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Crash and Burn> chapters 7-8
Dorothy
suddenly felt very happy that I wasn't able to dance with Bryan anymore. -
Hey Bryan, can I take Kate's place?- she smiled at him cheekily. -
Of course you can, sweet cheeks!- Bryan said in his charming, Irish accent
and smiled back at her. She gave me the 'I-love-when-he-calls-me-that'
look and then they were off to the dance floor again. As
I turned around I noticed that Kian was no longer at the table- he was
chatting up a nice looking girl at the bar and I could see that there was
chemistry between them. Shane was still sitting at his place, looking very
lonely and sad... It was such a depressing view! Then
there was Mark... 'How lucky can a girl get to have a guy like him?' I
thought and smiled at him. -
Maybe we should step out? It's far too loud in here- I suggested and he
just nodded. As
we went out, a warm summer breeze hit our faces. Although it was around
midnight, it was still quite warm, as the last days in Poland were usually
sunny and very hot. We
could still hear loud music coming out of the club while we started to
walk, enjoying a warm, gentle wind for a few minutes. Surprisingly, I
didn't feel uncomfortable at all, being there beside Mark in complete
silence. I guess it was a good sign, because I've heard somewhere, that
when you can just spend a few minutes in someone's presence in silence
without feeling awkward, then you and this person have very big chances of
becoming friends... But
still, Mark hasn't said a thing since we came out and I began to wonder if
he really was going to speak to me. Just then I've heard "When You
Say Nothing At All" coming out of the club. I smiled to myself and
then laughed a little. -
What's the matter?- Mark snapped back to reality, looking at me in
surprise. -
It's this song...- I made him stop and listen for a moment. -
Oh- he smiled – Ronan. -
Yes- I laughed again - You know Mark... maybe Ronan's right, but I don't
think I can read your thoughts. It's not like 'you say it best when you
say nothing at all'... at least not this time! You HAVE TO speak to me! He
let out a little laugh. - You know how to cheer me up, don't you? -
I'm trying- I smiled - I just can't believe that when I finally meet the
famous Westlife lads, they all have love problems and are so depressed. I
thought you were a bunch of unstoppable trouble makers! -
Usually we are...- Mark agreed and looked at me - but being in a band is
not all about fun, you know? It's a very hard work first of all. -
I can imagine- I nodded and suddenly added -...and it makes relationships
harder, doesn't it? He
didn't seem surprised that I hit the point. He just whispered - Yes, it
does- and fell silent again. I
rolled my eyes. - MARK!! -
What?! -
Are you going to tell me what is it all about or not?!- he looked so
helpless and frightened that I almost started to laugh. -
Oh yeah, sorry- he smiled shyly - It's just that... -
Go on...- I tried to encourage him to speak but he just sighed -
Nothing... I
wanted to shake him and finally make him speak, but just then he started
again... -
Well, you know, it's all about...- and trailed off. I
swear, I began to have thoughts of killing him. If it wasn't for these few
people passing us from time to time... -
Spit it out, for God's sake!- I almost shouted, but it actually worked. He
began to talk and this time I was thinking, if he was ever going to
stop... -
It's about Rae... Rachel... We've been together for five months now and I
think she's the best thing that ever happened to me. I've never been so
happy in my life... We've
met on some party in America... the moment I saw her I felt that we've got
something in common. I
saw her for the first time in my life and I felt right there and then that
I somehow already knew her.. It was an amazing feeling, you know? Like
meeting your other half. I walked up to her, we started to chat and a week
later we were already a couple. The next 4 months were like a dream
becoming reality- we were inseparable, she went on the promo tour with us
and we never had to miss each other. But then she said she had to live her
own life, she wanted to start a job and continue her studies... I couldn't
say no, it'd be unfair 'cause I knew she had her own dreams and they
definitely weren't becoming reality while she was travelling with us all
the time... Of course I missed her, all the time. But it was okay- we were
calling each other every day and talking for hours... But three weeks ago
she called me and said that it wasn't working for her anymore... I didn't
know what she meant, I thought she just was in a lousy mood or something
so I just said 'don't worry, I'm coming to see you in a week'...
and when I came to her it wasn't as it used to be- she hardly spoke
to me, we hardly kissed... I
knew something was wrong, but we never talked about it, I think we just
pretended that everything was all right... but it wasn't. It's still like
that: we're still a couple, but when we talk on the phone, it's not as it
used to be, we don't talk as we used to... I don't know what to do...- he
stopped and looked me in the eyes. Hearing
all of this, said so honestly, I just didn't know what to say. I had a
million thoughts in my head. First, I felt very sorry for him- I could
imagine that loosing your 'other half' must have been painful and
unbearable. But there was also this little sting of jealousy in me, that
made me feel very low. 'You're just so pathetic, Kate' I thought to myself
'he's hurting and all you can think about is finding a way to be with
him!' Mark
was still looking at me like he was hoping to find answers to his
questions in the expression on my face. I said the first thing that came
to me at this moment. -
Maybe I'm not very original, but I think the only way to work this out is
to talk to her. Honestly. He
just nodded, looking at the ground - Yeah, I know we should have done that
straight away, but somehow... well, we just haven't. -
You see Mark, as far as I'm concerned, if you are so close with someone,
as you say you were...erm.. are with Rachel, an honest talk should fix
everything. You can't hide it inside, that way it could go on for months,
with you both suffering...- I stopped and looked at him with a strange
expression on my face - Am I making any sense? He
laughed. - Yes, you are- then he looked straight into my eyes and said
seriously -You helped me A LOT. You can't even imagine how much it means
to me to tell someone about it. Even none of the guys knows what is it
really all about...- he leaned towards me and gave me a big hug. -
Thank you- he whispered in my ear. -
It wasn't so hard, was it?- I smiled at him when we let go. -
No, not at all. You're a good listener- he smiled back and began staring
at the ground. Suddenly he looked back at me and I could see the horror in
his eyes. I almost choked as he asked: - You're not going to use it in your article, are you?!?
Chapter
8 Almost
an hour passed before me and Mark finally got back into the club, both
smiling. We
noticed Dorothy and Bryan already sitting at the table, and you could see
that they were out of breath, but extremely happy. And Shane... well, he
didn't look any better! There was about eight empty glasses in front of
him but drinking obviously didn't help him at all. -
Hey!- I said sitting down - What's up? Dorothy
noticed us and smiled. -
Where were you two, huh? -
Around...- Mark replied with a huge grin, sitting down beside me. Suddenly
Shane lifted his head up and look at us with his sad, sad eyes... -
You look better, mate...- he glanced at Mark. -
Well, I feel better as well...- Mark nodded and smiled at me. - Kate here
helped me a lot! I
could just melt under his look right then and there... -
Well, yeah...um...glad to help!- I finally said and quickly changed the
subject, feeling I'll blush any minute now, with Mark constantly looking
at me - Where's Kian? Just
as I asked, Dorothy's face dropped. She was no longer smiling, she had a
disgusted look on her face. -
Right there...- she said, pointing at the dance floor. I followed her gaze
and noticed Kian- he was dancing with some girl. I think it was the one he
was earlier speaking to, Agata. You could tell they were very much into
each other, because Ki was all over her and she didn't seem to mind. -
Wow, he's pretty fast!- I said with a surprised look on my face. -
Yeah! And they've only just met!- Dorothy exclaimed angrily. -
What's wrong with you?- I asked her, a little puzzled. -
I just don't like her, that's all!- she exclaimed, but I wasn't satisfied
with that answer- Dorothy never hated anyone before even meeting them. She
looked so angry that I decided to just drop the subject. But
then I saw Kian and Agata approaching us. -
Uh oh- I said wondering, if this evening is going to end as nice as it
begun... -
Hey everyone!- Kian exclaimed with a huge grin. He had his arm around
Agata's waist and she looked very happy- she also had a big smile spread
all over her face. -
This is Agata- Kian continued looking at us. -
Hi- she said and we all shook hands with her. -
Nice to meet you- I said with a smile, but then I got this evil look from
Dorothy and I decided not to say anything else. I still haven't figured
out what was wrong with my friend, though. Agata
looked very friendly, she was about 17 years old, she had blonde hair and
blue eyes. No wonder Kian fell for her. They both sat down and we begun a
nice chat, but Dorothy didn't say a single word. I
decided to ignore her bad mood and talk to Agata as everybody else did,
'cause I was sure that we could become good friends. After
a while Bry decided that him and the rest of the guys should already get
back to the hotel. -
We got some interviews to do tomorrow- he said glancing at his watch. -
and it's already 2 am. -
Yeah, we should be going- Mark nodded. Kian's
face dropped, it was obvious he wanted to stay a little longer with Agata,
but he finally decided that the guys were right. There was only a tiny
little problem with Shane... Not that he wanted to stay, but he was so
drunk that someone had to carry him... When
Kian finally said goodbye to his new girl, Bryan placed Shane's hand on
his shoulder and we all headed to the exit. Shane kept on mumbling
something, but all I could understand was a name- 'Anya', which he said
probably over a hundred times on our way out. Finally
Bryan managed to put Shane into the cab and Kian decided that he could
have an eye on him during their ride to the hotel, so he put himself just
beside the poor little fella... Then
there was just me, Mark, Dorothy and Bryan standing in front of the open
door of the cab, trying to say goodbye. -
We've got some free time tomorrow evening as well...- Bryan said
hesitantly, looking at Dorothy and me - - Wanna join us?- he asked with
hope in his eyes. -
Yeah, that'd be nice if you girls could..!- Mark nodded and looked at us
with the same expression in his eyes as Bryan. -
Oh, I dunno...- I
pretended to hesitate - I'd have to check my agenda... Dorothy
pushed me playfully. -
Of course we want to, no problem- she said and smiled at Bryan. -
Great! It's a date then!- he smiled back at her. - How about 8 p.m. at the
hotel? -
Oh yeah, and we have to pick you up...- I rolled my eyes. -
That's just because we don't know our way around here... Please?- Bry
asked with puppy dog eyes and I knew Dorothy just couldn't resist when he
was looking at her like that. -
She was just kidding- she shot me a look and smiled at him - 8 PM’s
great. -
See you tomorrow then...- Bryan leant forward, gave her a huge hug and a
kiss on the cheek. Her face was glowing. Mark
looked at me and smiled - I already can't wait..! -
Yeah, me either- I smiled back and closed my eyes as he was hugging me. It
felt so nice... and when he kissed me on the cheek... well, it felt even
better..! They
were about to get into the cab when Bryan remembered something. -
Can you give us your numbers, please? In case you wouldn't show up....- he
smiled cheekily. I
think he knew just as well as I did that there was no such reason in the
whole world, why we wouldn't show up. Especially Dorothy... there was no
way she'd miss the chance of seeing Bryan again! -
Sure we can- I reached into my purse and found a pen and a piece of paper.
I wrote down mine and Dorothy's phone numbers and handed the paper to
Bryan. -
Now we know how to find you in case you'd decide to do something else
instead of hanging out with us! Bryan
grinned and put the numbers in his pocket. -
Damn it!- I said - just when I thought we can get rid of you guys! We
all laughed, but finally Bryan and Mark had to get into the cab. -
See you tomorrow!- they both shouted and the car drove away. -
How about that..!- I sighed and glanced at Dorothy. She had an unreadable
look at her face. -
What's wrong with you? She
snapped back to reality and gave me a weak smile. -
I think I'm falling for Bryan...- she whispered. -
Jeez, even a blind man would see that!- I laughed. But I suddenly stopped
when she asked: -
And you? -
What about me?- I tried to look everywhere else but Dorothy. A cab pulled
over in front of us and we got in. -
Oh, come on Kate, I know that you're totally into Mark!- she said still
looking at me. I
tried to watch the city behind the glass and ignore her, but she wouldn't
give up. - Kate? -
So what even if I am?- I finally looked at her - he has a girlfriend! -
But it seems that they're not doing too well... so you still have a
chance, right? I
knew she wanted to cheer me up, but it just wouldn't work. After hearing
what Mark had to say I knew that sooner or later he'd get back with Rachel
and everything will be back to normal. -
Even if they broke up... I don't think he'd get over her that quickly...-
I started to write something on the glass with my finger. Maybe Mark was
feeling better now, but now I felt like I have taken the weight of his
problems on my shoulders. -
But maybe...- Dorothy started, but I cut her off. -
Come on, Dorothy, do you really think they would remember us after flying
back home or wherever they're going from here?- I said angrily. She didn't
say a word after that, all the way to my house. I
felt so low as I got out of the cab, leaving Dorothy inside- she still had
a few minutes' ride home from here. Maybe I shouldn't have said that, but
I thought that high hopes wouldn't do us any good. I
rather tried to think about it as a nice meeting with a few nice lads- a
great memory, but nothing else. I
couldn't admit to Dorothy that I was so stupid, that I fell in love with a
guy I won't meet ever again and even if I do, he won't probably even
remember my name... Could I..?
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