collide | central cee [completed]

gone

a/n: pls don't laugh at the pic, i was having fun with ai 😭

adriana's pov

i sat at the table, anxiously anticipating for prom queen to be announced. drea and i held hands across the table.

"miss adriana torres!" the DJ shouted. great applause filled the venue and i picked myself up and began walking toward the stage.

this is it. this is all i've wanted thus far in life. i finally achieved what i've wanted for so long. i flashed a smile at all of my peers as they continued to clap. 

i met the DJ and he coronated me with a beautiful crown. i looked up into the spotlight that was facing me and i imagined my mother looking down at me. this one was for her.

i glanced over at the table i was sitting at previously, and saw oakley still wasn't back. i felt a small pit in my stomach but i did my best to push it aside.

"now we will crown this years prom king!" the DJ shouted as he grabbed another small envelope. 

please, oakley hurry, i prayed.

"oakley caesar-su!" the DJ read the card aloud. i frantically searched the crowd to find him. yet nothing. everyone erupted into scattered applause as they looked around to find him.

i bit my lip in anxiety. i sighed. oakley, why are you always leaving me?

after a few minutes, the DJ cleared his throat.

"okay folks, well i guess we should go with the person with the second most votes" the DJ spoke into the mic. i facepalmed in irritation and stress. no bruh, we won't go with that.

i looked around the room and looked over at my table. two empty seats across from drea. i wasn't sure where ricky was. drea put her hand over her heart and mouthed an 'i love you'

i frowned at her to signal how upset i am in this moment. me and my lover won prom king and queen and he leaves me?

as i continued scanning the crowd, i spotted johnny barely entering the venue. i squinted my eyes to make sure i was seeing correctly.

"our next prom king is... johnny alvarado!" the DJ said as he read a different card. my eyes widened and my eyebrows raised in shock. 

everyoned was cheering, even drea was clapping. johnny flashed a huge grin as he accepted all of the applause. something wasn't right.

johnny joined me on stage and i felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. he was wearing the same color tux as oakley.

my principle handed me a bouquet of flowers and a sash with 'prom queen' written over it. he did the same for johnny. i felt my spirit unsettle.

"now we will allow our school royalty to share a special slow dance" the principle spoke into the mic. i looked at johnny and he looked back at me with a smirk.

"go on" the DJ said as he played another slow song. johnny extended his hand for me to grab to join him in a dance. i hesitated, but before i could hold his hand, i retracted it.

"i can't right now..." i spoke as i walked off stage. the song continued and i went to my table to grab my purse. i immediately walked outside and called oakley. 

ring... ring... ring...

no answer. i kept trying and trying but to no avail. i felt tears well up in my eyes but i couldn't let them fall. i took a breath. 

i checked my notifcations to see if i heard anything from him but there was nothing. but there were 5 missed calls from my dad. what the?

dad - 8:01pm

call me

while i was outside i took the opportunity to return his calls. "hello?" i spoke into the phone. "adriana, i need you to come home soon..." my dad said on the other line.

i tapped my heel on the ground. "what happened?" i asked. "i received some news about your boyfriend..." he said in a raspy breath. 

my jaw dropped subtly and i froze in place. my dad is an important man in the state. he has connections with everyone. so what could he possibly mean?

a hand rested on my shoulder causing me to jump in shock. i turned around.

johnny. 

"you okay?" he asked with a concerned expression. i was still on the phone with my dad. i told him goodbye and ended the call. "johnny.." i trailed.

"i don't know... somethings happened with my boyfriend" i said, almost catching myself mid sentence. johnny's concerned expression turned into a smug one. 

"i told you you'd regret it adriana" johnny said, with something sinister underlying in his tone

"what?" i asked confused. before i could process, drea came out the venue, crying. "adri..." 

"it's ricky and oakley... they got in an accident."

drea and i got in her car and sped to my house. i carried my dress to prevent tripping as i ran inside my home. 

"papa!" i shouted for my dad. i know he has answers. he has to. my dad came from around the kitchen. "what happened to oakley?!" i asked. "i need you to brace yourself, mija."

"i got a call from one of my good friends at the sheriffs office, they found your boyfriend and another male in a car accident" he said with a stone face.

tears crept along my eyes and i could feel my heart break. "but he made it to the hospital?" i asked. dad sighed.

"when the police and fire department arrived on the scene, his mustang combusted in flames" he paused. 

"the bodies were burned beyond recognition. he's gone adri."

i fell to my knees and sobs escaped my body. my dad kneeled to hold me. "i'm so sorry..." my dad cooed. 

i felt like part of me kept dying every time i attempted to process what dad just told me. my heart broke over and over again. the pain never stops. 

i remembered what johnny told me. he had to have something to do with it. "papa please, i know someone who might've killed him" i begged my dad to listen to me. 

he shook his head, "adri, they checked his car up and down. it was a freak accident" he said. i shook my head frantically in disbelief, "no!" i shrieked through the sobs. 

waves of heat rushed over my body. i continued to weep and i stayed on the ground for what felt like forever. eventually my dad carried me up to my room and placed me in my bed.

after a few hours, i searched for my car keys. i walked downstairs and walked out the house barefoot in my pink prom dress.

i sniffled and wiped my tears that were never ending. i started my car and began to drive to God knows where.

the road stretched out before me, endless and empty, just as my heart felt. forever altered by the absence of oakley. the only man who had made my world complete.

the end.