p to find a hand pulling her by h

't survive tod

e as she took in the sight of R

ly asked, eyeing her friend even

my face in that wedding without a date. Please

keep back betrayed themselves in her voice. She wished there was some

y's arms, she relaxed against her best friend'

to calm Roxanne's

ng a word, and that was enough assura

ter, it was the reason they remained inseperable since high schoo

mained in the heart of Texas. Still, the two didn't go a day with

to look Jonah and her sister in the eyes again, she ma

an any of them ha

essing mirror, Roxanne knew that h

leeves were long, down to her wrists. The round neck was held back with a fancy button at the back of her

own to the side of her belly button. She had glazing match

person. With heels on, the resemblance

er to shudd

ests at the church, in place of Roxanne, w

Roxanne did not intend to roam the streets in a bridal trai

one to walk into the

stark contrast to her sea blue col

f Manhattan, her mind continued to race. Who co

nal to think that she would be able to go to that wedding herself! Roxanne couldn'

l. She was going crazy just thinking about it. She had never had many ma

n her eyes at the

chool. He had always been there, through puberty, adolescence, adult hood, cranky college days, college graduation, po

he worked his head off and the mornings he slept in. She was there to leave a cup of coffee on his table when he worke

d started his own firm, she was there t

et, yet he betrayed her

e else apart from her sister. He could have decided to get

uld never forg

was going to make a major cross over from her end of the junction to the other when she caught sight of the traffic

car today and would have to pay almost a hundred dollars to get it back, if not more

iving did not last t

NG

head flew towards the steering wheel, she found herself placing her hands

hell just

car coming from behind had

violently against her chest at the thought. But a small vo

to steady her breath. Her hands visibly sho

Emily would have been hurt, they would

and fake show of sympathy. She would have

word. She knew it was w

ope with the betrayal.

self portraying these days. It washed over her once agai

in luck cause Emily's car was insured, but Roxanne wasn't going

she stared past the glass of the windshield to the driver who

tting in there when he

o the car and slapped her p

m going to make sure neither of us walks out of here sane! You almost killed me

he smiled in satisfaction, even though the smile w

't enough,

's worth of frustration. It was a pity the man be

down from the driver's seat

'm so sor

ve killed me and you're sorry?!" She turned to her c

u! And you just ran into me! Where

ogetic eyes hidden behind heavy lens

d? Why did everything have to

g that she didn't see the man's eyes move away

serious, I'm handling it." The man spoke, even as some

ear the sound of breathing above her. It was then she took note of th

at her

ed in a scowl as sh

ncertain of what to expect, her eyes traveled up, throug

his face, bored blue e

n his eyes was cold e

f her." The man said again. Even as his e

car. Her eyes were fixed on him, sinking deepe

the way she screamed at the driver. It was a

nly then did Roxanne notice

tention was on her. His gaze was on her

r head, when she realised his eyes