The next morning, I woke up before him. I think it was only 5 am. I made myself a cup of coffee and sat on the balcony which had a beautiful view of the city. His house was on the 20th floor. I still didn’t have a full tour of the house. The sun was rising, turning the sky into vivid colors making me feel calm. I kept thinking about all the stuff that happened yesterday. No matter how much Jake convinced me, there was a part of me that was worried. What would have happened if I hadn’t gone out with him? He would be with a normal girl leading a normal life. I started thinking about all the what if’s. I didn’t want to lose him. I couldn’t even imagine what I would do if I lost him. A tear escaped my eyes and I wiped it with my hands. He loved me so much, I could see it. I prayed to God hopi

I walked beside him in embarrassment hanging my head low. “Ashley, dear, How are you?” I looked up to meet his father's gaze.“Fi..Fine Mr.Miller, How are you?” I stuttered and I saw Jake trying to hold back his laughter. I glared at him and gave a small smile to his dad.“Sorry to interrupt dear, I just wanted to talk to my son about the compa

“What?” I asked him in shock. My head started spinning and I was feeling light-headed. I sat down on the couch and blood drained from both of our faces. I couldn’t believe it. Why would Alex kill Chad when he asked us to release him? They were in this together. Nothing made sense but I was sure of one thing. Alex was capable of killing and wouldn’t hesitate to do so. I was shaking and found it difficult to breathe normally.“Alex shot him and escaped but they were able to catch the other guys helping him, he didn’t say much in detail. I’m going to meet James, he is down at the police station.” He was pacing around equally shocked as I was.“I’m coming with you.” I wanted to know what happened. As much as I hated Chad, I didn’t want him dead.“Alright, let’s get going.” I was surprised he didn’t put up a fight. We both got dressed quickly and went to see James.We reached the station in about 10 mins. He noticed me tapping my feet nervously as we waited for James in the waiting room and

“Hey, didn’t you go home?” I asked James once I was in front of him.“No, Ms.Albright. I’m really sorry about everything. At least one good thing happened at the end of all this.” He sighed and we both sat down.“Tell me what happened after I left town.” I placed the food on the seat beside me and turned towards him.

After finishing my work and assignments, I looked up the clock to see the time. It was 6 pm. I had only an hour to get ready. Shit! I rushed into the bathroom and took a nice shower. It came out of the bathroom in a flimsy towel and let out a scream when I found Jake on the bed looking at his phone, my towel almost slipping from my body.