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his face.  Defini tely not the type of “eye candy” I was hoping for. 
         While basking in the last few rays of the afternoon sun, I tucked into a delicious melt in your mouth, cheese and tomato toasty and washed it down with a creamy, full fat latte.  The high calorie meal calmed me after my stressful morning. 
         However, my momentary peace of mind was soon disrupted as thoughts of Will invaded.  I remembered the times we used to meet for lunch near enough every day during the early stages of our relationship.  How he always insisted on paying for everything and the playful banter I initiated to persuade him otherwise.  I usually won, but he’d end up buying me a gift to make up for it.  Though not as romantic nowadays he still managed to surprise me in his own way.  With that, my thoughts drifted back to the puzzlement of the note.
         Looking back on our argument, I found myself wondering why he had overreacted.  Why was he being so secretive all of a sudden?  Was I reading too much into his actions?  Perhaps my own reaction had been driven by my personal insecurities, jealousy and anger. I had been angry at my fear. Angry with myself for the uncontrollable surge of lust I’d felt when the note had filled my mind with seductive images. It was my own guilt that had made me lash out at Will.  Yet I still felt that he had done something wrong, although I couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
         Just then I felt my mobile vibrate.  Every part of me was wishing, no begging, for it to be my fiancé.  
         Yanking it out from my pocket, I looked at the display ID.  Not Will.  There was no number or name at all, just the words “ 1 new message ” .  I unlocked my phone then opened the message.
         It read:              
     
                  The Beauty is marrying a Beast
     

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         The Beauty is marrying a Beast . 
         Those words kept on resounding through my head, terrifying me each time.  They started to blur as I stared continuously at the screen.  My eyes filled with water as they strained to see what was in front.  The world around me became insignificant and pointless.
         Then the questions began to form, one right after the other leaving me no room to think.
         Why would someone send such a text?  Who would send such a text?  What was the text about?  Was it relating to Will and I?  An ex-girlfriend of his perhaps that somehow found out we are engaged and decided to send jealous messages in an attempt to scare me?  But how would she have gotten hold of my number?  Why is this all happening to me?    I just want things to go back to the way they were!
         Slowly looking up ahead of me my eyes caught a movement further down the road and I realised it was that same guy in the alleyway, in the same place, leaning against a wall.  My heart leapt into my throat and I almost dropped my mobile phone, but before I could think on my actions I was already half way down the street running towards him.
         My eagle eyes never left his person and watched his every move.  As I drew closer, I saw him start.  He abruptly ran into the darkness of the alley.  I turned the corner to follow him but he had vanished into thin air, like he had never been there in the first place.  The only thing that marked his presence was a hip flask at my feet.
         While trying to regain my breath, I peered into the dirty alley to see if I could spot anything resembling a human being, but all I discovered was a big, green dustbin, some scraps of cardboard boxes and a leaky water pipe.
         I bent to retrieve the hip flask and after dusting off the dirt, I walked into the light of the busy street to take a closer look.
         It was silver in colour and could have easily fitted into the pocket of the black jacket he was wearing.  It was smooth to the touch and I felt oddly intimate with the guy