Three Thousand Miles by Deila Longford Read Free Book Online Page B

hope that you can understand that and hopefully you can move on from him .” W hat is Katharine saying; does she think that I love Michael?
    “I am not sure what you’re saying, why would you think that I need to move on from him?”
    “I feel that you care f or him more than you say you do. P ossibly you like the fact that he would do anything for you and I feel that y ou like the attention from him.” Her words have struck me hard, I try to come back with a suitable response and be respectful of her; however, my heart has sunk at the sound of the thoughts she obviously has.
    “I do like Michael but I love Adrian, it’s him I want to be with . ”
    “I f that’s true, you won’t nee d Michael in your life anymore.” Katharine’s words are icy and I feel awkward around her.
    “What are you saying?” S he leans back in the chair and folds her arms.
    “I don’t think that you should see Michael anymore . ” I gasp, is she really saying this?
    “Why would you say that?”
    “Adrian is correct in what he was saying, Michael won’t get over you, he needs space and you need to give it to him . ”
    “Katharine, I have known Michael longer than you, he is my friend, he saved my life and I won’t give him up.”
      “How can I accept that you don’t love him , when you say things like that? I don’t understan d the hold you have over him?” M y face is hot and I feel flustered, my heart is racing , I cannot think straight. I wish that Katharine would just back down as I do not need this from her right now.
    “We spent a lot of time together, we lived t ogether, did he tell you that?” T he look on her face suggests that he has not, her face is now like thunder and her eyes are raging.
    “When did all this happen?”
    “I le ft college for a break, remember ?”
    “Yes, but you were stressed and Sophie said that you checked into a hotel, what does that have to do with Michael?”
    “It wasn’t a hotel, it was a c ondo in S oho, and Michael was there too . ”
    “I don’t understand were you two , together?”
    “It’s hard to explain, we weren’t together but we did share a house for a while . ”
    “Alanna, you are making no sense, tell me what happened?”
    “Adrian owns the c ondo; I de cided to stay there for a while. Adrian is very protective and he would not let me stay there by myself. S o he asked Michael to watch over me while I was there.” Katharine stands, she looks very annoyed, and I wonder why Michael did not tell her he stayed with me? Is he ashamed? On the other hand, is he just protecting Katharine from the truth?
    “Al anna, did you sleep with him?” Katharine’s words have shocked me, she knows that I do not do that, yet she has the nerve to ask me.
    “No, never , you know that I don’t do that ! ”
    “I am sorry, but you have to see my point of view, I love him and although he is with me, he will always love you.”
    “It’s not the ideal situation, but what can I do about it?”
    “You cannot see him anymore, I won’t allow it . ”
    “Y ou c an’t really be asking me to do that?” I protest.
    “It should not be a problem if you love Adrian , what use is Michael to you?” S he says and her voice is harsh and sounds very informat ive. I shake my head, as I look at her, why is she acting like this? Is she that insecure about her relationship that she feels that I need to stay away?
    “Katharine, no I won’t stay away from Michael. H e has saved my life in so many ways, what kind of person would I be , if I just ignored him after all that he did ? ”
    “I am asking you , as my friend , to please stay away from him.”
    “No, I will always be your friend, but Mich ael means too much to me and I will not be without him , ” I say firmly.
    “If that’s how you feel then we are done here . ”
    “Katharine, don’t be like that , ” she picks up her bag from the floor, walks over the door and looks back to me.

“Alanna, I gave you a cho ice and you