Chapter 23- Reality of Saturday night.

I slid down a tree, as tears swept down my cheeks. Till now, I was broken, I was damaged but I had a hope p him. Not love but I felt friendship I had fallen from his eyes and this feels like the end of me. I can't bear this. It hurts.  I brought my knees to my chest, hugging it, resting my chin on my knees. Ok The house was in complete silence. There was no one around. I ,made my way upstairs and noticed the door to his room left open. I halted in the corner and peeked in, he was lying on the bed, Madame Rose sat beside him on a chair, whilst Daisy sat beside him on the bed, holding his hand. They were talking to him, asking questions but Alex was numb, with his eyes frozen on the ceiling. she felt like ages since she was standing there and he didn't moved his glance from the ceiling. "Alex!" Madame Rose scowled, "Look at us, son! Talk to us." her voice cracking at the end. "I don't want to talk now. I want some rest, you two please leave me alone." "But Alex-" he cut Daisy off by showing her a hand, "Please Daisy, I am alright! i just need privacy. I will meet you tomorrow for lunch." Daisy stormed out of the room and I was grateful that she didn't notice me. Alex slumped his head on his pillow, pressing his temples. I saw Madam Rose caressing his head before leaving the room.  She turned to look at me and I felt insecure. I knew she didn't like me and now was more than furious on me. Honestly, right now I was waiting for her to throw me out of her house and this time I know Alex won't be there to stop me. She gripped my wrist and pulled me towards my room, pushing me inside with such a force that I landed on the floor. "How can you do this to my son!" She yelled, "for a second I felt pity for you but now I feel that what had happened to you was because of your sins." I just looked down in shame, though I didn't do anything wrong, I was too coward to state my humiliation. Especially when I know that no one is gonna believe in me. "My son! What he didn't do for you? God! He even broke his engagement with Daisy so that he can marry you! He said he loved you! And what you did? As soon as you saw a rich man approaching you, you forget Alex, you forget that you confessed your love to him, and started getting along with a new guy!" She stopped for a second as her words dig down my head and struck into my heart. She threw an envelope of photographs on my face as they scattered on the ground. I saw a photo right near my feet, it was a picture of me and Henry! It was taken when Henry kissed me forcefully but in the picture it didn't look like that. I roamed my eyes around to have a look at other I knew you are after him hurry for love! I knew what a gold digger you are! Tell me, you faked your panic attacks, and your love for his money, didn't you? Tell me the truth Sasha!" She kept on yelling but i couldn't hear her anymore, I felt numb. 'He cancelled his engagement with Daisy to marry you!' 'He said he loved you.' She handed me a black box, I opened the lid with shaky hands. Balloons flew over me as a card caught my eyes. 'I love you Sasha.' I held it, as tears it he'd my eyes.  I spotted a red velvet box inside the gift box. I opened it to find a diamond ring inside, 'Will you marry me sweet heart?' Was a tag tied to it. I couldn't understand what to think. I was numb. I knew he had feeling for me but I had no idea about this.  'I have a surprise for you tomorrow morning, something you will love, something you will cherish for life time.' His words echoed in my head.  I never thought he will cancel off the engagement and express his feelings. "I feel pity for my son. I feel pity that he loved a girl like you!" Madame Rosé's words made me guiltier. "How much money do you want? Tell me! I will give you but please just go away from his life. Today because of you he was attacked!" As soon as she said those words, my eyes shot at her. He was attacked? I thought he had an accident! "Me! He was attacked?" I asked. "Yes Sasha! He was attacked. He was attacked by Salazar!" I felt the beads of sweat tripping down my spine, as the color drained off my face. "He saved you from that criminal. You killed Salazar's man, but Alex take that blame on his shoulder so that you are not harmed. He took care of you, so that you are alright! He even left his business and came here so that he can save you from him but what he gets in return?" She yelled as tears tripped down her eyes, "why Sasha! Why? I knew that Daisy's father will ruin my reputation if I canceled this engagement but I still thought of giving you chance. I risked everything for my son but you ruined us!" I get like a crow took my tongue. I was completely blank, trying to percolate her words. 'You killed his man' I screamed in horror as the images of past played in front of my eyes. I could remember each and everything from Saturday night. The bitter reality. ''I did an attempt to escape from their sight, but was it that easy? The drug was doing its work on me. I felt weak. Her knees were shaking and she lost the balance. I wouldn't hit the ground if not for his strong arms around me, keeping me steady. I felt I was hallucinating, or did Alex really came to rescue me? He wrapped his fingers around my hand and squeezed them lightly as a sign of  reassurance.  His hypnotizing eyes stared at me. His face was masked with an unknown fear, his eyes held a pang of hurt and betrayal. The emotions he was reflecting was hard for me to understand. Our faces were inches apart, I could feel his rough breaths on my face. And yes, he dragged me to a world of fantasy with him once again. A place where the whole world stopped and all I could see was him.  But as usual my bubble of fantasy broke and this time it was these Russian mafia that poked a pin. I saw them rounding us. Ever so gently, Alex helped me to stand on my feet.  I saw them stare at us as if we are their prey. "Go away from here." One of them yelled at Alex pointing his gun towards him. I felt my heart filled with terror as a short cry left my mouth.  "Stay away from her." Alex growled looking straight in his eyes. Not an ounce of fear was seen in him.  Alex, he have a gun! Aren't you scared? Their devilish laughter echoed through the alley. "She won our boss's heart. Do you know who my boss is?" the tattooed guy hissed smirking, "Salazar Valoure. The boss of Russian Mafia." I felt each and every hair of my body spike up in fear. Chills ran through my veins. Haven't I trapped myself into a grave mistake? I guess, Alex sensed the panic I was facing because what he did next was something I didn't expected in a thousand years. He entwined his fingers with mine and raised our palms in the air, showing them our bond. "She is mine! Only mine. And no one dare raise an eye on her." I stared at him dumbfounded. My eyes were wide and tears flowed down my cheeks. This was the sentence I craved to hear from him but he never claimed me his. Was he real this time or just faking in front of them. "Fine then." the man said, walking towards us, "first we will kill you and then get the girl." He placed his gun on Alex's forehead and pressed the trigger, 'dishkyaoon.' Luckily Alex shifted the point of the gun in the sky.I yelled as Alex kicked the man between his legs and he fell on the floor in pain, as his gun, fell on the corner of the road. Other's came running towards Alex and knocked him on the floor, punching his face. I saw blood oozing down his nose as I cried his name. I saw a man chase me as two others kept punching Alex unconscious. I wriggled in his grip as he held my arm firmly, "let's go sweetheart." He whispered in my ear huskily. I tried to kick him but he was too strong for me.  He pulled me with him, as I kept on crying Alex 's name for help. I saw Alex, opening his eyes and in an instant he was on top of the man holding me, knocking him down on the floor. He chased the other two, kicking and slamming them.  When I thought we won, I saw the tattooed man, standing up and removing another pistol from his socks, he aimed it towards Alex and- 'dishkyaoon.' The voice of gunshot echoed in the alley as I closed my eyes in horror. I opened it slowly as I saw the tattooed man slumped on the floor, blood oozing from his back. His eyes were wide and left open, indicating that there is no life left in him. The world seemed to pause as I couldn't hear anything around me. I saw myself standing near the bin, holding a pistol in my hand, pointed towards the front. The gun slipped down my hands as I looked at my palms in shock. "I killed him! I am a murderer! I-I killed him." "Sasha!" Alex hugged me as I shivered in fear. I am a bloody murderer, I am a killer. "I am a killer! I don't want to go in the jail Alex. I-" "Shhh..." he soothed my back but my mind couldn't stop. "You did as self defence, no one can put you behind the bars for that." I felt relieved but then, I could see him, his dark eyes flashing terror in me. He pointed his fingers to his eyes and then me, as a sign that his eyes were on me. I pushed Alex, "What about Salazar? " I asked as I saw his car driving away. He was gone for now but I knew he will not leave me, his eyes are on me. Will he kill me? I felt my chest congestive as the air stuck in my throat making it difficult for me to breath.  I was heaving and felt like collapsing. White blobs covered my vision as Alex's voice started fading in my ears and finally I gave in.' "I killed his man! He is after me! He wants to kill me Madame Rosé." I cried as fear of engulfed me." please help me." I begged, pulling my hairs. "Alex." She gripped my shoulders and shook me vigorously, "come back to your senses Sasha! Honestly what you did to my son, all I want is to throw you out of this house and let that man chop of your head, but I am not so heartless. I want push you towards the danger but keep one thing in your mind, if you put my son's life in danger again, I wont bear it. You can stay in this house but not near him. Stay away from my son!"  She pushed me on the bed and stormed out of the room. I locked the windows and closed the door, hiding myself in the bathroom. I thought I am strong now but I am not. I still need Alex by my side. But I don't think he will like to even see my face now. I slid down the bathroom wall, hugging my knees and digging my face inside it, and turned on the tap, letting ice cold water, calm me