Chapter 49 –  Be Lexa Today

(Lexi’s POV)

The show was over!

I beat Cinderella in leaving my prince charming by midnight. It was almost two in the morning when he decided to take me home after endless fun sharing about books, looking at pictures of places he had been, and playing with Oxygen, Argon, and their other siblings. Colonel lay beside me most of the time, not minding us singing, him sharing stories about his nephews and nieces, and us kissing at most times.

When he left, I sat on the porch step, looking blankly at nothing, realizing I did overboard in pretending to be Lexa. I wrapped my arms around my body and began sobbing, feeling the deep wound inside me when Finn admitted that he seemed to love Lexa.

Already? My heart and mind screamed in anger and pain.

No one warned me that it would be this painful when hearts get broken. I have never seen Lexa cry whenever she broke up with her past relationships. She would always tell me there was a lot of space for her to move on, assuring me there was plenty of