Broken

Chapter Three

(For those of you who are wondering who the character look like, I picture Tessa as Emily Browning, and Dylan as Harry Styles)

I am immeadiately surrounded by crowds of young people, all drinking, talking and laughing. I immeadiately feel out of place. Drinking has never really been my thing, especially since i am a serious runner. I awkwardly walk through the crowds of people. The club has a stage, where the band will be performing, and a bar in the back of the room. It is dimly lit with blue lights.

"Hey there!" a girl's voice says from behind me.

I turn around, to see a tall, pretty blond girl, wearing a skin tight black dress and heels. She is holding a beer, and she smiles at me.

"Hey" I say, giving her a small smile.

"I'm Steph!" she says, taking a swig from her bottle.

"Hi, I'm Tessa" I say.

She grins, then asks me, "So, why did are you here?"

"I...um...my friend, he's in the band that's performing tonight" I say

"Oh, me too! Well, he's my boyfriend actually. He's the drummer. Who's your friend?" Steph asks me, taking another sip of her beer.

"Dylan Foster" 

"Oh, he's the singer! Adam's told me that he is really good. So, can I get you a drink or something?" Steph asks me.

My heart immeadiately starts racing. Although I rarely drink, I don't want to seem out of place, so I nod my head. 

"Sure, thanks" I say

"Come with me" Steph says, then begins to lead me towards the bar. 

Just one drink, I think as we arrive at the bar.

I end up ordering some fruity drink that Steph swears that I will like. When I take a sip, it burns my throat as it slides down. I am definetely not used to drinking.

Just then, the band walks out onto the stage. Everyone in the club begins to cheer, and I clap as I see Dylan walk up to the mic. 

Once the cheering dies down, Dylan turns the mic on.

"Hello everyone at Club 51. We are the band, Ablaze, and tonight is actually our first performance. So, without further ado, let's begin!" Dylan exclaims.

I can't help but stare at how hot he looks up on stage, in black jeans and a faded T-shirt. I notice that Steph is staring at me, smirking.

"So, you like him don't you?" she asks me.

I immeadiately blush. "What? No, I..." I begin to say, but then the band starts playing.

Their music is amazing. Dylan has the most sexy, raspy, singing voice ever, which literally gives me chills. I clap and try to dance like everyone else during their songs. I just cannot stop staring at how hot he looks up on stage, completely in his own world singing.

When they finally finish, everyone cheers loudly. All of the boys take their bows, then head offstage.

"They were AMAZING!" Steph exclaims.

I nod eagerly. Afterwards, I head outside to find the band putting away their equipment into someone's car. I see Dylan's back towards me as he heaves the speakers into the trunk. After taking a deep breath, I walk behind him. 

"Dylan, that was amazing!" I exclaim.

Dylan turns around. He smiles when he sees me, his face glistening with a sheen of sweat. Some of the other members of the band turn around to look at me.

"Thanks" he says

"So, this is your girlfriend?" one of the other guys asks, smiling at Dylan.

I immeadiately blush, my cheeks burning bright red.

"Girlfriend? Oh, no, just my friend " Dylan says quickly, his cheeks blushing as well. 

I wish I could be his girlfriend though.

"So you're coming to our afterparty, right? It's at Alex's house" Dylan says, pointing to the guy who asked if I was his girlfriend. 

I nod, smiling.

"Great, let's drive there together" Dylan says, walking towards me. 

We begin to walk towards his car. I tell him again how amazing their first performance was. He grins, glancing at me. Then, I feel his hand brush my hand slightly. This sends a wave of tingles through my hand and up my arm. We then reach his car, and he opens the passenger seat. I thank him as I climb into the car. He then walks around to the other side and climbs into the driver seat, starting up the car.

"Get ready for a great night" he says to me, smiling.

I smile back. Little did I know, that this was going to be a very interesting night for me.