@factsfcrged said, "Ouch, that looks like it hurts."
even as the large hand reached out to touch the side of her face, the adrenaline is still pumping through her system. running. so much running. did she need to start again? the thought perked her up and her gaze swiveled around all the flashing lights. white and black cars had the street blocked off right outside the venue she'd been playing at earlier in the evening.
" um, " teeth scrape at her lower bottom lip. fingers squeeze in tight fists at her sizes as if trying to will the wild thumping in her chest to stop long enough so she could breathe. a secondary pulse was on her right cheek, right about where knuckles had collided. the singer's lips part to say just that it wasn't a big deal at all when all her muscles froze up. a voice tickled the back of her neck.
just tell me where she is....
" ollie! " halston's head swiveled again as if just remembering about the danger her drummer, olivia, had been in.
little did any of them realize she'd been getting threatening letters at every one of their events. someone was leaving declarations of love in the bin that held all of the drumsticks for her kit. some had been placed in her dressing room. when the cops first started questioning her, halston learned there'd even been one in her mailbox at her apartment.
uncharacteristic rage had filled her, then. why hadn't olivia said anything? they could've gone to the police or figured out some way to set the drummer's mind at ease.
" is olivia okay? you have to find him. " frantic desperate words push her forward, nearly falling off the gurney she'd been sitting on. but, then, the drummer's voice wafts over the din of everything else. she was battered and bruised, just like halston, but they'd both managed to get away.
when halston's fingers squeezed again they weren't met with her palm. her head snaps down to find she'd grabbed on to the stranger's arms like he was a lifeline. yet, even while staring at her hands, willing them to let go, the singer found that she couldn't.
" i'm sorry, " she practically whispered towards his arms. " i'm just...i...he's gone, right? you caught him? "