XO by Melissa Jane

Author:Melissa Jane [Jane, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-01T23:00:00+00:00

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The house lights are on in the theater when I walk on stage to meet Ms. Zagwich. Except, despite her message saying to go to the theater straight after class, she isn’t here. Taking a seat on the stage where I normally rehearse, I pull the script from my bag and rehearse the same lines I’ve read two million times. I’m confident with them, but as I recite the words under my breath, I pay particular attention to the directions. I know Ms. Zagwich is under pressure we get this right, and although Jacob and I have spent many nights rehearsing, there’s a lot riding on us getting it perfect. While we aren’t aiming for Hollywood, our futures rely on this one good performance.

I check the time on my cell phone. Fifteen minutes has passed and still no Ms. Zagwich. Perhaps she’s held up in a meeting or simply forgotten. Choosing to send her an email when I get home, I zip up my bag and go to stand. In that moment, I’m thrown into a panic, the house lights turning off plunging the whole theater into darkness.

“Shit!” I murmur, feeling for my cell which I just slid into my bag and is now probably lost in its abyss.

I’m blinded and stunned when the stage spotlight is turned on, the bright glow mimicking what it would be like if a UFO spaceship was beaming me up. I squint against the light and shield my eyes.

“Ms. Zagwich,” I call and receive no answer. “Hello? Who turned on the light?”

There’s still no answer, but I know for a fact, the spotlight can only be turned on by a heavy handled lever on the right stage wing.

“Jacob? Who’s there?”

I can’t see it, I can’t hear it, but I can feel it. Someone’s watching me from the safety of the shadows. The feeling where my personal space is being invaded. I turn quickly, stepping just outside the light to scan my immediate surroundings. My skin prickles, the small hairs on the back of my neck bristling with the unwanted attention. Someone is definitely here, and it isn’t my drama teacher.

I turn back into the spotlight, frightened by the sight of Kevin rushing through it, his face morphing into that of the devil. I go to scream, but he tackles me to the floor, throwing us out of the spotlight and into the partial darkness. As he straddles my waist, his hand covers my mouth, muffling any cries for help.

How can I be in this position again?

How can I have let the asshole think he can keep getting the better of me?

I’m rendered motionless, Kevin’s knees painfully pinning my arms at my sides, trapping me beneath him.

“And here we are again,” he snarls as if reading my thoughts. “Funny how you always end up beneath me.” I can smell alcohol on his breath which sends a new tremor of fear through my helpless body. “I’ve got so many things I want to do to you, Rosie.

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