Unexpected

Three months ago, Peter held Mary's hands and kissed her for the 199th time.Mary had been keeping track , she couldn't help it . Each kiss was like a tiny revelation, an aha moment . His arms wrapped around her , holding Mary against him. She felt like every nerve ending in her body was a live wire

"Don't be afraid ," She murmured ." We belong together ."

She was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of her own words.That moment was so perfect ,so right . There's no way to doubt it .

It had begun to rain, but they stayed over her house near the laurel bushes . Peter and his friends sang a song while he plays the guitar , his mouth moving involuntarily, his eyes closed .She had fallen in love . This kiss was about love . She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her tiptoes , meeting the softness of his lips.He put his hands on her waist and lifted her of the ground,just like in the movies , just like how Mary figured out how love would be.

But now , Mary knows it's all over . She knows because when she called Peter at their normal time , 9p.m. , his VoiceMail answered , Mary hung up . A thick feeling in her throat that's hasn't gone away . She's got ten hours , ten long hours to live through before she can leave for school and find out what's going on.

He hasn't school for days . My curiosity gets the better of me . My mind raced and started thinking too much , I called my bestfriend and explains her the situation.

"Maybe he's sick , " Rachel says. Mary's aware that her right leg's bouncing a hundred miles a minute.She presses a hand against it to stop it .

"He's not sick."

Mary doesn't know why she called rachel at first . Rachel hung up.Mary opens her twitter messages and Facebook but the screen was eerily empty.She opens Peter's Twitter page and his picture, the one where he's playing the guitar , pops out .

His head was down with his hair covering his eyes.You can barely see him . But there's no activity . She clicks the page close. She stands and starts pacing her room , seeing the usual stuff arranged neatly by her made bed and books stacked on her desk , waiting to be cracked for homework . "I'm freaked out "

"Maybe I should call Shannon . " she thought. She dials Shannon.

" Listen to me, Mary " Shannon says once Mary fills her in , "I want you to sit down and take a few deep breath. " Mary rolls her eyes and sits heavily on the bed . She takes a deep breath .

Shannon was silent. Then she says softly ," I'm going to tell you this once , so you need to listen. " Mary doesn't respond . " Are you listening to me ? "

" Yes ."

Sweat malted my hair at the temples and rolled down my throat. I groped the warm sheets and found them empty.

"Do not call him again,Stop thinking about him,Pretend he's dead , life gotta move on ." My heart beats uncontrollably. " I can't call him again? "

Shannon hung up.

Panic rises into Mary's chest . "I can't stop thinking about this, I need to know if he still wants to be with me ." She mumbled.

Mary doesn't move. She could hear her heart thrudding In her chest , along with the faint buzz of the malevolently on the desk. She began to sob .As the silence sounds louder ,her tears streamed down uncontrollably.