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as I stood the room started to spin.
“What the hell was in that drink?” I shouted at Justin, barely audible over the music. I walked away, not even looking back at him. I was so mad. It hadn’t dawned on me what had really happened until I was on the dance floor. He had drugged me. What did he give me? I looked up at the loft and was shocked to see him looking down at me, unsmiling, with Hayden beside him. Did Hayden tell him to do it? What do I have ahead of me tonight? I decided to stay close to Christie. I tried to dance and look like I was having fun. Christie didn’t seem to notice anything was wrong.
Later, during one of the songs, my head began to spin. The floor seemed to be moving. Christie grabbed my arm as I nearly fell. That’s when Hayden appeared at my side.
“Let me help you off the floor,” he said smiling.
“What did you do to me?” I asked, shaking. He quickly picked me up and carried me up the steps to the loft. He set me down in a corner and sat beside me. My head fell to his shoulder. I didn’t want to be near him but I was unable to move.
“Why did you do this to me?” I cried.
“It wasn’t me Natalie, it was that idiot Justin,” he said flatly, looking around the room for him, but he wasn’t there.
“He told me you wanted it, but I didn’t believe him,” he explained.
“I wanted what and what is it going to do to me and how long is it going to last?” I asked, not really wanting to hear the reply.
“Once you get your balance back you’ll probably not want to stop dancing. It might last a few hours. Don’t worry. I’m not going to let you fall. I’m going to stay with you,” he said. I wanted to trust him but I still wasn’t convinced this was Justin’s idea. Hayden was right, the room did stop spinning and I started to feel happy, almost giddy.
As I looked around the room, people were smiling and when they moved they seemed to leave a trail of colors. It was really quite beautiful. I just sat there watching everybody, squeezing Hayden’s hand. Marcus came over and sat in front of me.
“Are you feeling better?” he asked.
“I think so,” I said touching his pretty face. He had light blue eyes and his blond hair was cut in different angles and lengths. He grabbed my hands and kissed them, completely ignoring Hayden beside me. He quickly pulled me up and brought me to the dance floor. We danced for what seemed like hours. It was two o’clock in the morning when the club closed. I was exhausted but strangely happy. I gave Marcus a hug goodnight. Hayden was going to drive me home. It sounded crazy but I came to think of him as my protector now. He was there to watch out for me and keep me safe. Christie was going to drive Justin’s car home with a few other people. I watched them cram into his car. Hayden thought it would be too dangerous if I went with them since there wouldn’t be enough seatbelts to go around. I agreed after remembering Adam’s concerns. He didn’t want anything bad to happen to me. I hoped this alternative would make him happier, but he wouldn’t be thrilled about it.
As we drove in silence, I was starting to come down quickly. I noticed Hayden kept glancing at me every chance he could.
“Are you feeling okay? We can stop if you need some air,” he offered.
“No, thank you though. I’m just feeling really tired now,” I explained.
“That happens. Did you have fun though, that’s the important part?” he asked.
“Strangely, I did,” I smiled.
“I knew you were a bad girl as soon as I met you,” he mused.
“I think you’re probably right,” I sighed. I couldn’t help but look at him as we continued to drive in silence. The only light was from the passing cars. His dark hair was still slightly spiked, but it seemed softer this time. His face was rigid, sharp chin, blue eyes and his lips were tight. As I watched him it seemed like he was trying to restrain himself from saying something.
When we reached my house, he
“What the hell was in that drink?” I shouted at Justin, barely audible over the music. I walked away, not even looking back at him. I was so mad. It hadn’t dawned on me what had really happened until I was on the dance floor. He had drugged me. What did he give me? I looked up at the loft and was shocked to see him looking down at me, unsmiling, with Hayden beside him. Did Hayden tell him to do it? What do I have ahead of me tonight? I decided to stay close to Christie. I tried to dance and look like I was having fun. Christie didn’t seem to notice anything was wrong.
Later, during one of the songs, my head began to spin. The floor seemed to be moving. Christie grabbed my arm as I nearly fell. That’s when Hayden appeared at my side.
“Let me help you off the floor,” he said smiling.
“What did you do to me?” I asked, shaking. He quickly picked me up and carried me up the steps to the loft. He set me down in a corner and sat beside me. My head fell to his shoulder. I didn’t want to be near him but I was unable to move.
“Why did you do this to me?” I cried.
“It wasn’t me Natalie, it was that idiot Justin,” he said flatly, looking around the room for him, but he wasn’t there.
“He told me you wanted it, but I didn’t believe him,” he explained.
“I wanted what and what is it going to do to me and how long is it going to last?” I asked, not really wanting to hear the reply.
“Once you get your balance back you’ll probably not want to stop dancing. It might last a few hours. Don’t worry. I’m not going to let you fall. I’m going to stay with you,” he said. I wanted to trust him but I still wasn’t convinced this was Justin’s idea. Hayden was right, the room did stop spinning and I started to feel happy, almost giddy.
As I looked around the room, people were smiling and when they moved they seemed to leave a trail of colors. It was really quite beautiful. I just sat there watching everybody, squeezing Hayden’s hand. Marcus came over and sat in front of me.
“Are you feeling better?” he asked.
“I think so,” I said touching his pretty face. He had light blue eyes and his blond hair was cut in different angles and lengths. He grabbed my hands and kissed them, completely ignoring Hayden beside me. He quickly pulled me up and brought me to the dance floor. We danced for what seemed like hours. It was two o’clock in the morning when the club closed. I was exhausted but strangely happy. I gave Marcus a hug goodnight. Hayden was going to drive me home. It sounded crazy but I came to think of him as my protector now. He was there to watch out for me and keep me safe. Christie was going to drive Justin’s car home with a few other people. I watched them cram into his car. Hayden thought it would be too dangerous if I went with them since there wouldn’t be enough seatbelts to go around. I agreed after remembering Adam’s concerns. He didn’t want anything bad to happen to me. I hoped this alternative would make him happier, but he wouldn’t be thrilled about it.
As we drove in silence, I was starting to come down quickly. I noticed Hayden kept glancing at me every chance he could.
“Are you feeling okay? We can stop if you need some air,” he offered.
“No, thank you though. I’m just feeling really tired now,” I explained.
“That happens. Did you have fun though, that’s the important part?” he asked.
“Strangely, I did,” I smiled.
“I knew you were a bad girl as soon as I met you,” he mused.
“I think you’re probably right,” I sighed. I couldn’t help but look at him as we continued to drive in silence. The only light was from the passing cars. His dark hair was still slightly spiked, but it seemed softer this time. His face was rigid, sharp chin, blue eyes and his lips were tight. As I watched him it seemed like he was trying to restrain himself from saying something.
When we reached my house, he
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