Love Never Dies
Chapter 1. A View From Above
Author: j_rock873
Rating: PG-13
Summary: This story is Katie's view of the events in "Love Makes You Do Crazy Things". I guess you could consider it a sequel.
Disclaimer: I own no one in this chapter.
Reviews: Yes, I would like them.
Author's notes: Just like in my other stories, words in italics are personal thoughts of the character at that moment. Words in all capital letters required special emphasis.
Present
I remember the events that led me to where I am now. It pains me to know that as great as this place is, sometimes I'd rather be someplace else. It's been hard for the past six months to only be able to watch from above as the love of my life goes through another crisis. I feel partly guilty for the whole thing, but I know I shouldn't. I'm not the one who tore the two of us apart. That blame rests solely on the man known as Kevin Adams.
I guess I should start my story from when the whole relationship took a major step forward. Jessie and I had been friends for a brief period of time when our feelings toward each other got stronger. Jessie didn't want to admit it to anyone, even herself, for fear of the reaction she would get from her family and a bunch of people who really weren't that important to us.
We had been getting closer when Grace told Jessie of my past relationship with Sarah Grasser. The facts of the relationship were exaggerated due to gossip that usually runs rampant in every school. This was definitely fueled by Sarah herself. Sarah had always been a jealous person. I had overlooked it until Jessie came along. When that happened, she only got worse. I had wanted to be friends with both of them, but Sarah was making that impossible. She made me choose. So obviously I made the right choice when I picked Jessie over Sarah.
After Jessie and Grace had that now well known talk, Jessie began to avoid me. I tried talking to her, but that wasn't working. So I wrote her a letter. That freaked her out even more. I figured that I had ruined everything. I decided to go to her house to get back the sweater I gave her and was prepared for her to end the friendship. Instead of doing that, she pulled a one eighty and told me she felt the same way. She told me that couldn't throw the letter away, that she would keep it forever, and finished it off with a kiss. It totally surprised me; and before I knew it, we kissed again. The fear of the possible reaction from her family disappeared when we told our families. We got nothing but support from all of them.
Ok, that's enough on how it started. Let's move ahead to that fateful night where we were torn from each others lives. We made it to our one year anniversary with very few problems, except for some taunts Jessie and I received from a select few of our classmates. My popularity and our friendships with Tad and Grace stopped them. After everyone had seen Tad kick the ass of the first guy that made Jessie cry and the loud, verbal assault thrown in the direction of the guy's girlfriend by Grace, nobody ever bothered us again. We decided to go to our favorite restaurant to celebrate the anniversary. I had a surprise waiting for her. After I couldn't hold it in anymore, I began the conversation.
Flashback
"Jessie, you know I love you, right?"
"Of course, I love you, too."
"No, I mean I REALLY love you. I can't even picture my life without you. What I am trying to say is I don't want to be without you. That's why I wanted to get you this."
Then I handed her a black box that contained a promise ring. I knew she already had on my class ring. It wasn't enough in my mind though. I could see the tears forming in her eyes, but I wasn't finished yet. I then got out an ad I saw for engagement rings from a local, jewelry store. I know it was a bit crazy. My romantic side had already taken over my mind, so I just went with it.
"It's beautiful, Katie, but you really didn't need to do this. This night has been wonderful already."
"No, I wanted to, and that's not all. This is a promise ring. I know you're already wearing my class ring, which is tradition with couples, but I wanted to do more. I thought it would do until I could buy you this."
I then showed her the ad that gave a description of many engagement rings.
"I know we're both still in high school, but by the time we both graduate I'll able to afford to buy one of these for you."
I had surprised her to the point where she almost cried. We left the restaurant hand in hand. Jessie was so happy that she wasn't able to talk until we got back in the car.
"Can we go some place private and talk about this some more?"
"Sure."
Back to the present
What was supposed to be the best night of our young lives would soon turn out to be the exact opposite. The following events would lead up to my death, and I would have to watch Jessie fight for her freedom in a court of law.