Shadow-Land by Heather Parsons (best books to read for teens .txt) 📕

She nodded and followed him back to the table, never letting go.

Everyone was sitting at the table and only Teri looked up at her when she sat down. "Teri thank you." She mouthed the words. Her eyes were betraying her again, letting more tears spill out while she hugged Teri tightly.

"Sierra, Travis' coming over to see what's wrong and for some reason he looks pissed." Teri said and Sierra looked to where she was, seeing what she did. The look on his face only made the tears fall more.

When Travis was close enough to the table, Sierra stood quickly and walked to his side, deciding now was a good time to introduce her brother to them. "Everyone this is my brother Simon. Simon this is Teri, Joseph, Carmen, Dean, Christy, Ben, Kelly and Rob. And this, this is Travis." She had her hand in her brother's and her other one on Travis' arm.

"Sierra can I speak to you for a moment?" Travis whispered in her ear. His eyes never left Simon's. Rage and anger built it's way inside him and he knew if he didn't get away, they would came out.

Sierra knew what he was going to say and she didn't know if she was ready for it. But if it makes him less protective she will go and talk with him. Anything for him.

She turned her head to answer him but the closeness between them had made the very answer escape her mind. Forgetting the question he'd asked and stared into his eyes, looking for her own answers to questions she's never asked. Finally she nodded, yes but before she left with him for the short amount of time, Sierra had to reassure that Simon wouldn't go anywhere. "Simon please stay here, I can't afford to lose you again." He squeezed her hand gently and nodded. And even after seeing this she made herself watch him take a seat, now knowing that he would be there when she returned.

"Listen I'm sorry and I know you don't want to hear this but I can't watch you go through this again. The last time he left tore you in two. What if he leaves again?" Travis' inner soul was raging with fire, wanting to take it's revenge on Simon for what happened. Instead he pushed it further inside and held her close with one hand around her waist and the other cupped under her chin. Forcing her to look at him while he spoke.

"I told him to leave before. He had no idea what was going to happen after he left. You can't blame him for that. Please Travis, I need him right now. Please." Sierra was looking in his eyes the whole time and she couldn't believe she was able to talk in complete sentences. Normally she wouldn't have been able to. But what he was asking without even asking broke her. He couldn't possibly mean for her to give up on the only family member she had left. Could he?

"Fine but if it happens again, I'm not going to be around. I'm sorry if this hurts you but last time it broke my heart to see you that way." He spoke over the music. Sierra didn't know what to make of his words. He leaned down and kissed her forehead before walking away. She stood there not sure of what she had just done. Maybe this is what is meant to happen, them growing apart. Maybe what she'd been feeling for him wasn't real. Maybe happily ever after didn't exist for her.

Now her heart was breaking thinking she had just pushed him away. Reaching her arms out then dropping them to her sides. She couldn't tell him tonight or any other night how she feels, not after what was just said. She didn't even see Teri until she was right in front of her, jumping up and down with excitement. Excitement that would never be apart of her existence again.

"So, did you tell him?" Teri asked. So this is what her excitement was about.

"I can't Teri." Sierra shook her head trying to focus on the surroundings. She took one look at Teri then dropped her head to the ground. Her eyes betraying her again with tears.

"Sierra you two having been living together for three years now, you have to tell him." Teri reached down and raised her head to look at her. When she did this, that's when she saw the tears and knew right away what was wrong. Sierra watched as Teri looked over towards Travis and her face became fierce with rage. But before Sierra could stop her, she was headed in his direction. With Sierra trailing behind as quickly as she could.

"Travis you and me, outside NOW!!" Teri yelled grabbing his arm and pulling him towards the door.

Sierra couldn't take this anymore, with all her emotions going haywire she went in search of the restroom. When she finally found them, she went inside and sat down on one of the benches. Taking deep breaths and scared out of her mind at what was happening outside right now.

The door opened a short time later and in walked Kelly. She sat down next to Sierra and put her arm around her. Sierra looked up and smiled. "Ever since that movie came out, I haven't been able to leave my house without being bombarded by fans. This is the first time I've left and look at me, I'm a mess. I wish my life was like the movie portrays it to be but in reality it's not. Travis and I are just friends but after tonight we might not even be that." Kelly listened to everything Sierra said. Never once making a comment or disagreeing or saying Sierra was stupid for acting the way she was. They sat together in there a little bit longer until the door opened and someone else walked in.

"Oh my God, that's Sierra Michael and Kelly Bell. Hey everyone that's them!" The girl screamed, jumping up and down then ran out the door screaming the same thing.

"I guess it's time to leave." Sierra said as they stood up and rushed out of the restroom and back to their table. The whole while looking over their shoulder's at the groups of people staring back.

It looked like the mob out of an old sixties movie. They were all grouping together and slowly moving towards the center, towards their prey. And Sierra and her friends just happened to be their prey at the moment. One being the actress that played the part of Sierra in the movie 'Shadow-Land' and the other being the real life person that went through everything.

Everyone was back at our table except Travis. It didn't matter what happened between them tonight, Sierra had no plans on leaving him here. "Teri where's Travis?" She had to ask her because Teri was the last one to see him.

"Who care's?" Teri snapped back. Sierra could still tell that she was mad but it didn't matter.

"I do so, where is he?" Sierra asked again, raising her voice over the song being played.

"He's over there. With Tanya." Teri spit out her words with hatred.

Sierra looked to where Teri had pointed and sure enough he was against the wall, kissing her. Sierra closed her eyes, after all Tanya has done to him why on earth would he go back to her? Did he know what he was doing?

"Your right Teri, it was stupid of me to think that he would be anywhere else but seriously we need to leave. In the restroom there was an incident and I don't feel comfortable about being here anymore." The look on Sierra's face told everyone what had happened without her ever having to explain anything. That and the fact that the crowd was slowly making their way over to them. Simon stood up first and made his way over to where Sierra was, wrapping his arms around her, protecting her, something she wasn't used to having with anyone other than Travis.

"Where are we going to go?" Simon asked and then stiffened as the crowd closed in. Sierra too was looking around nervously trying to find an exit, anything to get away from the fans. She hated them, they're so pushy and nosy. They didn't care that she's human too.

"My place." Sierra said this loud enough for everyone to hear but still hoped that not everyone had. These are the times she's thankful for having a house that is well guarded and far enough away from the street to give them privacy. "We need to all leave together so no one gets left behind. Kelly, Rob would you two like to come as well?" They both nodded and everyone quickly moved toward the door. Leaving Travis and Tanya to fend for themselves.

Once everyone made it outside, Sierra could see the limo waiting for them but there were a lot more people here than when they first walked in. Just the thought of that made Sierra feel horrible for leaving Travis behind. She guessed Teri saw that look in her eye and quickly came to her side. "Don't even think about it!"

"Teri I can't leave him." Sierra whispered. She tried turning around to go back inside when a camera man snapped a picture, blinding her. She stumbled backward and tried to get her vision back, wanting so badly for Travis to be with her right now. When someone else wrapped their arms around her and drug her away from the door, she wanted to scream and cry for Travis, thrust herself out of the arms that held her but she couldn't stop the tears. Turning around before getting into the limo and seeing that it was Simon who was holding her made sink further down.

Once inside the limo she told the driver to wait for Travis. She knew everyone else would be mad with her for this but still she didn't want to leave him. It didn't matter that her heart was breaking right now because of what she saw. He was still her friend and friends don't leave their friends behind.

"Dean, Joseph would one of you call him and tell him we're leaving? Please." She begged. She would have done this herself but she didn't have her phone on her tonight. She did heard Joseph call him and tried to listen to their conversation but couldn't hear anything above the sounds of her sobs.

"He says to just go on without him." Joseph stated and her heart