Reborn

" Athena, Darling. Wake up, it's me. "

I could hear my heart race as I heard that voice. Where was I? Why did that voice sound like Alex so much that it sounded so real? No, it must be one of my crazy imagination playing tricks on me again. I still managed to open my eyes to meet myself in Alex's bedroom with Alex hugging me like I was dying.

"A....Alex, My Alex." I could say anything except for his name. I missed him, I inhaled hai scent as I hugged him. My husband who I was forced to marry instead of my big sister was here hugging me like I was something special to him. I remember this scence quite well, this was three years before my Alex died from depression and organ failure all caused by me. I harmed my husband just to go back to my crazy fiancee who did nothing but cheat and make life hell for me. He had my life under his fingers for a long time but things got to change now that I am back.

"Hey, Are you okay now? Why did you have to hurt yourself just to keep me away from you? I get it you hate me just because I married you. Fine then, I won't stop you. You can leave and go back to the one you love. I don't care, I never loved you anyways." his words hit me hard. Those same words that he said before he left my world for good. No, not this time. I might not love me but I still cared about him.

"No, Alex. I want to make things right between us and I am sorry for all the drama I caused you. I don't want to leave you again." I said as I hugged him. This was the very first time I hugged him in both lives, we always kept our distance away from each other but this time, I wanted to feel the love between us. He was shocked but still he hugged me back and stroked back gently.

"Fine then, I will hold you responsible for your words. I want to see how much you want me, how much you need me. Get dressed first, I will be downstairs. Don't catch a cold." he said before he kissed my forehead then gave me a quick peck on my lips and fled the scene. A subconscious smile graced my lips as I watched him leave. Some of my clothes were in his room since I never wore any of the clothes he bought me, I kept them in his room.

My clothes were drenched even the bedding were soaked. I remember, I tried to drown myself in the bath tub because he didn't let me see my ex fiance. I threatened him for days but.... I did my worse when he didn't budge. I sneezed. I caught a cold.

I ran to the bathroom and had the hottest bath, I sat in the bathtub lost in thought. I did everything in my power to make sure Alex never wanted me and I didn't have to fulfill my wife duties to him which meant having fake tattoos. I never had the courage to get real tattoos done on my body. I stared at my body in the mirror, I had milky white skin almost pale like I had never entered the rays of the sun's before. My skin was pure without any blemish except for the flower birth mark on my waist. I released my hair from the short wig I always wore, I had raven black hair that had a length to my lower waist. I never wore my head down but this time was different. I didn't want to attract my husband before but now I was somewhat interested in him.

I laid in the bathtub, I felt relieved as soon as the warm water kissed my delicate skin. I groaned in pleasure, this felt good. I can't even remember the late last time I felt relaxed. I stood up as soon as the water cooled down, I was sad to depart with such pleasure. The bath water was musky and dark. My real skin came to view, I almost forgot how my real skin looked like. I sighed as scanned through Alex's closet, it had two sections. One filled with Alex's taste in clothes which was always suits and formal outfits and the other side was filled.... with women clothes. Cute and a bit childish clothes were hanged with their matching sneakers and bags.

"I never knew Alex liked cute dresses for me." I chuckled as I scanned through . I finally settled for something cute. I picked a short backless black gown and a cute white sweater matched with a white sneakers. I let my long hair down. I nodded at my reflection in the mirror. Now, I was ready.

I ran downstairs to meet my handsome Alex sipping coffee with utmost elegance like he was born with it. A subconscious smirk crept onto my face, the food was laid on the table but he didn't even touch it. He was waiting for me. I never noticed many things about him, I was too busy thinking of ways to escape that I lost focus on the main deal.

I ran up to him and hugged him from behind, I pecked his cheeks. He swirled me around and made me sit on his lap. He kissed my cheek.

"Where is your sweater?" he asked immediately he saw my backless gown. I almost vomited blood..Who asked wears a sweater in summer?

" It's hot, it will be uncomfortable with the sweater on." I replied him. He pulled my cheeks and sighed. No one can win an argument against me not even my own husband. I kissed his cheek before I took a seat next to him and started putting a bit if everything on the table on his plate but to my surprise he didn't complain. He was eating it obediently.