(Prom: Away from the Sun by Three Doors Down is playing in the background)
Dan spotted Karen standing alone in the corner of the room, watching as the kids danced slowly to the music.
He walked up to her, a look of apology on his face.
"I'm sorry for disappearing like that Karen, I just needed to make a quick phone call. Will you forgive me?"
Dan looked around the room again. He was unable to shake the feeling that whomever had sent the message was somewhere close.
"Of course, is everything ok?" she asked, noticing Dan scanning the room, "You look a little distracted."
"Yes, everything's fine. It was just work. I needed to confirm an appointment for next week, that's all." He said.
After receiving the message, Dan had tried to call the number back, but to no avail. No one was picking up his calls and his text messages remained unanswered. Whoever had sent the message was not ready to reveal themselves yet and this frustrated Dan more than ever.
Dan had thought that whoever was behind these messages had finally stopped. It had been a while since he had received anything, and this message appearing so suddenly had knocked him off balance.
"Are you sure?" Karen asked looking concerned.
Dan looked back at her and smiled.
"I'm sure." He looked around the room at everyone dancing before offering Karen his hand and asking.
"Would you like to dance?"
Karen took his hand and replied, "I'd love to."
They stepped out onto the dance floor together and Dan placed his arms around Karen's waist. Karen placed her arms around Dan's back and together they started to dance slowly.
As they danced, Dan glanced around the room. He was uneasy after receiving the text message and felt constantly aware that he was being watched.
Dan was just about to drop his gaze after he had convinced himself that he was being paranoid when he noticed her out of the corner of his eye.
At first he thought that he had been imagining that she was looking at him, but when he turned his head round to get a better glimpse, he saw her. Standing across the room from him was a small brown haired girl that he vaguely recognised, and she was staring back at him.