A Mess

Nathan walked to the fountain hearing Alex's sobs. He had almost gone crazy when he heard Roy speak to Cynthia on the phone.

He knew the fountain in the garden was the only place she could hide since she had already done it twice.

Quietly he sat next to her and she turned to him.

He sighed getting a glance at her teary face.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi," she sniffed looking away.

"Are you alright?" he asked

Alex sniffed even more, "Yeah, just have something stuck in my eye," she said.

She felt him shift and then heard him say, "Here use this"

Offering his hankie, she took it wiping her tears, "Thank you" she cried.

"Welcome, you seem sad something wrong," he asked.

She looked up at the sky and breathed her tears rolling down her face, he saw it and moved closer. Alex froze when his warm fingers wiped at the corners of her eyes. Gently she turned back to him and Nathan pulled her further to his side.

Taking the cloth from her he wiped her tears and then kissed her forehead.

Alex blinked.

"You know I hate seeing you cry," he said.

"Mmm, am sorry I broke the promise," she said.

"It's alright as long as you're okay" he smiled holding her face." Tell me what's wrong? ".

"Am just so confused, my mind is a mess right now that it's giving me a headache" she cried.

She felt his warm embrace around her next, he held her, "Shh, don't cry it's alright. You don't need to tell me right now"

She cried holding on to his jacket, "What is going on in my life nothing is right or wrong. And the truth I thought I knew is another fake piece of the puzzle I can't seem to solve"

"Don't cry Alex am here for you. No matter what we will find it out together, okay?". He looked down at her.

Her teary eyes stared back at him, "Okay" but then flinched back in pain.

"What's wrong".

"My head hurts so much" she answered.

"You still recovering such stress isn't good for you, let's go home now" he said.

"Mmm," she said holding on to him as she closed her eyes. He got up with Alex in her arms and walked to the already parked car by Roy who opened the door as he got closer.

.....

Her mother and Cynthia who had seen her being taken away sighed.

"Am sorry Mama Rosa it's all my fault" she cried.

"It's okay sweetie, I think it was time she knew the truth although am sad I want there to tell her my side of the story"

"She was so hurt, are scared if that mafia family finds out she's still alive while they take her from us?"

"She belongs with them, your father did a wrong thing taking her away and not returning her for fear of his life but now that she knows, Alex needs to go where she belongs," her mother said.

"But we are her family"

She sighed, "Yes we are but it was built on lies and secrets, how do you think it's making her feel? She's heartbroken and confused now, so I won't be surprised if she chooses them over us" Mama Rosa muttered.