text: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Till death do us part was a saying that Liam Nesbitt never really understood, he always saw the worst in people. He knew that people would do anything to get ahead in life, even going so far as to kill their family just so they could get an inheritance. But he never understood the saying “Till death do us part”, was marriage different? Can love really be so strong that it triumphs over other desires? ...Of course not, not in his eyes. He knew people were cruel, and he knew something as stupid as "true love" wasn’t going to change that. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “It was love at first sight.” Liam’s mother would always tell him about how her and his dad met. Liam would always be a bit cynical, but she would reassure him that love was such a beautiful thing. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “When you truly love someone, you’re willing to die for them.” His mother would say. “Y'know, I always tell you MY love stories, how about you share some of yours?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I don’t really... have any, mom. I’ve never fallen in love with anyone. Who could in such a sadistic world.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Don’t worry Liam, one day you’ll meet that special someone. The world isn’t THAT bad, and one of these days you’ll see that. When you do, promise me, you’ll tell me your love story?” she looked at Liam with the eyes of a puppy dog, with her pinky out invitingly. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam chuckled a little bit and with a smile said “Sure, I promise.” Liam stated, connecting his pinky to hers in the process. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A few years down the line, Liam stayed in his room most of the days and never really did much with his life. He was technically still in college; however, he hadn’t shown up to a single class in over five months. He had no desire to be a part of such a cutthroat lifestyle and was content living out the rest of his life alone. Liam lived by himself in a big house on the eastern most part of town. Liam’s father worked for a big oil company and was very rich, and ever since his mother died, he and his father haven’t really stayed in touch. His father couldn’t handle Liam being around, seeing as Liam would just remind him of her. Liam didn’t seem to care either, as long as he left him alone, Liam didn’t care. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam woke up and looked at the clock, it was around eleven o'clock in the morning on Sunday February 14th. Liam always hated this day, he hated it because he knew couples would go out of their way to make a big scene, and it just infuriated him. Liam hadn’t eaten anything for the past few days, so his stomach was completely empty. He knew he had to eat something, so he got out of bed and went to the kitchen to check the fridge, empty. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “God damn it, I don’t wanna have to go to the store.” Liam stood there in thought for a moment until he realized he could just order takeout from his favorite pizza place. Liam didn’t really like cooking, so he would usually just order takeout and have it delivered. Today, he just wanted to get a pizza, and forget about this day, so he called up his nearest pizza place and placed his order. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Hello, thank you for calling Slice of Life Pizza! What can we make fresh for you today?” Liam was annoyed about the fake excitement in this person’s voice. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Can I just get a large pepperoni pizza, please?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Sure, will that be all?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Yeah, just make sure to leave the pizza at the door, just knock to let me know it’s there.” He didn’t want to have to talk to anyone of course and he could just leave the tip outside for them anyway. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He waited for about an hour and then he heard the familiar knock at the door that they would always do just to let you know they came by. Liam usually waited five or so minutes until they had left and would go retrieve his pizza but this time, he just kept hearing more and more knocks. Frustrated, Liam got up and answered the door. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I told you guys just to leave it at the door.” Liam said as he opened the door, as he was spilling out the words, he saw a beautiful girl around his same age. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She looked nervous as if she had done something wrong. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up. I was just here to deliver a pizza and wanted to make sure this was the right house.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “It’s alright...” Liam responded, sounding a little flustered. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She handed the pizza to Liam and turned around to leave, Liam just stood there with the pizza in his hands watching her the entire time she was leaving. She started to get on her bike and as she did, she waved to the passing truck, which honked at her to say “hi”. He had a sort of uneasy feeling in his stomach, the kind of feeling you have when you know something bad is going to happen. Liam brushed it off and went back inside to enjoy his pizza and watch some T.V. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He spent the rest of his day thinking about that girl and how rude of a comment he made and felt bad about it. He wished he could have undone what he said, or if he could even ask for her name, but ultimately it didn’t really matter, I mean he wouldn’t see her again, so he didn’t care. He played video games until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and decided he wanted to head to bed. He turned off his T.V., put the remainder of his pizza in the fridge, and went to his room to lay down and fell asleep rather quickly. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He woke up and looked at the clock. It was about eleven in the morning. He was a bit surprised considering that it didn’t feel like he slept for over nineteen hours, but he could see the light from his windows so he must have. He could feel how hungry he was, as if his stomach was completely empty. So, he got up and looked in his fridge to get himself some of the pizza from the day before, but it wasn’t there. Did he throw it out? Surely not... right? He was a little disappointed, but he just thought he would just order another pizza. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He grabbed his phone and dialed the number, right before he hit the call button, he thought about the girl he met yesterday, and how he wanted to apologize for yesterday. He hit the call button and placed his order, this time he asked if they could send the girl they sent to his house last time. The operator sounded a little weirded out, but Liam didn’t really care, he just wanted to apologize. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam waited around the house, waiting for the knock, he was a little bit nervous this time, like he was about to make a speech in front of hundreds of people. He thought about what he was going to say to her and if she would be mad at him. Suddenly the doorbell rang, and Liam stood up and answered it. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, just like last time there was the girl from last time, “Hello, I have a pizza for Liam.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Yes, that’s me.” Liam responded. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Alright, here you go sir! Have a nice day!” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam stopped her and said, “Hey I just want to say sorry about yesterday.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “What happened yesterday?” The girl responded as if she truly had no idea what Liam was talking about. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I was rude to you yesterday and I just want to say I’m sorry.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Oh, I’m sorry it must have been someone else, I just started today actually.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam was a bit confused; he knew this was the girl and he knew that he had seen her yesterday. “Are you sure, I remember you delivering the pizza yesterday?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I am sorry, but I really have no idea what you’re talking about, but I do have to get back to work, sorry.” She then turned away and left, leaving Liam in a state of confusion. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He watched her walk away and then he slowly stepped back and turned to go back inside. He heard a truck honk, but just ignored it and went back inside. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He sat down on his couch and searched through his phone for a while, again thinking about the girl and how weird of a situation he had gotten himself into. “Whatever.” he thought, and turned on his game and started to load his save file. He noticed that his save file wasn’t where he left it, it was back to where he was yesterday. He wondered if he had even saved it yesterday, but he must have... it saves automatically. He decided it must have got corrupted or something and just continued, it was around four o'clock when he finally pulled his focus away from the game and decided he was done. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He got up and went outside to see if he had any mail, and when he stepped out the door, he realized he stepped on something. He picked it up and saw it was a wallet, he opened it up and saw that it belonged to the girl who had delivered his pizza. He looked at the I.D. to see if he could get her name, then he found it. Jennie Morris, the I.D. stated, Liam thought it was a cute name. Liam, wanting to know more about her, decided he would take the wallet down to the pizza place directly to her, so he put on his shoes and grabbed his belongings and started walking down to the pizza place. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It was around four fifty when he got to the pizza place, when he walked in, he could immediately notice the aroma of pizza sauce and dough. He walked up to the front counter and asked for Jennie, and they told him she wouldn’t be back until five, since that’s the time she clocks out, so he could wait ten minutes, or they could relay a message for her. “I’ll just wait around here; I have something important to give her.” The manager seemed a little suspicious of Liam but didn’t really push the matter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam waited for about forty minutes until he finally saw a little moped come driving up into the parking lot, sitting on top was Jennie, he could tell because of just how beautiful she was, he would never forget a face that beautiful. She pulled into the parking lot and parked next to a white jeep all the way in the corner of the parking lot. As she put the kickstand down on her moped, a black car came speeding into the parking lot, they were going rather fast, as if they were in a hurry. They pulled up right next to Jennie and all at once three older looking guys with ski masks jumped out of the car and grabbed Jennie. Liam jumped up from his seat and rushed outside, he could hear screaming and crying coming from the commotion. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the three men pulled out a handgun and the rest of them pulled out a knife, then asked for Jennie’s money, as if she would have any. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I’m sorry I don’t have anything, I lost my wallet earlier, please just leave me alone!” Jennie was fighting back, kicking, punching, doing whatever she could do to get free from their hold. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jennie tried grabbing the gun to try and point it away from her, but just as she did, Liam could hear a loud pop come from the direction he was running to. Jennie fell to the ground and the three men, shocked by what just happened, got in their car, and sped off. Liam ran up to Jennie and saw that blood was running down her eyes and down her face. The red blood clashing with the white of her teeth made him almost puke, all he could think to do was cry, cry because he didn’t know what to do. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Through his tears he could see that she was shaking violently as if she were having a seizure, Liam grabbed her and felt her pulse, it was slowly draining from her body, it just kept getting weaker, and weaker, and weaker, until it stopped. Liam woke up with tears streaming down his face, he started to gag as if he was going to throw up, but his stomach was empty, so all it was, was just dry heaving. The only thing coming up being phlegm and mucus. He swore that it had to be a dream, a bad one, but a dream, nonetheless. He looked over at his clock, eleven o'clock in the morning on Sunday, February 14th. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “What the hell was that?!” Liam thought that he must’ve been going crazy or something! “Was it a dream? Was it real?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam started to calm down a bit, reassuring himself that it was just a dream, it had to be. He took a deep breath and thought about everything, Jennie, the robbers, and the wallet. He thought about how realistic the dream was, and how he had never had a dream like that before. In fact, most of the time he didn’t even dream. He would just go to bed and wake up the next morning, like a time skip. So why this time was it so... real? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “It must be this damn holiday.” He concluded, that’s what’s been making him have nightmares. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Still being shaken up, but not letting this ruin his day, he got up and took a shower to clean himself up. When he was done, he went to the fridge to grab something to eat. Nothing was there of course, but it must have been just a coincidence... right? He was still hungry, so he had to get SOMETHING to eat, and he was a little hesitant to call up his favorite pizza place. He thought about it for a moment and then concluded that he was just being paranoid, it was just a dream anyway. He dialed the number and made the order for the pizza, again telling them to just leave it at the door, and knock. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Around an hour or so he heard a knock at the door, this time it sent a chill down his spine. He didn’t know what was beyond that door, would it be Jennie, or what was left of her? He just knew he had to find out, creeping over to the door he started through the peephole, he saw a young man sit his pizza down on the porch, then turn and walk away. Liam got a bit teary eyed at the sight, it just reaffirmed to him that it WAS all just a dream. He opened the door and took the pizza inside. For the rest of the day Liam would sit around, enjoying his pizza while he played video games. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It was around five twenty-five, in the evening when Liam was about to get to the final boss of the game. He had dodged most of the attacks, while also making sure he kept enough healing potions on standby, just in case. Suddenly, things started to go bad, he didn’t realize till it was too late, that he had run out of healing potions, and he was on his last leg. Liam gripped his controller harder, as if he were wielding a sword, and put a final strike on the forsaken beast. When he got the final hit in, he started to celebrate. Just then, one of the minions came up from behind and stabbed him in the back, killing him instantly. Liam got annoyed as he looked at the screen, Game over. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam snapped awake, and he started to look around frantically. He quickly looked over the clock and saw it was eleven o, clock in the morning on Sunday, February 14th. “What the fuck?” This couldn’t be a dream anymore. This had to be something else. There is no way this is just a coincidence, something is happening here, and Liam didn’t like it. Liam got up from his bed and started to think about what was happening to him. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam got up from his bed and made his way into the living room. “Just to make sure...” Liam opened the fridge, and once again, nothing. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That’s when he realized something, for some reason he keeps restarting, over and over again. “But what could the reason be?” Liam thought to himself. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam went over to his couch and pulled out a pen and paper and started to write down everything that has happened so far. “Ok, so the first time I woke up, I went to the fridge to see if it was empty, check. Then I called in the pizza and told them to leave the pizza at the door. But when they got here, they just kept knocking... wait a second.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam then just remembered about Jennie, “Could she be the cause of all of this? But I didn’t meet her yester-I mean last time.” Liam then just remembered that he had to take a shower before he placed the call. “Could that have really been enough time for her to be busy and they had to send someone else? It was only twenty minutes.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whatever the case Liam needed to get some answers, so he called up his local pizza place. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Hello, thank you for calling Slice of Life Pizza, what can we make fresh for you today?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Hello, I would like a large pepperoni pizza.” Liam didn’t care what he ordered but he didn’t want to jinx it by ordering something different. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Sure thing, will that be all?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Yeah, but can you do me a favor?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Of course sir, it would be my pleasure!” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “There is a girl there named Jennie, can you send her to deliver the pizza for me?” Liam knew it was a weird question to ask, but he didn’t have time to worry about being the creepy guy. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Yeah... sure we can, will that be all?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Yes, and thank you so much, sorry for causing trouble.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam sat around for about an hour dreading every moment that passed by. Suddenly he heard a knock at the door. Liam rushed up from his couch and opened the door. He was breathing a little hard from the run, but he didn’t care. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Hello, I have a pizza for Liam.” There she was, the most beautiful woman in the world. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Yep, that’s me.” Liam responded &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Alright, here you go sir! Have a nice day!” Liam couldn’t let her go now, because if he did, he knew it would just happen again the next time. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Hey, wait up for a minute.” Jennie turned around to look at Liam, and he could feel the butterflies in his stomach from her beauty. “I... had a question to ask you...” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Sure, what’s up?” She looked at me with those beautiful blue eyes, a smile spreading across her face. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam couldn’t squeeze out the question, he was just too nervous. “N-nothing.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Alright then, Have a nice day!” Jennie turned away from Liam and as she did, he saw her wallet sticking out of her pocket, and as she took each step it would move further and further out of her pocket. Eventually he saw the wallet fall onto the ground and that’s when he realized what’s been making him restart. He remembered the robbers, and how she would fight them, every time because she didn’t have her wallet. But she didn’t come to his house last time, so did she drop her wallet somewhere else then? What a troublesome girl. But he didn’t care, all he knew was that he had to save her. He had to warn her before she left. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam rushed over to her moped and grabbed Jennie “You need to listen to me right now, it’s a matter of life and death!” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jennie screamed “LET ME GO!” and thrashed about until she finally got an arm free and pushed her key’s right into Liam’s left eye. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam fell to the ground screaming in pain. Jennie then began to run and ran out into the street. Just as she got out in the middle of the road, a truck came passing by, striking her, and then speeding off. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam, with blood running down one side of his face and tears on the opposite, crawled over to her to see if she was okay. He looked into her eyes and saw that she had a hood ornament stuck directly between her eyes. Through the blood and bone, he could see the fear in her face. Just then Liam snapped awake. This time he didn’t need to look at the clock, he knew what day it was, and what time. It was eleven o'clock in the morning on Sunday, February 14th. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam patted his face frantically, landing on his eye confirming it was intact. He was a lot less phased than he should’ve been, considering the circumstances. But all of that didn’t matter, he needed to save Jennie, but he didn’t know how... Liam got up and immediately called in his pizza without a second thought. Then around an hour later, he heard the knock, and since he was already waiting by the door, he opened it immediately. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Hello, I have a pizza here for Liam Nesbitt.” God damn it, it was the other guy who had delivered his pizza before. Why didn’t she come? Did he order it too early this time? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Whatever, Thanks.” Liam hastily grabbed the pizza and shut the door before the man could even say goodbye. Liam knew he had no other choice; he had to go down to the pizza shop and confront her. He couldn’t let her die, never again. Liam grabbed all his things and he rushed down to the pizza shop. When he got to the shop he walked in and asked for Jennie. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Sorry man, she won’t be back till five.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Dude it’s only twelve fifty!” Liam couldn’t believe it. How busy was this girl? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Sorry, but there is nothing I can do, I can take a message if you want, or you can wait around here.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liam sighed and just plopped down into his seat and decided to wait. He knew it would be better just to wait here, than to go and try to find her anyway. A few hours went by, the shopkeeper was getting a little annoyed, but of course he wasn’t going to say anything to a long-time customer. Liam then remembered that it was around five thirty, that Jennie would pull in and... THAT would happen to her. So, he looked down at his watch and saw that it was around five twenty-five. “SHIT!” Liam needed to act fast, he needed to save her. He got up from his chair and headed outside, while out there he scouted for a place to hide when the men showed up. He spotted the white jeep in the far corner, the one he saw her park next to before and went to go hide. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The adrenaline was building up in Liam, he knew what he was about to get himself into, and the dangers that went along with it. But why? Why would he go through all this trouble for some random girl? Just then he saw Jennie pull into the parking lot and park right next to the car he was hiding behind. She pulled up her kickstand, and just then he saw the black car speed into the parking lot, then the car stopped right next to Jennie and three older men wearing ski masks got out of the car. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The men then grabbed Jennie and said, “Give us all the money you got bitch, or I'll fucking gut you!” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I’m sorry I don’t have anything, I lost my wallet earlier, please just leave me alone!” Jennie was fighting back, kicking, punching, doing whatever she could do to get free from their hold. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the men pulled out their gun while the other two pulled out knives, however this time, Liam jumped out from behind the car and rushed the man with a gun. “LEAVE HER ALONE!” Liam said as he knocked the masked man down. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The other two men then, at the same time, drove both knives into Liam. After hearing Liam scream in pain, the three men, worried that they might be caught, rushed back into their car, and sped off, leaving Liam and Jennie sitting there alone. Liam could feel his heartbeat starting to slow, and his vision was getting darker, his hearing going numb. But through it all he could see Jennie leaning over him crying, each tear falling and bouncing off his face. Her face was so beautiful, Liam just wished he could look at it a little bit longer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Ah, so this is what my mother meant, huh? Love at first sight.” Liam spoke with such a weak voice he didn’t even know if she heard him. But it didn’t matter, he saved her, that’s all that mattered. Liam finally understood what “Till Death Do Us Part” meant. And it was the most beautiful phrase he had ever heard. With his last breath Liam said, “Alright mom, now it's my turn to tell you a story.