GABRIEL
I had been waiting for Ariana for over seventeen minutes when all of my patience disappeared and I finally got up from the stool and went in search for her. And yes, I had been timing her.
I couldn't get the image of Ariana and that man from Fabian's club out of my f*****g mind, which was why I hadn't wanted her to come to the party in the first place. Thankfully she hadn't had any alcohol yet, but a lot could happen in seventeen minutes. Thankfully, I had seen Fred look around, then go up the stairs like he had been searching for something, or someone. I hadn't bothered calling out to him, since the music had literally gotten louder minutes after Ariana had left with her friend for the bathroom.
Just like I had thought, he had knocked, then pushed open the door and said somethi
