Always Together✔️

Chapter: 57

Closing my eyes, I turn my face to the sky feeling the warmth of the morning sunlight on my skin. 

New day, new me.

"Start jogging, instead of standing in front of the door like a retard." A scowl comes to my face when I hear Pops' voice, ruining my perfect moment.

"Get those legs working, I can already feel you are turning into a couch potato." He ignores my scowl, with a shrug.

Shaking my head at him, I start power walking and soon I break into light jogging. Gradually, my face relaxes into a small smile enjoying myself. 

A lot has happened in the past couple of days, but I am managing to slowly find myself. Days are bearable, however, when night comes it is an entirely different story. His words haunt me and darkness inside me starts to surface. 

And then there is Alec, my anchor, always finding me and pulling me back from the darkness.

My smile widens just thinking about him, the person who hardly smiles around anyone, his name is enough to bring a smile on my face.

Picking up speed I start to jog towards the park, as jogging amid nature feels so refreshing, both physically and mentally. 

I am about to end my second lap, around the park, when I see Alec a little far from where I am. He is unaware of my presence, his back his facing me, as he is standing with his hands on his waist. From the condition of his shirt, it seems he has just finished running. 

A small chuckle escapes my lips and I immediately cover my mouth with my hand to stop myself from laughing while the excitement is buzzing inside me. I am not excited because he is here, I am excited as for the first time I can sneak up, on him. 

Taking a deep breath I try to calm myself so I don't make any sound to alert him while discreetly I walk towards him. With every step, my excitement increases, as well as, the smile on my face gets bigger.

I am about to push him, but he turns with lightning-fast speed and tackles me to the ground with his entire body. At the same time, he wraps one arm behind my head and the other on my lower back to cushion the impact. But even then groan leaves my lip as I fall on the ground with his weight on me, literally knocking the breath out of me.

"How did you know?" I wince looking at his smug expression.

"Next time try to be more discreet by keeping quiet, your little laugh was a clear giveaway." He arches an eyebrow smugly, "Although, even then, you will not be able to outsmart me, still, you can try. Maybe if you are good then I will pretend to be surprised," he says with teasing tone.

 My frown vanishes when I focus on his face, as he hovers above me blocking the sun. The sunrays are creating an outline behind his head, highlighting his hair, closely resembling a halo making him look angelic.

For me that he is... an angel who saves me from falling into darkness.

Normally, I think he is handsome, but at this moment, he looks beautiful. Without thinking, I raise my hand to touch strands of his hair, which are light compared to the rest because of the light casting on them. Then I pull away, the hair from his face which carelessly fell on his forehead while memorizing each and every feature. From now, this face will keep my demons away.

His eyes are following my every movement, but he never stops me, while I caress the side of his face feeling light stubble beneath my fingers. However, his earlier playful look is replaced by a serious expression, as his gaze is focused on me. A small rueful smile forms on my lips, as I know nothing lasts forever but I want the memory of his face to imprint on my soul forever.