The One That Got Away From Katy Perry Novels & Stories

that your love is go---] She swifty pressed on the stereo again to change the channel, this time with a bit of force. [...In another life...I would be your girl...we'd keep all our promises, be us against the world...in another life...I would make you stay...so I don't have to say you were the one that got away...the one that got awa---] She slammed her fist on the stereo as she turned it off. "...damn it," she uttered as she just drove in silence.

I let out a bitter laugh. In my last life, I gave her everything, but because I couldn’t give her the kind of passionate, fiery love she craved, she abandoned me. “It’s too late now, Cara,” I said. “No one waits forever. If you come closer again, I’ll call security.” Without looking back, I turned and walked through the doors of Lowe Corporation’s headquarters. … I didn’t see her again after that. The next time I heard her name was three years later.

In the end, Chad couldn't take it anymore and left her without a word. Meanwhile, Quinn spiraled. She stopped managing Simpson Group, handed control over to a proxy, and spent her days holed up in the house, drinking herself into oblivion. Then, on our dating anniversary, she jumped from a high-rise building. Her final words were, "I'm coming to see you." I turned off the tablet with a blank expression. Beside me, Layla gave me a pointed look, and there was a hint of jealousy in her voice. "Are you still thinking about her?"

Her voice carried clearly through the high-end sound system and across the entire hall. Joanna froze. For the moment, she could only swallow her anger and look toward the stage. She thought the drug might not have taken effect yet. If she waited a little longer, Tina would embarrass herself on stage. Tina's gaze scanned the crowd before finding me. Then, she walked straight to me. "This man is my fiance, the heir of the Clarke family."

Sierra's screams, almost inhuman in their despair, filled the abandoned altar. She cursed Rhett with a frenzy, "You'll get yours, Rhett, just wait! Your comeuppance is coming, and you'll never see Fiona again. She knows everything!" Rhett ignored her, leaning against the wall, whispering to himself, "Fiona, it's all right... I've avenged you… We can start anew." At that moment, he felt the mind-link break completely, vanish into thin air. Rhett's heart pounded as he dashed back to the royal cave like a shadow.

I found that oddly surprising. Soon, her voice sounded again—low, exhausted, and powerless. “But that’s three million dollars. Why couldn’t you just hold yourself back? If Graham could back then, why can’t you?” She said the last sentence so softly that I almost thought I’d imagined it. Before I could think further, Zack spoke up, his tone filled with disdain. “So what if it’s three million? Lucy, don’t forget, it was me who notarized your assets. That’s why Graham walked out with nothing. Do you have any idea how much money I’ve saved you from losing?”

“You two started flying new routes together and won all those company awards. Even the CEO attended your wedding three years ago. Everyone was so envious… but—” She trailed off with a heavy sigh, her voice thick with regret. Yes, those were beautiful memories. And that’s all they would remain, things you couldn’t return to, no matter how much you wanted to. By the time I got home, it was already past ten. The apartment was eerily quiet. Then my phone lit up with a notification from Katy’s latest social media post in which she had tagged me in. [Thank you to my teacher, Mr. Rutgers, for staying with me all afternoon! As a reward, I’m taking him to Bruno Mars’ concert tomorrow! Can’t wait!]

It’s been weeks. I haven’t received anything from “unknown,” which proved both Katy and Mary were done messing with me. The only surprising thing that happened was that Katy stopped coming to school. I wasn’t sure if she dropped out or if she switched schools, but I couldn’t bring myself to care anymore. The only thing I knew for sure was that her plan to become a VS model didn’t exactly work out as planned. Her career didn’t even get a chance to begin before it fell.

Already Kate had been weeping and gnashing her teeth while she squatted. Later, Kate received a letter from Frank and it was that Frank had eloped with the four hundred million dollars and given her a divorce papers to sign, also he was getting married to his American girlfriend in two days time. Into the night Kate wailed and gritted her teeth. Today was the D-day for the Rockers Music Cash Prize Award and in its usual way celebrities , record label bosses and money bags from all walks of life gathered to honor the event. On the list of nominees was an ocean of musicians whose fate of wining this maiden edition of fifteen billion dollars cash and the diamond plague wasn’t far-fetched.

"No, there's no way I'll go back to a cheater. I just miss my parents, that's all." She sighed with relief. "Well, here's something you might find interesting." From Vanessa, I heard about Freddie, now embroiled in a very public scandal back home. He had been caught cheating.