Dance To The Other World - Part 4 CORROBORATION
She's shouting downstairs, I looked at the wall clock to check the time, it was 8:14pm in the evening... I've slept for almost 5 hours. I decided to take the shower and brought my phone to check if there are any missed calls. Turned on the hot water for the tub, and place myself in as I checked my phone. I knew it, I have missed calls from Sheena and Elizabeth. The warm water kept me relaxed for a minute, I decided not to call back for them not after I took my evening bath. I always think through on my mind whenever I have peaceful moments like this. I remembered my dream with John, the creepy looking herd of reindeer, the lifeless world of Xenix, the party. 'Oh yeah! I almost forgot! Isn't it tomorrow?'. Then I realized the missed call of Sheena. Maybe there is an update about that. Then I realized that I'm not invited. It really sucks that I always hide my emotions, I pretend that it is alright, but I want to go to the party really much, not because that all of my friends in the campus are there, it's because John will also be there, it's my only chance to correct the mistakes that I did in the last party. As soon as I finished, I unplug the cork, hurried in the changing room and fix myself with a good steam in the face,then I leave the bathroom.
I checked my phone again as I dry my hair with the hairdryer, aside from the missed calls, i didn't realized the messages in my inbox, I read through all the messages, and I stopped when I read the message of Sheena.
Messages as follows:
"Hey Emily? Come pick me up in the block I really need a shopping buddy"
"Nevermind, I managed it myself. Listen don't be sad about the party"
"Hey, I would love to make a gatecrash to the party want to come?! please reply"
"Hey what's wrong with you? You didn't come to the school today, I'm really worried."
"You going tonight? Just call me alright?"
'Wait what? Did I just read the word "tonight"?'. I checked the date from my phone, I panicked, I didn't slept for almost 5 hours!, I slept a day and a half! and the party is tonight.
Gatecrash? That's not my thing, it's rude and embarrassing to go in a party when you are not invited.
I drop myself to bed, stare at the ceiling, I have to decide right now, should I go now? It's not bad right? I'll just come by to say hello to George and Sheena then I'll leave right away. Okay maybe just a little glimpse to John. I headed for the wardrobe immediately and changed.
As I drove the car past the State Avenue, I can see much of my campus friends walking to George's House, you can hear the loud party music resonating nearby the streets. I arrived at the place, parked the car farther to hide my existence. I tried to call Sheena before leaving the car, but she's not answering, so I decided to leave and walk while calling her. Before I realized the right side alley, someone grabbed me from the shadows.
"Hey! Thought you'll be here, Shall we?" said Sheena, I almost cried afraid of ditching me. I liked her party gown, wearing pink dress and black thick belt surrounding his waist, and shiny thick wedge.
"Are you sure about this? It's very embarrassing, people will look in my face in disgust". She opens her black shoulder bag. "How about this?" she asked as I drop my jaw out of surprise. "Are you serious?" I asked. "Yes, it's a masquerade party!". Maybe it's my lucky day, this is perfect! I can conceal my face easily.
We hurried to George's House but we didn't enter the door, we shift our path to the backyard. You can see the pool area, with a bar besides it. The stage, and the disk jockey in the music stand area. Everybody is having fun, adding an upbeat music played and party shot glass drinks all over the place.I tried to search for John but it seems he is no where to be found. We crossed their brick wall fence in the less occupied section of the backyard and we are in. We tried to be calm, and walk like we are truly part of the party.
"Shots?" A guy asked us for a drink holding a serving of shot glasses.
"Sure!" said Sheena. She gets me a drink and we cheered our glasses and drank all of it.
"Hey! I think you need to do what you have to do." said Sheena as she puts back the shot glass to the waiter.
"What do you actually mean?" I said
"You know!, Finding John and apologize to him." said Sheena
"I already apologized to him, I just need to clear my name to him." I said
"Yeah! you have to do it, I guess my mission to put you in here is finished. I have to find George and Dane, if I had the chance to see John I'll call you" said Sheena
Then there is a moment of silent, Sheena is my bestfriend since we're in the prep school, she's a risk taker just like me and fun to be with. We share both stories in life, that makes us more closer than anyone else in the campus. I hugged her and wished me a goodluck, as I walk back.
I need to find John, there is something that pushes me tonight to see him so eagerly, maybe it's because of the dream and the vomit scandal.
I went in to the house, walk thru the kitchen, trying to avoid the people talking to each other. As I get near to the main living room the sounds got louder and louder, I can't see clearly because of the artificial smoke and club lights passing thru the room. A waiter offered again some shot glass, I decided to limit myself from three, to avoid the vomit scandal to happen again. I searched all over the place just to find him. Everybody is having fun the party and here I am, searching for John and I'm not sure if he'll talk to me or even say hi to me.
I checked my phone incase Sheena found John, but no luck, so decided to went back to the pool area.
I seated at the bench suffering from the pain caused by walking half an hour. Maybe John decided not to go to the party, I was panicking that my efforts would go to waste, then suddenly I received a text message. It's Sheena.
"Hey, hope your not giving up yet, Dane told me he went to the backyard woods."
To the woods? Why would John be going to the woods? not in the party?
I replied "Ok" to Sheena.
George's house is separated from the suburban area, that's why he can throw a party like this, no neighborhood that would report the massive noise it makes. Someones telling me not to enter into the darkness of the woods, I don't know, maybe it's because it's dangerous, not that I'm afraid of the dark, I'm just afraid of what's in the dark.
I can hear the owl singing in the depth of the woods, I tried to be brave, a half mile far from the house and I would go back, I said to myself just to be safe. After several minutes of walking, I heard someone's walking behind my back, I'm not sure if it's a foot step or an animal wandering in the bushes. I reached my limit and there's no sign of him, I turn around disappointed, then suddenly someone grab me and put a black sack on my head, covering my nose with a napkin. I felt drowsy and I fell to the ground.
Next thing I know, I was surrounded by a group of people, I noticed that I'm tied up in a large tree. Someone got rid of the black sack that covers my head.
"How's you're dream?" a voice caught my attention, I can't identify the face of my captor but the voice seems to be familiar. It was Dane.
"She fell in our trap!" a familiar voice again but this time I knew who it was. It's Sheena.
A large laugh from the crowd echoed in the woods. Ten? Twenty?. I was scared, this was a trap, but why Dane and Sheena is here? Many question runs through my mind. I'm afraid that John is involved in this. It was a set up, but why me? I didn't do anything wrong to them. It hurts me so much that even my bestfriend put me in this situation.
"Don't do anything stupid, just do what we planned." its George's voice.
I don't have to discuss the matter to Shane I see her smiling, while the two men is preparing a bucket full of shit stuff which I'm clearly not sure of.
"Sorry Emily, I guess this ends our friendship, it would be wiser , if you just stayed in your house" said Sheena as she closes her face on my face.
I tried to look brave, I tried to suppress and to show that I'm not scared of they are about to do. I search the crowd, and memorize every face in the area. I will make my revenge, as fierce as the tiger stare, I look on them like I'm cursing them, but the tiger weakens as I saw John's face. Sheena noticed the change of my facial expression.
"Oh! Did you see him? John? I'm sorry I invited him to this, or maybe I guess he volunteered to join us!" she said loudly looking at me and back to the crowd.
He was just there standing, looking at me in calm face, not moving a muscle. I already accepted the fate I'm about to endure. They will just pour something to me, and make me look stupid to the whole crowd and to John. That's their purpose right from the start.
"Ready the bucket, we're about in the main event!" Dane signals the two men holding the bucket.
I closed my eyes, and talk to myself again. 'Hey John is here, say what you have to say'.
"Wait a minute..." they stop as they about to pour the liquid content of the bucket.
I saw Sheena, Dane, George and everyone, seems to be interested in what I about to say.
I took a deep breath, this will be my only chance, I just need to push my luck. I need to confirm it to him. I looked to John, I make sure that I have his attention.
"Xenix... tell me if Xenix is real!" as I shouted the words to him.
The crowd laughs as I hope he'll response, but I'm not hoping that much, I just wanted to confirm that our dream is connected.
And I was right
He ran towards me, as I started to cry and hugged me tightly just like the rope that kept me in the large tree. He leans towards my ears and whisper "So it's you, you're the girl from my dream" John said as I continued crying. "It was not a dream anymore, it's real and it exist."
I checked my phone again as I dry my hair with the hairdryer, aside from the missed calls, i didn't realized the messages in my inbox, I read through all the messages, and I stopped when I read the message of Sheena.
Messages as follows:
"Hey Emily? Come pick me up in the block I really need a shopping buddy"
"Nevermind, I managed it myself. Listen don't be sad about the party"
"Hey, I would love to make a gatecrash to the party want to come?! please reply"
"Hey what's wrong with you? You didn't come to the school today, I'm really worried."
"You going tonight? Just call me alright?"
'Wait what? Did I just read the word "tonight"?'. I checked the date from my phone, I panicked, I didn't slept for almost 5 hours!, I slept a day and a half! and the party is tonight.
Gatecrash? That's not my thing, it's rude and embarrassing to go in a party when you are not invited.
I drop myself to bed, stare at the ceiling, I have to decide right now, should I go now? It's not bad right? I'll just come by to say hello to George and Sheena then I'll leave right away. Okay maybe just a little glimpse to John. I headed for the wardrobe immediately and changed.
As I drove the car past the State Avenue, I can see much of my campus friends walking to George's House, you can hear the loud party music resonating nearby the streets. I arrived at the place, parked the car farther to hide my existence. I tried to call Sheena before leaving the car, but she's not answering, so I decided to leave and walk while calling her. Before I realized the right side alley, someone grabbed me from the shadows.
"Hey! Thought you'll be here, Shall we?" said Sheena, I almost cried afraid of ditching me. I liked her party gown, wearing pink dress and black thick belt surrounding his waist, and shiny thick wedge.
"Are you sure about this? It's very embarrassing, people will look in my face in disgust". She opens her black shoulder bag. "How about this?" she asked as I drop my jaw out of surprise. "Are you serious?" I asked. "Yes, it's a masquerade party!". Maybe it's my lucky day, this is perfect! I can conceal my face easily.
We hurried to George's House but we didn't enter the door, we shift our path to the backyard. You can see the pool area, with a bar besides it. The stage, and the disk jockey in the music stand area. Everybody is having fun, adding an upbeat music played and party shot glass drinks all over the place.I tried to search for John but it seems he is no where to be found. We crossed their brick wall fence in the less occupied section of the backyard and we are in. We tried to be calm, and walk like we are truly part of the party.
"Shots?" A guy asked us for a drink holding a serving of shot glasses.
"Sure!" said Sheena. She gets me a drink and we cheered our glasses and drank all of it.
"Hey! I think you need to do what you have to do." said Sheena as she puts back the shot glass to the waiter.
"What do you actually mean?" I said
"You know!, Finding John and apologize to him." said Sheena
"I already apologized to him, I just need to clear my name to him." I said
"Yeah! you have to do it, I guess my mission to put you in here is finished. I have to find George and Dane, if I had the chance to see John I'll call you" said Sheena
Then there is a moment of silent, Sheena is my bestfriend since we're in the prep school, she's a risk taker just like me and fun to be with. We share both stories in life, that makes us more closer than anyone else in the campus. I hugged her and wished me a goodluck, as I walk back.
I need to find John, there is something that pushes me tonight to see him so eagerly, maybe it's because of the dream and the vomit scandal.
I went in to the house, walk thru the kitchen, trying to avoid the people talking to each other. As I get near to the main living room the sounds got louder and louder, I can't see clearly because of the artificial smoke and club lights passing thru the room. A waiter offered again some shot glass, I decided to limit myself from three, to avoid the vomit scandal to happen again. I searched all over the place just to find him. Everybody is having fun the party and here I am, searching for John and I'm not sure if he'll talk to me or even say hi to me.
I checked my phone incase Sheena found John, but no luck, so decided to went back to the pool area.
I seated at the bench suffering from the pain caused by walking half an hour. Maybe John decided not to go to the party, I was panicking that my efforts would go to waste, then suddenly I received a text message. It's Sheena.
"Hey, hope your not giving up yet, Dane told me he went to the backyard woods."
To the woods? Why would John be going to the woods? not in the party?
I replied "Ok" to Sheena.
George's house is separated from the suburban area, that's why he can throw a party like this, no neighborhood that would report the massive noise it makes. Someones telling me not to enter into the darkness of the woods, I don't know, maybe it's because it's dangerous, not that I'm afraid of the dark, I'm just afraid of what's in the dark.
I can hear the owl singing in the depth of the woods, I tried to be brave, a half mile far from the house and I would go back, I said to myself just to be safe. After several minutes of walking, I heard someone's walking behind my back, I'm not sure if it's a foot step or an animal wandering in the bushes. I reached my limit and there's no sign of him, I turn around disappointed, then suddenly someone grab me and put a black sack on my head, covering my nose with a napkin. I felt drowsy and I fell to the ground.
Next thing I know, I was surrounded by a group of people, I noticed that I'm tied up in a large tree. Someone got rid of the black sack that covers my head.
"How's you're dream?" a voice caught my attention, I can't identify the face of my captor but the voice seems to be familiar. It was Dane.
"She fell in our trap!" a familiar voice again but this time I knew who it was. It's Sheena.
A large laugh from the crowd echoed in the woods. Ten? Twenty?. I was scared, this was a trap, but why Dane and Sheena is here? Many question runs through my mind. I'm afraid that John is involved in this. It was a set up, but why me? I didn't do anything wrong to them. It hurts me so much that even my bestfriend put me in this situation.
"Don't do anything stupid, just do what we planned." its George's voice.
I don't have to discuss the matter to Shane I see her smiling, while the two men is preparing a bucket full of shit stuff which I'm clearly not sure of.
"Sorry Emily, I guess this ends our friendship, it would be wiser , if you just stayed in your house" said Sheena as she closes her face on my face.
I tried to look brave, I tried to suppress and to show that I'm not scared of they are about to do. I search the crowd, and memorize every face in the area. I will make my revenge, as fierce as the tiger stare, I look on them like I'm cursing them, but the tiger weakens as I saw John's face. Sheena noticed the change of my facial expression.
"Oh! Did you see him? John? I'm sorry I invited him to this, or maybe I guess he volunteered to join us!" she said loudly looking at me and back to the crowd.
He was just there standing, looking at me in calm face, not moving a muscle. I already accepted the fate I'm about to endure. They will just pour something to me, and make me look stupid to the whole crowd and to John. That's their purpose right from the start.
"Ready the bucket, we're about in the main event!" Dane signals the two men holding the bucket.
I closed my eyes, and talk to myself again. 'Hey John is here, say what you have to say'.
"Wait a minute..." they stop as they about to pour the liquid content of the bucket.
I saw Sheena, Dane, George and everyone, seems to be interested in what I about to say.
I took a deep breath, this will be my only chance, I just need to push my luck. I need to confirm it to him. I looked to John, I make sure that I have his attention.
"Xenix... tell me if Xenix is real!" as I shouted the words to him.
The crowd laughs as I hope he'll response, but I'm not hoping that much, I just wanted to confirm that our dream is connected.
And I was right
He ran towards me, as I started to cry and hugged me tightly just like the rope that kept me in the large tree. He leans towards my ears and whisper "So it's you, you're the girl from my dream" John said as I continued crying. "It was not a dream anymore, it's real and it exist."
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