Sold?

•Rosalie

"I see..." I couldn't even manage to ask Alios how Lizzie died. It came as a shock to me.

"It's okay, don't worry about it." Alios smiled at me.

Sometimes I wonder if he really is sixteen. He's way more mature than he should be.

"Say,"

"Yeah?"

"Can I borrow your phone?"

"My phone? Sure." He fished out his phone and handed it to me, "Why do you need it though?"

"I just need to look up something."

"Okay."

I took his phone and went and sat on the table in the corner. His phone was already connected to the WiFi so I searched some articles regarding Lexus.

I was wondering why he sponsored me or when did he come to the orphanage.

He was a public figure. So there were some articles regarding him. But none of them stated his visit to the orphanage. Or any orphanage at that.

So how did he come to know me?

I sighed and looked further when I stumbled upon a pretty old article. About 13 years old.

The title of the article was making me hesitant but I decided to open it anyway.

It was a short read.

It stated how Lexus accidently shot his father in the head when he was fifteen resulting in his death on the spot.

The case as to why he shot him or what was going on was kept hidden but the Jury ruled it out as self-defense and Lexus served three months in house arrest.

Self defense? Against his father?

****

I was lost in thought when I heard Lexus's voice.

"Rosalie?" He called my name and I snapped back to reality.

"Lexus..." He stepped towards me and I flinched.

"Is- something wrong?"He asked and I shook my head. "Are you sure? You look-"

"Lexus? I-uh- I read something today. An online article."

Might as well ask him myself.

"It was really old. Like really old." I bit my lower lip as he just responded with a nod. "I just wanted to ask."

"Hmm?"

"The article said-" I looked straight into his eyes and chewed my lower lip before continuing,

"You 'accidentally' murdered your father when you were 15."

His eyes grew wide and then traveled around in panic. He was at a loss of words.

"That-" He couldn't gather his words.

"I don't doubt you." I said and he looked at me, surprised, "I know it was an accident."

He looked down, "It doesn't change the fact that I killed him."

"It does!" I yelled and he flinched, "Killing is something done voluntarily. It wasn't a murder, it was you just protecting yourself right?" He finally looked back at me, "And, I- uh- I'm guessing that those burns you have on your body were because of your father. It's just a guess but-"

"You're right." He cut me and spoke in a low tone, but this time he didn't touch the place where his scars were and it was then that I noticed he was holding something in his hand behind his back.

"What's that?" I asked

"Ah. This?" He took out a shopping bag from behind, "This is- uh-" He shook his head as if to concentrate, "This is for you." He handed it to me, "It's a smartphone. I thought you might need one."

Maybe it was because I brought up something unpleasant, he seemed a bit lost. I took the phone from him and placed it on the counter.

"Lexus."

"Hmm?"

"Bend down a little. You're too tall." He did as I told him and I wrapped my arms around him and kissed his cheek, "If you hadn't protected yourself back then, you wouldn't be here would you?" I whispered, "And I'd rather have you here with me than anything else in the world."

For some moments there was complete silence. He didn't even move.

"Uh-Lexus?"

I felt a pair of arms slip around my waist and he buried his face in my neck as we both sat down on the floor.

"Thank you." He whispered. "I guess all these years I really needed to hear that."

All these years?

Had this incident been haunting him his entire life?

I hugged him back.

I want to know what happened, I want to know everything about him but I want him to tell me when he's ready.

I could feel his heart beating through mine. It was loud and slowly calming it's way down.

I want to be here with him.

I want him to rely on me more.

***

"This is for me?" I asked the lady who delivered some clothes to the house.

"Yes miss, you're Mr.Xander's girlfriend, aren't you? He personally picked out the dress. "

I blushed, girlfriend.

Hehehe. Girlfriend.

The lady bid her goodbye and left.

I took the bag and saw Lexus coming down the stairs. He noticed the bag in my hands.

"Oh it's here."

"Did you really buy this?"

He nodded, "Yeah. For you. Go and get changed, we're going out to eat."

"We are? Where?"

"Just a regular restaurant. Hurry and get changed. We'll be late for our reservation."

I nodded and went up to my room.

***

I looked at myself in the mirror, admiring the dress. It was such a cute and classy dress at the same time.

A pair of heels was already present in the closet for me to wear with it.

I made my way down where Lexus was already waiting.

As I descended the stairs, the clicking of my heels caught his attention and he looked at me.

A gentle smile made his lips curl up.

He walked and stood at the end of the stairs, holding out his hand for me to take.

"Shall we go?"

I nodded, "But." I took his hand, "Why are we suddenly going out to eat?"

"Because it's my birthday."