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Feel free to leave a review. Here is chapter 8. Enjoy. Another cliff hanger, sorry about that. I will have chapter 9 up soon. Am Starting it up now. There are many chapters left to go in this story so please stay tuned.
They ignored the roses, leaving them where they sat as they both headed to the bedroom. Sarah wanted to go visit with Kay but she was just too tired to do so.
"Tsai, I think I will go see Kay tomorrow after the performance." Sarah said as she changed into her night gown and glanced to Tsai over her shoulder.
"Ok, I will get my own ride." Tsai replied.
"I could always drop you off before I go see him." Sarah said and climbed into bed.
"No, that's ok." Tsai replied as she headed to take a shower.
Sarah lay there on her bed under her blankets and sighed. She missed Kay and wondered if he was thinking about her as well. She fell asleep before Tsai was finished with her shower. As Tsai walks out of the bath room she notices a tall dark figure leaning over Sarah. In only a towel Tsai hurries over and jumps on him. The man stands up straight and looks over his shoulder before he disappears in a puff of glitter. Tsai falls and lands on Sarah's bed frame cutting open her side. Tsai calls out in pain and Sarah sits up quickly and looks around. She sees Tsai on the ground gripping her side.
"Tsai? What happened? I thought you were in the shower?" Sarah asked quickly getting out of bed and kneeling next to her friend.
"That bastard was here!" Tsai replied.
"Here? In this room?" Sarah asked looking around the room again before looking to Tsai again. "Tsai⦠you're hurt."
"No, shit sure lock!" Tsai replied.
Sarah pulled Tsai's hands from her side and looked over the deep gash.
"Get dressed but keep presser on that wound." Sarah said as she hurried over to her dresser and pulled out a pair of jeans. "I am taking you to the hospital."
"I hate the hospital." Tsai whined.
"I don't care, you need stitches!" Sarah replied as she pulled on her jeans and grabbed a sweeter.
Tsai grumbles but does as she is told. They hurry out of the apartment and into Sarah's car. Sarah drives Tsai to the hospital wondering what they were going to say happened when they got there. She was furious with Jareth but said nothing. She kept her eyes on the road, but her mind was focused on Jareth. She parked in the parking lot of the hospital and looked to Tsai.
"Have any idea of a story to tell them?" Sarah asked. "We can't say that a man was in the room and then just disappeared."
"We were ruff housing." Tsai suggested.
Sarah nodded and got out of the car. She followed Tsai into the hospital emergency room and waited with Tsai. A couple hours later they were home again, Tsai's side stitched up. Sarah said nothing as she looked at all the glitter on the floor by her bed. Grabbing the vacuum and not caring that it was late she started to clean up the glitter. Once that was clean she walked out into the living room and up to the black roses. She picked them up and walked over to a window. Opening it she threw the roses out and smiled as the vase shattered on the concrete below.
Sarah did not sleep well that night and when it came time to go get ready for the performance Sarah drove Tsai and herself to the theater. As they entered through the back door Sarah saw Jareth and glared fury seen in her eyes. She said nothing as she went to her dressing room and smiled as she saw a single red rose sitting on the counter top in front of the mirror with a white card sitting on top. She closed the door and took a seat in front of the mirror and picked up the card. She smiled even more at seeing Kay's penmanship on the card. The card read:
Sarah, good luck tonight. Wanted to let you know I have been thinking about you and hope things go well tonight. Break a leg. Yours always, Kay. P.S. I love you.
Sarah picked up the rose and smelled it before putting it to the side. She started placing the makeup on before getting into her costume. She looked over herself once again before she exited her dressing room. Jareth started to walk toward her and she glared at him. Once he was a few feet from her he stopped.
"How could you?" Sarah asked venom heard in her voice. "You had no right to be in my room last night! What were you doing there?"
"I wanted to see if you got my gift." Jareth replied smiling.
"Oh, I got it alright!" Sarah replied still glaring. "It is now smashed up outside my apartment. Stay away from my friends, my family, and me!"
Sarah then turned and walked away quickly. She walked up to Tsai and sat down next to her with a sigh. Tsai excuses herself from Sarah and walks onto the stage. She starts to mess with something as Sarah watches her for a second then looks over to the side to see Jareth watching her with a smug smile on his face. Sarah stands and walks out of his view. She peeks out to the audience as people started to take their seats. She sighed, knowing it would be a full house.
Jareth watched Tsai as she walked up to him after finishing with the trip wire on the stage.
"Break a lag!" Tsai said smiling. "Literally."
As the performance went on Jareth continually missed the wire. As Tsai watched him she got pissed. When the curtains closed, the crowd roared. As Tsai passed Jareth she kicked him in the shin, hissed and continued to walk as she grabbed her side. Sarah walked up to Tsai and smiled. She loved the sound of the crowd.
"Well, I am going to go get out of this costume." Sarah said smiling to Tsai. "You sure you don't want me to drop you off at the apartment before heading to see Kay?"
"I've already got a ride." Tsai replied.
"Alright." Sarah said.
Sarah then turned and headed to her dressing room. She changed out of her costume and took off her makeup. She got dressed and walked out of her dressing room with the rose in her hand. Before she could get out through the exit Jareth cut her off.
"Who's Kay?" Jareth asked irritation heard in his voice.
"Why do you care?" Sarah asked crossing her arms across her chest. "Is the Goblin King jealous?"
"Who's Kay?" Jareth asked again in a more demanding tone, avoiding Sarah's questions.
"My boyfriend!" Sarah replied glaring. "Now if you will excuse me, I have somewhere to be!"
Sarah walked passed Jareth before he could stop her and hurried out of the theater. She hurried across the parking lot and into her car. Inserting her key into the ignition she turned it and pulled out of the parking lot. Kay had a concert that night and she drove quickly to the concert hall that he would be performing in. She parked and got out after checking herself over in the rear view mirror. She hurried to the back entrance and was let in. The security guards knew her well. She was informed that the concert had ended a few minutes ago and the band was relaxing before signing autographs. She smiled and thanked them before hurrying to Kay's dressing room. She opened it without knocking and froze.
