A Beautiful Christmas Morning
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Alex, who could not move an inch after her last encounter with the Friend next house, has been rooted in the place ever since. She was battling with confusion and can't seem to understand what was going on. If It's a dream she wants to wake up from it.
She sighed and turned her back on the building and began moving away, she would just have to check the next friend.
She was beginning to get chilly so she put on her gloves and wore her scarf. The coat she was putting on was not enough to protect her from the cold.
Winter on Christmas morning was always extreme and it's the joy of Christmas but she found no joy today. She felt out of place and was beginning to get teary. She and her brother were supposed to be singing Christmas hymns and dancing like they always do every Christmas morning. Hot tears filled her eyes and she let them flow. Alex can be strong when she wants to but you see cry, she is good at it. Crying empties all bitterness in her soul and afterward, fills her with strength.
She was walking blindly with her tears rolling down her face, the more she wiped them the more they flowed.
If only she could understand what is happening to her, it will be better for her.
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Josh sighed after his several attempts to talk Alex out of the world she has created for herself. He needs her to know that she does not belong there. If she feels he has been mean to her, she should do it for grandfather because he loves her.
It's been an hour and there has been no movement from her and it was killing him slowly. The doctor has said that there will be an improvement if he continuously talks to her.
She was supposed to be trying to get on his nerves or probably preparing for their wedding but she is here lying lifeless which he does not appreciate.
He took a momentary look at himself and saw that he was still in his pajamas
He was stiffened from sitting in one place for an hour, so he stood up and pulled out a stool from the corner of the room, and sat down. He took her right hand and kissed her knuckles, it was so cold. He looked up at her face and stilled, tears were flowing freely from her eyes. He wondered what could be beating her or if she is in trouble.
"Alex, whatever problem you have over there, fight it, and don't let it overcome you. From the little I know of you, you are a tigress, so face it and conquer. Have it at the back of your mind that grandfather loves you, he does"
Josh said and wiped her tears hoping she would do as he said and conquer her demons.
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Luke woke up with a start and stretched himself. He felt energized, he slipped off his bed and grinned. He can't tell how long he has slept but it doesn't matter as long as he enjoyed it.
He wore his flip-flop and went out of the room, the mansion was unusually quiet for his liking, what's up with the way no one is seen around? The maids were supposed to be up and doing, breakfast was supposed to be served.
Today is Christmas, it still did not matter because it has never mattered for as long as he was a kid. He couldn't understand why his family would not celebrate Christmas like every other family, his weirdo family.
He stopped and thought for a while,
"Why would grandfather fix my supposed wedding today when he knows today is Christmas or did he forget that Christmas is a taboo to the Bleak"
The first time he said he was getting married and had asked his grandfather to fix the date on his behalf, Luke never thought for once why his grandfather would fix a wedding on a Christmas day.
Luke shrugged off his shoulders and continued to make his way down the long corridor.
He took two steps forward when he came back. He passed his big brother's room and no sound was coming from it. What could be the cause of the silence?
He tiptoed to the door and placed his ears against the door, he heard no sound.
He pulled his ear out and put it back yet there was no noise.
He made up his mind to open the door when he heard a voice and froze.
"Young man, haven't you heard that eavesdropping is bad huh"
JB questioned.
Luke sighed with relief because it was just his daddy, if it was his grandfather, he would have had an explanation to do.
"I was just on my way to the dining room when I passed and the place was too quiet so I decided to see if they were okay. Why would I want to eavesdrop on them?"
Luke said and chuckled, he strengthened himself and gave his father a cheeky smile.
JB knows from his son's behavior that there is more to it. He can't just be eavesdropping on Josh and his wife-to-be.
"Dad, see you later, I am famished"
Luke said and walked past his father with a straight face.
JB looked at the closed door and thought if a wedding day was supposed to be so quiet like that. They should be up and doing.
"Mehn what kind of a father is he?"
He shook his head and went back into his room.
He was just coming from his father's room, the old man was not there with no clue where he would have gone.
JB was wondering why his father had not called him and had gone to see him only to meet his absence.
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Silas drove into the mansion and Ander opened his mouth in surprise. This is more than a building. He sees buildings like this in the movie and he wondered what type of connection his sister has to be able to be with someone who is this rich. He doesn't know his sister anymore.
He was blessed with a view as beautiful as this on a Christmas morning, it's indeed a beautiful way to start Christmas.
Silas chuckled and opened his side door, he was not surprised by the young man's action, the kid is probably overwhelmed so he should not be surprised.
Ander quickly got down and ran his eyes quickly on the mansion.
The mansion was made of mirrors. The wall consisted of mirrors. He could hardly differentiate the window from the walls. There were beautiful Rose flowers around the mansion. The rosebud was so beautiful that he could make a bed out of it. It was more than a masterpiece and that's the most fascinating thing about the mansion.
He looked around and found a car park by the far end of the mansion. The man that brought him did not park in the car park.
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