"I'm fine Raphael."

"Yes, I hope you always be okay Alice."

She looked up at him and smiled sadly, "I'll always be okay," she reassured him. She was lying but he would never have to know that. She did not want to worry him, or the rest of her family. It wasn't worth it to them. But they were still his family and so of course they loved her. It was just their way. They would always worry about her no matter what happened, because they loved her.

Just like all people did. Well, at least in this case. There were only four people in her life who knew about...