Prologue
Adrian West stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom of his parents' house; smiling nervously at his reflection. His brown eyes shone with anticipation. He let out an uneasy breath, then exited the bathroom. He wandered the halls of the average sized house until he came across his fifty-five year old mother sitting at the kitchen table.
"Momma, I need help." He called to her; getting the woman's attention. His mother jumped a little at the sudden sound of her son's voice. She quickly recovered, and shot him a small smile; it's all anybody has gotten out of her for years.
"What do you need, Adrian?" His mother spoke softly. Adrian casted his eyes downwards; sheepishly.
"I want to propose to Ashley," He paused and chanced a glance at his mother. Her old features took on a bit of bitterness.
"But, I don't exactly know how..." He trailed off, taking a deep breath.
"How did you propose to Mami?" Adrian asked his eyes twinkling with anxiousness.
"Jadey! You have mail!" A raspy yet perky voice called from somewhere off in the house.
"Just leave it on the table, Cat!" Jade grumbled; glaring in the direction of the voice. She let out a heavy sigh before turning her attention back to her son. Her blue/green gaze settled on the wedding band around her ring finger. She smiled fondly at it; twirling it gently.
"Well, to tell you how I proposed, I'll have to start from the beginning...you got time for that?" Jade questioned, eyeing her son ever so slightly. Adrian nodded his head eagerly. Jade sighed again.
"Okay, Your mother, as you know, was a year older than myself. She was 19 and I was fresh out of high school...still naive and eager for my independence..." She began.
This prologue is really short...Sorry about that. But anyway this story was inspired by the song Terrible Things by Mayday Parade. Don't listen to it until the story is over or it'll give away the ending.