Adriana’s POVI walked into the fancy-looking restaurant with a false smile plastered across my face and a small chocolate box in my hands as a gift for Caden.It had been quite sunny outside and so I had decided to shield my eyes with dark sunshades, but even now that I was inside this beautiful enclosed space, I still didn’t bother to take them off.“Adriana? Is that you?” I heard someone call out to me suddenly, making me halt in my tracks.As soon as I turned in the direction of the voice, my breath hitched in my throat when I came face to face with Caden, the person I had come here to see in the first place.At first, when Caden and I had decided to meet up today, I had been anxious and scared, and then I trembled; but now, after getting to meet him face to face inside this extremely small space, the only thing I could feel now was regret… and shame.“Why had I decided to meet with this guy in the first place, even after everything he’s done in the past?” I thought to myself but
Adriana’s POVMy body shook violently, I could feel it spasm but oddly, I couldn’t move an inch. My body was as if it was being weighed down by something extremely heavy; I felt trapped and to worsen it all, it was dark out.“Help,” I croaked out but my voice could only come out as harsh whispers.With the last ounce of strength left in my body, I snapped my eyes open and glanced around the dark room. My heart picked up a quick pace when I noticed that I couldn’t see anything and in fear, I sat up.My eyes blurred as soon as I tried to sit up on the platform that closely resembled a bed and in desperation, I had to cling onto the bed frame, to stop myself from toppling over.Tears instantly welled up in my eyes, and with it came an extremely sore throat that I felt my throat would burst into tiny pieces due to how dry it was. A dry cough wracked my entire being, momentarily numbing me, and just when I thought I would pass out from a chest ache, someone shoved a glass of water at my f
Adriana’s POVI arrived home to meet Massimo leaning by the doorframe by the threshold with the fiercest look I’ve ever seen on a person on his face. My heart picked up an inhumane speed at the prospect of being confronted by him but then I mustered the most courageous look I could think of to prevent myself from being seen as guilty even before being charged.As soon as he saw me coming over, he leaned away from the door to come stand in my way. I gulped.“Good evening,” I greeted l, avoiding his gaze but he snickered. He didn’t even greet back.“Where are you coming from?” He growled at me and even though I was itching to tell him about my ordeals today, I kept my mouth shut.There was no way I would tell Massimo that I had gone to see Caden or that the latter had even tried to rape me in the process. I knew that it was my fault that Caden had tried to sleep with me because I had been the one who had agreed to meet with him, but at this point, I wasn’t sure I wanted someone to rub
Massimo’s POVWith my mouth hung open, I stared at Adriana’s retreating figure with a combination of both shock and awe. Even though I hated the way she had just talked to me only minutes ago, I still couldn’t help but be excited at the prospect of being talked back at.She had been so brave, and even till now, I couldn’t believe that she could talk back to me the way she had done, and now, to think that she had walked out on me only made me feel a lot worse than I already felt… but excited all the same.It was my fault though; What had I expected her to do after she’d caught me in bed with Jessica only a few days ago?! Especially when I hadn’t even shown any iota of remorse due to how drunk I had been?I felt rage course through my veins, and to suppress it, I tightened my hands into fists by my side, closing my eyes as I did so as if in a bid to calm my nerves down but I didn’t feel any better.“Adriana…” I mumbled under my breath. “I’m sorry…”I wanted her, missed her and the idea
Adriana’s POVI woke up to the unmistakable sound of my door opening. In fear, I glanced around the partially dark room but then as soon as I saw that the intruder was Massimo, I hissed.A part of my mind had thought that it was Caden and that I was in great danger but now that I had seen who it was, especially after catching a glimpse of the single red rose in his hands, the adrenaline that had been pumping through my veins seized.Thank God, I am not in danger!“Anna, hi. I didn’t mean to wake you up.” He said softly, coming to sit by the side of my bed but I ignored his presence. The last thing I wanted right now was to be in the same room with him but then knowing the kind of person that he was, he wouldn’t Keene until he had been given a chance to say exactly what had brought him here in the first place.“I’m sorry,” he blurted after a few minutes of awkward silence, and even though I had been waiting for him to say that for the past few hours, I still didn’t feel excited.I gue
Adriana’s POVI couldn’t stop screaming even as I watched Paramedics take Michael’s body away, nor did I stop screaming when he was pushed into an ambulance.My body shook with something that I never felt before, it felt like some kind of rage, fuelled by intense sadness. It tore into my chest, numbing me momentarily but at the same time, gave me strength, angry strength. I yelled.I wanted to ask Massimo about what had happened, wanted to be told in detail the complete gist of what had gone down today, some minutes ago, but then after one look at his face, I found myself sobbing.He seemed weak… broken even.He sat hopelessly on the tiled floor with tears streaming down his eyes in torrents. In his hands was Michael’s distinguished wristwatch, one which he now held onto as if for dear life.Even from here, I could see the redness and puffiness of his eyes and could even see the now empty look that had replaced his usual sleepy dark boy look. He opened his mouth like someone who was
Adriana’s POV“Gina, please can I see you privately?” I heard Massimo say softly to Gina. In my entire life, this was the first time I would see him this polite to her and I didn’t know whether to be angry or sad at the prospect of him being this kind because he was about to give her terrible news.“Where’s Michael?” She asked instead, ignoring Massimo’s failed attempt at trying to calm her but I couldn’t bring myself to tell her the truth.If there was anyone here with enough balls to tell Gina about what had just happened then it was Massimo and not me because there was no way I would break a news such as that to a girl just like me; I shuddered.“Where is Michael?!” She asked again, screaming this time, and in fear, I rushed to her.“He’s in the hospital!” Massimo exclaimed.Fine, that wasn’t a lie; Michael was in the hospital, even though it was a hospital’s morgue, but a hospital all the same.“What happened to him?” She cried, grabbing both of my hands as she fell to the floor.
Adriana’s POV“Gina! Please open the door!” Massimo yelled out worriedly. It’s been about thirty minutes since Gina locked herself in and every attempt to get her out of there seemed furtive. I was beginning to become really worried.I banged on the thick door a few more times but it still wouldn’t budge, and with a new kind of fear settling at the back of my heart, I looked up at Massimo.“Are there no spare keys?” I asked him and to my utter bewilderment, he shook his head.“There used to but I have no idea if they still exist or not. I have seen any of those in a long time.” He murmured under his breath, changing his position so that he could begin to hit the door with his shoulders but no matter the amount of force used, the door just wouldn’t bulge.“What do we do now?” I cried out desperately, almost tugging on my hair in frustration. I wasn’t sure why but I had a bad feeling about her being locked up in there.Deep down, I knew that she was in danger, a self-constructed danger,