Prologue

Catherine

I hide myself behind the boxes in the storeroom of my very own house. My mom left the area because she had no idea that I had the keys to this room too.

As she left, he came out.

"Damn, that was close"

"And you have to stop coming here" I warned him again. "You will get me killed"

"I just am telling you" he suddenly pushed me against the wall and a gasp escaped my mouth. "I get what I want"

"So you mean that you want me dead?" I raised my eyebrow.

I was not shocked or scared by his intense gaze on me. Not because he was harmless-- but because he was like this, this was normal.

"You know what, Cat?" he kept his thumb on my lips. "Let's run away"

I looked at him shocked. I don't want him to get any thoughts that might not fit my purpose in life.

"A-Alex, no"

"I said, so yes"

"I don't want to, Alex. I have a life here"

He got away. "Life, life, life. Everyone has a life. Why am I like this then?"

I looked at him and he looked away. "It's okay, I'll just leave"

"Alex, see" I stopped him. "You also have a life"

"I don't have any life, Cat" he turned towards me. "I get new girls but that doesn't mean it's a life. I don't have anyone. Anyone who'd stay with me, permanently. Who'd show me the light"

"Alex, I-I can... But" he looked at me intently once again. "I can't leave this life... I-I.."

He nodded. "I understand, Cat. And that's the reason. A bad boy and a good girl can't be together"

I lowered my head and heard the footsteps fading. What can I do, Alex?