curved walnut staircase. She grabbed the carved wooden rail

down at the

i trench coat. He held a massive bouquet of red roses. He was

had looked her in the eye and told her she was w

ay below. She saw Gary and immedia

ispered. She stepped close to him, lett

one split second, they looked at each other. It wasn't a

past life crashed into her current reality

erfectly laced with a mixture of heartbreak and shock. She l

ripped themselves apart and

of disappointment crossed his eyes. He qui

oward the bottom of the stairs, holding the ro

r ears. It mixed with the m

tairs to confront him, her eyes fixed on his guilty face, ignoring the steepness of the steps. She took a ha

rew her hand out to grab the railing, b

creamed from below. It

s. Her shoulder slammed into the edge of a step. Her ribs cracked aga

tom with a sickening thud. Her fore

ly poured down th

ouldn't move. She could only see Gary and

lder, but Giana could feel that his grip was weak. He wasn

w the blood pooling on the white marb

gele dropped to her knees and pressed h

od behind him, her hands covering her mouth, but Giana coul

rced the air. Paramedic

sk was strapped over her face. The smell of plastic and

sharp smell of bl

on her forehead. She felt the needle of an IV tube ta

thing slow and ev

bruising. She's not going to die." Gary's voice floated

giggled softly. "To fall from that hig

against her ribs. They