Her throat burned painfully as tears filled her eyes faster and faster.
Before anyone could notice her standing there, Amara quickly stepped back out of the darkened hallway beside the VIP room,her trembling hand brushing against the wall to steady herself. She lowered her head immediately, hiding her face as voices and laughter continued behind the closed door like knives twisting deeper into her chest.
Then she turned and hurried away.
Her heels hit the floor rapidly as she pushed through the crowded club, her breathing growing more uneven with every step. The flashing lights blurred in her watery eyes while the loud music pounded painfully in her head. She ignored the confused looks around her and rushed straight toward the exit before shoving the club doors open and stumbling outside into the cold night air.
The moment she stepped outside, cold rain poured heavily over her.
The storm outside was heavy.
She crossed the road quickly toward the quieter side of the street where there were fewer people around, her breathing uneven and broken. Within seconds, the rain soaked through her dress completely, the thin fabric clinging tightly to her trembling body.
Wet strands of hair stuck to her cheeks as tears mixed with the rain running down her face.
But she barely noticed any of it.
Her vision was blurry.
Not only because of the rain—
But because tears kept falling no matter how hard she tried to stop them.
The voices inside the club continued echoing mercilessly inside her head.
Amara pressed a trembling hand against her mouth, trying desperately to hold back her sobs, but it became impossible.
One broken cry escaped her lips.
Then another.
And another.
Her shoulders shook violently as she stumbled through the rain, unable to breathe properly anymore. Cars rushed past in the distance while thunder echoed loudly above the city. Her heels slipped against the wet pavement, and the long dress wrapped around her legs as her blurred vision made everything around her spin.
Then suddenly—
Her heel caught in the soaked fabric.
Amara lost her balance instantly.
A frightened gasp escaped her lips before her body crashed hard onto the pavement.
The impact was brutal.
Pain exploded through her body instantly as her knees slammed against the ground and her head struck the wet pavement hard enough to make everything around her blur.
For a second, she couldn’t hear anything except the ringing in her ears.
Rain poured heavily over her collapsed body while her trembling fingers weakly pressed against the cold ground.
Amara forced herself back to her feet unsteadily, nearly slipping again as her soaked heels struggled against the wet road. Her breathing was uneven while strands of wet hair clung to her face and neck.
Her knees trembled violently beneath her, and every part of her body hurt, especially her head, but she clenched her jaw and looked around anyway.
Her shaking fingers quickly pulled her phone out of her purse without caring that both the device and her hands were getting drenched by the rain. The screen blurred slightly from the water as she opened the app and tried calling for an Uber.
Nothing.
