[h2]Esme Stirling[/h2]

Esme continued to try and calm herself from the whole situation. She ran her hands through her hair with a sigh, then wiped away the few extra tears that escaped her eyes. Everything that happened rolled around in her mind. The way he sang, the way he held her close(even if it was out of his control), and the way he begged her to stay. She was then pulled from her thoughts and cringed when she heard someone walking across gravel as the song ended and another started. She had a feeling she knew who it was even before they made it to the car. She sighed heavily as it became clear she was right. 

She could feel how careful he was being as he sat on the hood of her car and laid down beside her. She kept her eyes closed and her face pointed at the sky as he looked at her, feeling the questions burning within him. “Cason, I need some…..” the music getting louder cut her off. Her eyes popped open and dread captured her. She looked over and saw Cason’s eyes were saucers. “Oh hellfire!...... Not you too!” she exclaimed as he began singing. Esme sat up and scooted herself away from him, her eyes turning to saucers at the words he was singing. She pushed herself to the edge of the hood, not noticing Sarah and Violet until Sarah began barking. 

She watched the two hounds run up to the car and Sarah grab Cason by the leg and pull him. She looked back at him, seeing him trying to fight against the singing, but failing. When he placed his hand on the hood, she pushed herself away more, almost tumbling off the hood of the car. Her gaze went back to Sarah as she pulled him off the car, and yet Cason continued to sing to her and reached for her. “Just make it stop.” Esme mumbled, stepping back a bit. She then watched as the two hounds pinned Cason to the ground, and Sarah laid over his face, smothering Cason’s words. 

Esme couldn’t stop the heavy sigh of relief that escaped her when the music suddenly stopped. Esme stepped back up to her car, placed her hands on the hood and leaned into them and hung her head. “This is getting ridiculous.” she mumbled. She got lost in thought as the two hounds finally let Cason to his feet. “What in the world can control a group of people's actions like this?” she mumbled. At Cason’s words and scrambling to his feet, she straightened back up and turned to lean against the car. “I wish I could.” she sighed as she crossed her arm across her chest. 

Esme cut her eyes to the side when she heard the crunch of gravel. A small smile came to her lips as she saw Sarah and Violet not that far away, the image of them pulling Cason to the ground and laying on him coming back to her mind. “Thanks, girls. That was quick thinking.” She sighed again and hung her head, closing her eyes trying to think of what could do this to everyone. It was all just too bizarre and she was dreading that it would soon happen to her.