Chapter 202 - Scratches and Thorns... (1/2)

Alex was feeling something more than a friendship for her.. It's more than a simple liking between two friends. But he was afraid to get rejected by her so he decided to ask his brother about it first..

He noticed that Alonzo was coming home late most of the days now and everytime he would return with a smile on his face.

So Alex asked Alonzo, ”Brother, why are being all smiley nowadays? Anything special had happened to you?”

Taking a seat beside Alex, Alonzo turned his face towards him before grinning widely, he finally confessed, ”Bro.. There is a big reason for my happy mood.”

”Really? And what's the reason?” Alex asked happily seeing his brother in joy.

Right then Alonzo dropped the bond, looking at Alex with a grinning face, ”Bro..

am in love.”

”What? You are in love? Who is that lucky girl then?” Alex was very much happy for his brother that he was now in love with a girl but somewhere in his heart he was feeling a little bit uneasy as if his next words would be going to break all of his dreams that he had planned.

Breathing slowly, Alonzo looked directly in Alex's eyes and said, ”You will be the happiest person after you come to know about the girl because you're the one who had given me the chance to meet the most beautiful girl of the world and gave me the opportunity to spend time with her in your absence..

I'm.. I'm in love with Veronica, Alex.. I've fallen very deeply for her that there is no way to return back..”

*crash*

With this single confession, the hope in Alex's heart had been shattered down into many tiny pieces and he felt like he had lost the most precious person of his heart in a mere second...

His dream was now lying in a blood pool with scratches and thorns...

Today, Alex also had decided to declare his love to his brother but before that could happen, Alonzo had snatched his words from him. He badly wanted to yell on Alonzo that he was also feeling something more than liking for Veronica..

But when he saw the glitters in his brother's eyes which were sparkling like stars, he refused to tell Alonzo about his feelings. He had never seen his brother so much happy before the day he had started to meet Veronica.

Alonzo had done so many things for his betterment that there was no turning back..

Even he fought with their father for him so that he could live a peaceful life like others. He even declined the offer of his higher studies abroad just because of Alex's wellbeing...

Then how could he not forget his feelings towards Veronica for Alonzo??

It would be so little compared to what Alonzo did for him..

He would not betray his brother..

Not at any cost..