“No why did you lead me on like that, if you didn’t feel something?”
“I never I just wanted to be your friend, I am sorry if you feel that I lead you on.”
“Alanna this can’t be it, there has to be more. I can’t go on feeling like this, I need you, be with me!”
“I can’t, I love Adrian.”
“What if you met me first, would I have had a chance?”
“Don’t, do this to yourself.”
“Tell me!”
“I don’t know, maybe, Michael I really care about you and I have gotten to know the real you and I feel I want you in my life but as friends, please say you will be?”
“You can’t have it both ways Alanna!” I exhale and say,
“So what now then?”
“You think that I can watch you with him, I hate him for what he is doing to you.”
“Don’t say that he is your brother, you love him don’t lose what you have with him, over me.”
“Alanna this conversation is over now.”
I look at him, thinking how much things have changed in an instant. He was my friend and I cared about him so much, now when he looks at me and I know that he feels nothing. Michael walks away not even looking back, I hear him bang the door. I close my eyes for a second and then I walk to my room. I go in and through myself on the bed by now, I cannot hold back my tears any longer and they are flowing down my face. How did all this happen? I had such a great morning, making up with Katharine then everything turned sour. Michael hates me and I think his relationship with Adrian is over. I feel awful, Adrian never had any family until Michael, his family took him in, and now I feel that I have taken all that away from him. I lie fully down on the bed and stare up at the ceiling. My phone starts to ring, so I sit up, clear my voice and take the call.
“Hello,”
“Hi Miss Hart, its Mrs. Henderson.”
“Oh, hello,”
“I am calling to let you know about tomorrow’s exam.”
“Yes,”
“I have great news; the board has approved you can take the exam, at the campus.”
“Wow, that’s great, thanks.”
“No problem, good luck for tomorrow and say HI to Mr Black.”
“I will goodbye.”
I through my phone on the bed and hold my head in my hands. Now I have to go back to Columbia, great another thing that I have to tell Adrian. He will hate the fact that I am going back to college, even if it is just for one day. He will be so angry and guaranteed he will try to stop it. I also have to tell him about what was in the package and that will not help the situation with college. Then I will have to let him know, about Michael and about the fact that he kissed me. I cannot bear all the stress I just want to disappear. My phone again begins to ring, I take it in my hand and this time it is Adrian.
“Alanna, are you Okay?”
“Yes I am fine.”
“How dare do you go to that college, do you realize how worried I was?”
“Adrian I am fine, please let it go.”
“No, I will not let it go, I told you not to and you didn’t anyway.”
“Adrian if you would just be quiet for one second. There I have something; well actually I have a few things that I need to tell you.”
“Go on then!” He says in a sharp tone.
“Michael kissed me,” The phone is silent but I can hear the rage in his breath.
“When,”
“Today,”
“What happened tell me everything?” I take a deep breath and begin.
“I was upset about what was in the package, and when I got back to the condo I could see that Michael was upset too. He started to say that he loved me and he wants me to go away with him, I tried to tell him no and that we were just friends and that I loved you. I was about cry and I closed my eyes for a second and he kissed me.”
“I see did you kiss him back?”
“No I wouldn’t, the only person I would kiss, is you.”
“So he does love you and he wants you to go away with him?”
“Yes, but I made sure that he knows that I don’t feel the same way about him, are you mad with me?”
“No I am mad at him.”
“No Adrian don’t be, he is your brother and don’t argue over me, please don’t.”
“What was in the package?”
“It was a pink round box, with a bullet inside, wrapped in a red bow.” The phone is again silent.
“Alanna when is your exam?”
“Tomorrow and I have to take it at the campus.”
“No way, that is not happening.”
“Adrian I have to.”
“Are you crazy, you just told me that you were sent a bullet and you want to go back there?”