(Adrian)
I sit in the back of the town car and think of her. She is the most exquisite creature I have ever seen. Her light golden hair and huge brown eyes too large for her small heart shaped face. She was like no other I had seen before and I knew that she had to be mine. Her presence alone told me that and I had to get to know her. I first went over and was so nervous that the only way I could talk to her was to be rude. I could see that I made her feel uneasy and I hated that. However haven spoken to her and seen her face movements as she spoke her oozing beauty was captivating and I was smitten by her from the very first words. All night I thought of nothing else but her and I had to find her. I tracked down which hotel she was in and I began to send her gifts. I did not want her to know that it was me so on the cards I simply said “enjoy” I carried on for a while like that then I had to reveal myself to her. She was surprised but she accepted me and I fell in love with her. I knew from the moment I met her that she would be in danger if I carried on with her. My own selfishness for not wanting to be without her stopped me from doing the right thing which would have been to let her go. As time went on and I became more infatuated by her the danger only grew her life was now in serious danger and I had to tell her my secret. Even then she did not doubt me but instead carried on loving me. Michael has also fallen for her and I can’t blame him alanna is one of a kind and there will never be any one like her again. I trust when she says that she loves me but I do have a terrifying fear that she might have feelings for him too. I could not stand in her way if he chose him but I don’t think that I could carry on living if she did. I love her and thinking of her with another is like someone ripping my heart out with their bare hands. To make sure that I never have that feeling I have come to New York to ask her to marry me.
The car comes to stop and I open the door I step out and into the cold street of New York and look up at the building where I know she is. I walk in through the doors and I see everyone stare I don’t even give them a second look instead I march down the corridor and know that I will see her soon. I reach into my inside jacket pocket and feel to make sure I have the ring. As I pass some girls standing by the lockers I hear one shout out to me “Adrian” I turn around and I see Katharine walking towards me I can’t deny that she is a beautiful girl but to me she is mere dust on the floor compared to alanna. “Yes what can I do for you?” I say to her quickly. “What are you doing here, sorry silly question alanna” “yes I am here for her have you seen her?” “No I haven’t but the room was crowed were we took the exam so I really couldn’t say for sure, how have you been?” “Fine, is the exam over?” “Yeah just finished I am sure alanna probably went back to her room” “yes” I try to walk away but she again shouts after me. “Adrian I want to apologies for that night at dinner” “apology accepted now I must go find alanna” I turn away and head back down the corridor to Alanna’s room. I approach and I hear voices inside I knock and her friend Sophie comes to the door. “Adrian what a surprise” I look at her there is something about this girl that I don’t like she seems like a fake person and I don’t trust her around alanna. “Is alanna here?” I say in a quick to the point tone “No I haven’t seen her” “did she take the exam today?” “I don’t think so I sat by the door so she could see me when she came in but she didn’t come Adrian alanna wasn’t here” “may I come in?” “Yeah sure come on in” I walk into the room and see that she has a male friend in the room with her, I look at him and nod I can’t say that I am to impressed by her she should not have this boy in a room where to two girls live it’s very disrespectful. I look to him and say “please May I have a minute with Sophie?” the boy gets up and rolls his eyes slightly “see you later Hun” she sticks to him like glue and I now feel even more uncomfortable and even more sure of how I feel about her He goes out and closes the door. “Sophie where is alanna?” “I don’t know I told you she never came today” “then where is she?” “I don’t know have you tried ringing her?” “I spoke to her when I was in the car and she was on her way here” “let me try her” she gets her phone and dials Alanna’s number. It rings for ages but alanna does not pick up. “I am worried are you sure she said she was coming here?” “Yes I was going to meet her here” my mind goes into overdrive and I worry that she has been hurt. I take out my phone and ring her but she is still not picking up. I ring Michael and there is also no answer from him. My heart begins to race and I can’t contain my worry Sophie picks up on it and tries to reassure me that alanna will be ok. “You really love her don’t you?” “More than anything she is my world I would die for her” “intense but its sweet and she feels the same way” “Sophie I want to tell you something but you cannot tell anyone is that clear?” “Okay” she says a little worried. I reach into my pocket and pull out the red Cartier box as I do I see Sophie’s face drain white “what’s that?” I open the box to reveal and large platinum square diamond ring set in a band with diamonds around it. “Do you think she will like it?” “That ring is an ice berg, so are you going to propose?” “Yes I am” “that’s great” I close the ring box and Sophie stares at me “can I see it again?” I smile and open the box as I do she gasps her face is gleaming I almost think that she might want the ring. I put it back in my pocket for safe keeping and my mind again worries about alanna. I fear that something happened to her and I can’t bear that thought. Another thing that has me worried is that maybe she is with Michael maybe she did make a choice. I shake off that feeling but my head begins to throb. “Where is she?” I say loudly and see Sophie move away from me. “I am sure she is fine don’t worry” “all I do is worry about her I need to see her” I rush out into the corridor and look around for her but she is nowhere to be seen. I walk briskly to the head office. I don’t even knock but I walk straight in. “excuse me sir but who are you?” “Mr. Black we spoke on the phone” “oh yes of course your generous donation was much thanked” “yes have you seen alanna?” “No I don’t think so was she not at the exam?” “No!” I walk again out of the office and march again down to her room. I see Sophie run towards me she looks like she is crying “what’s wrong?” she grabs me and holds on tight I loosen her and push her back “tell me what’s wrong now!” “It’s alanna she has been shot” I shove her away with the echo of her words in my mind, I feel my heart shatter. “Where is she?” I get no answer from Sophie so I grab her “tell me where she is!” “Amsterdam avenue 106thstreet” she chokes out I let her go and run out of the college I rush to the car and shout the driver the address I tell him to hurry. He stops by the side of the road “sorry sir but the road is blocked I can’t take you any further” I push open the door and sprint down the street my heart is pounding and I can’t think of her it’s my fault I have put her in danger I am a monster for thinking that I could have someone like her. I see several police cars and ambulances there is a barrier and the police won’t let anyone through I rush over “let me past!” “Sorry sir I can’t” I take him by the neck “that’s my girlfriend now let me through!” the man backs down and lets me go as I do my worst fear is realized my beautiful alanna is lying there cold and bleeding. I bend down to her and the paramedics push me away. I walk over to the other side and I see Michael lying there splattered with blood he is holding Alanna’s hand he was there when I wasn’t he took a bullet for her and I was the one who caused this. I look down at her again and I am faced with a sea of pain flooding over me, her beauty is mesmerizing and I can’t stop looking at her, her eyes are closed but I know that they are captivating and massively brown. Her face is ghostly white and still I have flashes of when she was laughing and smiling so happy I knew from the moment I saw her that I didn’t deserve her, this is my fault I always feared this would happen and I might has well of pulled the trigger!
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