“Sophie, Katharine this is Adrian.”
“Wow,” Katharine says, as she cannot contain the smile that has plastered her face. I shoot her a friendly glance, and turn to look at Sophie, who looks as if she is going to cry. All the while, I think she cannot get over Adrian’s looks. She finally manages to tear her eyes away from him to say.
“I have heard so much about you; it’s nice to finally meet you.”
“Likewise,” Adrian says as walks over to her, takes her hand, and gives it a little kiss. The look that is on Sophie’s face is priceless. She cannot hold back her smile, I am sure she is taking back every bad thing she has ever said about him.
“Alanna I will leave you a moment to gather up the things that you need, please take your time I will be just outside, Michael a moment please.”
“Where are you going,” Sophie’s says with a worried look on her face.
“I will be staying with Adrian for a few days.”
“In London,”
“No at the Chatwal Hotel, he has a suite and the doctor thinks it would be better for me to rest there.”
“Yes I am sure she does.” Katharine says not holding in her laugh.
Adrian and Michael head out the room, and I am alone with Sophie and Katharine staring at me, with disbelief in their eyes. I do not know if they are thinking good things about Adrian, or if they feel that he has not lived up to the hype. One thing is for sure, they are just as much under the spell of his looks as I am.
“Alanna that is the most beautiful man I have ever seen, he looks so wise and strong, how old is he?”
“Twenty-five, I know he looks older but he has been through so much, that it makes him seem older than he is.”
“What has he been though?” Sophie says. I feel out of the two of them, that Sophie will be the one that will have something negative to say.
“He had a rough childhood, his father left him when he was two and his mother wasn’t the best.”
“How did he manage to make it as a business man, where did he make all his money from?”
“He was adopted by Michael’s father Mr Jenkins, he showed him how to deal in business and by the age of twenty-one, he had his own company.”
“He is so dreamy, I just can’t help but stare at him,” Katharine adds.
“You can’t just look at that, what if he was a psycho?” Sophie says with ice in her words.
“He is not a psycho Sophie, really you have stop doing this.”
“Doing what, being honest? You do not really know him Alanna, and you are swanning off to some hotel with him. What are you thinking?”
“I’m thinking that I need to get away, I need away from all the pressures of college. And this guy, that I do know and that I do love, is here in New York, and I am not sure how long for, so yes, if it’s a crime that I want to spend time with him, then I am as guilty as sin.”
“Alanna what has gotten into you? I am just trying to look out for you; I am telling you that there is something about that guy, that’s weird.”
“Sophie I don’t want to have this argument with you, so if you will excuse me I am going to get my stuff.” I go over and throw a few things into my carry bag. Why is Sophie being like this? Why is she so against Adrian? Is she jealous? What is her problem? I really cannot handle this right now; I just need to get away. I walk back into the hallway and I see Adrian and Michael talking over by the lockers. There is a flock of girls crowding them, so I make my over and push through them.
“Can we go now, please?” I say to Adrian not even looking at Michael.
“Is everything all right?”
“Yes it will be when I get away from here.”
“I will call you later,” Adrian says to Michael and we start down the hallway.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, actually no, it’s Sophie.”
“What happened?”
“She just has to put a negative impact on everything. If she is not the center of attention, then she is not happy.”
“I am sure that is not true, isn’t she your best friend?”
“She was but now I am not sure, a best friend wouldn’t go on the way she does.”
“What does she do, that annoys you so?”
“She won’t accept the fact that I am with you, she feels you’re weird and she doesn’t like you.”
“You really shouldn’t let that get to you; a lot of people don’t like me.”
“That may be, but she is my friend and she should at least make an effort to get to know you, before she judges you.”
“Maybe that’s the problem. Have you ever stopped to think that, maybe she does not want to get to know me? Perhaps, she feels like you are too good for me, the same way that I feel.”