The Darkest Hours
Chapter One
Note: It's the same this as I said in the prologue.
Oh! The gang are all 21 years old except for Velma who is only 19.
Chapter One
10 p.m.
A boy with shaggy brown hair and caring brown eyes shivered in his living room, a feeling of dread and confusion washed over him. He looked out the window was the drizzling rain shower ended. His friends sat on the couch, her head rested on his shoulder and he had his head leaning gently on hers, their fingers intertwined. His dog lay by the fireplace in a deep sleep, they were waiting upon one more to join them, and she was now 15 minutes late.
"We should, like, go and look for Velma, this isn't like her to be late. I think she's, like, in trouble" Norville "Shaggy" Rogers said. Daphne Blake and Fred Jones nodded, they were worried too, they grabbed their coats. Shaggy awoke Scooby Doo, and they headed to the Mystery Machine.
"Where was she last?" Fred asked, as he pulled out of the driveway.
"The library." Shaggy said, they headed the library.
When they arrived they saw Velma's backseat's door open, and blood on the back window. Daphne gasped and nearly jumped out of the van while it was still moving. As soon as it skidded to a stop she jumped out and ran to car and screamed bloody murder. Velma's body lay crooked on her back seat, blood was every where, and she wasn't moving.
"Velma? Velma?" she asked, and knelt on the backseat, and lifted Velma's head to face hers. Velma's face was pale and a huge gash still oozed blood, Daphne sobbed and pulled Velma's limp body into her arms. When Shaggy, Scooby and Fred arrived they gasped and Scooby fainted. Shaggy reached out and touched her throat, trying to find a pulse, he found a very weak one.
"Fred, dial 911, (he hadn't realized Fred had and he was on hold) I don't know how much longer she has left, but all I know its not long." Shaggy said.
Within 5 minutes an ambulance arrived and they headed to the hospital.
At the hospital
Shaggy called Velma's mom and dad, and told them the horrible news, and they arrived 10 minutes later. Stella and Johnathan Dinkly approached the 3 teenagers and their dog. Stella approached Daphne upon seeing her sitting on the floor, sobs racking her small frame. She knelt down in front of the young woman and lifted her chin.
"Daphne, honey, tell me what happened." Stella said, Daphne rose and Stella gasped, Daphne's purple dress was covered in blood, her daughter's blood.
"I-I don't know what really happened, but we found Velma in the backseat of her car…." Daphne couldn't continue, Fred pulled her into his arms and held her as she cried. Shaggy approached Stella and finished what Daphne wanted to say.
"Her throat was slashed open, she'd been bleeding for 15 minutes, I don't know how much she lost, but I know it was a lot. I'm so sorry, if only I went with her-maybe this wouldn't have happened. I feel like I've betrayed the only girl I've ever loved" he whispered, Stella wrapped her arms around Shaggy. She had known him his whole life and she could tell that he loved Velma since they were kids. Scooby Doo licked Shaggy's arm and curled up to his leg, doggy tears ran down his face.
Each one there was silently praying that Velma would make it and live to see her 20th birthday that was approaching soon.
To Be Continued