Chapter Three
"What are these?"
"What do they look like? God I thought you said you were smart!" Niall said angrily walking away.
"Niall! It's ok! Please don't walk away from me. Come back here!" Cassia yelled.
"No." Niall said turning around. "I was stupid. To think anyone would understand me. Especially you. Like you have ever gone through anything but designer clothes and great grades." He started walking away.
"Niall! Who said I didnt understand? Maybe I could!"
He was gone. Cassia stood there in the dark field not knowing what to do. She turned around and walked toward Cameron's house.
"You ok Cas?" Cameron asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"Yea. But I was wandering if you knew Niall? Blonde hair..ya know.., Irish?" She asked.
"Oh yea. He showed up? Wow. Wasnt expecting that." Cameron replied.
"Why? What do you mean?"
Cameron ate a chip before answering. "Come on Cas. It's obvious he has problems. He usually spends his nights creeping around town getting in trouble. I would stay away from him if I were you."
"Stay away from who?" Tally asked.
Tally was one of those girls that everyone wanted to know. Friends with everyone. Not a mean bone in her body unless you make her mad. She had strawberry blonde hair and twinkly brown eyes that looked bottomless and merciless when you caught her at the wrong moment.
"Niall Horan." Cameron said carelessly.
"Oh that cutie? He's here tonight? Where? I wanna meet this Irish bad boy." Tally said cracking up.
"Oh please Tally! You said yourself he was a bad boy. Stay away girl! Just stay away!" Cameron said, taking his turn in a laughing fit.
Some kind of pointless anger filled Cassia. "Actually he just left." She snapped with a sarcastic smile.
She turned around without another word and left. She didnt know where she was going. Looking for Niall seemed hopeless and juvenile. Why did she want to see him? He had made assumptions of her and left her alone in the dark.
Maybe she should listen to Cameron and Winnie and stay away.
Cassia found herself on her front porch. She unlocked the door and walked up the stairs two at a time into her room. Her pink walls made her feel like a little girl again. It was comforting. And her chocolate colored furniture gave her a sense of maturity.
Cassia changed into her Pj's and washed her face. She turned on Pretty Little Liars and sat back on her bed. She grabbed her iPod and went on 'we heart it'.
Cassia found herself looking at endless pictures of romantic bucketlist's. She found herself wanting to complete one. But had no one to do it with. She sighed and wached the screen as Emily ran into the wall of the pool at the swim meet. She loved this show.
•••••••
It was dark. Cassia couldn't see anything. She had a gut feeling to run. She took off at full speed tripping over her boots. Her hair was flying in her face making it difficult for her to see. She looked behind her and there was an odd black figure chasing her. She ran past stores on the board walk and into the Jolley Pirate amusement park.
She ran to Farris wheel to catch her breath. Something came up behind Cassia and wrapped an arm around her waist and a hand over her mouth. Cassia was flung onto a Ferris wheel seat. Next thing she knew the seat was moving.
It stopped at the top and Cassia had full view of the whole park. She looked over the side as the seat rocked back and forth. When she turned around Niall was sitting next to Cassia.
"What's going on?!" Cassia yelled over the wind.
Niall looked at Cassia blankly. He put a finger up to his mouth and whispered "Shhhh their coming."
Cassie's heart was pounding. "Niall, are we gonna be ok? Who are 'they'?"
"Yes. We'll be ok. As long as we're together." Niall said.
"Promise?!" Yelled Cassia freaking out.
Niall frowned and said "No."
Something jumped on the bottom of the Ferris wheel and Cassia looked over the edge again.
"Niall Im scared" Cassia said turning around. But Niall was gone again.
The black figure was jumping from seat to seat, getting closer and closer to Cassia.
Cassia tried the same. She put her foot on one of the rungs just below the seat. Cassia knelt down and and climbed down a couple more rungs. She jumped into the seat below.
Cassia put her foot onto the next rung below this seat. Her foot slipped and she grabbed the edge of the seat just in time.
Cassia couldn't pull herself over the side. Her hand was slipping and she was getting sweaty. Cassia was just about to fall into certain death. She could see herself laying motionless on the ground.
This is it. It's over. Cassia thought to herself.
Just then something grabbed her arm. She looked up through the wind and tiny rain droplets that just started sprinkling. It was Niall.
She took hold if his hand. Cassia steadied her feet on the bar again. She tried to let go of Niall's hand but he wouldn't let go.
"What are you doing? Let go of me. I can get down myself." Cassia said.
"Are you crazy? You could die! You cant go down that way!" Niall responded.
Cassia yanked her arm away, looked in his eyes, and said, "Watch me."
She removed one foot ready to put it on the next bar. She was filled with confidence so she didnt even look where she had stepped. Her foot missed the bar and she was dangling once again.
Niall reached down for her but couldn't quite reach.
"Come on Cassia! Grab my hand! Quick!" Niall screamed.
"How can I trust you? How do I know you won't let me go? How do I know your loyal?" She said tears streaming down her face.
"I told you! I will never hurt you! I promised you in the field! Remember?!"
"Yea." Cassia whispered. "I also remember you leaving me alone in the dark!"
"Please. Im sorry. Just..please. Take my hand. You can trust me." Niall said.
"But how do I know?!" Cassia said through sobs.
"I promise you." Niall said. "I promise that if you take my hand, I wont let go. Ill never let go. Not tonight, not tomorrow, never. If you take my hand I promise I will pull you up to safety and keep you safe. I promise. Just trust me."
Cassia stared into his eyes. Could she trust him? Could she take that chance?
The Ferris wheel started moving all of a sudden. Cassia reached out for Nialls hand. But it was too late.
••••••••••
Cassia woke up sweating. She had tears on her cheek and she wiped them away. The clock said 5:47 am. She decided to get up and take a shower.
That dream was horrendous. Cassia wandered if she really had that big if trust issues. If it ever came down to it would she trust someone to save her? Would she allow someone other then herself hold something that precious to her? She wasn't sure.
