, Melissa and Arianna had to stay until all the guests had left. They were

e waving goodbye. Melissa’s ride had been waiting fo

them through her fingers to carry them. She grabbed her bag and headed for th

pulled out the folded piece of

purse. Once Arianna was out of the building,

ply stated, “Hillside.” She could

s open all night. It was only ten m

r appearance. She took her hair out of the tight bun she

nce again before slipping back into her hee

time and took a sip of water. 12:

h several corridors before reaching the back. It was a seclu

the middle of the lot, b

r Arianna. She got in without saying a wo

e could feel the engine vibrate through t

r suddenly asked, “Do

ment that he was about to smoke. Travis Cooper

nd the car lighter and l

briefly looked at each other

e flame and put the li

light was the reddish glow from the

little itchy. She couldn’t help but lean fo

o her seat, she felt his

ar less comfortable than the car cushi

body. Travis slowly lifted his arm and embraced her shoulder. He briefly ran

lide his fingers down her body and gently

were cool. They spread the cold throu

illuminating the driver’s eyes in the rearview mirror

in his ear, “When

rned his head to l

exture, pleasant but cold,

d chest. Finally, he asked, “Why didn’t you find s

htly, “It’s a little

ed quietly

*

woke up in com

he dark. This made her afraid of the dark. She

efore, she couldn’t help but try. She fe

eats, she heard someone br

She fumbled for the sw

ightened the room, her

the bed, lying on his stomach.

innocent, Ari

ong eyelashes, crisp jawline, and strong figu

or her to appreciate his

heading gesture across h

eone ever tried to harm him while sl

took it seriously, so she did no

shape of a gun and pointed it

he slowly got out of

her skin red. She didn’t care and

were bruised. Her shoulders had some hickeys and bite marks. Since her

f. When lying under him, she always felt like he was out of control. I

lt slowly like an iceberg, afterward, he did

efused to do as he pleased. She would bite if he pushed her too