Dance For Me

Hope

I open my eyes as Corbyn begins to quickly pat his hands all over my body and my vision focuses back onto him. I look around his body to see if he's okay, and that's when I notice the blood dripping from the middle right side of his chest. My eyes open wider as I realize he got shot.

My body falls numb as I stare at the blood that's slowly coating his black shirt. I wish I could burst into tears, but my body can't. I can't more or blink. I don't think he even notices he was shot as he keeps looking at me.

I look around us to see if anyone else is seeing this but I end up watching as chaos begins to arise. I push a scream from my lips but I don't hear it, I can't hear anything with the ringing.

I look to Jack and watch him fire a bullet straight towards Anthony. My eyes whip to Anthony and I watch as he flies backwards and he hits the stairs with blood dripping down his forehead.

Corbyn looks down to me, but my eyes go to the bullet wound that went straight into his back and out his chest. Corbyn looks down to where I'm looking and I see him release a large breath.

Corbyn yells some words that I can't even hear and then panic arises in everyone else. Corbyn falls onto his butt as he quickly grabs onto his chest. I lean forwards to help him but Jack grabs my hands.

I yell that I need to help Corbyn but Jack pulls me to stand up. I can't take my eyes off Corbyn, Zach and Daniel knock girls around as they run to his side but it's not the same. I want to help, but I know I'd never be able to. I'm not a doctor, I don't know what one would do in this situation.

Jack grabs my thighs and hooks them around his waist before he starts speed walking towards the staircase that leads up to the room I've been staying in.

I keep my eyes on Corbyn as we start going up the stairs. He begins coughing, and blood pools in his mouth. Daniel and Zach say things to each other, most likely yelling as their mouths move with aggression.

I lay my head on Jacks shoulder as a sob escapes my lips. I don't want this. I don't want Corbyn to die to keep me safe. I didn't want to be saved to live a free life without him in it. I don't want this.

Jack rubs a hand along my back as I feel a cool breeze begin to blow around us. We made it outside of the house and a larger hand gets placed on my back and the ringing in my ears slowly begins to fade.

"Cassidy? Hey, can you hear me?" Jonah's voice sounds broken apart but I know it's just my hearing.

I lift my head up, noticing we're outside the front gate of the house, but I still don't feel free.

"Get him in the fucking van and let's go!" I look back towards the house, seeing Zach running out and Daniel is quick behind him, with a limp Corbyn in his arms.

Jonah notices what's going on and races towards the three of them, while Jack still holds me tightly.

My throat dries up instantly as I watch Corbyn's body lay still in Daniels arms. His skin turned paler and his eyes are barely open but he still smiles weakly towards me. I have to shut my eyes tightly, but I can't fight that image to get it out of my head.

"Let's get you to the hospital" Jack whispers, walking quickly over to Zach's white corvette.

Jack places me onto the side of the gravel road, and he grabs a key from the back passenger side tire. I look down the road, further away from the house to see Zach and Jonah hop into a large black van, and they fly by, going full speed.

"Come on Cassidy, you're bleeding" My first reaction is to look down towards my sweatpants, wondering if I've bled through but Jack places a cloth on my ear.