"Long Awaited" Chapter 44: "Something I Said"

Ray's Point-Of-View:

The word she said just rang back and forth in my mind like a bell, continuously showing the sign of caution. It took me a long while to actually comprehend an answer to the statement that shocked me like it would've shocked the nations. This is like a movie scene. When she said that one word, it was like the world had just stopped for a moment and the action in the background was not actually happening in my time zone. Like the world had just stopped in its tracks and hasn't budged an inch. That is until she threw her head into my shoulder and started crying like I've never seen her before.

Me: "YOU'RE WHAT NOW?"

Virginia: "I am!"

Me: "How can this happen? You've only been married 7 months!"

Virginia: "I DON'T KNOW!"

Me: "When did you find out?"

Virginia: "Just yesterday, my period was 2 weeks late."

Me: "But your period is always irregular!"

Virginia: "But never that late! I went to the OBGYN and I am pregnant!"

She starts crying again, even worse now than before.

Me: "Sssh, sssh, sssh, we'll find him!"

Virginia: "But what if we don't find him?"

Me: "Don't ever say that! What happened to the Virginia Archuleta that I know?"

Virginia: "She's in here, she's just very upset right now..."

Me: "I can completely understand."

Virginia's Point-of-View:

Staring at the rest of the drama, interviews, and police officers taking statements in the background of what outlined Ray, I see a police officer coming over to talk to us again. He seemed very happy and I wondered why he would be smiling in such a time like this.

Police officer: "Mrs. Archuleta, Mr. Amico, you have to come see this!"

He runs down the hallway to the bathroom where I found out David's intended fate. He has the door open already and is going to show us something. The police officer leads us over to the wall and asks, "Do you have any idea if your husband had any enemies?"

Me: "Um, not really..."

Police Officer: "Do you have any idea if he had any ex-girlfriends?"

Me: "Well, yeah...I guess, why?"

Police officer: "There's a kissing lips mark on the wall right here with a message."

Me: "What? show me!"

He shows me over to a bathroom stall wall and the message is clearly written in red lipstick.

"To Whomever This May Concern,

I have him. And I'm not letting him go. I love him and he's mine now."

I gasp and start crying again. I didn't know what to do, but I thought that I might have an idea who it might be and then the police officer asks the question that I was waiting for.

Police officer: "Do you have an idea who it might be now that you saw this."

Me: "Yes."

Police officer: "Who?"

* To Be Continued *

"Long Awaited" Chapter 43: "...Of The End"

Virginia's Point-Of-View:

I notice that the crowd is getting restless and look at my watch, it's been 12 minutes since he's left. He told me to check on him in 10 so I tell Ray that I will be right back and that I'm going to get David. I jog down the hallway and find the men's restroom. I see some security guard standing outside the door and I'm about to walk in.

Guard: "Ma'am, the ladies' room is over there."

Me: "Oh puh-lease, I'm David's wife!"

Guard: "Oh, I apologize Mrs. Archuleta."

Me: "It's okay."

I push open the door and the men's bathroom and it felt a lot more odd to be in here than I thought it would be.

Me: "David? David? David!" I call three times, but no answer.

I keep walking inside and around the little corner and there is not a peep in the bathroom, no one is in here. David said he would be here, WHERE IS HE?

I run out the door, but before the guard could ask me anything I'm already down the corridor running to tell Ray. I could hear the men's bathroom door open again and I knew the guard knew now. He went inside to double check. I keep on running down the hall to Ray and I could hear the audience chanting, "DAVID! DAVID! WE WANT DAVID!"

Me: "Ray! Ray!"

Ray: "What, Gin?"

Me: "David's gone!"

Ray: "WHAT?!"

Me: "He's not in the bathroom and I don't know where else he would've went!"

Ray: "Calm down, calm down, we'll just call his pager and cell, he'll pick up and come!"

Ray takes out his cell phone and calls the pager, no answer.

Me: "Well?"

Ray: "Maybe he doesn't have his pager on, I'll call his cell."

Me: "No, I'll do it, just wait a second."

I could hear the screams from the audience growing louder and stronger so I run out on stage and grab the microphone in the middle of the stage.

Audience: "VIRGINIA!"

Me: "Uhh, hi, guys! How is everything going tonight?"

Audience: *screams*

Me: "Haha, great to hear it. Anyway, who wants David?"

Audience: *screams*

Me: "Well, just hold on tight...we're having some technical difficulties..."

A man in the audience yells, "What do you mean?"

Me: "Haha, well...I don't mean to alarm you, but we're having trouble locating David..."

Audience: "WHAT?!"

Me: "Don't worry, we'll find him, and in worst case scenario...well...we'll find him!"

I run backstage to Ray and he already called David's cell 6 times and there was no answer.

Me: "What happened?"

Ray: "I don't know where he is!"

Me: "We're going to have to send the audience home...if he's not here and not answering our calls, we can't do anything. The fans will understand, right?"

Ray: "I guess."

In 5 minutes, we broke the news to the audience and told them that when we find David, we'd schedule another show here and he'll perform for them again. They all went home and in 30 minutes, the police were at the venue...where we had no clue David was.

Police officer: "Mrs. Archuleta, do you have any idea where your husband might have gone?'

Me: "David loves to do this, he would never ever ever leave mid-show! Let alone without telling me!'

Police officer: "Okay, okay...what happened?" So I explained to them everything that had happened and another officer wrote down everything I said.

The two officers went over to question Ray and I watched from the sidelines because I did not want to think about this anymore. But soon, I find myself thinking about something completely unrelated that nobody knew but myself. Then, I find myself crying so hard I begin choking.

Ray comes running over to me and says, "Virginia! Virginia! Don't worry, we'll find him!"

Me: "No, it's not that!"

Ray: "Then what is it?"

Me: "I-I-I'm------"

* To Be Continued *

"Long Awaited" Chapter 42: "The Beginning..."

Narration:

Virginia and David came back from their honeymoon just seven months ago. They had a wonderful time in Paris and now it was time for David to get back to work. Even so, David did finish a CD in the time that they were married. It was the shortest time a CD for him has ever taken. He said that "The time I spent with Virginia as my wife has gone by so fast it's not even funny. I've been in a great mood for the past half year." This was probably why the CD was made in such a short period of time because he did much better with writing and recording in a good mood and he was in a great mood. David was on tour for the past month and he invited Virginia to come with him. David decided to make it a tradition that the last tour stop would be New York in honor of his new wife. They were in New York again and David had just finished performing the songs from the new album, but he just came backstage to take a break before the last and final performance.

Virginia's Point of View:

David: "Okay guys, I'll be right back to perform the last song for the night! I love you all and thank you for coming!"

I see David jog off the stage in the direction of me.

Me: "Hey, honey!"

David: "Hey!" He leans in and gives me a gentle kiss on the lips.

Me: "You are doing just wonderful tonight! I'm so proud of you!"

David: "Awww, thank you very much. But I'm not very good..."

Me: "Alright, if you say so!" I roll my eyes in fake exasperation.

David: "Well, I'll be right back."

Me: "Alright, see you soon."

David leans into give me one last kiss and begins to exit the room.

David: "but if I'm not back in 10 minutes come check on me, you know how some fans can be!"

"Oh boy, do I ever!" I think to myself.

David's Point-of-View:

I was headed to go to the bathroom and I jogged down the hallway to get there as fast as I can to be back soon to perform the last song. I opened the bathroom door and walked inside. I undid everything and I started going to the bathroom. Because I'm sometimes very random, I start singing the last song to make sure I remember the lyrics.

In just a few seconds, I start hearing creaking coming from somewhere in the bathroom, but I could not pinpoint where it was coming.

Me: "hello?" And there was no answer so I forget about it.

Then I hear footsteps coming from inside a stall and I say hello again and again no response. I am just about to finish up when I feel someone breathing down my neck.

"Mmm...I wish I got my hands on you when I had the chance."

Me: "WHAT?" I toss my head to both sides wondering where in the world this is coming from, but I would know that menacing voice anywhere. It was Miley.

Miley: "You heard me!"

I zip up my pants and blushing, I say "Miley, GET AWAY!" I walk over to the sink and wash my hands really fast. Until I notice she's following me around, I keep my eyes locked on her to make sure she doesn't try anything.

Miley: "Why? Now that I got you this close to my grasp, why would I leave?"

Me: "Just go! Leave me alone! I have security on speed dial! They'll come and get you!"

Miley: "Like they'll get here in enough time..."

The first words I heard her say come back to my head like a hammer to the brain.

Me: "Why are you here?"

Miley: "I love you, silly." She looks me up and down and licks her lips.

Me: "Miley, I'm-------"

But before I could say the last word, she takes something out of her purse that knocks me out cold and I could see no more. Am I dead?

* To Be Continued *