Temptations (A Vinny Castronovo Love Story) *Completed*

Chapter Forty-Seven

(Gabrielle's POV)

It just takes a second, for my world to come crumbling down. Oh I'm sure in the distance, you can hear that awful sound, Oh I plead for an answer, an answer from you. But if you give me an answer, that just makes no sense then. What's the use? And just then my life is broken, I can barely breathe. And now I'm opened for suggestions, at the end of the day, life's a lesson...

 I got out of poetry club, and expected to see Vinny, but I couldn't find him anywhere. Instead I found my mother and Krissy waiting for me in the front office. "Hi guys... Where's Vinny?" I asked while pulling my zipper up. "Here baby, hand me your bookbag..." My mom took it from me. What the fuck. She's offering to carry my bookbag? She never does that. What in the world is going on? As we walked outside, I noticed it wasn't raining any longer. When we got into the car and my mom slipped my Bieber CD in without me having to beg, I knew something was going on. "Guys, what's going on? You're being way too nice to me, like, it's been five minutes and Krissy hasn't cracked one Vinny joke..." I said, sliding the bar on the screen of my iPhone. Krissy looked back at me, and her eyes started to fog up. "Wait... Why do you look like you're about to cry?" I asked. Panic set in when I started to connect the dots. Vinny wasn't here to pick me up... Krissy is crying at the mention of his name.... "What happened to him?" I asked. Tears started falling down Krissy's face, but she stayed silent. "Are you deaf now?" I asked, getting frustrated. Krissy just sat there, staring at me, her face emotionless. Anger started boiling through my body, but it was not outweighing the feeling of worry. "WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?" I shouted, tears starting to form in my eyes. My mom stopped the car, and looked back at me. "Sweetie, um, on his walk home, it was raining so hard, someone followed him, they don't know who...." She fell apart trying to explain it. I felt everything start to blur, is this real life? My boyfriend is injured and my family can't even tell me what happened. "Just fucking tell me!" I yelled. Krissy sniffled, and wiped her eyes. "He was walking home alone in the rain and someone stabbed him." I looked at her... She was being serious. My head started to ache, and everything was blurring. This can't be real. This is all my fault. If I had just skipped poetry club today, none of this would've happened. I couldn't take it, I got out of the car, and ran. I don't know where I was going, but I just needed to get away from here. As I ran through the streets, it began to rain. How cliche. My lungs burned as I fastened my pace, I needed to get away from here quicker. I needed to get out of this nightmare. No matter where I went I still saw familiar faces, wondering why I was running like a mad women. This god damn town is too small. I finally stopped running, and leaned against the wall of an unfamiliar building in an alley. My knees gave out on me, and I fell to the concrete sobbing my eyes out. My legs and lungs were burning, and I was convinced any second now I could pass out. He was stabbed? Thoughts went through my mind, trying to figure out who would do such a thing to such an amazing, genuine person. It wasn't any of the football team, they loved him, could it have been a stranger that just wanted his money? Nah. Everyone in this town knew each other, he would've known who it was. Then it hit me... Marko. It had to have been him. My heart pace quickened as I considered the possibility of him being back in Jersey. That little bitch. I stood up, and was starting to walk away, when someone's arms wrapped around my waist, and their hand covered my mouth. "So we meet again......"