Song Angels
By: Macie Chesson
Chapter one: Insane
Chapter two: Meeting Anica
Chapter three: Hell on Earth
Summary:
My name is Macie. A twenty- one year old girl in the year 2021. Through my life I have had unusual visions, that have brought me to believe that I was going crazy. But on December 26, 2021, the day I turn twenty-two. Everything goes wrong. What will I do when hell literally breaks out on earth? Heaven and hell are pushed onto Earth, fighting for control. Hell has waited many years for the right time to strike, and heaven has been preparing too. But what happens when I have the most important part in the war that could destroy all humanity? Critical decisions are to be made quickly, the sake of the Earth is on my shoulders. And Heaven is even counting on me. But thankfully I am not alone. 'What To Do?!'
Chapter One-
Insane
I kept running, grasping my aching chest. I fell to my knees heaving from exhaustion. My face was hot from all my crying and my tears, their salty taste was bitter against my tonnage. I was unable to get up, no matter how much I struggled. My body just gave up and would go no farther. " Is this the end of me? " I wondered. I heard many dogs snarl and growl and men shout into the night saying, " I found her. Now take her down! " One of the men pulled the trigger on a rifle that was pointed at my heart…..
I jumped up ready to scream. Jessica, my room-mate and my best friend, still lay asleep. I took a nice relaxing bath to calm me down. " I have that same stupid dream every-night…. WHY?! " I slammed my fist against the side of the bathtub. I looked at the holographic calendar and it read, December 25, 2021. 5:28 A.M.
" Crap! " I yelled as I quickly raced to get into my cloths.
By mistake I woke up Jessica who had a terrible headache last night. And the way she looked at me, she apparently still had it. " Thanks for being so quiet Macie!! It is 5:30 in the morning!! " She growled and tried to get back to sleep. I ran towards the door and scanned my eye to unlock the dorm's door. " Sorry. " I muffled but I could say no more. I was already late enough. I raced down the hallways. Looking at the monitors that always had flashed with the news or sports. All the flashing gave me a headache.
I had forgotten to pick up the Christmas gifts I had ordered from store catalogs. I was supposed to get them last night and I had to exchange gifts with family and friends. I got to my truck and I put my finger on the scanner to unlock my car door. Only the annoying thing was that I had to do it a second time because the first time it did not respond.
It was so annoying to unlock things nowadays. Either you had to scan your eye, pluck one of your hairs from your head and scan that. Some locks were even voice activated. Other locks you had to scan your eye, finger, or your hand! ( In 2016, it became law that you had to get a chip implanted in your hand when you became 16. The chip had your personal record of school and health. And how many times you have gotten a ticket or been in jail and why you got put in jail. ) If you got pulled over the cop would scan your hand and the chip would input the reason and money needed to be paid. And it will not be changed until you pay the fee.
I think sometimes it is quick, but other times it makes me want to rip my hair out! Why have so many ways to unlock a simple door.
I sat in a grey room. Only one door was in the room, no windows. The room was mad of what looked like metal. It was gloomy, cold, and smelled like cleaners. In front of me sat a black looking mirror, you could tell that it was a one-way window. I felt a shiver go up my spine. Someone was watching me! A voice, apparently from one of the people in the other room.
" Why did you kill her?"
I was confused, " I killed no one! Now let me go!"
There was a long pause that made me uneasy. My stomach was tying itself in a knot, and that knot tightened every time I took a breath.
" We know you did it so just admit it and we will help you."
I moved around in my chair getting angrier and angrier. I picked up the chair and slammed it into the glass over and over. The glass started cracking and two guards rushed in. They held me down against my will as I struggled. " I killed no one!" I screamed in complete rage.
I opened my eyes and slammed on my breaks. I looked around, taking deep breaths.Maybe I am going crazy… I thought. My head pulsed as I picked up the gifts and headed over to my families' houses and exchanged gifts with them. Next I exchanged with my friends when I got back on campus. The last gift was for Jessica so I headed back to our dorm. She sat on her bed listening to music and reading a comic.
" Got you something Jessie!"I took out the present. " Merry Christmas!"
Jessica sat up and put her headphones on her shoulders and gave an extra big smile. " Thank you Macie, that was very thoughtful!" She opened it and gasped in awe.
It was a quilt I had made for her. It said,
A Friend is loyal,
Always by your side,
A Friend is truthful,
No matter what the cost,
A Friend stands beside you,
Through the Good and Bad,
A Friend is forever,
And Forever you will be mine.
She hugged it tightly and quickly grabbed something that was near her. " Here you go Macie! For you a gift, and a Merry Christmas!"
I smiled as I tore through the wrapping. It was a giant stuffed animal dog!
" Thank You So Much! "
We laughed and talked and Taylor and Hannah joined in with the laughter. We had a great time kidding around. Gossip, stories, and jokes were passed back and forth between us. We were rolling on the floor laughing. It was great!
Later that night, Hannah and Taylor left to go to their dorms to get some sleep. So Jessica and I went to bed. But I sat up thinking hard until I started to get another headache. I fell asleep quickly before the headache got worse.
It was dark and wet, but through the blackness of the night. I could tell that I was wading in a shallow river. I felt someone behind me but I did not turn to look to see who it was, for some reason I just kept walking forward.
"Just keep walking forward and everything will be over soon."
I stopped and looked at the ripples in the water, I saw droplets of blood drip into it. I put my hand on my face and felt a cut on my left cheek. I was ignoring the man's constant screaming at me to keep waking forward. I felt someone grab my neck and start to choke me. I kicked and kicked. Digging my nails into his arm, hoping that he would release his grip on me. But nothing was working and I was quickly running out of air……
I opened my eyes but could see nothing but black.
"She's awake! She's awake!" Someone said with an excited voice.
I clawed at my eyes and all I could feel were bandages.
" I can't…. I can't see. Why can't I see?" I calmed down a bit but still fidgeted as I awaited their answer.
"Your dorm caught fire so quickly, somehow before the alarm went off your dorm was already engulfed in flames."
The nurse told me how I had lost my sight temporally from smoke and that Jessica was fine.
I listened to her, she had a very kind voice. I put my hand on my skin and felt all the burns and than felt my tinged hair. I heard the nurse leave and someone come in.
"So not the best way to spend a birthday huh?"
I knew exactly who it was, It was Jessica. I laughed and she hugged me. She helped me out of the hospital after they took off the bandages one hour later and pushed my wheelchair onto campus. I had bad burns on the bottom of my feet and could not walk.
Zane and Drew helped me into my room and set me onto my bed. They told me Happy Birthday, ( Along with almost everyone on campus because they heard what had happened. ) And than left.