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Juliet continued to pat his back softly and soothingly till he finally calmed down, and his breath slowly started to return back to normal... Alex felt the pain in his chest slowly start to dissipate... and he dropped the paper bag and took one last deep breath... "Are you alright?" She said in a soft voice, her eyes filled with concern... Alex nodded and felt like almost all the energy in his body had drained out... "Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?" She asked him again, and he nodded. She nodded also and decided not to ask him that it was all about... he didn't look like he was in the best position to start explaining it to her... "I will be right back," She said to him and stood up... Alex watched her as she walked towards her kitchen... He had only ended up making her worry... he still felt the pain in his chest even though it had reduced.... he wasn't in the best state to drive himself home, so he decided to call Patrick to come pick him up, but He realised he wasn't with his phone... He had not carried it with him when he left his house... she came out of the kitchen with the glass of water with her hand... He sighed deeply and took the glass of water from her and drank from it... She sat beside him again. her eyes still on him... Did he have panic attacks? she wondered but wasn't sure it it was right for her to ask him about it... He dropped the cup on her table and looked at her... Her facial expression was a mixture of curiosity and concern... "it must be due to stress," He said to ease her worry... "I will be fine tomorrow," He added, and Juliet couldn't help but still worry... his face was really pale, and he didn't look good... he looked tired, but not sleepy tire, without a lot of energy tired.... "You should lay down for a few minutes," She said, and Alex immediately declined her request... "No, I should be on my way now it must be past midnight now," He said and tried to stand up but ended up staggering almost... he closed his eyes when she held his hand and helped him sit down... "Just do as I say, I will wake you after thirty minutes," She said firmly and glared at him so he wouldn't try to decline... he finally agreed and laid down on her couch... Alex head was throbbed, and he felt extremely tired and sleepy... He only ate breakfast throughout the whole day and didn't even finish his food, so that added the everything... his eyes closed slowly, and he wished he wouldn't have a nightmare for once... He didn't want to dream. He just wanted to sleep... Juliet sat on the other couch and watched as he slowly drifted off to sleep... She watched him, and time flew by slowly... she could see crease in his brow... sometimes, she wondered what type of life he lived... She knew it wasn't a normal life like others... what secrets did he have that was weighing him down... What made him have panic attacks like this... He consoled her most times, but she had no idea how to console him when he needed it... He was like a puzzle to her, a puzzle that weighed on her own mind, and she knew she had to solve it... she stood up and walked up to him... Why did he keep making worry... she let out a breath and went into her room... Juliet came back with a cover cloth for him... she placed it on his body gently so she wouldn't wake him up... she had promised to wake him up in thirty minutes, but thirty minutes had passed, and she didn't have the heart to wake him... She decided to let him sleep at her place... Juliet sat on the floor close to him and rested her head near his couch so she could watch in case he couldn't breathe again... she was afraid to leave him all alone and go sleep in her room... Her eyes kept watching his face for any slight movement, and soon she too drifted off to sleep... _____________ _______________ Alex eyes slowly fluttered open. Where was he? The memory of the previous night slowly returned to him after a few seconds, and he sighed deeply. why didn't she wake him up like he had asked her, too... She even covered him up so he wouldn't be cold... , he tilted his head to see someone head rest close to the couch he was sleeping on... her hair was dishevelled and covered her entire face. Did she sleep here... it looked really uncomfortable... . He was at her house again... she always found himself coming to her... She stirred in her sleep, and he tried to remain still so he wouldn't wake her up, but he could tell that she wasn't comfortable because of the way she was sleeping. it could cause a pain in her neck... Alex got up from the couch slowly, and thankfully, she didn't wake up... He shifted her head slowly and then covered her with the cloth... he would have preferred to carry her to her bed so she could sleep well, but he would end up waking her... He squatted in front of her and shifted some of her hair out of her face... she was fast sleep... He smiled slightly before getting up to leave her house... It was bright outside, and he knew he was late for work already, but he didn't care... Patrick was waiting at his house when he arrived... his butler was nowhere to be seen, and Alex wondered if the butler even cared a bit about him. He mostly seemed aloof... "I will be downstairs in twenty-five minutes," Alex said and beat Patrick to it before he started asking him any questions.... Patrick sighed deeply as he watched Alex go up the stairs... He knew exactly where he was... this was getting more serious as the days went by and it made him worried...