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|68| 𝒮𝓃𝓊𝑔𝑔𝓁ℯ𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝓊𝓃𝓈

He holds his face in his hands "Mom,
you don't get it-" Being a parent means
you hear that an insane amount of time.

I can't blame them, they wouldn't
know how my childhood
was and I do not want them to.

"-Dad wants me to go, if I don't
go he will get mad at me."

That is definitely not true, if anything Aleksander does not want them to go because he always
thinks they are in some type of danger.

I hand Rosalie the mascara tub
so she can apply it by herself and
then turn to Alexei who
is hiding his face under his hands.

Hopefully, he isn't crying, I pull
his hands away from his face and
see tears building in his eyes,
making his eyes a lighter blue.

"Alex, I promise your dad will not
be mad, he loves you, I can tell him
if-" his eyes widen

"-No, that makes it all worse,
he will think I am a little bitch-"
Anika hits his shoulder
and then stomps out of the room.

Rosalie gets off of the bathroom
counter and grabs his hand
"Alex, don't take this offensively-"
Oh no, this isn't going to go well.

"-But I don't think Dad cares that
much, he has other kids."
I glare at her and she shrugs, confused about what she did wrong.

Before I can say anything to help the situation, I hear multiple
footsteps walking into the restroom.

"Who is crying?" Aleksander
questions in a concerned voice.

He is holding Anika in his arms,
telling me that is how Aleksander knew what was or is happening in here.

I feel Alexei tense under my hands,
he is still laying against my shoulder.

I lift my head and motion for
them to get out so the situation
does not get any worse.

Rosalie grabs Anika out of Aleksander's hold and takes everyone else out of the bathroom.

"Alexei, what happened?" Aleksander
asks, walking closer. Alexei shakes his
head and wipes away his tears "Nothing."

I dry off his face and give Aleksander
a look, making sure he knows not to
be very serious; he likes to solve issues quickly and he might just
need to listen instead of find a solution.

"Alexei?" Aleksander doesn't stop
until he gets an answer, maybe
that's a good thing, some people need
space so I'm not sure
if I should back off or say something.

Alexei looks at me with fear in
his eyes, he is waiting for me to
do something. Aleksander
is looking between both of us.

I nod and try to convince him to tell Aleksander what is wrong without
actually saying anything, he
understands and takes a deep breath.

"I don't want to go," Alexei admits,
looking at Aleksander, not in
his eyes but around his general area.

Aleksander tilts his head "Why not?"

He looks at me for an answer,
and I shrug, I don't really know.

I assume Alexei is avoiding or scared
of someone, I'm not sure who and
I don't want him to feel embarrassed.

His hands are shaking, so I grab them
and hold them, hoping it comforts him
in some way "You don't have to tell
us, it's fine if you don't want to go anywhere," I tell him, Aleksander nods.