Chapter 5- Sudden Sadness
Weeks passed as both hard working bands learned lines and practised singing and dancing to the music, especially the dancing. An air of excitement had descended upon those who worked with both bands. The bands were also excited, almost nervous.
It was one week before Valentines Day…
Everyone was extremely busy. The band members were practising once again and the crews were doing their usual jobs. That was why no one noticed a grim policeman in a crisp blue uniform enter the lot.
Lenina strode over to the law-enforcer, frowning. She hoped all was well. After being informed of who he was calling in on, she nodded calling Serena to her.
Serena walked clumsily towards the policeman face pensive. On passing, Lenina shrugged and said, "He didn't tell me. He said that it was a message for you and the girls."
Serena motioned for Mina, Lita, Raye and Amy to come forward. They noticed that the policeman had arrived with a grim face, so they set off, frowning, to quickly to join up with Serena.
"Hello, Miss Serena Heart I presume?" he asked in a deep voice when they all had crossed the lot, "I am Officer Malone. And these must be Miss Lee, Miss Taylor, Miss Hino and Miss Anderson. Correct?"
"Yes," Lita replied a hint of worry in her voice.
They all focused on the fair skinned and black-eyed man standing there, very solemn.
By then, the whole lot was staring in silence and wonderment. Wondering what a policeman had to do with the members of SpiC and why he was so grim. The members of X5, noticing their looks of worry began to worry themselves because all of them, excluding Darien, had become friends, nearly even girlfriend and boyfriend.
"I am afraid I have some bad news," he finally continued.
"Yes," they all replied, faces creased, "Is something wrong? Is someone in trouble?"
"Well, it is to do with Miss Molly Madison," he explained.
Serena gasped, attracting more looks of worry from the large audience behind them.
"Molly? Oh dear. Is she alright?" asked Serena, thinking of her high school friend.
Officer Malone paused to run a hand through his short black hair, creating an air of anticipation. By then, five of them began to worry, just as everyone else began to worry. He took a deep breath, muttering "I hate doing this."
"Well?" Mina demanded.
"Well…Miss Madison has had a car accident," he said, hands shaking, causing a black bang to fall over his eye.
This time all five gasped compelling Darien, Chad, Ken, Greg and Andrew to stand with extremely worried faces. They weren't the only ones. The rest of the audience lay down whatever they had been doing and stood in an eerie silence. It was as if the whole world had grown dark for this very moment.
"Molly," Serena replied, gulping, "Is she alright? She is, isn't she?"
The five girls sensed an aura of sadness surrounding the police officer. This caused them to start shaking.
Officer Malone bowed his head. "I'm sorry. She died on impact."
A wave of coldness washed over the girls, especially cold over Serena. Lita, Mina, Raye and Amy stood shocked, in a circle around Serena. Serena felt her knees buckle and collide with solid ground. She felt numbness, so sad that the pressure was overwhelming. Around her, Lita, Mina, Raye and Amy also felt the numbing sensation but kept standing.
There was silence.
The whole audience sucked in a silent gasp as they saw the five girls start to shake then to stop so suddenly. They then watched as Serena fell to her knees. Head bowed and silent. X5 made a line and advanced cautiously.
Lita, Mina, Raye and Amy were suddenly overwhelmed with grief. Tears traced their was down their cheeks, soon soaking the four girls' cheeks. Each then turned and ran. The pressure was too much, so they ran. They ran straight into the arms of their partner.
Lita began sobbing into Ken's shirt. Mina had collapsed just before reaching Andrew, so Mina sat shaking with tears with Andrew crouching and embracing her. Raye was sitting on Chad's lap, crying into his shoulder. Chad held her tightly. Amy was shaking but silent. In Greg's arms she let tears flow freely down her cheeks, soaking Greg's shirt.
While all this was happening, two were silent. Darien focused on Serena. Serena was oblivious to everything. She put her hands on the ground to steady her shaking body. Serena pushed herself up and tried to stand. She was too weak and so she fell back to the ground, only to be caught by a solemn Darien. Serena's eyes began to blur as she looked into Darien's dark and oddly gentle eyes and then she saw darkness.
Serena's bedroom a few hours later…
Darien watched over Serena in a chair beside her bed. She had fainted a few hours ago. The doctor had been in to see her and she was going to be fine. Worriedly, Darien wondered what could of happened that could of made all four cry and one faint. Mina, Lita, Raye and Amy had not yet recovered, so no one knew what had happened.
Someone stirred in Serena's bed.
Serena slowly opened her eyes, recognising her room. She turned over and found herself looking at Darien. She was still numb, but that all changed when the events of a while ago came flooding back.
"Molly, no!" Serena cried as the tears burst from her eyes. She covered her face with her hands and cried. Suddenly, arms snaked around her, trapping her in a firm hug. She turned around and collapsed into Darien's arms, grief overwhelming her whole body.
Serena cried, side by side with Darien, through the night.
