He was really a good person. I mean after all of which was happened, he came for me. I wanted to know about Maxon. Did he get the message? Or was it just Daniel? I hid the book in which I was writing, under the table so he may not see it. If he sees it then he will be heartbroken once again. I couldn't understand how a person after getting insulted so much fall for me AGAIN…!

"I just wanted to…ask…if you forgave me." I asked hesitantly.

"There is no point asking this obvious question because after all what I have with you I don't want with anyone else. It doesn't matter what you think but I still fall for you every day. You will forever be my ALWAYS…." He spoke

I didn't say anything but kept listening. What was in his mind? I just couldn't figure what he was up to now.

"You will never think of me the way I think of you and that kills me every single day." He spoke and I could see his eyes glistening and shining with tears.

"Yes…I know…but…" I spoke softly but he started again with loud voice.

"Isn't it sad when you get hurt so much, you can finally say, I'm used to It." he spoke.

"I am sure Daniel that you will get someone in life with whom you will fall in love for eternity. I believe this." I spoke patting on his shoulder.

He gently shoved my hand from his shoulder and spoke "I am not afraid to fall in love, America. It's just that I am afraid to fall for the wring person again." He shot me a cold and intensely grave look that sent shivers down to my spine.

"I know how you feel and what's going on in your mind but…." I spoke gently but he stood up this time and his voice was harder than ever.

"You don't know what's going on with me and what exactly am I dealing with. If you could read my mind, you would be in tears." He spoke and breathed heavily.

Was he trying to lay a trap for me again? After all the insults did he wanted that again?

"Don't say you love me unless you really mean it because I might do something crazy like believe it." I spoke loudly this time.

There was complete silence.

"Have you stop trusting me also? Wow…! I mean, it's great!" he spoke and I saw anger but a lot of weakness behind that anger like his heart was being grinded from inside.

I knew it was not the time to fight. I had to get out of here an only Daniel was my chance in getting out. There was no other way. I don't have to say the thing s which might mess up with the situation right now and I need him to be calm and take me out of here so that I may be able to explain everything to Maxon right now.

"No…I do trust you." I spoke.

I didn't have an idea what should I speak. But this was my only chance and I can't let it go.

"Yes…I know you do." He spoke.

I bent forward and kissed him on the cheek.

I just had to do it to win a chance on him.

"Hey…I have an idea. We will go running towards the palace and no one is going to notice because I have given a sleep-drink to those two people standing outside. I am pretty sure they must have fallen on the ground until now." He spoke and we headed towards the gate.

He swished it open and looked around.

"All clear." He gestured me to follow him.

I followed him out and went past through some kind of gardens or what this was? I have never seen this place. Was this in the palace? My goodness, this was in the place and he was saying that we were on an island. How crazy they both were?

"Close your eyes." He asked me to do it. I don't know what the reason was but he told me that there is going to be mud and dust falling so it may enter my eyes.

I did as he said because right now I was really delighted that I was going to meet Maxon after a lot of time. I was actually DYING for him.

I heard a rumbling sound followed by a creaking sound.

After Some time he asked me to open they and I found myself behind a curtain and when I swished that curtain I was standing in the foyer.

He took my hand and made me stroll to his room. He pushed the door after him.

"What happened?" I asked.

"I want you to hear my planning and be part of It." he said.

"Planning?" I squinted at him

"Yeah…you hear me correct. We will vanish from this palace this night and you will be dressed simply like a maid so nobody…." He spoke but I interrupted.

"No…No…I can't run away." I spoke reconsidering the selection, my parents and above all, Maxon.

"Hey…you have to understand. Remember, you said you love Me." he spoke gently.

"Yes…I said, I do but Maxon is also dwelling in my heart." I spoke.

"What?" he spoke.

"Yeah and why don't you let me just chose one of you on my own. I will think about it…." I spoke but he shouted on me so hard like he was going to kill me at the very moment.

Suddenly, there was someone on the door. Oh my god, it was Lucy.

What was she doing here? Did she hear us talking?

"Queen Amberly needs to talk to you, Prince Daniel." She spoke softly.

She was silent….and stood there.

Daniel closed the door. He took a gun that in his closet and brought it close to my head. Was he going to kill me?

"It's your choice. You want to go with me or you want to sleep in this palace forever." He spoke grinning.

"Is this your love? I thought my happiness was yours. I thought you cared for me but you are nothing to me." I spoke sharply.

He brought the gun more close and threatened me.

Now, he has pulled the trigger.

"Any last wishes?" he asked.

I heard a loud scream on the door. I was sure it as Lucy. What could she do in such a situation?

"I just want five minutes." I spoke and wrote something more in my book which Maxon was going to get.

I wrote a story…a sad story. I wrote about us, our relationship. I wrote how we could be together even if we fall apart.

"It's done." I took less than five minutes and wrote it in a rushing way.

The door slammed open and Maxon stood there. Daniel shot me in the stomach instead of brain. I don' know why he did that?

"Hey…read this. This is my last wish." I spoke gently. It was hurting so much to speak.

"You stay calm. Stay with me, stay with me…you aren't going anywhere. America, keep your eyes open. I can't lose you. It's not a choice, it's necessity. I can't live..." he spoke and I could see him get blurry and the last thing I felt was him hugging me tighter than ever to his chest and I felt LIFELESS. He kept sobbing hard and slowly his sobbing kept vanishing like my ears eyes and my whole body got NUMB.