Chapter one

five years ago

Graduation night..

"omg, can this party get any crazier" 18 year old misty screamed over the loud music and into Salina's ears. I winced at the loud voice combined with the music.

"no way. i don't know what Brian was thinking inviting all these people to his house" I yelled back to Misty. We were trying to make our way towards the living room where we could see Brian, Salina's boyfriend of four years, standing in a group of football players.

"He is so lucky that his parents allowed him to have this party in their summer house. God only know's it would have totally bummed everyone out if there was not a last party at the end of the year from Brian. He throws the best parties" Misty smiled as she took a sip of the alcohol from the cup from her hand.

"Tell me about it" I muttered to myself. I really did not like coming to Brian's parties just because of some of the people here. The one's who live to drink and start trouble. Like my life did not have enough trouble already.

" You should probably enjoy our last party as friends...graduating high school" Misty smirked at me and for some reason i got a bad feeling in my guts.

"Huh, it's not like we will never see eachother again" i looked at her closely when i say this. "i mean Brian and i are together and you always hang with us". there i almost missed the quick smirk that flashed on her face. Was there something going on, that i was missing, between brian and Misty.

Finally making our way across the hall, it took a millon years in Salina's opinion just to get there, after having to round to couples making out on the floor. i walked up to Brian and smiled shakely.

"Baby, my heart. Are you enjoying yourself", Brian asked wrapping his arms around my waist. He was the only reason that i was here. The first time she had met him, after running into him in the hallway of henslow High she knew it was love at first sight. The way that he smiled with straight white teeth and the most amazingly sexy pair of lips she'd ever seen. His blonde hair was long for a football player and kept falling into his bright green eyes. A greek god sent to earth. meeting him had rendered her speechless.

"Yea, your party is okay" I gave him a gentle smile.

"no it's not. I know you and this is not your style."

"Brian..." salina started, but he cut me off. Looking over my shoulder's at Misty he sigh.

"Listen baby, i wanted to talk to you today, but we were all very busy with the graduation stuff." he took my arms and started walking towards the stairs. I looked around and over my shoulders at Misty who was giving me a look that bodered dirty enjoyment. wow, what's her probs, i thought to herself.

Well truth to be told Misty was more Brian's friend then my friend, we just started to hang out because i was dating brian. her family and Brian's family were really close.

Brian climbed the stairs to the second floor which was strictly off limits to all partiers and pulled me into his room. closing the door and turning the lights on to a soft glow. He turned towards me and smiled. i nervously smiled at him and went towards him.

"Brian what's up" i ask standing infront of him. i could tell he was nervous. " baby"

" Salina" he whispered, he was looking at me with so much emotion in his eyes that for some reason i started crying too.

"What- What are you telling me ?"

"my family, we are having some problems, finanical problems" he sat on the edge of his king size bed and looked up. " we are going broke Li".

" oh that is so bad, but how. don't your family own a whole bunch of companies"

"Yea, we do. the whole thing is that we are having loss of mpnetary paper weight"

"huh" i had no idea what was being spoken about. unlike Misty and Brian who maybe rolled around in old money, my family were middle class and had to work hard just to send me to school.

"we have to lay off many but that's not the point of this conversation" he glanced at me and closed his eyes. " my family is being offered a deal to combine companies with Misty's father."

"well that's great isn't it" i lean over and hugged him, but instead got stopped with his hands.

"nooo that's not it. we can get the company and we did. the deal was straighten last week. the problem is that the Lansens want to get the company in their family even though they are retiring. so they gave the company over with... with the condition that i marry Misty"..

My mouth was open in shock yet nothing held me like the burning hot tears that were spilling down my face. i suddenly couldn't stand any more and slide on onto the floor.

"Say something Li" he was suddenly there."it's my duty as the only son of my family"

i closed my eyes wishing this was adream.

Brian shook me gently." i still love you but my first priority is to my family"

He stood up and pulled me up with him. i still could not say anything.

" i am sorry i cannot see you again. please donot contact me. i would like to forget you and i ever exist" with that brian opened the door and walked out. i trembled feeling cold all of a sudden.i tried to pull myself together and did as best as i could.

"be strong" i whispered to myself reaching for the door. "never look back" . when that door closed behind me so did my past...