LOVE LUST OBSESSION "Aidan!" I scream as I run out into the muggy night, my dress threatening to trip me over with every step. I round the corner of the gym where the dance is being held and immediately freeze. As I gasp Aidan turns his head to look at me, "Alia," and his tone sends chills right to the center of my being. He's surrounded by at least half of the football team who are standing in a wide arch with Shaun in the middle and Aidan pressed up against the wall. At first I don't even notice that two of the massive boys previously surrounding Aidan are coming towards me because, at this point, all I can focus on is the gun in Shaun's hand, which is pointed directly at Aidan's heart. I'm about to lose the one I love, the one I've always loved, the boy next door.