THE HIPPIE LIFE - PART 2

“TO MY WONDERFUL READERS: SORRY ABOUT THAT LAST CLIFF-HANGER.

WELL,NO,NOT REALLY. HAHAHAHA.BUT SERIOUSLY,I LOVE YOU GUYS.”

- Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

Alex woke up in the hospital bed. His whole body was aching like hell. He shouted, "Alexa!". His Mom was next to him. She looked like she was crying the whole night. She shook her head and cried again before Alex knew what it meant and fell unconscious again.

He woke up but he wished that it was all a dream. The pain was too much. It felt that he had lost a part of himself. He didn't talk to anyone for a week. He had a fracture in his left hand, a broken toe, a large and deep wound in his thigh and one broken heart. He went to school. Everyone tried to comfort him. He didn't want anyone care. He wanted Alexa. He went home. He went inside Alexa's room. He sat on her bed. He closed his eyes and imagined that someone would tell him that it was all a dream and the next moment Alexa would come rushing towards him, hug him and tell him that everything was alright.

Nothing happened. He lied down and cried till his body ached. His mind was in a greater damage than his body. He could not sleep. It was dinner time soon. He locked himself in his room. He imagined what Alexa would have done in his place. Alexa was very brave. Alex always wanted to be like her. He took his iPod and shut all the lights in his room. He crawled in his bed and looked out the window. He saw a star which was shining brighter than the others. He knew that it was Alexa. He knew that when someone dies, he gain a new form. A star would have been perfect for Alexa. Bright and burning itself to give light to others. Tomorrow was Alexa's funeral. Alex did not want to go. He had some other plans in his mind.

His mom was blaming Alex for her death. Alex couldn't take it anymore. He went to his room. He packed his bag. He took his skateboard, a camera, the money he had saved, his laptop, A picture frame of Alex and Alexa and his iPod. He wore Alexa's sneakers and set outside the house when everyone else had gone to Alexa's funeral. He didn't know where to go. He knew that he could not stay in that house. He caught the bus to the train station. He got on any train. He paid the train fare and didn't even look where he was going. He got off on the last stop. He got out, ate a sandwich and checked how many cash he had left. He had $200 on him. It was enough for the week. He slept on a bench that night. He stargazed before sleeping and said goodnight to Alexa before sleeping.

The next morning he woke by a sound saying, "Did you run away from home ?". Standing in front of him was a girl. She was beautiful. She looked very kind but strong. She was a troublemaker but also very disciplined. Her eyes were friendly and full of magic, yet hide some secrets. She was like Alex. Alex said, "Yes. Why?". She replied, "Me too". They both talked for an hour. Alex told everything about himself and his family( He had nothing to lose). Her name was Sarah. She had run away because her father was a drunkard and her mom was a waiter at a bar. She couldn't take it anymore because her family was running low on money, her father wasted it on drinks and her mom worked day and night just to get harassed by her husband. Alex hugged her. He said, "Everything is going to be alright". Alex told Sarah about Alexa. She winced for a second and then held Alex's hand. She said that she had a brother who committed suicide when he was 14. Now Sarah was that age. She took a different path.Alex asked Sarah, "What are we going to do now?". Sarah said, "What do you say that we stick together? Two broken hearts?". Alex smiled and agreed. They went to have coffee. She said that they would need a source of income. They both said it together, "Youtube?".

They laughed and decided to make a channel. Alex used to shoot and Sarah used to edit. Alex played drums and Sarah sang.

They uploaded covers and Vlogs. They actually had an amazing life. At first, it was full of struggle but later both of them got a hang of it. They loved roaming around in public transport and sleeping in it too. They loved to work at charity homes for fun. They captured all this and uploaded it.

A year went by. First, they sent some money home saying - WITH LOVE, YOUR MISFIT. They had enough money and subscribers to buy themselves a van. They took a classic hippy van and modified it On the outside, there was graffiti and on the inside, it was like a mini-home. They had even adjusted a bathroom in it! They had formed a bunk bed in it. They even had a kitchen in it. They could somewhat live in it. They had got famous on the internet as 'The Runaway Couple'. They also were like soulmates. One day, when Alex was Driving in the starry night on the Country lane while Sarah was making them some sandwiches, a call came. Sarah said, "It is for you, honey". Alex exchanged the wheel with Sarah. Alex picked up the call.There was a man on the other side. He said,"Hello Alex, This is Jeremy Jauncey, The founder of 'Beautiful Destinations'. Would you like to join us ?".