Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

Adrianna stood quietly in hushed breath as her fingers delicately traced along the sleek piano keyboard. Just touching the instrument radiated a sense of warmth and comfort to her. It was almost like being in the embrace of an old familiar friend, and it was one. The last time she had touched a piano was almost twelve months ago when she had performed at a music recital. But she hardly wanted to play anymore, not when it brought back so many painful memories.

Adrianna didn’t know why she was in an empty music classroom during the middle of lunch. One minute she was looking for the washroom and the next minute she ended up here. It seemed that no matter how hard she tried to avoid it, there was just something about the piano that drew her back time and time again. Today was no different.

Taking a shaky breath in, she sat down and placed her slender fingers on the keyboard. For a couple of seconds, she sat completely still before her eyes fluttered closed. Steeling her resolve, she played the first piece of music that came to mind. It just happened to be one of the earliest songs she committed to memory.

Despite previous years of experience, some of the notes came out rough and cringe worthy. It seemed that after months of non-practice, she had lost a touch of her skills. With a sigh, Adrianna started from the top. This time she tried to put more of her heart into it and let the music carry her away.

While she was playing, she didn’t notice someone enter the room.

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For most of the day, the dark haired boy watched her from a distance—studying, analyzing and plotting his next course of action. He had made sure that he was placed into every one of her classes in order to maximize the success of this mission. Even though he had not conversed with her much today, he had already learned a lot about her through his observations only. Patience was a virtue when it came to hunting down your prey.

There was no doubt about it that Adrianna Spencer was as equally beautiful as she was intelligent. That much was clear as her hazel eyes constantly shone with curiosity and the eagerness to learn. Her analytical skills were also higher than the everyday moronic teenager in this school.  This was demonstrated during English class where she surprised him with her detailed interpretation of the novel they were reading. Even with that aside, he could also tell that she was skilled at reading people’s personality and motives. He found it amusing that she had tried to analyze him, but of course he was always one step ahead of her as he was trained to reveal no emotions.

While it was clear that Adrianna was book smart, it seemed that she could improve a lot on her street smarts. She wore her heart on her sleeve which practically radiated with innocence and naivety. She also trusted too often and constantly let her guard down. It was so easy for others to take advantage of her, including him. She would never survive a day in his world. 

The fact that he had entered the classroom without her noticing only proved his point. She could be dead within seconds, but he wasn’t going in for the kill just yet. There was stuff he needed and information to be extracted before the last part of his assignment could be fulfilled.

For a few more seconds, his sapphire eyes watched Adrianna’s fingers glide over the keyboard. Although it was clear that she was a little rough around the edges, she seemed to be an experienced piano player. As he continued to listen to the echoing song, the melody of it suddenly struck him to be familiar. He immediately frowned when he realized that he had learned to play the exact same song as a child and had helped a little girl improve her skills on it as well.

The boy scowled at the thought of her and the flood of memories that were coming back to haunt him. He gritted his teeth. Suddenly the feelings of happiness, sadness, pain, anger and hatred all gnawed at him. His hands clenched together as he forced the memory of his past into the darkest abyss of his mind and locked it away. The last thing he needed to feel was emotion, especially emotion for her.

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