Hope

|Chapter 17|

My hands wrapped around his and walking towards hall- wait then why is he turning the footsteps to car? Ezra what are you up to? I tried to leave the grip, but he held it strong and finally dropped it and picked me up to his shoulder. My cheeks burned red, and I punched on his back, but he didn't a thing and pushed into the car's back seat.

"Ezra...what about the Dance Night? I want to go in and enjoy."
"No, you're coming with me."

After this year I would never be able to see or enjoy things called Dance Night and he can't steal my only night like that. As soon as he got in, I unlocked my side and got outside and slammed the door shut. No way he is taking me back.

"Valeria get in."

He walked out and pulled by my wrist, and I didn't bug a inch and stood there with my hands crossed over my chest tapping my foot. He isn't getting me this quick this time. I had enough with this control plays and all.

"Ezra, this is my dance night and I want to enjoy that and why the heck are you stopping me?"
"Because this isn't safe for you love."
"Stop calling me love and let me go my way."

I ran and thanks to my mind that I am wearing shoes than heels. I escaped his grip and reached the school hall where the dance is held and saw ribbons everywhere even ballons hanging here and there. This place totally normal and what is stopping Ezra from letting me go? 

"Where the heck did you go?"
"No where and-"

Daya was pulled away by Tony to dance floor and I stood there feeling alone. Suddenly a pair of hands came around my waist and it was Drake standing behind me.

"How about we dance, and you listen to me?"

He is up to something. I nodded and joined him to the dance floor and my hands held his shoulder and we moved slowly to the song played. I looked around to see Ezra standing by the door and his eyes striking to mine. 

"Valeria Grace...how long I wished to have you around my hands."
"Drake what the heck you're talking about?"

I tried to leave the dance floor, but he stopped me and said one name which made blood drain from my face and reach the ground. How the heck he knew the name?

"Ezra Charles? New boyfriend...I wonder how you both met?"
"I-I never talked about him, did Daya-"
"Babygirl...he warned you about this place begin danger, right?"

I gulped my own saliva and turned to see no one there and did Ezra leave me alone here? My eyes began filling up and I controlled them and dropped my hands from Drake's shoulder. He held my wrist and took me behind the school and clapped his hands few times to see many car's turn their headlights to my eyes.

"See Babygirl...after all I am not just a high school jock."
"What do you want from me?"
"Nothing just love I guess."

He pulled me closer and next moment I heard a gunshot and it hit Drake's hip and I pushed myself away from him and the area went dark. I looked around to see trees and nothing else. Drake is lying on the floor and what about the people inside the car? I wanted to scream but will that trigger anyone?

"Valeria?"
"Ezra?"

I smiled hearing him and saw his hand in the moonlight and instead of holding it I jumped to him and hugging the life out of him. He rubbed my back and then a gunshot heard, and I thought he hit Ezra, and my eyes tears up and Ezra moved his hand to my back and pulled back to feel blood coming out of it.

"Valeria stay with me don't you dare close those damn eyes."
"E-Ezra..."

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Butterflies filled my dream and now there is this black one show casing someone I know. I touched that and he flew and sat on my nose, and I smiled seeing myself on a mirror. Where am I? Why does this bed feel rock hard? Ezra? Gun. Is he okay?

 Ezra...

"Mr. Chrales...please stay calm she is doing...sir."
"I FUCKING WANT TO SEE HER NOW!"

I heard Ezra yelling and tried to get up from the bed and felt something wrapped around my hips. Yeah, right I got shot on my hips and fell asleep so that's how I reached here in this rock bed. Wait, does that mean I saved Ezra from getting shot? I am super happy.

"Mr. Charles...sir...you're not supposed to get-"

The door opened and Ezra panting and the doctor came up to me and checked my heart rate and touched the gauze around my waist and injected a liquid to my hand and left with a smile and a frown to Ezra. Next moment my body is putting too much heat and Ezra is hugging me right now and I am hidden under his chest smiling the feel of his hug. Happy.

"What is wrong with you Ezra?"
"Wrong with me? Fuck...you stood in front of the gun and got yourself a shot and you know how much that made me scared and what if I lose you Valeria? Stop putting yourself in danger."
"You did for me then why can't I?"

He had no words and that whole at the bed he stayed with me and even when the doctor came, he didn't leave and kept my hand enclosed on his and patting on top of it. I like clingy Ezra and he is better than that angry one.

"Is Drake part of big gang?"
"Yes, he is behind you and now he knows my weakness."

Weakness? What does he mean by weakness?

"Ezra...are you telling me that I am your weakness?"
"No... love you're my everything and now let me make some things clear that now onwards you stay with me, and I don't care what your parents say about it."

I agreed and maybe with him my fear will be erased and those words remaining inside me still now. I am his weakness. If he never loved me then no one will try to kill him or use me as a bait to catch him. I should stop him from loving me or else it's bad news for both of us.

"Ezra..."

Hums*

"Thank you for helping me."
"Never thank your husband."

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