He peered further down the street; he had never paid much attention further down. He wondered if there would be a small place he could eat. As he made his way down the street he realised the street got dirtier and there was a few homeless people about. He finally found a small café and decided to eat there just that once. The café was fairly busy and didn’t look a particularly friendly place. He just wanted to eat and leave. He ordered a pasty and sat down. When he had finished he collected his belongings and was on his was out when he knocked over a glass all over a woman. He looked down and saw a pretty woman who was covered in vanilla milkshake. He felt sorry and apologised again and again. The lady didn’t seem that bothered but Andrew offered to pay for the dry-cleaning of her jacket. She agreed and let Andrew write his address and phone number on a piece of paper. Andrew apologised once more before leaving. He felt so guilty and sorry for the woman. For the rest of that day he couldn’t stop thinking of her, but the thought of paying her for the damage helped to ease his guilt a bit. He knew he would expect a phone call or a visit from her so he knew he would get another chance to say he was sorry for what had happened. A few days passed and Andrew still hadn’t heard from the pretty woman, but when he got home that evening he was surprised to see the woman waiting on his doorstep. He welcomed her in and offered her a drink. Andrew had found out her name was Mary. She had come to settle the bill that Andrew had offered to pay, which he willing did. They got talking and Andrew realised she didn’t have much money or a permanent home. They had been talking for about two hours when Mary insisted that she should leave and did so. All that night he thought of Mary, he had never found it so easy to talk to a woman before and thought he should call her the next day.
That next morning he had a day off and was getting ready to visit his parents when there was a knock at the door. It was Mary, she said she didn’t know why she had called round but wanted to see him again after last night. Andrew was glad Mary had called round. After talking for a while he suggested they go out, like for a drink, and Mary accepted his invitation. Andrew phoned his parents and told them he had last minute work and couldn’t make it there today. Andrew and Mary had a wonderful time that day, and got along well. They began seeing each other as much as they could. After two months of seeing each other, Andrew felt he would ask Mary to move in with him. He had never lived with a woman but felt he wanted to move up to the next level with Mary. Mary felt the same and agreed…on one condition; that she could meet his parents and he meets hers. Andrew would agree to anything.
One summer evening they invited both parents over for a barbeque, both agreed and came along. Everything started off fine and everyone was getting along but as the evening wore on both parents took a disliking to their siblings partner. Andrew was a wealthy man and his parents didn’t want him to be with a poor girl and they thought Mary was using him for his money. Mary’s parents did not want their daughter to marry a “snob” because he would always look down at her. The evening ended in disaster as both sets of parents stormed out.
Despite this set back both Andrew and Mary were determined to make their relationship work.
As the weeks went on, Mary and Andrew’s relationship grew stronger. They were both certain that they had met their soul mate. One night Andrew took Mary to a posh restaurant. They were having a good time when suddenly Andrew took Mary’s hand and went down on one knee. He then asked her to marry her in front of everyone. She yelled yes she would and both cried with happiness. They were truly in love. Neither of them could be happier with their lives at that point. When their parents found out they were engaged, both tried there hardest to stop the marriage. They tried long conversations and argued for long periods of time. On the eve of the big day, Mary’s parents tried a last ditch attempt to stop the marriage. They had found her a job in America and had booked her a one-way ticket for the next day. At first Mary rejected and after a long time arguing, Mary’s mum said Andrew had been having an affair and that’s why they didn’t want her to marry Andrew. Mary broke down and sobbed uncontrollably and eventually agreed to go to America. That night she stayed around her parent’s house. Meanwhile Andrew was worried why she had not come home. After phoning all their friends, he tried Mary’s parents. Mary’s mother answered. They began arguing and Mary’s mother let slip she was going to America the next day on a one-way trip. Andrew was distraught and slammed down the phone. He spent the whole night wandering why Mary was doing this. At about four in the morning he got a brainwave. He phoned every airline and looked for someone called Mary White. After an hour of searching he found that she had booked a one-way flight to America that took off at six thirty that morning. He had just under an hour to get to the airport. It would usually take an hour to get there. He jumped in his Mercedes and put his foot down. He was going about seventy miles an hour when he was flagged down by the police. He tried frantically to explain but the police didn’t care, all they cared about was the danger he was to others. When Andrew realised he wasn’t going to make it to the airport, he broke down and cried. He was distraught and thought he had nothing to live for.
Andrew drove home and opened a bottle of whisky and just drank and drank. All he cared for was Mary and now she was gone. He clambered up the stairs to bed and fell asleep. About an hour later a ring at the door awaked him. He shot out of bed thinking it could be Mary, and headed for the stairs. When he was just at the top an empty bottle of whisky caused him to slip and he tumbled down the stairs, step after step, hitting the bottom with a thump. There he lay in a big pool of blood. Dead. Meanwhile you could hear the faint calling at the door. “Andrew! Andrew, its me- Mary! Open up! I love you Andrew!