Chapter 2: "Do you like Robert?"
"Ugh!" Alec woke up after sleeping for straight up 10 hours. "My head hurts." He said with one of his hand over his head. He checked his phone and found out that it was noon already. Sofia enters the room.
"You should go shower first. I will go make something for you to eat." She said. As she was leaving, she heard, "What's with that attitude huh? Can't you see I am not at ease. My head hurts. Need to fix that first." Alec said.
"It must be due to the hangover from yesterday. I will get… " Sofia could not complete herself as Alec interrupted saying, "Drunk Man! Right? You must be pitying me?"
"N-No I… " Sofia wanted to respond but was interrupted again.
"You're the perfect Wife. I am the worst husband. I get it. Now get me something to get rid of this headache, will you Ms. Perfect?" Alec kept talking.
"I will get you some lemonade. That's all I was willing to say earlier." Sofia said and left. Her face was expressionless, as if she was fed up.
Alec got off his bed and went to the bathroom. He turned on the shower and stood under it with his fist rested on one of the walls. He started thinking about the last night. Party Lights, People Dancing, Tequila and… Robert, these are the only things that he could recall. Then he remembered how Robert brought him home. As soon as he was reminded of it, he bursted out, "Pathetic!" He started throwing the things that were there in the bathroom and kept shouting, "Pathetic! Pathetic!" He banged his hands on the wall and kept uttering that word, "Pathetic!"
Sofia,who was in the kitchen, heard noise coming from the bathroom. She rushed to see what was happening. She understood it was Alec inside and he was not alright. But how could she help him, she started thinking. She grabbed a towel from their room and went back to him. "Do you need a towel?" She asked. Hearing her voice, Alec suddenly stopped. "Do you need a towel? I am standing here with one." Sofia repeated herself. To her surprise, within a few moments, Alec started banging his hand on the walls again. He stopped saying anything however kept on banging the wall and throwing the toiletries here and there inside the bathroom.
Sofia didn't know what to do. Things were getting terrifying. Then, she did something she didn't want to. She opened the bathroom door and entered inside. She was surprised it wasn't closed. Alec was drenched in water. The shower was still running. He continued banging on the wall not knowing that Sofia was behind him.
Sofia gently placed one of her hands on his shoulder. "P-Please calm down." She pleaded with a soft voice. Alec was gasping. Not knowing what to do next, he clenched his fist, his back facing her. "Get out!" Alec said slowly.
Sofia was afraid of what would come next. She stretched her hands to give him the towel and said, "I brought you a towel,". To this Alec responded, shouting, "I said get out!"
Sofia was shocked and quickly turned back to leave. As she was leaving, Alec held her hand and pulled her towards him. Sofia froze with the towel in her hand. She closed her eyes.
Alec moved close to her. Sofia's body was trembling with her eyes still closed.
"Robert… What did he say to you?" Alec asked Sofia in her ears. Sofia's eyes opened. Alec was too close to her. She didn't know if she should say something in that situation. "Please dry yourself and I will get you some lemonade," Sofia said nervously. "What were you two talking about yesterday night? I know you two were having some discussion, while I… I laid down pathetically, all drunk!" Saying this Alec gave Sofia a push.
Sofia somehow balanced herself on the slippery floor. "Please get out of the shower or you might catch a cold." Sofia said. Alec stared at her for a few moments and then pulled her close to him, again. Sofia instantly closed her eyes. Her clothes were now getting wet too. She tried to turn off the shower. Alec stopped her from doing so. Alec was staring at her. "Do you like Robert?" He whispered. Sofia instantly opens her eyes, in shock.
"What?" She asked.
"It's a simple question," Alec responded.
"No… not at all," Sofia said gently. Her lips trembled and she was about to cry. Alec's eyes moved upon her trembling lips. Water droplets dripping from his wet hair strands. "But you two are close these days…" Alec asked back. Hearing him ask this, Sofia pushed him back. Her eyes as if telling that she has had enough.
She threw the towel at him and left.
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