Lexi's pov;
My mouth went sore before Alex could allow me continue to work. Even at that,he makes sure to control my workload everyday. He's such a good friend,he cared about me a lot.
" Hey". He moved his chair closer to me.
" Un".
" I'll do the remaining one, you can rest for now, ok?".
" I'm not tired yet, I can make a few more". I smiled.
" I insist,the doctor said to have plenty of rest".
" I didn't knew you could be this annoying". I scoffed.
" I'm trying to be a good friend". He sighed.
* No, I said no. I don't want any other person to knit my clothes. If Xandra can't do it then give me a refund*
* Calm down ma'am. It's just that Xandra's schedule is full, I'm afraid...*
* Just give me a refund then*
We could hear the argument going on outside and we were curious so Alex and I went to take a look.
" What's going on here?". I asked.
" And who are you?".
" Oh...".
" She's Xandra". Mrs. Morgan replied.
" Oh my, Miss Xandra, it's so good to finally meet you, I've heard so much about you. I've seen your works too. They are so great, it's unreal".
" Thank you ma'am".
" It's nothing, it's nothing. Actually, I want you to knit a set of cloth for my daughter but this woman keeps insisting that you were busy. You could help me do it right?".
" Of course".
" She can't". Alex and I said simultaneously.
" Please, I wanted to give it to her as a birthday gift and she's already looking forward to it. I don't want to disappoint her please".
" She's not in good health, I'm afraid she can't handle it".
" Just a moment please". I nodded to the lady and dragged Alex to the side.
" You are not trying to convince me right? I won't change my mind".
" I don't want to disappoint the little girl. I'll feel sad and guilty if I don't do it. Please".
" What about you? Don't you care about yourself at all?".
" Of course I do. I can handle this much, I promise. After this, I won't take up another offer, please?".
" Well, damnit,just make sure you don't overexert yourself. Can you promise me that?".
" Yes, I promise".
" You know what promise is for right?".
" Un, to be kept".
" Ok then, remember you promised me".
I ran off to meet the lady.
" I will do it". I breathed.
" Really, thank you so much, you don't know how much this means to me. My daughter will be very happy when I give it to her".
" I wish your daughter a happy birthday in advance". I shook her hands.
" I really appreciate your gesture this time, I'll take my leave now".
" Bye".
Alex's pov;
' she's so unbelievable. I can't believe she actually chooses others happiness over hers, so dumb'.
I shook my head as I saw her smiling happily at the woman leaving our shop.
" Thank you, I feel so fulfilled". She said to me when I got back to table.
" Good for you". I groaned.
When I remember what the doctor said, I felt responsible and I didn't want anything to happen to her again under my watch.
" You were so cold when she first came. I can't believe you are good friends now". Lisa said.
" I can't believe it either. He's such a good friend". Xandra replied.
" I pretended not to hear them and went about my work.
" He heard me right?".
" Probably".
They soon stopped talking when I didn't reply and we all faced our work.
' she was lucky this time, the next time, would I be able to protect her?'. I thought as I worked.
' I'm really confused right now, I don't know what to do'. I sighed.
Mira's pov;
I was really worried about Xandra and Nelson so I went home early. While I was driving, I got a call.
" Hey, Mira is that you?".
My heart skipped a beat. I thought it was someone who wants us dead.
" It's Alan, you didn't forget about me,did you?". I sighed in relief and frustration,why would someone who wants me dead call me anyway.
" No I didn't. I was just flustered a bit".
" Is something wrong? I've been calling you but it's not going through. I just got this number when I came back and I decided to give it a try. ".
" I'm sorry,a lot has happened since I came back and I had to change my line, for safety reasons".
" Are you sure you are ok? Can we meet up?". I looked at the time, I still got 2 hours before Nelson closes. Maybe I should meet him.
" I happen to have time now. I don't know when next I'll be chanced".
" That's great, I happen to be free too. Let's meet up then".
" It's been a really long time, hasn't it?". He smiled.
" Yeah, I didn't know you would ever come back".
" I didn't know either. I'll go back soon, I came back this time because of work".
" I see".
" By the way, you don't look so good,is something going on?".
" Alan,a lot went on. Right now I'm not even safe". I went on to tell him everything. I trusted him,afterall he's the only friend I had apart from Max.
" This is huge".
" I know right".
" If you ask me, I don't think one person is behind everything. According to what you just said, there could be more than one enemy".
" Really,what should we do then? Isn't this worse?". I got really scared then.
" Not necessarily. I can help you investigate the lastest accident that happened. And see if we could find some clues from there".
" Is it not too dangerous? I don't want someone else to die because of us again. I'd feel guilty".
" Don't worry, I won't confront anyone, I'll just investigate. Once I get concrete evidence, I can ask my team for backup".
I forgot to tell you, Alan was a special investigator and hacker.
" Are you sure?".
" Don't worry, I won't put myself in danger".
" Please be careful". I checked my phone.
" Oh my, I have to go now. I'll give you a call later". I rushed as I left. It was almost 2 hours already so I rushed to go pick up Nelson, I didn't want to keep him waiting.