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I'm sat at the dresser, I stare at the mirror, in disbelief of my disfigured face. I'm horrified with how I look. "Your pretty little face is ruined now, isn't it?" Alex approaches me from behind, and places his hands on my shoulders. "Now I'm all you have, huh?" I tremble because now Nick wouldn't ever love me, but an idea went off my head as I remember our talk from yesterday.
***(Yesterday)
"Nick, will I ever have your heart?" I flutter my eyes at him. He chuckles as he lit a cigarette. I stare at his sharp features, and my eyes trace from his eyes to his lips that held a cig in them.
I've always liked him. He's my type, from his face to his personality. He's everything I could ever want. He stands his ground, and doesn't give in to anyone. I'd leave Alex for him in a heartbeat.
"Why do you ask?" He says as he stares up at the ceiling. I lay my head on his chest. "Because you have mine," I said as I traced the outline of his collarbones to his chest. I stop to listen to his heartbeat.
"I'm sorry, but someone already has my heart Alaine. I know I'm only telling you this now, but I'm on a flight to meet her tomorrow." I get up abruptly as I slap him.
"How could you?!" I get up with the blanket wrapping my naked body. "I've never complained about Alex now haven't I?" He laid in the bed, both hands behind his head.
It was almost like he expected this to happen. "You—" I approach him, ready to slap him again, but he gives me a death stare. I tremble as I retract my hand. "I can't believe you," I sat on the chair of the dresser, and with a shaky breath I face the mirror.
"Listen, Alaine. I thought we agreed no strings attached the moment you got in bed with me?" I kept my head hung low. "I don't want us to end on bad terms, the airport I'm going to is Akley Airport, my flight is at 9:30 A.M. and if I see you there, it means you've forgiven me and that we'll forget we ever existed in each other's lives. " I hear him get up, and tears trickle down my eyes.
I hear him buckling his belt and wearing his leather jacket. He puts his shoes on, and as I hear him turn the doorknob. "Wait!" I said. He turned around. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow," my heart was heavy. Those six words meant that I was ready to let him go, and have him forget me.
He smirked as he exited.
I've never felt this much pain my entire life. I started crying. I looked at the mirror. "I'm beautiful, I've got a nice body, I'm rich, and there's so much more to me. How could he not want me?" I screamed.
***(Present)
"Yes, you're all I have." I said as leaned my head into his hand. "In fact I'll prove it you," I said as I turned around to face him. "He's leaving tomorrow," I said. From his eyes I could tell all he wanted to do was be violent.
"But you have to promise me you won't hurt him, okay?" I said as I caressed his hand onto my burnt cheek.
"Sure," he said, as he grabbed my face and forced a kiss on my flaky lips. I let him be. I had no will to live anymore. I'm ugly, and I didn't have the guy I truly loved.
—-at Airport Akley, 9:15 AM
I stood in the bathroom, I stared at my burnt face. I wore a hood over my head, it was embarrassing as it was being ugly. I knew Alex had a plan in mind, and I smiled. I never wanted Nick to be happy. If he was to be happy it could only be me.
Tears trickled down my face as I remembered all the moments we spent together. I screamed, I was never going to have him, he was never going to love me.
Nick was better off dead if I didn't have his heart.
I exit the restroom and there he was, standing before me.
Nick Valencia. His face was full of concern as he saw me. I tried running away but he grabbed my wrist. "What happened to you, Al?" He called me by my nickname and that's when I immediately regretted telling Alex about him.
"What'd he do to you?" Here he was, caring about me even when he already had the love of his life. While I'm risking his life to stop him from being happy.
I'm the worst kind of person.
"Hurry up & leave," I grabbed at his signature leather jacket and looked around for Alex's bodyguards as I dragged him to a secluded area. "I told Alex about you because I was stupid, I think he's going to hurt you. Please, leave now." I said with tears in my eyes.
He doesn't respond as I hear a gun click, and his brain is splat all over my face. I scream as his head falls onto my chest. "NICK, NO!" I scream, and people around us start screaming and running away.
"Looks like I got the right guy," Alex said with a shotgun in his hand. "You didn't keep your promise," I said shakily. "This if the first time I haven't kept one," he approaches me and I push Nicks bleeding head on my chest.
"I'm giving you 15 minutes with that corpse, once it's up, you're either coming with me willingly or I'm taking you by force and making sure you never see that corpse again." I don't dare talk back to Alex.
He was insane. I know getting on his bad side now would immediately lead to the second option.
Alex walks away.
I keep Nicks unmoving body close to me. I could care less if the dress I wore was worth a thousand dollars. No amount of money would bring Nick back.
I wail as his body starts turning cold. "Nick, I'm sorry. I'm a dumb bitch who was selfish and only thought of myself. I'm so sorry I wish you'd never have met me if this was how you'd end up. I'm so sorry. I wish I could turn back time. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry," I stare at the hole through his forehead.
I feel like throwing up, but the next 15 minutes were the last 15 minutes I was ever spending with him. I keep his head close to me. It's still Nick. If this is the only Nick I can have, then I'm willing to take it.
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"Last call for Flight DL, flight DL." I stare at Nicks blood splattered golden watch, 9:30 A.M.
