My Last Heartbeat
Epilogue: Burning
Her teeth pierced my skin, her red hair blowing in the wind and suddenly the fire of her hair was burning me. My neck my hands my feet burning. The redhead smiled.
Chapter one: Party
I'm seventeen, I'm pretty and I'm popular. My name is Ella Gilbert and tonight I'm going to my best friend's eighteenth birthday party. But why am I worried? I've never been afraid of a party but thinking of going to this one makes me sick to my stomach. Oh well I can't not go can I? This is my best friend we're talking about, could I pretend to be sick? No what am I worried about? Huh? What's there to be worried about? So I started getting ready. I straightend my long blond hair. Applied three coats of mascara onto my eyelashes to frame my deep blue eyes and put on some black eye liner to give a bit of oomph then I put on some deep blood red lipstick and glossed it up. Then with my face and hair done up I looked in my wardrobe. I found the perfect thing, a short black strapless dress and some exquisite black heels. I put on my silver cross necklace and painted my nails. I was ready. Becca, Amy and Cathy would be here soon so I went downstairs to wait. My soon-to-be step brother who is twenty-two whistled is appreciation. "Jack, you whistle again and I'll take off my shoe and stick it where the sun doesn't shine Okay?" "Woo you're a bit feisty tonight aren't you?" I growled pathetically. Then I heard a horn beep. I hurried outside and got into the car. "Hey guys." "Hey Ella" they all chorused. "So who's going tonight?" "Everybody." "Define everybody?" "I don't know why don't you wait and see Ella?" So we drove in silence for a while. When we got there Lauren's whole garden was covered in fairy lights flashing in the darkness. I gave Lauren her present; I got her a necklace with a cross on like mine they were for best friends. We ate some nibbles. And I danced with everybody. Then a pale boy with sandy coloured hair and black eyes. I recognized him as Riley O'Sullivan he had been missing for about two months now hadn't he? Oh well he was walking over to me. "Hey." His voice rang like a bell. "Do you want to dance with me?" I nodded mutely. So we started dancing to Paolo Nutini pencil full of lead, Riley spun me around the floor before dipping me deeply and breathing in my ear "Come with me, I need to show you something."