The Truth

"She blacked out!" Jane shouted as she struggled free from beneath her friend. Alex rushed over and placed Lisa gently in his arms. Without a word, he found his car keys and drove down to the hospital.

Jane left the hospital when Lisa regained consciousness, she promised to check back but when she called back, Alex told her they were still at the hospital and Lisa was asleep. She concluded that she would come around the next morning.

Alex drove back in the evening. He looked sad and worn out. Lisa was asleep in the car. He brought her out of the car gently and laid her in bed. He tucked her in and sat beside her briefly. She looked calm and as beautiful as ever. How would he have suspected that she was losing it with such a calm facade.

Lisa turned from her sleep, she grabbed Alex's shirt and muttered, "Alex... Alex... I love you. I..." Her voice trailed off and her grip on his shirt loosened. Alex sighed and watched on without a word.

He soon left her bedside and made his way into th