Chapter 2

Two years ago… 2015

Adam’s POV

What is home? Home for me is not four walls and a ceiling. Home for me is the love of my life Aria. It’s been six years we’ve been together.

How we met? In university, first year medicine to be exact. She caught my attention when she first tripped over my legs causing her nose to start bleeding and blame my so called “long legs”

Since then Aria and me started spending more time together, mostly doing our lecture work together and doing weird couple shit she loves, like matching clothes, or screaming in harry styles concert lyrics I don’t even know of - I mean I don’t even know what Aria loves about this singer but I’m happy if she’s happy.

So what I’m saying is… I do really love her. So I’m proposing to her in two hours.

Super duper nervous but be cool because she doesn’t like seeing me nervous or scared.

So how do I introduce myself to her parents

Hi? I’m Adam Grayson, 6”2 uhh… I love studying… yeah.

I’m a geek.

Anyways Aria doesn’t seem to mind me being a geek. She only tells me to go hide when the bullies come near me. It’s to protect me from them hurting me again, She’s such an angel.

I’m finally in my sixth year studying medicine with Aria and right now I’m on my way to our scheduled meeting spot. Yes Aria is very busy lately so I have to do this quick.

As I’m walking to the restaurant I can feel my legs shake from anticipation. How will she react? Is she excited like me? I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her.

There she stands, tall and confident, just what I love about her. She’s wearing red high heels and a black strap dress. I will not lie I prefer women who show less skin but if she’s comfortable wearing that then I’ll love her for it.

She turns around looking a bit anxious “Adam why did you call me here? You said it’s urgent? If it’s nothing important I need to go I can’t waste my time today”

I hesitated, how silly of me I should’ve let her find a date that works for us. We rarely have free time, either one of us have to go on placement or run errands.

“R-Right so I was th-thinking we were together for a very long time and..and-“

“Can you like hurry up I don’t have time for you to mess around today”

“Right so *ahem* w…will you…”

I get down on one knee and finally say the words.

“Will you marry me, Aria?”

Time stands still… almost too still.

Why is it taking so long?

10..11..12 is she going to say no…

All of a sudden she turns around and walks away. Wait, what did I do wrong?

I get up and run after her, “Aria! What’s wrong? Are you rejecting me!?”

She turns around and smacks me on the chest.

“I can’t believe I spent six years with you! I thought you knew we were never taking this forward! It was never about marriage you fool, I was only using you for your notes because you’re the top student!”

W..what?

I stopped in my tracks, my heart dropped.

“You don’t mean that Aria tell me.. tell me you don’t mean that”

“I’m sorry I really needed to boost my grade and you were hard to approach so I had to do it the long way… don’t worry I won’t lie the sex was good.”

Am I hearing wrong, the love of my life just told me I mean nothing to her except her golden ticket to success.

What is home, I ask myself? Is it not a person, a heartbeat, a sweet- no a terrible, disgusting person named Aria?

I’m not sure what home is or where it is.

I watched her walk away like she hadn’t dumped a bucket of boiling hot lava on me. Words I never hoped to hear.

A fool in love.

I walk back home and as bad as my luck gets it starts raining too.

My phone vibrates in my pocket and I monotonously answer it and wait for the other person to speak.

“…brother? Are you there? It’s raining like cats and dogs outside, where are you! Mum sent me to come pick you up I’m on the highway just send me the address”

No I can’t let my sister see me like this or she will fight the whole school and Aria… I can't let Aria get hurt even after everything she did to me…

“I don’t need a sister spoon feeding me just leave me the fuck alone and don’t come after me”

“Hey! Don’t speak to your sister like that. I'm 10 minutes older than you! And what’s wrong with you? Did someone try to pick on you again? I’m comin-“

“Did you not hear what I said? Just fuck off-“

There’s some sounds on the other end of the line, sounds almost like a… crash…

No… god please no…

“Lia? You there? What was that noise”

I panicked when I didn’t get a response.

“Amelia Grayson tell me right now what just happened? Amelia, talk to me please! this isn’t funny anymore!”

No answer. This can’t be real please no…

Highway, running towards it.

But by the time I reached the scene there were Police. A lot of them. They were everywhere.

Under the heavy rain that trickled down like teardrops it was very hard to distinguish between actual tears and the rain.

I confirmed it was tears… when I saw a body laying on the floor covered in blood.

A name card: Amelia Grayson.

Walking towards her, she must be alive, please be alive to scold me again, I want to hear your annoying voice please… at least one last time.

My parents were there somewhere I could hear the police tell them to fill in paperwork but my mind has gone blank. It’s all my fault. If she didn’t come pick me up… if she was still alive I would get on my knees and ask her to forgive me for the way I spoke to her… the last person she spoke to was me… oh how I hate myself for taking my anger out on her.

I especially hate women. Because of Aria I wouldn’t have wasted my time here… she wouldn’t have come here…

I fucking hate Aria Smith. She better wish she never comes anywhere near my sight.