Undying Love

She Meets Someone She Wishes She Didn't

It's been a week since I have been taking care of Kaito and his parents are coming to pick him up soon. I looked into the mirror and put my hair in a bun. Today is my parents' funeral. My brother was dressed and waiting with Kaito downstairs. God knows I don't want to do this. I don't have the strength to go and stand up on a stage and talk about a mother who was a workaholic and some guy who wasn't even my dad. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love my mom and Luke, but how am I supposed to go up on stage and say stuff about my parents when half of the time they weren't even home.

I sighed. I smoothed out the long black dress I was wearing which stopped below my knees, put on a pair of black flats cause I'm not a heels person. I went downstairs only to see my brother standing at the doorway talking to someone. My jaw dropped when I saw who it was. Alex moved out the to let Trey in the house and I immediately ran to hug him. Over this past week we've become really good friends. Finding out his little secret has really brought us closer.

"It's going to be okay." He whispered in my ear and rubbed my back. I rested my forehead on his shoulder and felt myself about to cry.

I never expected this day to happen. I mean I knew it was coming, but I never knew so soon.

"Lex we gotta go or we'll be late." I heard Alex say. I wiped my eyes and let go of Trey. I walked towards my brother and Kaito who were already in the car. I turned around to see if Trey was there, but he had vanished.

Typical.

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The funeral went by rather quickly. It was just my mother's side of the family balling their eyes out and Luke's side of the family balling their eyes out. I mean, don't get me wrong I was balling my eyes out too, but not as much as them. We sat at multiple tables, Kaito sitting with his mom and dad and my mothers sisters and brothers, Luke's brothers and sisters sitting at a different table. Alex and I sat at a table by ourselves. I refused to sit with anyone else but my brother cause I didn't want other people's pity.

I watched my brother eat his food when I deep voice snapped me out if my thoughts.

"Lexi.." I saw Alex stiffen next to me. I turned around to see a man covered in tattoos. He had short black hair and to be honest, he looked like me.

"Why are you here? You have no right to be here!" I heard Alex say next to me.

"Alex please calm down. I just want to talk to Lexi." The man pleaded with Alex but Alex grabbed the man by his shirt and pushed him to the wall.

"Alex stop!" I said, grabbing onto his arm trying to get him to let go of that guy.

Next thing I know Alex gets kicked in the stomach. Relatives are standing up, concerned.

"Frank, that's enough! You don't come to the funeral and beat up your own son!" One of my Aunts said.

Son? Could that be.. My dad?

"I just need to talk to Lexi."

"Over my dead body." Alex said. He clutched his stomach, but was able to get up.

"Alex.. Is that our dad?" I asked, standing next to him. He didn't look at me nor did he answer. I looked at the man. The whole room was silent. No one would answer the question. I looked back at the man and our eyes meet.

Oh fuck that is my dad.

I backed away. Away from my dad, away from Alex, away from everybody. I took off running out the door and I didn't stop running.

Why? Why did he show up at mom's funeral? Where has he been? If he thinks that talking to me is going to make me love him again, then he's fucked up in the head.

Thoughts swirled around my head. I rested against a wall and just sat there. I felt tears sting my eyes.

I didn't ask for this. I didn't ask for my mother and Luke to die. I didn't ask for my mother to be raped by some guy I call dad. And since she was raped what does that make me? An accident? Something that isn't supposed to be here but is here anyway.

"Lexi." A shadow fell over me. I looked up to see Autumn and Trey standing next to each other. I got up and hugged Autumn. I cried on her shoulder and she just rubbed my back. Autumn is the type that doesn't just say "It's going to be okay" or "It's going to get better". She's the type of person that would be there for you.

We stood there for a couple minutes. I broke the hug and just stared at them both.

"We saw the whole thing." Autumn said. "I literally had to hold Trey back so he wouldn't kick your dads ass." I laughed at that.

"I'm going to do that, mark my words." Trey said not looking at me.

Autumn rolled her eyes and I couldn't help but laugh. In that moment I had forgotten everything. I'd forgotten about Alex. I'd forgotten about the funeral. And the best of all I'd forgotten about my dad.