Unattainable Perfection - Episode 34

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**** ALEXA'S POV

My back felt extremely heavy as I walked away, feeling his eyes watching me as I left, boring holes into my back.

Taking in a deep breath, I blink and step out onto the vast compound.

God knows it took all of my will power to walk away and not turn to take one last look at him.

No.

I shake my head.

I shouldn't look back.

I can't look back.

He doesn't deserve it.

He f*cking faked his death and watched me mourn him for months.

He only came out of his hiding after hearing about Fraser's death.

I wonder.

What would have happened if nothing ever happened to Fraser.

The answer was as clear as day.

He would have never showed himself for sure.. I would still be in the dark, thinking he's truly dead.

I didn't even realise I had made it out of the compound until Williams voice brought Me back to reality.

"Hey,you okay?"

I look up to find him leaning against the car bonnet, arms crossed against his chest. . I sigh, walking towards him.

I nod my answer, words failing me yet again.

"Hey"

he says softly, placing his fingers under my chin and lifting my head to look up at him.

"You sure you're okay? Wanna talk? You can cry if you feel like yeah?"

I chuckle shaking my head.

"No. Not everyone deserves to be cried over

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. 'Specially Henry. He doesn't deserve a single tear drop"

William nods in understanding.

I'm just glad he didn't ask further questions.

All I need right now is some peace and quiet Shortly, my phone rings and I pull it out of my purse to check the caller.

I frown. Mr Dante.

I cut the call and switch the phone off.

I look up again to find William staring intently at me, his eyes boring into my very soul.

"Please kiss me William"

I blurt out before I'm able to stop myself.

For a moment I thought he was going to refuse but the his arms encircles my waist as he pulls me closer.. He bends.

I part my lips ready to welcome his when I feel his warm lips on my neck. I gasp at the unexpected touch, a tingling sensation running through my entire body. I throw my head back giving him access.

His lips trail up my neck until it stops beneath my ear. I hear him whisper. "You're not in the right frame of right mind now Alexa. But trust me, when all this is over, I'll kiss you senseless. I'll kiss every inch of your gorgeous body until you scream my name"

My eyes widen.

Blood rushes to my cheeks as I blush instantly at his words.

He pulls away to peer into my face and I look down, avoiding his gaze.

He chuckles.

"Come on. Let's go"

I look up to find him smiling at me.. God, he's gorgeous.

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And as if my day couldn't get any worse, here I am three hours later, in a police station in front of the holding cells waiting for the girl I used to consider my best friend.. I didn't know what to expect when I had asked Will to drive me here so I could question her and get answers.

But then again, today had been full of bad news so I wasnt expecting anything less.

The police officer walks away from me as I wait.

I notice a figure in the dark cell,emerging.

I hold my breath, the shadow appears into the light.

She looked thinner and pale within just twenty four hours.

She stood behind the bars while I stood at the other side.

"I've been waiting Alexandra baby" Lydia smirks.. That sentence.

That smirk.

She has used those words before. I've seen that smirk on her before.. But... I shut my eyes. I groan as a sharp pain courses through my head. Images flashing faster than lightening..

****

THREE YEARS AGO. Alexa stood near the car her mother had bought her for her sixteenth birthday, biting her lip nervously.

"I..can't Lydia"

she shakes her head.

Lydia rolls her eyes for the hundredth time.

"Come on Alexa!"

"No Lydia. It's illegal. I'm not eighteen yet I don't have a driver's license. It's a miracle we didn't get caught. By now police are patrolling everywhere even at the toll booths.

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. What will we do when they ask us for our license? Besides we're both drunk. We can be arrested for underage drinking"

"This is Africa Alexa! Ghana! No one arrests teenagers for underage drinking"

Lydia utters annoyingly

"But still. We can be arrested for drinking and driving. Besides we don't have a license. Let's just leave the car and board a taxi. My mom will get someone to come pick the car"

she argues back.

"What you're saying makes no sense! Come I'll drive"

Lydia pulls Alexa with her as they both stagger in their drunken state.

Lydia grabs the car keys from Alexa as she settles into the drivers seat, sparkes the car to life and veers onto the road... They had left Sophie in the club with her new found boyfriend.

They were probably doing more than just kissing and smooching.

Ten minutes later, Alexa grabs her seat belt when she realises Lydia was driving at 180km/h.

Hell she was driving faster than that.

"Slow down Lydia! Stop the car! You're going to get us killed!"

Lydia ignores her as she steps on the accelerator, channeling the hatred and envy she felt for Alexa into driving.

Every god on earth was probably aware of the intense hatred she felt for her.

She hated how Alexa had a perfect life, how her father was a rich Ghanaian and her mother a rich white woman.

She hated how her dark skin was always glowing.

She hated how there were smiles on her face each day because she had no f*cking problem to deal with.

She hated how her eyes were so perfect.

So blue.

She hated how Alexa's life was so perfect.

Yes, they were all ridiculous reasons to hate someone.

Call her crazy, but those were amongst the many reasons she loathed her.

Lydia could still vividly remember when they were writing their end of term exams.

She was sitting in the second row directly beside Alexa who was on the third row.

Lydia had asked that they exchanged answer sheets so that she'd copy Alexa's answers onto her question paper and transfer it.

Alexa had offered to mouth the answers to her quietly while she wrote but Lydia refused.

She wanted to exchange answer sheets.

And when Alexa had refused because the invigilator was seated directly behind her and they could both be punished for cheating, Lydia being who she was,demanded Alexa give her her answer sheets since her father could get them out of any trouble.

But one thing she failed to understand was the fact that Alexa never liked to use her rich background to her advantage and so when she refused yet again, Lydia who hadn't learnt a thing because she had it in the back of her mind to copy Alexa's answers,failed.

She failed and was made to repeat her class while Alexa and Sophie were promoted to jhs 3.

That had fueled her hatred.

Yes, it was a stupid reason but still.

The truth was, Lydia always knew her hatred for Alexa was never justified and so that incident had given her the little push she needed to hold a grudge against her and hurt her without feeling remorse.

***

"Drive slow! Lydia are you crazy?!"

Alexa shrieks, blinking away the drunkenness. Lydia doesn't reply.

She continued driving in her inebriated state.

Hate! Hate! Hate! Was all that was running through her mind.

Hate! She steps on the accelerator.

Hard.

Hate you! She increaes her speed.

Hate how perfect you are and I'm not! She makes a sharp bend sending ajexa flying to the side,her nidy hitting the door.

Fear grips her.

"Lydia stop the car! Stop!"

Alexa looks ahead.

Under the streets lights,There was a woman crossing the road.

"Lydia! Stop! Slow down! Someone is crossing the road! Are you crazy!"

She screams again earning a smirk from Lydia.

Follows by a cynical laughter.

"I'll show you how crazy I am. I've waited so damn long for this day dearest friend,to kill you and watch your life seep out of you till your heart stops beating. I will gladly plug out your heart with my own two hands and cut it to pieces! Now Alexandra baby, sit back and watch while I hit that woman with your car. I bet it will be fun because my fun just started with you, you b*tch!"

Alexa's eyes widen at Lydia's words.

Before she could say a word, she hears a scream.

"Mother watch out!! Mom!"

A young boy screams..

"Lydia!!! Stop! Nooo!!"

Alexa screams.

The woman turns just then,noticing the black sedan speeding towards her.

Alexa removes her seatbelt and moves over, grabbing the steering wheel from Lydia as she makes an attempt to swerve the car off the road.

The woman seeing this, made an attempt to get off the road but it was too late as Lydia overpowers Alexa, pushes her back into the seat and rams the car into the woman.

Alexandra screams as blood splashes onto the entire windshield, the woman rolling over the car's bonnet, on top and then falling with a loud thud behind the car.

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A/N

So I had to stop here since the chapter was getting too long.

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