Fourteen

"Sir!" Patrick yelled when Alex immediately exited the car. what if someone here recognised him.... He got out of the car too but stood at a distance and watched the scene that was unfolding... It had been a while since he had seen Alex look so mad... If looms could kill, then the woman would already be bed... Juliet's eyes slowly fluttered open when she didn't receive the smack she was expecting... but her eyes grew wide in shock when she saw Alex standing in between her and her aunt... He held her aunt hand. Why was he here! She looked around them and saw that a small group of people had gathered around because of the scene that was unfolded, and what made it worst was Mr Flicher and her group were watching also, none of them had stepped forward to help her or at least intervene... They were enjoying the show that would give them more to gossip about... Juliet felt like the ground should open up and swallow her.... She hated this kind of attention so much... "What do you think you are doing!" Claudia yelled out in rage at this stranger who had interfered... The grip he had on her hand was tight, and she couldn't free herself from it... There was an aura coming from his that immediately intimated her... His green eyes like the forest felt like it was staring daggers into her... "I should be asking you that!" He said in a chilling voice and tilted his head to look at juliet, who was shocked to see him... "Are you alright?" He his tone of voice changed, and he spoke softly to her... She slowly nodded, her eyes almost welling up with tears... Claudia was still trying to free herself from his grip, and he finally let go of her hand but still blocked her from getting to juliet... Alex tried his best to contain his anger because they were people watching, and he could tell that juliet was uncomfortable with the whole situation... He glared once again at Claudia, who dared not to say a single word... Alex took juliet hand in his and turned away. Juliet was about to protest that she was fine. But she wasn't and didn't know how to get out of such a sticky situation. She needed his help right now... "Don't look at anyone..." He said in a low voice to her, and she nodded. Her head hung low as they walked to where Patrick was close to where the car was parked... Alex opened the car door for her and made sure she was seated comfortably before he entered the car, too... Patrick needed a few seconds before he finally rushed to the car and entered, too... He glanced at the both of them through the rearview mirror... "Start the car," Alex said, and Patrick started the car, having no idea where to take them too. Who was that crazy woman! he wondered as he turned the car around... The woman was still standing in the same spot, and she was fuming with anger... She looked like her veins would pop out right of her head with how mad she looked... The small crowd that had formed was slowly dissipating, thankfully, but the woman remained there and watched as their car drove away till he could no longer see her... what was her problem? Alex eyes were on juliet, who had been silent for the past few minutes, finally turned to look at him... "Thank you," She said in a low voice, and he nodded. She was expecting him to ask who the woman was, but he said nothing more... Which she was thankful for, she didn't want to talk about her crazy family, especially her crazy aunt who she had avoided all this years, but still found a way to show up.She had no shame showing up to ask for her share of her mother's insurance money when she didn't even show up once when her mother was unwell or even at the funeral...How could people be so selfish and not feel one single ounce of shame... Patrick stopped the car when he arrived at juliet's house, and he glanced at Alex through the rearview, gesturing that they needed to leave. Alex had to be at a meeting, but Alex looked completely uninterested in that right... All he cared about was Juliet's well-being... Juliet held her bag tightly in her hand and looked at both Alex and Patrick before she got out of the car... Her legs slowly moved, her eyes scanning the vicinity in case her aunt had decided to come to her house to find her again... She didn't want to be home right now, but she had no where she could go to and stay for a while.... Maybe she should have made more friends instead of keeping to herself all the time... Her hands slowly reached into her bag, And she brought out her keys with shaky hands... Just as she was about to put the key in the keyhole, a hand stopped her, and she almost yelped, thinking it was her aunt, but it was just Alex... She sighed out deeply in relief and ran her free hand through her hair... Why was her life so messy... "Do you want to go on a walk?" He asked, concern etched in his beautiful eyes, and she couldn't help but nod. Maybe her aunt would back off if she saw him with her... She still remembered the look of fear and intimidation in her aunts eyes... Alex sighed and took her hand in his before he started walking... She glanced at his car and saw Patrick standing close by. Were they close friends?, they were mostly together... He led her away from her house and towards the park where they had met... it wasn't until Juliet saw people passing and staring at both of them that her mind registered that he wss holding her hand... She immediately removed her hand from his and took a step back. Alex stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her... why did he always have to find her in the most embarrassing situations?