Without A Doubt
Chapter 2
The music blared within the hall. Screaming teenagers jumped and danced around the hall. It was overwhelming. Flashing lights blinded me every time they enlightened the dark hall.
‘Brooke? BROOKE?’ Melody bellowed. I could only hear a distant call. I saw her mouth move but I couldn’t hear her. I gestured o my ear and shook my head casually. She sighed and dragged Sara and I into the middle of the room.
I suddenly felt myself go. I swayed, jumped and thumped to the music. I danced dramatically with friends that passed by. I was getting pushed around, but then again – who wasn’t?
After a while, Sara nudged me raising her eyebrows at some guy at the other side of the room. I sweeped my hand in the sweaty air allowing her to go chat him up. She sidled confidently over to him.
I turned around, expecting to see Melody there – but she wasn’t. I searched frantically for her – spinning my head in all directions. Then, all the pushing got out of hand. I was being heavily shoved into other people. Then, being the clumsy fifteen year old girl I was, I wrapped my foot around someone’s ankle and tripped. I fell face flat on the floor. I heard laughter arise above me. I could feel the heat brewing in my face.
I slowly lifted my face off the ground. Dang, my nose stung so badly. I touched my nose with my hand and felt a liquid flow. I risked a peek. I was right, it was blood.
Suddenly, I felt strong and sturdy hands wrap around my waist and they picked up my body from the floor. I was looking into the face of a sweet, handsome guy around my age.
‘Are you okay?’ I saw him mouth, his hands still on my hips. I nodded. But, then I realized I was bleeding for God’s sake. I shook my head, gazing down at the ground embarrassed.
The guy led me to the bathroom, his hand on my back. I could see his face properly now in the light. He had dark, brown hair and cute little dimples on each cheek. His teeth were very white and he had one very sharp canine (fang, in my case.) But one thing unnerved me; he had deep, mud brown eyes – the same as Johns. I couldn’t help but gaze deeply into them and wonder if they held any secrets.
‘I’m Mark by the way,’ he announced as he dabbed at my nose with a tissue.
‘Uh...Brooke,’ I said with a nervous smile ‘and thanks for saving me out there...and in here.’
‘No probs,’ he replied with a dazzling cheeky grin.
‘Why though? Why not just laugh at me like all the other people?’ He lowered the tissue and started into my eyes.
‘Because Brook. What would the world be like if we all laughed at each other? No kindness or appreciation? No aid to those in need?’ he whispered casually. His eyes twinkled like shining starts.
‘What would the world be like with no clumsy girls like me?’ I mumbled. He grabbed my chin gently, forcing me to look at his face.
‘The world would be incomplete. And so w...-‘
‘BROOKE!’ I heard Melody shout. I broke away from his grip.
‘Uh, in here Melody.’
Are you okay? I heard you fell. Where did you g- oh uhm hi,’ she said; only realizing Mark was in the room until she entered.
Well, I think that’s my cue to leave,’ Mark muttered, his face flushing a little. And, he left. Melody raised her eyebrows at me and giggled.
‘Oh, shup you,’ I snarled playfully.
‘Where did he come from?’
‘Well, when I...-
*BANG. SCREAMS*
‘What in the hell was that?’ Melody shouted. The blood drained from my face. My heart pumped like lightning.
‘That was a gunshot,’ I whispered as I broke in to tears.
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