Chapter - 184
"Wake up, sleepy head," Alex was sleeping peacefully, dreaming about the beach and the beautiful calm sea, when suddenly the sea turned violent, and a huge wave came towards him.
"Aahh..." Alex woke up with a jolt and sat straight. He was drenched in water all over. And in front of him, Damien laughed like crazy with a bucket in his hand.
"Fuck you, man..." Alex cursed as he brushed his hands through his wet hair, "It was such a nice dream."
It was only the second day since his return, and Alex wanted to have that long-awaited stress-free nap. But how could Damien let that happen? He waited for a while, but as soon as the clock hit nine, Damien knew he had to do something. Damien walked into Alex's room to wake up Alex. But when he saw Alex sleeping so peacefully, a devious idea struck him.
And next, it was Damien, Alex and a bucket full of water.
"How long are you going to sleep?" Damien was not at all apologetic. Instead, he even jumped on Alex and hugged him, not caring if he got wet.
"Mom and dad have already left for work. Now, it's only you and me. Let's go play some games," Damien suggested, "You know how much I missed my gaming console?"
"Uhmm... Dad?" Alex asked with his eyes still half closed, "Did he come home last night?"
"Yeah, he did... Well, you were already asleep, so he did not wake you up," Damien told Alex, "But enough of that... Hurry up, I have already waited long enough to kick your ass in FIFA. I don't want to wait any longer," Damien tried to act all cute.
"Fine... Fine... Just let me freshen up first," Alex said, and pushed Damien off him, "Connect everything. I will be down in ten," giving instructions to Damien, Alex entered the bathroom.
"Hurry up... I won't wait a moment longer than ten minutes," Damien said as he banged the bathroom a couple of times before he made his way down.
"And everyone calls me childish and impatient," Alex shook his head inside.
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"I can't do it anymore," Damien whined, throwing away his controller in his hand, "How come you are so good now? I have been gone for a little more than half a year," Damien looked at Alex with a complaining gaze.
Alex and Damien spent their morning as well as the whole of the afternoon playing games. As for lunch, Martha did make some for them, but Damien wanted to eat something unhealthy. So they ordered some burgers, fries and pizza. Beer was already in the fridge, and they were all set for a fun time.
"What? Had your fill?" Alex grabbed a slice of pizza and straightened his back, "You surely have gotten rusty."
"It's not that I am giving up or anything," Damien said, "Mom asked me to take you to meet Aunt Rachel. It's already four. We need to be there by five," Damien said as he stood up and stretched his body.
"How come mom didn't tell me?" Alex asked.
"Well, it's a surprise," Damien looked at Alex and smiled mysteriously.
"You are really uptight, you know. Even more than me," Alex shook his head, "What if we haven't met today? How were you going to contact me?"
"I don't know... Maybe it was all for this fated encounter," Claire tucked her hair behind her ears and replied.
"I thought you people of science didn't believe in such stuff. But I kind of like the tone of it, "Alex looked at Claire with tender gaze, " A fated encounter indeed."
"... So, are you going in or coming out?" Alex asked.
"Oh... I am going home," Claire said, "I had already spent two days straight at the hospital. I couldn't even wash my hair, and they stink. Now I desperately need a nice relaxing hot bath."
"You left Annie alone for two days?" Alex frowned.
"Do you think I would?" Claire shook her head, "Actually, she is at my friend's for the time being. I will pick her up on my way home."
"Oh... Figured," Alex nodded, "So, want to exchange numbers now?" Alex pulled out his phone and asked.
"Definitely..." Claire nodded and pulled out her phone as well. And just as they were done, Damien showed up.
"Look at you... you sneaky old bas..." Damien almost cursed when he saw Alex with a beautiful woman, "Why did you leave me behind, o brother of mine? I was worried for you. And who's this pretty lady you got here? Won't you introduce me to the noble lady? She isn't your girlfriend, is she?" Damien asked while his eyes scanned Claire.
"Don't be rude..." Alex smacked Damien right at the back of his head, "She is Doctor Claire... She helped me a couple of times before, and we just bumped into each other today."
"And he is my brother. That is enough for his introduction," Alex told Claire.
"How rude of you, o brother of mine. Hello there Doc... This knight in shining armour is Damien. Don't take my words to heart. I was only joking earlier... Not that you are not pretty...
You're dope... I meant that girlfriend bit..." Damien laughed, and his words made Claire smile.
"You have a funny brother," Claire said, "But I need to get going now... I will meet you guys later."
"Yeah, sure..." Alex nodded, and Claire bid her farewell.
"Hopefully not in the hospital," Damien instead shouted from behind... "Let's meet over some drinks instead." And this got him a thumbs up from Claire, who didn't look behind as she made her way.
"Tell me more about where you got hold of that chic..." Just as Damien turned around to look at Alex, he found that his brother had already left him standing alone.
"No... No... No... You are not slipping away from this. I want to hear every single damn detail..."
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