Chapter 1
Arlington Texas, Tuesday
"I don't ever chase no hoes!…..He never takes you out!…. "
Pink cotton candy hair rocked up and down as Valentine nodded to the music by Fetty Wap. Her piercings glistening in the setting sun.
A masculine hand reaches out to turn off the radio. One arm out the pulled down window and one on the wheel.
"Stop stepping on cats…. please. " Evan smirked revealing his black colored braces. The setting sun giving his dirty blonde hair a shimmering glow.
"Hm." Was the only irritated reply from his younger sister as she crossed her legs that were adorned by a red and white polka dot skater skirt reaching her knees.
They were stuck in traffic. Again.
"Wonder whats holding up traffic…" Evan remarked as he pulled out his smartphone, sliding past the messages from their mother to a fun app that would kill time.
With the car barely moving Valentine reached for the rearview mirror to check out her posies flower crown on her head.
"Those mirrors aren't for your face for you information Vale. "
The remark hit death ears as she examined something that caught her eye in the rearview mirror.
"Hey" Evan said to catch his sister's attention.
Silence.
The people in the cars ahead of them began to exit their vehicles. This caught Evan's attention, who pocketed his phone and glanced at his sister. Only the passenger sit was empty. He quickly got out of the car shutting the door behind him.
"Hey! Vale ?!" Evan yelled, as the highway began to flood with people.
The man in the drivers seat of the car behind them had a group of people surrounding him. There was a glimpse of pink hair. Evan quickly pushed through the crowd with his slightly bigger than average build. He reached for his little sister's wrist.
"Hey."
A rush of adrenaline and fear hit Valentine as she felt a rough hand grab her wrist swirling her around. The familiarity of light brown eyes locked with hers and she visibly relaxed. With a concerned look of hopelessness she looked over at the man in the driver's seat. The man who seem to be elderly, was convulsing. Valentine looked back at Evan with a worried expression. Evan had followed her gaze and he looked lost too. Valentine spoke softly,
" We need to help …"
Evan replied, " It's not like we know how…" His eyebrows furrowed in hopeless concern.
Valentine looked around searching the faces. No one stepped forward. There was a silence that had taken the small crowd. Other people began exiting their cars. Most just stood idly and close to their vehicles. The small crowd that grew a little larger began to break away, letting a woman who seemed to be around her thirties push through. She had a neatly made high bun made out of her blonde hair, she seemed to be muttering and seemed agitated. Once she was in front of the majority of the crowd the woman spun on her heel facing the crowd she took out her wallet and held out a card. With a fairly stern voice she said,
" I'm certified."
Valentine couldn't quite see the card as the woman had quickly put it away but with her confidence the pink haired woman assumed it was true. The older lady got on her knees and began to do her thing, while the the crowd began to mutter amongst themselves. Some people from the crowd began heading back to their vehicle. Some bulky men slightly buffer than Evan seemed to have decided to stay.
"She's got it let's go" Evan quickly said as he began pulling Valentine away from the crowd as they pushed through. Valentine reluctantly let him pull her back to the car.
Out of nowhere a shrilling shriek hit both siblings ears and caused Valentine to cover hers. Letting go of Evan's hand more screams soon followed, before she could even turn around a strong push from the opposite direction hit her back. Causing her to almost fall on her behind as a huge running crowd ran past her. Barely getting her balance back she slowly faced towards the direction she had came, and the area the crowd once were fleeing pushing past Valentine. The people who had enough room fled the scene in their cars.
Valentine could feel her own breath stop, in front of her she saw the woman on the ground with the once convulsing man who was now going at the lady's neck. Chills went down her spine…she thought it wasn't suppose to hit Texas so soon. A sudden push to her small shoulder and she felt the hard pavement hit her bottom, hard. Valentine was then met with a few feet between her and whatever that thing was that was feasting on the woman that was only trying to help.