ALEXANDER'S POV I chased after the taxi, hoping that the impossible would happen. Maybe I would run faster than the car and catch up with them, or disappear to reappear inside the car. My feet pounded against the pavement, my breath coming in ragged gasps as I kept running after the taxi, knowing quite well that it was an impossible mission. "Rubby!" I shouted, desperation gripping me like a vice, but the car sped off, leaving a cloud of dust and my worst fears behind. I stopped and placed my hands on my knees while my chest heaved deeply. She was gone, I thought to myself. A cold fear settled in my gut. I had just won her a few days ago, now this! Was this nature's way of saying we had nothing to do with each other? What if she never comes back? What if she decides to leave withou

