Post by *^padfoot^* on Apr 7, 2006 0:20:59 GMT -5
Hope you like. I know many don't ready my story but it's okay and sorry this one is long too I'll try to cut 'em short. 
~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 4
He didn’t feel like himself, he couldn’t concentrate on his practice. He kept slipping falling.
“Apolo”, called out Rusty. “What the hell is up with you man? It’s that girl?”
“No it’s not”
“Ha! Got you. So it is a girl”, he grinned.
Apolo ignored him, but was glad he had friends he could count on. He went back to his residence showered. He couldn’t figure out what went wrong.
“Everything was going perfect. Why did she back away? It just doesn’t connect. Ah, this isn’t good”, he told himself out loud.
Her heart was breaking. How she would avoid him now would be difficult. She knew he would try to look for her. This man was under her skin, the one she was about to marry wasn’t.
“He’s my everything”, she told herself.
“Oh sister. I’m glad you feel so strongly about James, or is it Apolo? I saw you last night”
Jacqueline started crying. “ I can’t take this. You know I don’t love James Maria. I just can’t love him, but he loves me. I’m being forced, you know that”
“I know that sister”, Maria said in a rather helpless tone.
It was the day of the engagement party. All was prepared. It was to be held at her fiancés home.
Apolo kept calling her cell, but no answer. He wanted to see her he couldn’t give up on her.
It was around six when he decided to go down to her place. There was plenty of activity. Her family got into a limo and took off. He decided to follow, he knew he shouldn’t but needed to talk to her.
“What the...” It was a beautiful home. “A party…social gathering?”
The family walked in he wasn’t sure if he would be able to. He was decently dressed. “A friend of the family” worked fine to get him in. He stood at a corner hoping no one would recognize him.
There she was coming down the stairway wearing a slick black dress that sparkled in the light. She looked stunning.
“She looks beautiful”
Then from the bottom of the stairway James appeared taking her hand.
He cleared his throat. “Attention everybody today marks the day of an unforgettable voyage. The day I ask Jacqueline to be my wife to be my companion for life”
Apolo was close to tears. “Men don’t cry, not for women like her” He didn’t know what to feel: angry hurt.
“Yes, of course James”, she wasn’t too happy. She looked around, and caught a glimpse of him at the bottom of the staircase; she froze
“Honey I need some fresh air”
“I’ll go with you,” said James.
“No, I’ll be fine, thank you”
She quickly walked towards where he was standing. She was about to grab his arm when he pulled away.
“You…you”, he was furious.
“Please I could explain”, she pleaded with tears in her eyes.
He walked out and she followed. He forgot about his car and decided to walk. She did the same; lucky for her she was an athlete, a runner (track), because he was almost running and she was wearing heals.
“Please Apolo! Please! I could explain! I don’t, I don’t want this”
He wouldn’t hear it she kept tripping over her dress. He was too mad to listen to her; his mind was working over time. “I’m a nice guy; It’s just that I can’t take this. I just can’t!”
“I don’t care about what you have to say. I don’t know you! Get away. You cheated on him with me. You used me for an adventure. Maybe you were right, I should’ve left you there, I curse the day I met you”
He didn’t want this, but nobody had hurt him this much. Apolo was blinded by fury, hate, anguish and love. If he could ever forgive her, he didn’t know.
She was uncontrollably crying, she couldn’t breathe and about to collapse. She fell on her knees.
“Apolo please! I don’t love him I love you! It’s an arranged marriage”
She was on all fours trying to catch her breath. He stopped on his tracks. “An arranged marriage? Is she lying, is it another lie? I don’t know what to think anymore she’s killing me inside”
He turned around to speak to her but she had collapsed he couldn’t leave her there. He remembered the day they met. This is exactly how he held her, tenderly in his arms. He wished he hadn’t said any of what he had said, but he was so angry and it was on impulse. “I was so angry and so hurt”. He was holding back tears.
She regained consciousness “Apolo! I’m ever so sorry. I know you hate me, but please understand me. I didn’t know what do to. I wanted to tell you, but how. It was too late”
“You should’ve, but you were playing with the both of us”
“No don’t say that. I could honestly explain everything”
“I’m sorry, but it’s just too late”
And so with a heavy heart he walked away leaving her in the dark night.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A bit dramatic? Okay, but time to kill my story. Is Ohno still too formal? If he sounds mean, he’s just mad. Wouldn’t you?
~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 4
He didn’t feel like himself, he couldn’t concentrate on his practice. He kept slipping falling.
“Apolo”, called out Rusty. “What the hell is up with you man? It’s that girl?”
“No it’s not”
“Ha! Got you. So it is a girl”, he grinned.
Apolo ignored him, but was glad he had friends he could count on. He went back to his residence showered. He couldn’t figure out what went wrong.
“Everything was going perfect. Why did she back away? It just doesn’t connect. Ah, this isn’t good”, he told himself out loud.
Her heart was breaking. How she would avoid him now would be difficult. She knew he would try to look for her. This man was under her skin, the one she was about to marry wasn’t.
“He’s my everything”, she told herself.
“Oh sister. I’m glad you feel so strongly about James, or is it Apolo? I saw you last night”
Jacqueline started crying. “ I can’t take this. You know I don’t love James Maria. I just can’t love him, but he loves me. I’m being forced, you know that”
“I know that sister”, Maria said in a rather helpless tone.
It was the day of the engagement party. All was prepared. It was to be held at her fiancés home.
Apolo kept calling her cell, but no answer. He wanted to see her he couldn’t give up on her.
It was around six when he decided to go down to her place. There was plenty of activity. Her family got into a limo and took off. He decided to follow, he knew he shouldn’t but needed to talk to her.
“What the...” It was a beautiful home. “A party…social gathering?”
The family walked in he wasn’t sure if he would be able to. He was decently dressed. “A friend of the family” worked fine to get him in. He stood at a corner hoping no one would recognize him.
There she was coming down the stairway wearing a slick black dress that sparkled in the light. She looked stunning.
“She looks beautiful”
Then from the bottom of the stairway James appeared taking her hand.
He cleared his throat. “Attention everybody today marks the day of an unforgettable voyage. The day I ask Jacqueline to be my wife to be my companion for life”
Apolo was close to tears. “Men don’t cry, not for women like her” He didn’t know what to feel: angry hurt.
“Yes, of course James”, she wasn’t too happy. She looked around, and caught a glimpse of him at the bottom of the staircase; she froze
“Honey I need some fresh air”
“I’ll go with you,” said James.
“No, I’ll be fine, thank you”
She quickly walked towards where he was standing. She was about to grab his arm when he pulled away.
“You…you”, he was furious.
“Please I could explain”, she pleaded with tears in her eyes.
He walked out and she followed. He forgot about his car and decided to walk. She did the same; lucky for her she was an athlete, a runner (track), because he was almost running and she was wearing heals.
“Please Apolo! Please! I could explain! I don’t, I don’t want this”
He wouldn’t hear it she kept tripping over her dress. He was too mad to listen to her; his mind was working over time. “I’m a nice guy; It’s just that I can’t take this. I just can’t!”
“I don’t care about what you have to say. I don’t know you! Get away. You cheated on him with me. You used me for an adventure. Maybe you were right, I should’ve left you there, I curse the day I met you”
He didn’t want this, but nobody had hurt him this much. Apolo was blinded by fury, hate, anguish and love. If he could ever forgive her, he didn’t know.
She was uncontrollably crying, she couldn’t breathe and about to collapse. She fell on her knees.
“Apolo please! I don’t love him I love you! It’s an arranged marriage”
She was on all fours trying to catch her breath. He stopped on his tracks. “An arranged marriage? Is she lying, is it another lie? I don’t know what to think anymore she’s killing me inside”
He turned around to speak to her but she had collapsed he couldn’t leave her there. He remembered the day they met. This is exactly how he held her, tenderly in his arms. He wished he hadn’t said any of what he had said, but he was so angry and it was on impulse. “I was so angry and so hurt”. He was holding back tears.
She regained consciousness “Apolo! I’m ever so sorry. I know you hate me, but please understand me. I didn’t know what do to. I wanted to tell you, but how. It was too late”
“You should’ve, but you were playing with the both of us”
“No don’t say that. I could honestly explain everything”
“I’m sorry, but it’s just too late”
And so with a heavy heart he walked away leaving her in the dark night.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A bit dramatic? Okay, but time to kill my story. Is Ohno still too formal? If he sounds mean, he’s just mad. Wouldn’t you?
