❧R E M O R S E ❧ [the sequel]

❧twelve❧

D A W N
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I kissed Adalyn goodnight as I walked downstairs into the quiet and empty living room. Michelle had fallen asleep about an hour ago but for some reason, I'm unable to do so

It's one of the many occasions where I'm stuck awake late at night

I open the t.v. to Netflix when my phone goes off besides me. I grab the cell phone and raise it to my face, observing the screen.

A notification on Instagram from Alejandro

alejandrosario

hey. I'm not sure if you're still awake but can we meet up somewhere?

  I stare at the screen wide eyed. The last time I saw Alejandro was about two weeks ago when I had left Mattia's house. The night when... when he hit me

Those two weeks passed by silently. There wasn't much talk about Mattia or his personal life. And I didn't want to be told anything about it anyways. I wanted absolutely nothing to do with him.

I stare at the screen before replying

 

meet up where?

 
alejandrosario

anywhere. coffee shop?

okay.

alejandrosario

alri. i'll send the address. I'll be there in half an hour

Hesitantly, I shut off the t.v. and walked upstairs into the bedroom where I slept with Adalyn. I could hear her muffled snores as I crept towards the closet door and grabbed a shirt and a pair of jeans from off one of the shelves.

I rolled them on and then found my shoes, my wallet, and my keys before i grabbed my phone and left the house. I hadn't woken up Michelle to notify her. I wouldn't be gone for too long

I followed the address Alejandro had texted me , towards a small coffee shop not too far from Michelle's home. It was a normal store. Nothing special about it other than the fact that it was empty on a Saturday night

I entered the shop to see him already seated at a small table. He saw me and stood as he outstretched his arms. I backed away a bit before carefully hugging him back .

I wasnt sure why I was so reluctant. Maybe it was because I wasn't used to him like that anymore. Or maybe it's because I see him as a relative stranger now.

"What did you need to talk about" I asked as I took a seat in front of him

He placed his hands together under his chin  as he shrugged. " get a DNA test"

I nudged my head back a little as I furrowed my eyebrows together. I was shocked at his words... shocked that he had asked for something like that from me.

"What?"

"I think you need to get a DNA test for Adalyn"