Alexa finished telling me her story. My mind was spinning, it was so much information to take in. When she cried, I cried. I held her close, I don't want her thinking that my perception of her has changed. But, honestly It has. She's brave, courageous and a complete hero. The events her parents put her through made me sick. Wait, if her parents are dead, who was she talking about when she said her mother had a stroke?

"Alexa?" I asked.

"Yes?" she replied.

"If your parents are...gone, how come your mother had a stroke not so long ago?" I asked, I felt a little bad for doing so.

She stared at me and she let out a small smile. "After the event's that happened, the officials contacted my god mother Adrianna and her husband Mark. When they heard the full story, they vowed that I'd never have to do anything I didn't want to again. I didn't go to juvie because it was self-defence. One very reliable witness managed to save my whole life from falling apart. The security system. The video was fed from the cameras to my father's phone which survived the fire. It showed the officials everything that happened, room by room. I never saw the footage and I never wanted to. But, after the footage was viewed. The two detective that were assigned to my case came and gave me their deepest apologies for everything I went through. They were shaken up and they were disgusted with what I went through. I could tell."

She looked away and another tear escaped her eye. My heart was breaking for her but the worst thing I could do was tell her that I'm sorry that happened to her.

I stared at her. "Alexa, your so beautiful. Inside here" I touched her chest to where her heart was beating. "and on the outside" I smiled.

She smiled. She looked at me and cupped my face. We both leant in and we kissed, deeper than before. I felt every nerve in her being touched. I felt all her worries melt away. I felt the real Alexa.