Along For The Ride

Chapter Five: Losing Hope

After Dallas had taken off I didn't know whether to follow him or not so I didn't I just went home and took a hot shower and laid down. I didn't even know that I had fallen asleep until I heard sirens outside and when I pulled my eyes opened I could see the lights and I sat up quickly and ran to my window. They were coming from the fair and I could see it from here since the fair wasn't far from us. I guess this is what its like living in a small town everything is close and see able. I checked the clock and it was only 12:00 a.m. and I decided I'd go check out whatever happened. I put my black low cut converse sneakers on and grabbed my phone and headed out. I ran all the was to the fair and when I got there there was yellow police "Don't cross" tape everywhere. I tried looking around the people crowed around to see but I couldn't so I pushed my way threw and what I saw made my breath catch in my stomach. Noah was laying on the ground all bloody and I looked around to see If Dallas was around and I pushed back threw the crow and looked around. I saw someone walking towards this way and I called out to see if it was him.

"Dallas!?" I screamed as loud as I could because of how far he was but he answered and it was him. I ran and hugged him tightly and he looked at me confused.

"What it is? whats wrong? are you okay?" he asked pulling me off him and looking me over.

"No no i'm fine it- It's Noah hes laying over there all bloody I dont know what happened thought and I didn't ask as soon as I saw him I thought about you" I told him all in one breath and he looked at me and then at everything that was behind me. He ran threw the crow of people and under the tape and I followed behind and I felt like everything around me was moving in slow motion. This is basically my third day here and Ive been threw so much. You know how when you meet someone and you know as soon as you saw them they'd change your life forever you just didn't know how? Well that's how this is. I met Dallas and he changed my life forever, this town changed my life forever. I'm not in the city anymore and here I am the outsider looking in and I already feel like Ive been here for years. I watched and as Dallas yelled at the officers and paramedics I grabbed on top to try and keep him calm and I still felt as thought everything was in slow motion. I grabbed his hand and held it over my chest just above my heart so he could feel the slow beats of my heart and he stopped yelling and looked down at me.

"Calm down I know this is a lot to deal with but whatever happened they'll take care of it we just gotta get to the hospital to see Noah okay?" I whispered to him and he nodded. It was almost like his world has slowed down into slow motion just as mine did because he kept his eyes fixed on mine and he let me guide him threw all the people and to a police car. I asked the officer to please get us to the hospital and he did as I asked. It didn't take long to reach the hospital and when we did Dallas was the first one out the car and running inside. I tried to keep up and when I did finally reach him he was talking to the doctor and a nurse came to me and asked if I needed attention.

"No I'm fine why?" I asked her and looked down and I followed her gaze and there was a hand print of blood right where Dallas's hand was. I looked up at Dallas and he was pacing the hall in front of the door I'm assuming led to the room Noah was in. I couldn't bring myself to move though and when i saw the Sheriff and Riley walking down the hall I grew so confused my head was starting to hurt.

"Dallas man I'm sorry okay I just lost it" Riley said and Dallas looked at him and then to the sheriff.

"What are you talking about Riley?" he asked and Riley didn't say anything.

"You did this!?" Dallas shouted and Riley looked away.

"I'm sorry man alright I just got out of the hospital and I went looking for you down at the fair and I just wanted to make you pay! you weren't there and I saw Noah at the kissing booth and I was drunk I didn't know what I was doing!" Riley tried explaining himself but Dallas lost it and began hitting and tossing Riley.