The Monster Within

Chapter Five

{After Concert}

{Justin}

I ran backstage, and quickly changed. I wanted to go out and watch all the fans leave. I wanted to see...her again. I remembered how she looked, exactly. Don't ask me how cause honestly..

I don't know how.

"Justin?" Mom asked as I ran past her. Her hair blew to the side as I ran past, and she reached for my arm, haulting me in my place.

"I've got to go." I said, releasing myself of my mom's steel grip. She told me to slow it down, and I did so I didn't look like a freak running out to go see the fans leaving.

"There he is!" someone screamed as I walked out into the cool air of the night. I gave them all a smile, and waved. I searched the crowd for the familiar face. I saw her! She was jumping up and down in the back in an attempt to see me. Her friend next to her told her to stop, and that they needed to leave.

"Okay." the girl said. Her voice were like a sweet melody. I ran back into the building, and started running past the gates, and after the mystery girl.

"Where are you going?" Mom asked as I sped past her once more. I was running too fast for anyone to really see. Except for, you know, my mom.

"I tell you later." I yelled as I grabbed a hat, and some sunglasses before running back out into the cool air, and past the gates. The crowd was still by where I was, still waiting for me to come back out with water balloons, or water guns.

I heard the soft jingle of the girls voice as she laughed at something her friend said. She was a few blocks down from where I was. I started sprinting after her. I was stopped by a orange hand, and cars blocking my access way across the street. I saw the girl waiting by the lamp post. I just needed to get past this crossway...

I looked around, and tapped my foot impaciently for the white walking man to flip on so I could catch up to her before she was able to cross. I clicked the button to change the picture, but nothing happened.

"Change already!" I yelled, pressing onto the button so hard it was shoved into the pole. I groaned, and looked down at my shoes as the girl looked over at me like I was a loon.

"He sounds familiar." she said. I looked up, and she looked away, her dark brown curls flying infront of her face. "He's looking over here."

"He could be a rapist, April." her friend said. "Don't look at him." The girl nodded, and brushed her hair away from her glossy pink lips. I smiled, and saw the white-walking man blinking at me. I sprinted across the street, and approached the girls.

The friend looked at me, and her eyes grew wide. She nudged the girl that I feel attracted to, and she looked up at me with her beautiful green eyes.

"Can I help you?" she asked. I felt my heart give a huge leap as the sound of her voice lingered in my ears.

"Ummm..." I was lost for words. She raised her eyebrow up, and looked at her friend. "You were the One Less Lonley Girl, right?" I managed to ask.

Her eyes grew wide with fright. "How did you-" I removed the hat and glasses, and her eyes grew even wider with excitement.

"Your...your..." she couldn't even finish her sentence. "I'm April!" she yelled, holding her hand out towards me. I smiled, and connected my hand with hers. That tingly feeling ran up my arm and down my spine.

She released, and nudged her friend who was smiling at me. "I'm Haley." she said. I nodded. April's hands were so soft...I wanted to hold them longer, and not because she wants a hand-shake.