I look at myself in the mirror. I am wearing a casual spaghetti strap button-down sundress. I was wearing some white sunglasses on my head. I had some dangling bracelets and stud earrings. I was wearing the jean jacket from the other night on top of my outfit.
Maybe he lives around San Jose. He will see I have his jacket and talk to me tonight. I was hoping that would happen. I grabbed my keys and my phone. I walk out of my room and bumped into Christopher.

"Hey, Elianna. Where are you going? Take me I'm dying of boredom please" He looked at me with sad eyes.

This past month I have grown close to Christopher. He likes the little brother I never had. I wished my parents had more kids. Though I understand why they didn't. Being an only child was kinda lonely, no one to talk to. It was fine though I had Christopher now and I love him.

"I can't Christopher, this is not something to bring little kids." As I messed with his hair. He rolled his eyes.

" I'm not a little kid take me, please. You and my brother can go out but not me. No fair."

"Your eleven just wait a little longer it will be worth the wait. What about Sunday we go and get Ice cream?" His eyes brighten up and he hugged my waist.

"Yes," and he ran off to his room.

I walked down the stairs, and I walked out the door. I got into my car and texted Marla that I had work and that I would arrive late tonight. I pressed the button to put down my roof. I instantly raised the music high and drove out the driveaway. I sang to the music, knowing every word of the song. The freshening breeze against my hair and face. It relaxes me, and I need that seen all I have is stress. High school was lonely and upsetting, I just hated being there. I am finally free, but there's an emptiness still there. Like something was missing from my life. I want to find it and never let it go.

I arrived and hear the music blasting from outside. The lights were shiny from the big sign, Lux. I had asked Samuel why they named the place Lux. He told me that it had something to do with the owner of this place. I walk over to Hayden Morrison. His mouth was closed into a thin, straight line. His hair was black and today it was tied up. Usually, he would have it out but it was too hot for that.

He was wearing a black fitted shirt with white shorts, so you could see his muscles. Hayden was no joke about working out. He loved it a lot. It was his passion. I try to work out with him and in the end, I was dying and I couldn't feel my body. I like to work out but his workout is intense. He saw me and his light brown eyes light up. A grin shows up on his face. He picks me up and spins me around. He puts me down and kisses me on my forehead.

" I missed you so much," I said with the biggest smile.

"Me too" as he plays with a strand of my hair.

"Where were you for the last couple of days?"

" Busy, I needed to get some things done" That is when his smile turns into a straight line again. He was quiet and looked serious.

"Is this about..." I said.

"YO, stop holding up the line and move bitch" some guy in mid twenty yelled who was big and muscular.

" Will talk about it later okay," Hayden said and moved aside and let me in.

"But..."

"Just go, before we both get fired tonight," He smiled and turned around.

I walked over to the bar, and I saw Samuel. He looked exhausted like he had been here for a while. I looked around and saw that it was only him working tonight. I knew that once he saw me he was going to be pissed. That was when his eyes reached mine.

"You're late, where the hell was you? It biggest night yet and you wanna be late."

He yelled over music and I could see the sweat dripping down his face and the anger trying to hold back. Usually, he was a sweet lack back person but Samuel couldn't lose this job. He needed the money to help pay for hospital bills that were piling up. His mom was in the hospital and ever seen he has been trying to take care of her all by himself. While taking care of little sister Carrie.

" Sorry, I was talking to Hayden. Where the hell is Jessica and Adam?"Now I was angry knowing that Jessica probably flaked like always. How she still has this job I don't know. Though Adam knew how important this was. So the hell was he?

"Jessica called in sick, and Adam said he would try to come but something came up" We both started working. After a couple of hours later, I could now see why Samuel was so stressed. Today is completely crazy. There are about three hundred people here probably more in the back. Finally, it started to slow down a bit. Samuel and I were dying from this heat. So, I get out of the bar and start walking down the back of the club. There was nothing but bottles of alcohol back here. So when I start hearing voices, I wonder who was there.

"Where is the jefe money?" a guy in a deep voice starts yelling.

"Like I told the guy last night, I don't know, man." In a scared voice.

I move a little closer to listen. Usually, I'm not the one to eavesdrop, but I couldn't just walk away and let this man get beaten. My dad told me that sometimes it is better to stay out of it but if you go home and can't sleep. You know that you shouldn't even if it gets you into trouble. So I grab the bat back here. Which is usually here to be scared of people who try to sneak in here. I walk over to the voices that I was hearing. I hide against the wall when I hear the man with a deep voice again.

"Who there?" He yelled furiously.

"Who the hell did you bring? I told you to come alone!" he was getting angrier by the minute.

"No one I swear, I came alone. I promise," The other man said.

That was when I saw the guy with a deep voice punch the other guy in the face over and over.

The blood dripped from the guy's face and it made my blood boil. I was known for losing my temper. Once I lose it, I'm a whole other person. I ran up to the big muscle tall guy and hit with him the bat. The minute I desperately try to run away he grabs my wrist.

"You're going pay for that". He said.

I tried to hit him with a bat when he grabs it and threw it. He grabbed both my wrist and had me against the wall. I look around, and the guy who I tried to help was gone. What the hell did I just do? Looking at me was this dirty blonde hair with chocolate brown eyes. He looked like he had been taking steroids he looked so buff. He was wearing a tank top and black jeans. A hideous scar on the top of the forehead to underneath his eyebrows.

"What did he think that a little girl was going save him? You weaker than he is" he laughs.

He grabbed me by the neck and squeeze a little hard. That is when I kick viciously him where the sun doesn't shine. He lets go and backs up. I run for it and run until I reach the doors. I push through the crowd of people. Desperately trying to get back to Samuel to tell him to call the police. I looked back, and I saw the guy looking around for me. I turned around to run faster when I bump into Adam. Who was all dressed up and drink in his hand?

"Adam, I messed up. There was this argument. I got involved. I hit some guy, and I think I'm in trouble now. I don't know maybe involve in the mafia" I talked so fast, and I was sweating and scared.

"Stop with your stupid nonsense. You just seek attention. You know what you need is good fuck to shut you up."Adam was drunk again and that only meant one thing. That Adam was going hurt me. When he drinks he is another person. aggressively and severely beat the crap out of you.

Adam grabbed me by the wrist, and he looked with his red eyes. He yanked my hair and told me to follow him. I try to pull myself away, but Adam was stronger. You would think that someone will notice but everyone was drunk or high to realize or care.

"Let go, Adam, your drunk who can't do anything with their life. That is why you hit women because no woman wants a man who drinks his miserable life away. Your goddamn loser." I yell, but that was undoubtedly a big mistake.

He grabbed me by the waist and punches me in the stomach. I winced and tears rolled down. I was trying to hold it together. He grabbed my face and put it closer to his. He gave me a sloppy kiss.

"Your mine, understood? You can try to run, but I will kill you if you do " He started laughing like a crazy person.