inspector sat, trying not to show her surprise at how cool, collected, and nonchalant the blonde appeared to be. She looked like she was prepared for the moment which made her think whether she had been in the same position before. 

But if that was how she was going to be, she could play her game.

"Alaska Velazquez; I'm really happy you've accepted our invitation to speak with us. I just want to ask you a few questions." She acknowledged.

The blonde looked over to her lawyer, who gave her a nod to just go with the flow. 

"Of course, inspector. What questions do you have? I'm willing to corporate fully." She replied, repeating the same words her lawyer had practised with her at home. 

"Well, firstly . . ."

-

When the next school day came around, Ale wasn't used to having breakfast with his mother by himself, getting into his car by himself, and not having Maluma play in the car at least once.

 And he hated it. 

Parking the car in the school parking lot, the blonde reached into the passenger seat for his bag and form that had been slipped into room in the dead of the night while he was sleeping. 

'MITIGATING/EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES'

The form was easily accessible online, had to be printed, and signed by a guardian. Ale knew Alaska slid it under his door because she had filled in all the details in the messy handwriting that he recognised and the request was for her exams to be taken online from home.

Although it hurt him because that means he knew she wouldn't return for the final weeks of school before the summer break, he respected her wishes and had his mother sign the form so he could turn it in that morning before the first bell. 

Walking through the hallway for the first time in a long time, Ale didn't know why but he had an almost sick feeling that the day was going to get only worse. But he didn't think too much about it as he handed the form to the receptionist at the aid desk and neither did he think about it as he rummaged through his locker for his Chemistry book to do last minute revising for the exam, when his locker gently closed. 

It was Nadia.

"H-Hola." Nadia uttered, her pre-confidence talk she'd given herself as she approached his locker crumbled immediately.

"What's up?" Nadia noticed how flat his voice sounded as opposed to his usual tone filled with delight, but ignored it.

"You left early yesterday, I just wanted to check in on you and see how you're doing. A-And ask how Alaska is doing as well . . . of course."

Alejandro repressed a sigh and tried not to say what he was really thinking.

"I'm doing as well as can be right now."