The Truth Behind It All

alked out of his room, and tried to sneak into Jefferson's

ied referring to the size. It was t

earing her scrubs, but jeans instead, and her hair was down in a messy look. It was eight o'clock i

today?" he asked even t

d go to school but

to school for?" he a

n my way of getting my master's degree, " she replied peacefully. Sh

am. I got a degree in criminal j

makes you, what.

well too much on it. He decided he was done with pleasantries, he went ahead and

friends. He is more like a fath

ked not caring if it was too forward

there was a better way to explain that. She continues, "I grew up without

mind. "What sort of things

an who is in Europe trying to make a good living in

e you are very

, " she said in disappointment. "Anyway, I thought he came back so he could, I don't know, take charge of the wife, well not wife because they never got m

nd of bu

was a scientist that helped developed injections for the sick

u think he

ance, not a trace of any emotion

, you don't know y

oks up. "I g

ndonment, who wouldn't? But he was positive that she had nothing to do wi

o much about my f

specific, I

tell that she wasn't convinced. "Aright, nice talking to you,

m found himself askin

nd I are going to the fair.

ever he spoke to her, he forgot that he was sp

That is if you're still

He heard the door close softly. He slammed his cup on t

y her, do

ound of Brian's voic

fancy an American coll

w what you are

air, and you said that maybe. You are not

ybe, I said, I'l

mate, " Brian

be her friend because she is Velez' daught

between laughs. There was no

*

who was going to let them in. Ever since the attack, they had to be cautious in every single step. The attack was all over the news and Adam's and Ana Marie's photo was dispe

ayed years ago, were the same, maybe the color of the covers were different, but nothing else. Everything was small in size; the room was s

iscrete shirts, instead of the Hawaiian ones. His skin was pale and his eyes were surrounded by dark

fferson says with a shine in his eyes

ul woman smiling at him. Adam sees his left hand, nothin

leeping with me. There are two rooms and I am sleeping in one. The oth

flatmates for quite a long time, remembe

kitchen had a few pans and plates, whatever was necessary, but one thing stood out to him. A photo album was next to the bed stand. He definitely, no longe

internet worked in his office, Jefferson and Ad

atches Adam as he leaves his be

t if he does get to see An

arried m

his left hand showing

s

and, maybe a big football player

married eith

m in surprise. "

he pictures, " his head motions towards the wall

sciously. "How is she do

ath' too well." Adam shuts his eyes tightly, he did not want to hear that. "Of course she kne

er master's li

ed back in with her mother and she almost nev

f she was dating anyone but he decides to

Jefferson leans forward. "But I think

can

o be happy and so does she. I can tell you still love her. And when

has

plit second, she would smile, like remembering the good old times." Adam can see her doing this as

d on the back door. Adam jump

e walks towards the back, finding Brian and

oice replies. Adam reco

ferson commands and al

uts the door. He stays close to it

"That's fine, Ana. I wasn't even sleeping. Come in, what brings you here?" Jeffers

forced to not even see her, it was torture. He decides to go,

alive, " he whispers and leaves the r

ards the bar. The door was luckily shut, so he leans against it and turns the knob slo

r scrubs, but they were pink ones, unlike the one's he was used on seeing her with, a navy blue colored one. Her hair was noticeably shorter and she had a set of bangs Adam had never seen before, ma

hould visit him, " she says

" Jefferson sa

unfair for me to be mad

it's

energy and risking my sanity by be

touching her. He wants to just burst into the room and hold her. He saw her twisting a

d smiles, the smile that could literally s

o see her father tomorrow, at six? Adam starts to panic. She

es behind the refrigerator. Roses, he notes, she wore a perfume of roses. He stays there safely unt

? You put us

erson wasn't being assas

What did you sa

elf be seen, and as far as

es' shoulder. "Let him be. You

t unable to come