alex couldn't help hold himself any more.
"what do you mean my familly would be dead by now?"
Unfortunately for him, both sam and ren ignored him.after few seconds sam looked at ren and said in defeated voice.
"thank you ren."
"don't thank me yet sam. I am sure father already knows about this. He probably didn't do anything cause he wanted to see how I will handle this situation sam."
Sam face became pale. He tuned his head towards alex then turned back at sam before speaking
"really?"
"i am 90% sure"
"can you save him ren? You know I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me."
"no"
Sam felt anger and helplessness. He went all quiet. While alex felt everything around him going black. The tabe went all silent
'ding.'
Until a notification sound rang out. Ren looked at it and said to sam.
"its dad. He said to come home for dinner today."
Sam looked at alex and made up his mind. And look at ren and said
"lets leave right now."
After which both sam and ren left leaving alex. Alex watched as they leave and his thoughts were all about what kind of background does sam come from and when he thought about if he would really die an image of sophia formed.
Alex sat there for a long time while overwhelmed by his own thoughts until a person placed a hand on his shoulder.
"hey, are you alright?"
Alex body shook before he turned his head towards that person slowly. And replied
"i am fine"
"are you sure your phone has been ringing for quiet some time."
Only then alex noticed that everyone is looking at him and his phone is still ringing. he took out his phone noticed it was sophia who was calling him. Ignoring the person alex went out of the cafe and picked up the call.
"hello? alex?"
"sofi."
"are you alright? Where are right now?"
Alex didn't know what to say for few seconds until he thought he might be killed.
"i love you sofi. i mess.."
"alex don't do anything stupid. Tell me where are you right now?"
Alex paused for a second before he told her where he was. When sophia arrived, she noticed alex standing out side the cafe and his car nowhere near. When alex saw her he said
"i am sorry sofi. I.. I messed up."
He said with shaky voice. Sophia just said to come with her. After which they arrived at sophia's home. When finally alex told everything that had happened, including what ren said about his family. Sophia felt angry at the beginning when she heard what he did.
But as it got to the part about ren. She felt unbelievable. Alex felt his chest become little lighter when he finished telling everything. sophia told said it going to be okay, and said it might be a prank by both sam and ren.
But alex told her that he was sure that it isn't a prank considering that every other senior behavior with ren. And how everyone in the gym leaving. And how ren recorded everything.
Sophia just said it is going to be okay and stared calling sam. Unfortunately, the call kept ringing but not answered. Sophia called one of the student council member asked for ren's number. She got the number.
But it too was not picked up. Next day early in the morning alex got a message from ren to come to the gym in 30 mins.
Sophia insisted that she will come too. Or she will call the police. Alex left with no choice had to agree. When they arrived and entered the gym. They were only 2 people inside, sam and ren. Sophia looked at sam and spoke
"who is your father sam?"
All she got was silence. After which ren spoke up.
"you friend is going to be okay. "
Then ren looked at sam to which he nodded.
"i am sorry. But all I can tell you is my father has more power than the president. I talked with him last night. No one is going to get killed. Alex shouldn't have…"
"killed? "
"it is better for everyone to not to know. Sophia its all alexs fault. Did he told you that he paid someone to break my legs?"
"he told me everything sam."
Sam paused for a few seconds before looking at alex and said
"you shouldn't have said you will harm me, alex. You are lucky that my brother was here. And I got time to speak with my father before anything happened to you or your family"
Alex kept his head down.
"i want you to know that what is going to happen is a lot better than what might have happen."
"what you mean sam?"
Sophia asked as she felt that sam and ren might do something to alex. And she was right.
"don't stop me if you want him and his family to die."
Ren spoke up and thrown a punch at alex's face. Before sophia understood what ren said. Alex feet left the ground as he feel back.
"STOP!"
She yelled but to it was no use as ren kicked alex in the stomach.
"you could have hit him after she left. Ren!"
Ren only smiled at sam's word while still continuing beating alex . sophia look back at sam
"we can talk sa.."
"cough..cough.."
Before she could say anything she saw alex coughing blood. Her eyes went wide. Sophai looked at ren who didn't seem like he would stop hitting alex. Her body moved as she tried to push ren away from alex.
But just when her hand touched ren's biceps something unexpected and beyond logic happened. Time seems to have stopped.
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'uh?'
Suddenly ren saw his foot stopped moving. When he tried to see what happening he noticed he couldn't move his neck and his eyes went wide when he noticed blood staying still in mid air.
'what is happening?'