Twisted fates

Chapter 3

7: 26 Am, in California.

It was a bright Saturday Summary morning. Alexa Morgan sat gloomily in her Mom's coffee shop lost in thoughts.

For over two years now, her family had been running that local coffee shop.

The shop was down the street. It was not all that spacious and elegant as other coffee shops but it was well designed and beautiful.

Most of their customers came from far places and had often remarked that their coffee was the best.

At least, her parents could make enough money in a day and she was pleased about that. Yet, this was not the life she dreamt of.

As Alexa sat on one of the chairs in the shop, she wondered in deep thought.

She could not wrap off the thoughts about the handsome young man who came to her rescue.

The face of the handsome man keeps resurfacing in her mind.

" How can a man be so perfect and flamboyant in character? " Alexa chuckled and a beautiful smile snickered her face.

She didn't remember when she smiled last.

She remembered when a handsome young man came to pay for the wines he purchased with his bank card and her heart fluttered.

Alexa almost melted as their eyes met.

His body moves were gentle; though he appeared brute and soft at the same time.

" Thank you, sir! " she had said that day but the handsome young man never replied to her.

To Alexa, the young man was her savior. She was somewhat happy as the man's presence muffed her boss's rage.

Mrs. Watton was intimidated by the man's appearance for sure.

Gosh! Her Boss was going to make life a living hell for her.

Mrs. Watton had embarrassed her before everyone yesterday during the fuss and she couldn't hide her shame.

The man might have seen how reckless she was of a lady. She wouldn't tell if the handsome man simply felt pathetic towards her or if he just hated Mrs. Watton's mischievous behavior.

" Gosh! What was I thinking? " she hit her head slightly.

" How could I have made such a gross error? " she said, burying her head down on the table.

For four years now, Alexa Morgan had been living in her shadows.

She hardly communicates with anyone. Not even her family. Her younger sister had approached her a quite number of times but Alexa kept leaving her in the dark.

There was something strange in Alexa's behavior. She sometimes mutters words that are strange and often kept to herself.

There must be something hidden eating her up.

The pains of her past kept hurting her.

She winced. It blew up in her head with a terrifying blankness. It was nauseating.

Two years back, Alexa Morgan had broken up with her ex-lover. And now, it's been four whole years since they separated but Alexa seems not to have moved on.

As she sat, a drop of tears tickled her face. She immediately wiped them off as she saw Khloe her sister approaching her. Khloe Morgan is Alexa's only sibling. They had loved and stood for each other, supporting their family.

Khloe could not make it to college after their Dad fell ill two years back due to financial constraints. She helped her parents run the shop while Alexa was off to work.

" Hey Sis," Khloe said, hugging Alexa.

" Hey! " Alexa said with her head slightly bent to the floor.

Khloe was smart enough to detect her sister's mood.

" What's that? Don't tell me you have been crying" She said looking deep into Alexa's eyes.

" I'm fine…, you see" Alexa retroted feigning a smile that revealed only her upper teeth.

" No you're not," Khloe said sternly.

" You won't keep hunting Mom, Dad and I. Would you?"

Khloe Morgan knew the brave, fearless, and confident Alexa had gone. Khloe hated the vulnerable and confused Alexa right now.

She and her parents had tried to bring Alexa back from the past but Alexa is long gone.

The only thing that didn't change was her hardworking nature. Alexa was very hardworking and could handle anything competently.

This is the main reason her Boss in F&B manufacturing always went with her for business meetings.

She was sharp as a tack and had a silvered tongue. One could get easily convinced and concede to her ideas when she spoke.

Talking about beauty, Alexa was one beautiful woman who stiffened a lot of her neck.

She was 5.6 feet tall and slender–a model material.

Her almond-shaped and thin heart-shaped lips sat well in her perfectly sculpted-oval-shaped face; giving her an extraordinary look.

Alexa was quite curvy with a 'kill me slowly' kind of body. Her long blonde hair flung down her shoulders, giving her a perfect look.

Khloe could not fathom how her sister could transform so suddenly.

Holding her sister, Khloe said softly to her," You are killing us all living like this. I want the Alexa I used to know"

Alexa exhaled deeply. There was pain in her eyes. She was growing lean as well.

" I will be fine, okay. Don't worry about me, baby Sis" She replied, rubbing Khloe on her shoulders gently.

" No, I would kill myself if you continue living like a frustrated ghost," Khloe said almost in tears.

Alexa was speechless, she couldn't say a word. Her face became whale-bone snow.

" … It's been four freaky good years since he left you, Alexa. Four years" Khloe was fuming mad.

" Did I become that pathetic? Alexa asked, looking nervous.

She worried the man she saw in the shop may think the same of her.

Khloe shrugged.

"... I think you seem more than being ' pathetic' to me"

Suddenly, Alexa's face turned pale. She jerked and screamed, pointing her fingers at a young girl who walked past the coffee shop.

" Don't come close! " she yelled with her eyes closed, holding Khloe firmly.

Khloe could not believe her eyes.

Was her only sister going insane?