Chapter 57: Chapter 57

"Katy, We want to invite you to the party at our place tomorrow." Joey said slowly as I narrowed my eyes at him. I shrugged as I not really want to miss the opportunity to see Alex. Wait, what? No, I shouldn't go, it would make things worse between us.

"Um, thank you but-"

"We insist. Please show up around 8, we'll wait for you outside the mansion." Franklin stepped forward and I looked at Ava, who was now beaming in excitement.

"Alright, we'll be there."

I chose to wear sleeveless red dress with black and red lace up heels. Ava, on the other hand, wore a gorgeous blue dress, that effortlessly reached all the way down to the floor, showing off all her curves and long legs. It was almost 8 now. The thought of seeing Alex again made me nervous and my hands immediately started to sweat and tremble but I quickly clutched them together, shaking my head. I just miss him so much and was desperate to see him at least once tonight.

Ava took my hand as we stepped out of the taxi. We arrived at the mansion and my heart was pounding so loudly against my chest, I'm sure Emily can hear it too now.

"Hey!" Joey called out from a group of girls followed by James, Franklin, Danny and Elena. They then came towards us.

"Hey, long time." Elena hugged me first, someone I haven't even seen for months. David and Alex are still nowhere to be seen . As I entered inside the mansion, people already having fun themselves. With some dancing I inhaled deeply, feeling nostalgic already. Oh, how I miss this place!

"Katy?" A familiar voice called and I hesitated before turning to come face to face with David, his eyes slightly widening in surprise.

"Hey, how are you-" I paused when he pulled me into a hug and I could feel some people staring at us but I ignore them and hugged him back.

"I missed you so much. I was planning to drop by but I've been so busy trying to-" He trailed off as his brothers cleared their throats . I frowned in suspicion. "Whatever, it was good to see you, really." He took a step forward as his brothers walk past us, towards a bunch of people.

"It's good to see you too," I pulled back and tucked a strand of my hair behind my ears. "I thought you would still be upset."

"Oh I am," He replied and I immediately looked up at him in guilt. "But I missed you so much that I can't really take it out on you right now." He smiled while pinching my cheeks slightly . I brushed his hand off as I smiled.

"I missed you too." I smiled again and he was about to say something when Joey started calling him.

"I'll be back. Don't wander around." I nodded as he walked off and let out a sigh.

"Oh my god, it's him!"

"Alex is here, let's go!"

"Hey, don't push me!"

A group of girls started squealing and whispering among themselves, causing my breathe to hitch. I turned around and felt butterflies in my stomach flutter when I saw him walking into the ballroom. Seeing Alex in Armani suit made my hormones rage but then I shouldn't have these kinds of thoughts towards him now.

I had left him. His dark hair was disheveled, making his blue eyes stand out, the magnificent ocean blue eyes making me vulnerable to him. I gulped when he glanced at me for a while, a void of emotions filling inside of them before he walked away. He continued talking to more people, a smile playing on his lips as he nodded his head and made his way to the other side of the room.

I asked Alex to let me go, but seeing him giving me the cold shoulder made me feel worse than I thought. I quickly walked my way through the crowd before practically running upstairs to my room. The room I used to stay in this mansion.

I rushed inside to the bathroom, quickly washing my face. Tears are threatening to spill anytime and I realized that it was a bad idea coming here. I was making it harder for the both of us. For me, as it seems Alex doing fine.

I wiped my face and came out of the room, dragging myself through the hallway and froze when I saw Alex coming from the opposite side. My movements halted for a moment as he starred at the floor while he kept on walking before he looked up to see me. I swear I saw something flash in his eyes but he walked right past me. He is avoiding me.

My heart broke at how distant we felt now. If I knew it would turn out to be like this, I would have never left. I didn't want to become a stranger to Alex. I couldn't handle it.

"Alex?" I called out before I could even stop myself and gulped, when he halted. His body tense up a little before he casually slipped his hands into his pockets, turning around to meet my gaze, a cold hard emotionless look on his face now. "Um, I wanted to know how you were doing." I said slowly, while walking up to him . He raised his eyebrows while looking at me intently.

"You should worry about yourself." He started to leave when I grabbed his hand. His body tense under my touch before he took my hand, slowly ripping it away from his.

"Don't do that." He said coldly and my mouth slightly hung open at his cold words.

"Sorry." I apologized and before I could say anything more, Alex walked past me and back downstairs. My insides started to churn and I found myself running downstairs, quickly walking out of the mansion. I met Ava outside and quickly grabbed her hand, ready to leave when she spoke.

"Katy, I have to stay with my parents tonight. My mom's fever is acting up again and I am so sorry to leave you alone in the house and-"

"It's alright, I understand." I cut her off quickly, realizing that Joey was standing right next to her now. My parents are away from city for office work.

"Alone?" His eyes narrowed at me and I gave her a warning look as she nodded.

"Alone, as-as without a friend," Ava stuttered and Joey raise his eyebrow in suspicion. "Without me." Ava added and David hissed at her.

"If you keep lying with that pretty face, I'll kiss you and shut you up." Joey said in a monotone voice but it still made Emily blush furiously before she pressed her lips together into a thin line. Before they could say anything more, I waved her off and took the first taxi, getting inside.

Joey kept on calling me but I ignored and gave him an apologetic look as the driver took off. After I came home, I immediately took a shower, stripping off my tight clothes and slipping on a tank top with comfortable black shorts.

My heart was still racing after meeting Alex and I started to feel sick again. I hate feeling like this. I hate having this sick feeling in my stomach. I quickly got into bed, burying my face into the pillow. You're going to be fine, Katy. It's fine. Everything's fine. I kept repeating those words in my head, swallowing the lump in my throat. You're not fine. I am not fine.

I finally broke into tears, but for some reason, I was afraid to cry. Afraid that Alex could hear me right now and realize my feelings towards him. But he wasn't even here. So, it was okay for me to cry. I shouldn't keep it in and feel so trapped and suffocated. To feel helpless and heartbroken at times. More tears spilled down my cheeks as I sobbed harder, closing my eyes shut. Just go to sleep. Hours passed by before I finally fall into a deep sleep.

The next morning, I woke up with a terrible headache, my eyes stinging due to all the crying from last night. After washing my face, I went downstairs to my sitting room, grabbing the milk carton and groaned when the door bell started to ring.

God, why did Ava have to show up so early. Not even bothering to fix my hair, I started walking towards the door, the constant sound of bell ringing making me cringe in irritation.

"I am coming!" I snapped, taking a huge sip out of the carton and opening the door. Before I could gulp down the milk, my eyes widened at the familiar figure, causing me to spit out the milk that was in my mouth due to shock. I stand there horrified, as the milk splattered all over Alex's face and clothes, his eyes now completely shut in both disgust and frustration.

"Really, Barbie doll?" He muttered, wiping some of it from his cheeks before stepping inside, while I just stood there, baffled.

"Wh-what-are-are you doing here?" I managed to spit that sentence out without dying.

"I heard that your parents are gone for a few weeks. So I thought I'd live here for a couple of days until they come back." He explained casually, walking up to the living room.

"Wh-what do you mean? why?" I asked in confusion. Don't get me wrong. I wanted Alex to stay. But I needed explanations first.

"It's still not safe for you to be alone, Katy." I watched him walk up to the kitchen and followed him inside. He walked towards the sink and started washing his face, making me blush slightly. He was worried about me.

As if he read my mind, he turned around and walked up to me, his eyes looking into mine with no emotion. "Don't misunderstand it. I only came here because of Terry. He might still be into you and until I take care of him, I can't let you get hurt. I don't want you to get hurt because of me." He explained and my stomach hardened at his words.

"Oh." I lowered my eyelashes on the ground, feeling embarrassed to have hoped for something more. Of course he would have moved on. I left him. It was natural for him to move on from someone who left him like I did.

"Are you been crying lately?" He grabbed a tissue to wipe his face and I went silent, my eyes slightly widening at his words before I shook my head.

"No, I didn't." I said in a firm tone and watched him wipe his face up before looking down at his wet grey shirt and then at me again.

"Yes you did." He said in the same, emotionless tone.

"No, I haven't-"

"Yes, you have." He emphasised and I didn't have the strength to argue back, so I simply landed my gaze back on the ground. "You can't lie to me even if you wanted to, Rina." He walked right past me and I gulped softly, my heart aching at his cold attitude.

"I'll crash at your parents bedroom, is that okay with you?" He asked, picking up his bag that he had thrown off on the kitchen floor and I looked up at him hesitantly. Should I let him in? It's better to have him here than to be alone Or did I just want him around for my own reasons? I shook away those thoughts and met Alex's eyes again as he raised a brow at me impatiently.

"It's a simple question, Rina, yes or no?" Yo be honest, i am scared of staying alone with Terry still not found.

"Yeah, you can."

God save me!