SUMMER'S RAIN

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 6

“My friends and I noticed you guys have a lot of extra room at your table we were wondering if you ladies would mind if we join you.” He turns his million dollar smile towards Angie and Liz, I swear to god I heard their breath catch and their hearts stop. Angie is saying yes before I have the chance to say anything else. He stares directly at me like he knows what I’m thinking. I hear it again in my head as plain as day "that’s not a very nice way to treat people you don't know. Sure didn't notice you treating the door guy so cold.”

“Kiss my Ass.” Is my response to the voice in my head I hear him snickering at me. I look at his face seeing him smiling down at me. Oh my God can he really be talking to me in my head? Does he know what I’m thinking? There’s no way, that’s impossible. “Get out of my head!” I silently yell. Then I tell myself to stop. To hang on to what little brain I have left. I chastise myself repeating over and over again not to communicate with the invisible person in my head. Shit. I’m getting worse by the second I need to get the hell out of here. The voice laughs at me again.

 I tune back in once again only to see everyone staring at me like I am crazy which I am so I can’t blame them for staring.

 “Lana will you get your head out of your ass before I hit you with something” Angie is commanding.  

“Sorry I think I've had a little too much to drink” I respond. The buzz I had going has long since passed. I’m not in the slightest bit drunk or buzzed. Angie and Liz start laughing at me. “Our new friends have been asking you your name.” Liz says wrapping an arm around my neck. I look at the girl and boy I saw across the street earlier without meeting their eyes I smile the best I can before saying  “Hello, I'm Lana Parker.” The whole time I’m saying it I know with every molecule of my being they already know my name. The girl smiles as she introduces herself. “I’m Lisa Kindle it’s nice to meet you Lana.”  The not so intimidating guy tells me his name is Cain Rushing. I smile my fake smile, “It’s nice to meet you Cain.” I respond. I feel blondie’s eyes boring a hole through me he’s daring me to speak to him. Well, he can just keep waiting. If he thinks, I am a coward, then so be it. I don’t care. After a few seconds of me acting like he isn’t sitting at the table he clears his throat and holds his hand out to me. Ugh!  

“Hello I'm Case it's nice to meet you Lana."

What other choice do I have but to look at him, to shake his hand? I raise my eyes to meet his. Taking a deep breath I take his hand in mine. I feel something electric shot straight up my arm. The smile on his face is mesmerizing. Slowly, he lets my hand go. But he continues to smile at me. I stare down at my empty beer bottle. I pick it up holding it to keep my hands busy, so they won’t shake. I feel like I’m going to jump out of my skin. The waitress comes back around with another round of beer for us all. I take mine without looking up. Everybody around the table is laughing having a grand old time. I try to tell myself I am being stupid that tomorrow everything will go back to normal. I just can’t make myself believe it.

The next thing I see is Angie going out to the dance floor with the guy named Cain. Liz and Lisa are off with a couple of other guy's dancing. I have been so out of it; I didn’t even realize they had left. I can feel him staring at me waiting, wanting me to say something, but for the life of me, I can’t talk. My hands are squeezing the beer bottle I am holding. My grip is getting tighter and tighter around it but I can’t stop myself I feel the bottle give as it busts in my hands. I sit there, shocked at what I have done. I see blood mixing with beer running down my arms. “Damn" I hear someone yell. I finally look up to see Case standing over me. “I'm sorry” I say, not really understanding what I was apologizing to him for.

“Come on let’s get you in the bathroom where you can clean yourself up so we can see how badly your hands are hurt.” Case’s face is filled with worry and concern as he speaks.