CHAPTER 2
Tara turned around to face her oldest brother. "Bray, I'm not leaving, I'm having a good time here." She turned and started to squirm out of his grip on her shoulders. She wasn't going to let this interruption ruin her good time. As she took a step forward Bray's grip tightened, a slight shock of pain went through her body. "I'm seriously not in the mood for this tonight Tara." She took a step backwards and he loosened his grip, she looked up at the guy she had been dancing with, "Um... I'm really sorry, but I have to go. I hope I see you around some time."
Tara knew there was no point in trying to disobey her brother, it would only end up in a fight, and she would most likely be on the loosing side. The guy nodded and gave a quick smile before Bray pulled her off of the dance floor, past the bar, and out the front door. "I can't believe you did this again!" He screamed at her once he had pulled her out side the club. "How many times have I told you not to leave the mall?!? It is way too dangerous, do you know how many chosen lunatics would love to get their hands on you?!?" In the process of his ranting Tara had backed herself up against the wall and was trying to cover her ears with her hands. "I... I... I wasn't think..." "You never think!" He yelled at her. Bray suddenly stopped the lecture, he had gone on long enough, and it suddenly hit him how irrational he was being. "Come on, let's go back to the mall" he said sternly as he grabbed her arm and had her walk in front of him. She nodded, noticing that he had defiantly calmed down some, but she knew that she wasn't off the hook yet, there would probably some more to talk about tomorrow morning.
They walked back to the mall in silence. Once they walked in she noticed a few of the other mall rats were still awake in the café. "Why are they still up?" she asked herself, "It must be almost 3 in the morning." As the two siblings got closer she realized why these mall rats were still up. "They were out looking for me" Tara whispered, just barely loud enough for Bray to hear. The group of four was sitting around a table, obviously waiting for Bray to show up with or with out Tara. As the two walked up the stairs bray addressed the small group. "Lex, Pride, Ryan, Jack. You guys can go to bed now, she was down in sector 5 at The Ghetto, thanks for helping." "No problem man, see you in the morning," Ryan answered back as they all shuffled off to their rooms to get a few hours of sleep before the sunrise.
As Jack passed by Tara he shook his head, there wasn't anything that he could say to his best friend at this time, he was almost ashamed of her. As Jack passed by Tara she felt the pain of guilt run through her body. She tried to walk towards him, she wanted to explain to him why she hadn't told him where she was going, but once again she felt Bray's grip on her shoulders pull her back, away from Jack. She looked up at her brother and the only thing he said to her was "Bed. Now." She looked down and followed his instructions. "Ya, I know" Was the only reply that Bray was given.
Tara turned around to face her oldest brother. "Bray, I'm not leaving, I'm having a good time here." She turned and started to squirm out of his grip on her shoulders. She wasn't going to let this interruption ruin her good time. As she took a step forward Bray's grip tightened, a slight shock of pain went through her body. "I'm seriously not in the mood for this tonight Tara." She took a step backwards and he loosened his grip, she looked up at the guy she had been dancing with, "Um... I'm really sorry, but I have to go. I hope I see you around some time."
Tara knew there was no point in trying to disobey her brother, it would only end up in a fight, and she would most likely be on the loosing side. The guy nodded and gave a quick smile before Bray pulled her off of the dance floor, past the bar, and out the front door. "I can't believe you did this again!" He screamed at her once he had pulled her out side the club. "How many times have I told you not to leave the mall?!? It is way too dangerous, do you know how many chosen lunatics would love to get their hands on you?!?" In the process of his ranting Tara had backed herself up against the wall and was trying to cover her ears with her hands. "I... I... I wasn't think..." "You never think!" He yelled at her. Bray suddenly stopped the lecture, he had gone on long enough, and it suddenly hit him how irrational he was being. "Come on, let's go back to the mall" he said sternly as he grabbed her arm and had her walk in front of him. She nodded, noticing that he had defiantly calmed down some, but she knew that she wasn't off the hook yet, there would probably some more to talk about tomorrow morning.
They walked back to the mall in silence. Once they walked in she noticed a few of the other mall rats were still awake in the café. "Why are they still up?" she asked herself, "It must be almost 3 in the morning." As the two siblings got closer she realized why these mall rats were still up. "They were out looking for me" Tara whispered, just barely loud enough for Bray to hear. The group of four was sitting around a table, obviously waiting for Bray to show up with or with out Tara. As the two walked up the stairs bray addressed the small group. "Lex, Pride, Ryan, Jack. You guys can go to bed now, she was down in sector 5 at The Ghetto, thanks for helping." "No problem man, see you in the morning," Ryan answered back as they all shuffled off to their rooms to get a few hours of sleep before the sunrise.
As Jack passed by Tara he shook his head, there wasn't anything that he could say to his best friend at this time, he was almost ashamed of her. As Jack passed by Tara she felt the pain of guilt run through her body. She tried to walk towards him, she wanted to explain to him why she hadn't told him where she was going, but once again she felt Bray's grip on her shoulders pull her back, away from Jack. She looked up at her brother and the only thing he said to her was "Bed. Now." She looked down and followed his instructions. "Ya, I know" Was the only reply that Bray was given.
