Alexa Weinstein and The Blood Unravel

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Alexa

A week has passed since Bryan had left her bleary-eyed outside the gates. He had never acted like that with her. He was a carefree person. What could possibly make him that mad? Surely not because she couldn't come with him.

He knew about her more than anyone, except for her mother. He was her first real boyfriend.

She and her mother were always travelling and at last her mother has planned to rest for a while declaring that they were safe. When she had questioned her mother what that means, Mrs. Weinstein had smiled sadly at her and told that she will understand when she gets older.

Alexa couldn't hold up it anymore and mustered up her courage, "Is it related to dad?" she asked.

Her mother's face darkened and her eye filled with angry tears.

They never discussed about her father. Every time she brought up the subject, her mother would either leave or cry. She only knew that her father betrayed her mother's trust. Seeing her mother heartbroken was the last straw. Her mother was someone who could hold their sadness inside them and still make other's laugh. Not someone who deserved to be broken by a person who should supposedly love her.

She went and hugged her mother saying soothing words. She hated her dad so much that she had even begun to loathe her surname, why she couldn't take her mother's name? She has asked her mother in many ways as possible but the answer was never changed, so her surname stuck with her.

Her mother, Juliana Weinstein was a beautiful woman, both inside and out. She was a strong woman in her early forties. She had blond wavy hair and warm dark brown eyes. She was kind-hearted and was always there to help anyone who needed her. She never did anything wrong; she was too good for that. Alexa often thought, why did dad leave us? Didn't he love us at all? Didn't he think of us? Did he hate us?

She didn't tell her mother what Bryan did. She knew that she frowns and glare at Bryan whenever she had the chance but her mother let her stay with Bryan and continue their relationship. So, wasn't that enough for him? Alexa had already sent ten text messages in the past ten minutes and had called Bryan which had directly gone to voicemail. She was worried sick about him and she didn't want to accept it but she had fallen in love with Bryan.

He hadn't shown up to work and when she had asked Mr. Callous, he had said that Bryan had called and said that he won't be able to come to work as he was too busy with his own private matters which was none of their business.

It was like a smack to her face seeing as he had told Mr. Callous to tell her not to bother him and leave him alone. But she couldn't refrain herself from thinking about him either. Something is wrong, she thought restlessly, what am I going to do?

She was about to go out to do her usual Sunday shopping when her mother came home looking half asleep. Her mother worked till late at night and mostly took night shifts at the bar.

"Hey mom," she said and went to hug her.

"Hello honey," she said and pulled back to look at Alexa, "Are you okay?"

Alexa knew that she couldn't hide anything from her mom. They had become so close to each other during all those years together.

"Yeah, I am fine. Just going to do my usual routine," she said faking a smile.

Mrs. Weinstein looked at her for a few second and said, "Ok and come soon before-"

" 'The devils of darkness catches you', yeah I know mom," Alexa said, smiling a little. They always said that before going out.