"No, I'm not that good at dancing anyway," Alex replied refusing the girl's invitation politely.
"Oh yeah? my name is Helena." Said the girl while stretching out her hand.
Even though he was a little annoyed because he was approached by a girl he didn't know at all, Alex still smiled and shook Helena's hand while giving a faint smile. However, Alex has to maintain the good name of his family because of that he must always be friendly and polite. Even though he doesn't like it, he still has to hold back all his emotions and only shows the good side of Alex Maxwell.
"My name is Alex …" said Alex introducing himself when he shook Helena's hand.
"I already know your name, I mean there is no one who does not know who you are. Of course, everyone here knows who you are, you are very famous. Alex Maxwell, I mean your family is quite famous. " Said, Helena.
Alex could only smile thinly to cover up the uneasiness he felt. Alex is always uncomfortable whenever someone mentions his surname because it makes him remember the burdens and responsibilities he carried. He also felt that people were always comparing him and judging him based on his family name. No one saw him as him.
Drake who was busy dancing accidentally saw Alex who looked uncomfortable when Helena asked him to talk. Drake immediately withdrew from the crowd and walked over to Alex. As casually as a very close friend, Drake put his arm around Alex's shoulder.
"What are you doing here? Come on, dance friends looking for you. " Drake said and immediately brought Alex into the crowd.
Helena was unable to catch up with Alex even though she wanted to stay close to Alex, but seeing Alex immediately surrounded by many people made him stop. Alex also joined the dance following the surrounding people. He smiled broadly like someone who had just come out after being cooped up in a cave for a long time.
"Thank you," said Alex to Drake who was standing in front of him
" What for? What to save you from the boring talk? " asked Drake.
"Yes, that too ..." said Alex
"Well, it's okay but you looked uncomfortable." Said Drake.
They returned to dance with great enthusiasm and vent all emotions stored in their hearts. After they were satisfied dancing, they returned to take a glass of whiskey and drink it together. After finishing the first glass they took another whiskey, and they were both exhausted.
Right at midnight, the party ended. Everyone seemed very tired and some chose to stay overnight. At first, Drake also wanted to invite Alex to stay overnight but Alex's cellphone kept ringing and Alex's parents also forced Alex to come home. Drake finally escorted Alex home.
The journey they had taken was quite far and it was already very dark. Drake, who had been drinking quite a lot of whiskey, was starting to lose his focus and his eyelids also felt very heavy to lift. Alex also volunteered to drive when he saw Drake was already looking very tired, but Drake still insisted on driving.
"Are you sure you want to drive? You look exhausted. Never mind let me drive so you can rest, " said Alex.
"No, you were vomiting. You're the one who needs more rest than me. " Drake insisted.
Drake continues to drive with the alcohol getting over him. They were both so exhausted that finally Drake had time to close his eyes and the sound of a very long and heavy horn sounded loud, waking them both who were sleeping. Their eyes could not see because they were immediately hit by the dazzling light of the truck lights.
Surprised, Drake turned the steering wheel so hard that their car came out of the road and crashed into a tree. As smoke rose from the engine, Drake slowly opened his eyes. He also slowly leaned his head against the car seat while holding his very painful head.
Drake also saw his hand that had been holding his head, and he saw that his hand was covered with bloodstains. Drake then turned to the chair beside him, and he was very surprised to see Alex was unconscious with blood flowing from his head. Frantically Drake called an ambulance.
After a few minutes, an ambulance arrived and took Drake and Alex to the hospital. Drake was panicked to see Alex's blood flowing. Soon they arrived at the hospital. Quickly, Alex was taken to the emergency room for surgery and Drake was taken to the ward to treat the wound on his head.
The wounds Drake and Alex got were just small cuts from their scalps which were torn off because Drake reacted so quickly that they avoided a very dangerous collision, but the blood continued to flow from Alex's injured head and the blood wouldn't stop flowing and it made Alex's condition is critical.
An hour has passed and Alex is still under surgery. The whole family arrived at the hospital after hearing that their eldest son had an accident. They waited in front of the operating room with worried faces. They were silent with worried faces except for Gina who was crying so loudly that her mother had to hug her and tried hard to calm her down.
After several hours of surgery ended and the doctor came out of the operating room. Eddie Maxwell immediately went to the doctor to ask about the condition of his eldest son. After notifying Alex's condition, the doctor left. All members of the Maxwell family immediately followed the nuns who brought Alex to his ward.
They looked sadly at Alex. It was clear that they were very worried about Alex, who was lying unconscious with a bandage wrapped around his head. Then Drake, who had just finished being treated by the nurses, immediately knelt to apologize to Alex's parents for putting Alex in danger, even though he was injured and his head was also bandaged.
"I'm sorry, I was careless and made Alex go through all this. Please forgive me." Said Drake who felt so guilty that he cried when he cried.
In their minds, Eddie and Greta wanted to yell and curse Drake for making their eldest son have to be operated on, but seeing the bandages wrapped around Drake's head made their hearts melt. They realized they couldn't take their anger out on Drake because Drake was also injured in this accident.
"Just stand there, we can't blame you anyway because this was just an accident." Said Eddie Maxwell while holding back all his anger.
Even though he was told to stand up, Drake still couldn't stand up because he felt so bad. His body felt very heavy as if a weight of 1 ton had hit his shoulders. With his head kept down, he could only cry because the guilt he felt was getting more and more piercing his chest.
Even so, Drake still tried to hold back his tears from flowing profusely and only dripped one raindrop at a time.
When everyone just saw her quietly, Gina immediately jogged and with her tiny hands she hugged Drake. The warmth of Gina's hug made Drake couldn't hold himself anymore. Drake immediately burst into tears and gave off all the flavours he had endured.***Several days have passed, the orange rays of the morning sun have become Alex's favourite beautiful sight since he was hospitalized. Since opening his eyes again, Alex has liked to sit alone on a park bench just to see this beautiful sight. Even today he is willing to wake up very early just to see the sunrise. The sound of birds singing became the music that accompanied his morning.Alex loved the morning sunshine he saw so much that he couldn't stop smiling. He was so focused on the beautiful scenery that he didn't realize that a girl his age was watching him and walked over
Do you believe in fate? Believing that God has Written everything about your life, Then what if there is no coincidence in this world. Maybe everything that happens and everyone we see is predetermined and always has some meaning in our lives even if it's a brief encounter or just passing through on the street?***The dawn sun was shining again, the birds were singing sweetly, welcoming the dawn. The wind was swirling gently, whistling and shaking the leaves of the tree. Alex sat on his hospice bed staring out the window. It focused his eyes on the dawn sun as if he had been reborn upon seeing the soft orange rays of the dawn sun.After several days of being treated in the hospice, today Alex will return to his home. His parents took him home, but they allowed Alex to enjoy his own whil
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"We want to go to a place that kids our age frequent, but Alex doesn't seem to know much about that. You can show up and take us to nice places, right? I am happy!" said Ruby with a big smile as she stared at Helena."Huh? Will you not be disturbed if I join? " Helena asked as she saw Ruby's eyes with a suspicious look because she thought Ruby might cover up her genuine feelings."Eh! I am delighted that I can have lots of friends. What is your name?" replied Ruby with a wide and sincere smile."Helena ..." said Helena and with a confused look because Ruby looked pleased even though she was interrupting her and Alex's date and it felt strange for Helena."Helena, what a beautiful
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They told a guy had to be as solid as a mountain to be a role model in his family. They also stated that a guy must have a strong character and not cry. The guy must always be tough and must not give up whatever he is facing. A guy is a warrior who should not shed tears because he must be a leader and role model in his family. But aren't men human too? Whether it's a boy or a girl, if it hurts the heart, tears will flow. Crying doesn't mean weak, it's just a natural part that can happen to humans when their hearts are pained. All humans are the same, no one is greater than the other. It's just that society loves to criticize other bodies. Label everyone and categorize individuals as they like. They think they are doing the honorable thing because they assume that anybody has a certain position and rank. Judge others by their standards as if it were a good thing. Then we are stuck in those rules and live our lives according to ot
The sound of the gate banging echoed the rest of the class. The eyes of everyone except Alex went to the classroom door, and they saw Ruby standing in front of the gate with her hands holding both sides of the gate with a huge grin as if something excellent had happened to her.“ Good morning all!” said Ruby to all of her classmates with a huge smile and a loud voice.Ruby looked so happy that her classmates could only be silent and stare at her with their mouths open. It shocked them to see how excited this Ruby heart was that she slammed the door so hard when she opened the door.With her innocent face and a huge bright grin, Ruby ran over to Alex without knowing that Alex was in a foul mood. With her sassy and cheerful demeanor, Ruby speaks to Alex, ignoring Drake trying to hold her. Ruby continued talking even though Alex didn't respond at all.“Ruby, hold it already. You can't piss off Alex.