Chapter 16

Alexander led me to the car with unspoken words speaking so much.My body was still shaking as I sat in the car and soon we were on theway.

I rolled down the window to inhale the fresh air. The sky was turningdark orange and with in some hours night would prevail. Sometimesnature gives us peace that no one can give.

My heart was beating fast as the events of today prevailed over me. It isa wonder that so much can happen within a mere day.

"Hey Pearl.” Alexander whispered reaching for my hand.

"Can you please change the atmosphere, talk about something better?”I asked him.

I knew he could do this and this was just what I needed.

I know that running away from my problems was not the best of thesolutions but being an anxiety patient, I didnt want to overthinkanything more than I had already thought.

"Can I take you somewhere?" Alexander asked me.

No

"Yes." I replied.

And then Alexander played some soft music just as I liked. Music is apain killer and at that time it acted as an anxiety killer for me.

My muscles relaxed and my body stopped shaking.

Suddenly the world became beautiful again and I started humming thelyrics of “my town’.

Waking up to kiss you and nobody's there

The smell of your perfume still stuck in the air

It's hard

Yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running round

It's funny how things never change in this old town

So far from the stars

And I want to tell you everything

The words I never got to say the first time around

And I remember everything

From when we were the children playing in this fairground

Wish I was there with you now

If the whole world was watching I'd still dance with you

Drive highways and byways to be there with you

Over and over the only truth

Everything comes back to you

We were into town. The streets were empty today particularly becausewhat happened and even those who were there were rushing to quicklyget done with their work and reach home safely.

Home. A word that seems so foreign to me now.

"What are we doing here?" I asked Alexander.

"Wait and see.” he replied getting out of the car and opening the doorfor me.

We walked through the market, through fruit shops and bakeries andbrands and whoever looked at me either turned their face away or gaveme a symathetic smile.

Breathe Pearl. You don't have to think about this.

Alexander led me to a huge toy shop.

"Buy any toy you like, in both categories we would be needing a lot ofthem.” he said.

I give him the 'why' look but I didn't get a response.

So I took all sorts of toys, both for boys and girls.

Soon we were back in the car with bags full of toys, continuing ourjourney.

" We are going to meet some special children, they are all wonderfulexcept that they can't see.”

Oh.

"oh."

"Trust me you will be amazed." he replied.

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I looked at the huge concrete building, it was beautiful from theoutside. It was a school. I had seen other schools in here but this onewas more big.

Alexander took me inside and greeted the receptionist.

She led us to a classroom and what I saw, literally surprised me.Children were being taught by special trainers. They were using thereeyes and actions to convey messages to children.

I spotted children looking at the white board, lost in their own worldtrying to understand what the teacher was trying to explain. I loved it. Ialways wanted to see a world in everyone was privellged and this feltlike a step towards it.

Alexander broke the silence and suddenly everyone's attention divertedto us.

All the children's faces turned into huge smiles and they came runningtowards Alexander to engulf him in their hugs.

"Do you come here often?" I asked Alexander.

"Yes." he chuckled, in between hugs.

"Hello Luna, its a pleasure to meet you." the teacher said and greetedme.

"Oh no, just call me Pearl and you are doing a wonderful job. Welldone." I told her.

After the hug session was done Alexander introduced me to thechildren as their Luna and Ozymandius's mate.

At the name of Ozymandius they all turned even more happy and thenmade hearts with their fingers and presented them to me.

He is a monster.

Soon we distributed the toys among them, making them even morehappy and open to us

We were showered with hugs and kisess as we roamed the wholeschool delivering gifts to the wonderful children.

"Thank You Alexander I feel a lot better.” I told him as we sat in the car."No, not like this. I will get my thank you after an ice cream.” he smiled."Ice cream?" I asked.

"Yep, a way to happiness.” he smiled and soon we were outside anicecream parlour.

"Caramel and Vanilla” we both said to the waiter at the same time."Good choice.” I winked.

It turned out that icecream was truly the way to happiness. I devouredthe caramel and vanilla like this was the last time I was going to eaticecream.

"Time to go." Alexander said as we walked towards the car.

"Wait." I said.

I walked towards him and engulfed him in a hug.

"Thank you so much for everything. I needed this and this would nothave been possible without you." I said.

He hugged me back, his muscular arms engulfing me, giving me theresurrence that in this unknown place I still had a true friend.

"There is no Thankyou or sorry in friendship."he replied.

The way back home was filled in silence that we both so needed afterthis eventful day.

Night had aroused and I looked at the moon, traveling with me.

Paz

As soon as we reached home, I went into the room. Ozymandius wasusually in his office at that time so the plan was to jump on the bed, goto sleep and run away from reality again.

But life had other plans for me.

As soon as I entered, I was pinned to the wall.

Again.

And it happened again. His oceanic blue eyes stared at me and mybody started shaking, my eyes not able to meet him and a dominantaura radiating from him.

His one arm removed the grip on my arm and came to my neck,pushing away my hair to the side.

I closed my eyes as his lips touched his mark and inhaled my scent. Andsuddenly he took his lips off me.

His hold on me tightened and a low growl emitted from him.

"Why do I smell him on you.?"he growled, his anger radiating in hisvoice as he tightened his grip over my arms.

"Who? " I whispered, my eyes still not meeting his. My heart beat grewfaster second by second.

I could feel the sophiscation. The pressure.

"Alexander!" he growled.

His hold on me was so tight that I felt my bones might crush.

"Why do you smell of him, when I have told you that you are mine, onlymine and no one can touch you except me!" he raged.

I could feel my color paling, my heart beat racing, fear running in myvains and my blood pressure rising but still for the first time in forever, Ilooked up in his eyes.

"1 smell like him because he was there for me when I needed supportthe most, he was there to give me the comfort I so much longed for. "Ireplied.

I could see his eyes getting darker, his fangs growing as he bought hisface into my neck, low growls emitting from him.

And with it, my heart rate was growing. My body was sweating. I hadtears in my eyes. I knew it was going to come.

With little courage left in me, I looked at him, my eyes meeting him.

"I can't do it like this." I whispered and just as the tear fell from my eyes,my vision blacked out.

The panic attack was successful.

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