Backstage (h.s)

52. Boom

Ripley takes a leap up to the couch and he rests his chin on esmes thigh and he lays down as well

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"Esme are you read-" I start to say but my words cut off when I open the door to see her standing in front of the mirror, shes fixing her hair her dark beautiful brown hair, its down and curled just in beach waves like it was effortless 

"yeah I'm ready" she finishes for me and she turns towards me, I see the pink strappy dress its ends at her mid-thigh and she runs her fingers through her hair as sh looks at me, "stop giving me those eyes harry" I see her cheeks turn a light shade of pink since I can't take my eyes off her  

"I can't help it" I let out a breath and she smiles, "well you look amazing as well" she compliments me as she takes my hand and leads me out of our room 

I see ripley and he lays on his back as we walk towards him he growls and I roll my eyes, I crouch down on one knee and I rub his belly, esme does the same and she scratches his ears making his leg twitch and I hear her mesmerizing laugh 

a couple of minutes later I step away from rip and esme follows me again, "bye bye rip I'll see you when we get home later" she kisses his ears and he licks her cheek making her smile more 

"ready?" I ask her as I hold out my hand for her to grab, she turns to the couch and grabs her purse, she looks down at my hand and takes it, "ready" she nods and I open the door I hear the door shut behind her and I unlock the car door

"I have a bad feeling" she says as soon as I start the car, "everything will be fine goldie, I'm here" I whisper and she presses her lips to mine 

"I love you" she whispers and I kiss her once more to show that I love her too 

the club was about 20 minutes away from the house, its a club I've never been to before it looks new and like a hot spot for celebrities 

when we arrived we saw Niall dancing in our section with a girl, we sat down and Liam and Zayn followed us and sat down across from esme and I 

we didn't see Patrick or Matthew when we got here or even after we got here which made my gut twist since they were the ones that said we had to come because it was important, if it was important shouldn't they be here? 

"drinks anyone?" I hear the rough voice of ember, she has a plate full of shots ready to be given to us, she sets them down in the middle of our booth and she hugs esme, they share a best friend moment is what I like to call it 

I see Niall grab two shots one for him and he passes the other one to the random girl I'm assuming he's been with all night 

Liam and Zayn each grab one along with Louis he saves one for ember for when shes done talking to esme 

I lean forward to the steel plate and I pick up two of the green shots, I look to esme and she takes it from my hand as she still talks to ember, they both take a shot and laugh after they shake away the sour taste 

green apple is what it taste like but its not a good taste, I shudder it away and I lean back onto the booth that seems to be getting more and more comfortable as the night goes on, still no sign of Patrick or Matthew 

"dance with me" I hear the light hearted voice of esme in my ear and I nod, I take her hand and I lead her down the hallway into the dance floor, I wrap my hands around her small body running them along every inch of her

she lets loose and lets her body go to the music again im mesmerized, I can't take my eyes off her eyes, her eyes are closed as she dances and I can't help but grin at her 

that us until I hear a loud boom echo in the club, I hear screams surround us and I pull esme down to the ground, I cover her with my body and I look to see what the hell is going on 

I look to see unfamiliar faces but their filled with panic, I hear another loud boom and everyone gasps, its silent in the club the music is shut off all we can hear is the slightly heavy breathing from everyone in this club 

"esme" I whisper and I see the little tears start to form in the corner of her eyes, "I don't want to die" she whispers and I shush her, "you won't my love, I'll be right back alright just stay her for me please" I start to get up and I feel her tight grip around my arm and she pulls me down, "you can't you'll get killed" she starts to cry and I kiss her forehead, "I promise I won't esme, just stay here please" I say and she nods reluctantly 

I stand up slightly and I crawl towards where the loud gun shots came from, I put my ear against the door and its quiet, I open it and it leads to the ally outside, I see a body lying on the floor and my stomach drops, its an unfamiliar face he looks older 

maybe he owned the club or had something to do with it, I don't see anyone near the body, I turn and go back inside of the club and I see the terrified people stare at me, "all clear everyone please go home safely" I call out and everyone runs out the door

I see esme stare at me and she runs into my arms, "everything okay?" she asks and I nod, "an old guy dead outside no one near the body" I say and I see the rest of our crew surround me, "everyone go home okay most likely had to do something with this club something dirty had to be going on nothing to do with us, please text me when all of you get home" I say calmly and they all nod 

ember squeezes esme extra tight before she leaves with Louis, esme puts her hand in mine as we walk to the car, I hold her tighter than usual 

"are you alright?" I ask her and she keeps walking to the car, "lets just get home and go to bed" she whispers and I kiss the top of her forehead 

the ride home was quiet, there wasn't much to talk about we were both in shock 

any one of us could of got shot and died, its scary to think about 

we pull up to the house and I see the porch light on my stomach drops, esme looks over to me and she starts to realize something is wrong 

"no" she whispers and unbuckles quickly and I do the same, we bolt out of the car and through the doors of the house 

I hear a scream come from the couch where esme stands, "no no no!" she screams and falls to the ground, I run up behind her and I feel my whole world crash when I see a gash the size of Texas on ripleys body, I fall down onto my knees next to esme and in front of ripley, I lean my head on his bloody stomach 

he's not breathing 

my baby, my puppy 

he's dead 

and its my fault 

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Hi goldies, its been years 

I'm sorry for not updating its been hectic these last months 

but here's something and don't kill me 

my backstage baby is getting closer and closer till the end 

I love you all so very much 

-c