Free Three Thousand Miles by Deila Longford Page A

message from Sophie.
    Alanna, I will be over later, see you soon, Sophie.
    I quickly reply to her,
    Okay, see you later. 
    I again check my emails, but as before, there is none from Adrian. I place my phone down onto the table a little too roughly. Melissa jumps up from the page she is writing on and I can see that she is shocked by my actions.
    “Wow, what d id that phone ever do to you?” S he says in a sarcastic tone. I force myself to be nice and not to say what really is on my mind.
    “I am sorry, I am a little distracted.” Melissa exhales,
    “H e called today, again,” I am stunned that she has brought up Adrian. However, I want to know more.
    “Really, did you talk to him?” She slides my file back into its casing and moves closer to me.
    “Yes, I spoke to him today.” I gasp,
    “What did he say?”
    “Not much, just the usual.”
    “And that is?”
    “He loves you, but something is stopping him from being here.” I sigh,
    “I know, but he will not answer my calls, what am I supposed to do?” I say desperately.
    “I really have no idea,” S he says as she flashes me a sympathetic look . I shake my head at my thoughts of Adrian. I hate him for the way he is acting. I wish that he would be different about this. I wish that he would just give in to his feelings and not let the past always be a factor in his life. If only he could move on from what happened. Then I know that, he and I could have a happy, normal, loving relationship, I long to make him understand that I am all right. The danger that I was in, is no longer an issue . Adrian was punished and I have paid the price. I feel that I am missing the best thing that has ever happened to me. I need Adrian in my life and I know that he needs me to o .
    “Did he give you any clue as to where he is?” I say to Melissa, I know it is a long shot even to think that she knows where Adrian is. However, I have to ask.
    “No, I have no idea where he is, but Alanna, you know him and you should have an idea of where he could be.” I sit upright in the bed and Melissa is right. If anyone would know where he is, then it would be me. My mind begins to spin and I think back to every conversation I have ever had with Adrian. I scowl my forehead as I think. My eyes blink rapidly and then, I remember. France, he loves it over there and if he is not in London, then I am sure that the only other place he could be is in, St Tropez. I sit even further up in the bed, and now I am staring deeply at Melissa.
    “I know where he is,” I say firmly as Melissa gazes at me, and the look she has upon her face, is wonder. 
    “Adrian loves France . He practically lives over there.” I say. Before I give Melissa a chance to reply, I begin again. “He owns a mansion and a yacht, he stays half the week over there, there is nowhere else he can be.” Melissa smiles weakly at me, her eyes are wide and her cheeks are starting to flush.
    “Alanna, I never told you exactly what Adrian said to me today.” I am astounded, why would she hold back information about Adrian?
    “Melissa, I suggest that you tell me what he said.” She leans back and takes the seat that sits at my bedside. She folds her arms, and her feet begin to tap rapidly against the cool white floor.
    “Okay, but I don’t want you to get mad with me.” My heart begins to race, and I cannot breath. However, I pull myself together and I give her look of, agreement.
    “I won’t get mad, please, if you know something, then I really need to know.” She exhales and begins to say,
    “When, Mr Black calls, he usually just talks to whoever comes to the phone. However, today when he called he asked for me personally. I have no idea how he knew my name, but he did.” I gasp slightly and I want her to tell me more.
    “He called me Melissa, and that really surprised me.”
    “If he asked for you, then why where you surprised that he knew your name?”
    “It wasn’t the fact that he knew my name that I was entirely