IF I EVER

chapter 7

Dana and I walked to the big complex that the dance was in. it wasn't very far. "wanna dance?" he said. "gladly." I said, taking his hand and letting him lead me to the dance floor. "I'm gonna pick up the prices, and build a Lego house," the music played. we were slow dancing in the middle of the crowd and I soon put my head on his chest. (Even with the heels I am still shorter.) Dana started singing softly in my ear and I smiled. The next song was "Somewhere in Neverland" by All Time Low. Dana pulled away ad started to dance. When the chorus, "Wendy, run away with me, I know I sound crazy, don't you see what you do to me!" came up, Dana took my hand and spun me in and out. I was giggling. "Want some punch?" he asked. "Sure." I said. He walked away to get some punch for us. I looked around to see if I knew anybody. One person caught my eye. it was a girl in a really tight black dress with a slit running up the right thigh. She was glaring at me. I saw her give me a sinister grin and slowly drag her thumb across her throat and point at me. Somebody walked in front of her and she .... Vanished...? Two songs had past so I went to find Dana. I took a few steps when I saw him talking to somebody. He turned and started to walk toward me when the girl in the black dress appeared in the corner of my eye. She waved and moved towards Dana. she shoved her shoulder into him and he tripped, spilling the purple punch all over my red dress. She darted away and I helped Dana up. "Hey, you okay?" he asked, looking at my dress. "Yeah, I'm fine." I said, using some napkins to clean off my dress. The girl appeared behind him and made a choking motion. Dana noticed me looking behind him. "Who are you looking at?" he asked, not seeing anybody. He turned completely around and I saw a note taped to his back. "watch your back" it read. Dana turned back around and read the note. he looked me I'm the eye, with his eyes full of fear. "M.E., we're leaving. Now." he said authoritivly. I raised my eyebrows but still followed him to the door. They slammed shut right as we reached them. Dana pulled me into his chest and led me to another door that was closed. "on no." he said. "Dana, what's happening?" I asked, slightly annoyed, slightly scared. "Arlene." he said. "Who's Arlene?" I asked. "my ex girlfriend." he answered. The lights flickered and a static sound filled the air. "Dana....." a girls voice filled the air. "Daaaanaaaaa....." it said again. "I'm looking for her Dana......" it spoke. the air went cold and everybody went silent. "Danaaaaa
..... Don't make me do this ....." it continued. A window shattered and somebody shrieked. "Dana. What's happening?" I asked quietly. we made our way to the glass doors that led outside. He covered me and kicked the door open. "Come on!" Dana called. he picked my up and started sprinting back to the house. I didn't notice that there was a price of glass in my hand. I cuddled into him and we soon reached the house. We burst through the front door and Dana brought me to the living room. I was starting to get light headed from blood loss. "GUYS! M.E.'S HURT!" he yelled. the guys came trampling down the stairs. "What happened?" Dalton asked as soon as he saw me on the couch. Then, he saw my hand.