The DREAM Boys

Squashed Dreams

Chapter two: squashed dreams

Laras pov

It was 5pm the sun wasn't as shiny in the sky as it had been previously, it's rays weren't as got as it usually used to be in the height of the afternoon, I left the house and clutched onto the small purse that I had with me heading to the bank to pay in the money.

I had taken a fewurnsband I noticed that a tall dark guy has also taken all the turns that I had, this alley wasn't populated because most if the people who lived here had relocated to other parts of town or they had moved tobthe big fancy place.

I took another turn on purpose and so did he instantly I became alarmed, I clutched onto my bag tighter, as I started to increase my oace bit by bit, but he was still catching up so I broke into a run, I was scared, I could feel my heart throbbing in my chest, banfing against my sternum.

Just when I thought that I had started to lose him I bumped into another guy in the alley, “woah, woah, woah slow down missi, aw are not going to hurt you" he said with an evil gleam in his eyes, I tried to turn backwards and run, but I saw the other guy coming from behind me I was cornered I was just quivering.

“hand over the bag!" The guy in front of me commanded with his deep husky voice, then the other one caught up to me, but I wasn't willing to let go of the bag, he pulled out a knife,

“you sure you want to go down because of that bag?" He asked placing the edge of the dull steel knife that he had in his hand in my neck, I gulped knowing that my life was on the line here, my body went limp I want moving, for fear of being killed and also fear of loosing my life's dream.

“please do not take this bag from me it, the only chance if it coming true is within this bag please" I pleaded with him but It didnt look like he was listening. He yanked out the bag from my hand with force, this struggle cause the knife to d slightly deep into the skin of my neck causing it to bleed.

I grabbed unto my neck in pain, both from the injury on my neck and from my heart shredding to pieces, he was now with my bag, still grinning at me,

“that look in your eye, you are feisty you know that, and feisty turns me on" he said with his eyes darkening, as he tossed my ourseti the other guy and came closer to me, I was taking every step back ward to make sure that this monster dosn't touch me, but to my horror my back was pressed against the wall.

“dont worry pretty I'll go gentle" he said as he forced his hand under my gown, trying to forcefully remove my underwear, but I tried struggling with him but he was two times bigger than me, and well built, though his face was nothing to write home about his body structure was hot, he was having his way as the other one laughed.

“biss when you are done, I'll fo next" the other guy said i wasn't happy, today was supposed to be the best day in my life but it was turning out to be the worst, I had lost my money, that I had suffered for five years to gather, had a painful injury in my neck, and now I was about to lose my virginity to a criminal, this day couldn't get any worse.

I was crying as he laid me down on the floor, “pleasse don't do this I'm begging you" he had almost yanked my panties out when I heard a familiar voice.

“ohh come on what's taking so long in here?" I turned to look at the intruder who could hopefully be my saviour, I heavedva little sigh if relief as I saw that it was Megan maybe she could get help,

“what are you doing? You were only supposed to take the money not have your way with her, get up let's go" she commanded from the way that she talked she sounded like she was in charge, he stood up from me and followed her, and so did the other guy that was with my bag,

“Megan please, I need that bag don't dont so this to me, you and have been friends for I don't iniw how long" she just smiled

“thats what makes this all interesting, later" she said as she strolled out of the alley, way my stomach sank, it all didn't feel real, but I had a bleeding neck that told me it was real alrigh, tears streamed down from my face uncontrollably, Megan was my friend the only one that knew how much this audition meant to me.

The thought of those men coming back to have their way with me came back into my head, I quickly sprang up, my curly brown hair was now muddled up with dirt and debris, from the ground, but I didn't pay attention to that I immediately started running away from the alley heading home.

I prayed that my mom was asleep I just wanted to be alone, I didn't know how to explain to my mom the incident that just happened, lucky for me as I pulled open the front door she wasn't there, I hurriedly rushed into my room, and collapsed on my rickety bed and let out all the tears that I had been holding in all this while.

Every single dream that I had gone in a matter of hours, I couldn't still believe that Megan did this to me, I sat up by the edge of my bed m, placing my two legs closer to my chest resting my head in my knees, I finally noticed the blood stain that had stained my shirt, another sharp reminder that all that just happened to me was real.

I looked up with a teary eye at the poster that I had on the wall staring at the dream band group, “im sorry Jake, josh, Timmy, Ricky and Evan But especially you Jake that you wouldn't get to see me audition, and I am sorry that I wouldn't get a chance to see you in person.

My heart became heavier as i broke down singing, tears flowed down my eyes endlessly, as I walked up to the poster of the dream boys and laid my indexvfinger on it stroking it down until my hand got to the calm face of Jake,

Laras mom pov

I was in the kitchen, tidying up some dishes when I heard singing, she was back from the bank quickly, I thought as I approached hee room to get the full details of everything, but the closer I got to her room, the more I could hear her sob in between the song, her voice were sad and Melancholic, I listened to the lyrics of the song.

“The walls within me are colliding

The hole in my heart keeps expanding

Life's so cruel I've got no choice but to

Give up on my dream"

The last line made me shudder, what could've happened to my daughter that would make her want to give up on something that I know that she as been talking about it almost fine years now, and the sadness in vmher voice, broke my heart.

I couldn't wait any longer I had to talk to my daughter, I pulled open her door, and met her hair disheveled, her eyes were puffy red, she had cried a lot, I didn't ask her any questions I just went and hugged her as she cried in my arms.

I was stroking her head as we were both sitting in her bed, she had explained to me how Megan betrayed her I knew how she was feeling, i once had a similar experience with the man that I thought that loved me, scarlests father, but he abandoned me.

I was thinking of a way to cheer her up but non came to mind, then I remembered the add I saw in the store, I grabbed the remote from the bed and tuned the tv to channel that the supermarket had on, I knew how much that my daughter lives the dream, maybe this would help cheer her up a little, an ad of the dream band having a concert, but in the fancy part of town.

I saw that look of dangerous enthusiasm lit up on my daughter’s face......