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CHAPTER 3
Betrayal, heartbreak, disappointment, disgust, were all feelings Alice thought she had homed when it came to her now broken relationship, it was strange, the anger, the hate, the ache, she had come to the club with a sixty percent expectancy to witness his betrayal, but it still hurt, and even worse, that Taria had to shove it in her face. She no longer felt the urge to follow through with her plan, he wasn't worth it, not anymore.
Somehow her stare pulled his attention, and he saw her, eyeball to eyeball, she was furious, and he was unfaithful. He suddenly lost the vigour he had danced with before their eyes locked, she shifted her gaze from him and turned towards the exit.
Alice sobbed as she made her way through the mad crowd, she was already outside but could still hear the loud music coming from inside the club, as well as quick footsteps rushing behind her, she felt a sudden cold creep inside her, right before he grabbed her by the arm in an attempt so to make her stop, she was disgusted at his frail attempt to apologize for something that was anything but a mistake, and her patience was already exhausted, she sized him as he stood in front of her, 6 foot tall, dark skinned, muscular figures, wearing a white t- shirt, along with a pair of ripped blue jeans, the sooner he was out of her sight, the faster she could face the reality of everything being over between them.
He rushed in front of her trying to stop her from leaving.
" Alice! Alice! Alice! please, don't leave like this, don't end this, don't end us, I know I was unfaithful to you, but that girl, she means nothing to me, it was all for fun I swear, you know you are the only one I care about, I promise, she means nothing to me, please, I can't live without you."
Rantings, all she heard was the beep of her car as she unlocked it, his excuses were meaningless, his sad attempt to save a shattered relationship was pointless, Alice wanted to say so many things, she wanted to hit him, to slap him, to tell him how big of a cheat he was, how he didn't deserve her, how he never will, but a single word out of her mouth was all it would take to unleash the monster raging inside her, her silence was deafening, and it told him all he needed to know.
Alice held back the tears, she wouldn't allow him see them, and that was what she did, one look at her face and he could see that she had made her decision, there were regrets in her eyes, that much was obvious, but regrets not that they were going their separate ways, but because it took her this long to figure that out, sadness and defeat suddenly washed over his face, his posture lost confidence, and with that his fingers slid from the door handle.
Alice was heartbroken, she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened, and she couldn't stop the car, her relationship had come to an end, with her boyfriend cuddling another girl right in front of her, it wasn't fair, thoughts of him with her kept on filling her mind, she didn't know when the tears started flowing, nor did she see the unsuspecting young man as he made his way across the street, before she hit the brakes Alice's car hauled the man across the road, sending him few metres in the air, down to a shocking, breathless, painful drop, the images cleared, her heart raced, the man bled, unconscious on the cold tarred road, her tears flowed freely, she came down from the car trembling, teary eyed, speechless, scared, she walked closer, he wasn't moving, what had just happened? what had she done ?had she killed a man ? was she a murderer? questions she asked, but got no answers.
Alice was in so much shock that she staggered back to the car for her phone, she had to call someone, anyone, and that was when she saw it, they were everywhere, the lights flashed, against her and the unconscious man that laid almost lifeless on the floor, she didn't know how, but within seconds the once quiet road was filled with people, she couldn't think, she couldn't speak, she could barely breathe, what had she done ? everyone would know about this, she could already see the headlines, YOUNG IRRESPONSIBLE ACTRESS KILLS MAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, ACTRESS OR ASSASSIN?
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