Playing with a dragon

The rain continued raging like it was angry with the world. The lightning struck down like Thor's hammer and thunder roared angrily in the night sky. 

The cold wind pierced through her skin but she didn't even mind it. Her heart was aching. She remembered Ezekiel's words and her grip around her knees tightened as she slightly rocked back and forth. 

She already knew that Alex had many secrets from the first time she saw him. She knew that he too had his very own battles. She knew everyone did. Everyone had their very own battles and struggles that they were hiding within themselves, ones that they didn't want to share with anybody else. 

But sometimes, when she looked at Alex, she felt her heart ache mysteriously, even though she had no idea what he was hiding. She just couldn't help but wonder what kind of war he was going through. What kind of world did he live in to become like that? What made him the person that he was now?