Chapter Three

It's funny how a word can frighten you so much, that you have no control over your body. You ask it to move, it doesn't. You ask it to breathe, it doesn't. You ask your body to do anything to help you in a situation, but it does nothing.

That one little word.

Lockdown

Lockdown

Lockdown

It just plays in your head like a horrible song. You hate it so much that it becomes all you can think about.

It's kind of pointless really, what they teach you to do if there is any reason for a lockdown. Because, when it comes down to it, we don't know what is going to happen. Humans are weird things. We can't plan how our bodies will react to that siren, which by the way I think is way to piercing and would probably knock someone out with its high pitch ringing.

It sounds like someone is clawing their nails down a chalk board.

I wonder what the person who discovered the noise was actually doing.

I bet it was something sexual.

Ha, I find it funny how in the most dangerous situations I have been put through; I still manage to make up dirty scenarios in my head.

I seriously hope we don't have any mind readers at this school. If we do, well there goes my rep as the innocent child.

"Max! Wake up. We need to get out of here!"

Pfft, I am awake you idiot. You just can't see me because its dark in here for the high pitch ringing of the alarm broke the lights hence turning the lights off. Jeeze.

"Can you hear me, Max?"

Yes, can you hear me?

"Shit, this cannot be happening. Why did she choose to pass out now?"

I'm standing right here!

"Sorry, Max. Desperate times call for desperate measures."

Okay, now I'm scared.

The weirdest thing happened next. Well, besides the fact our school is in lockdown, I mean that is pretty weird. But I felt my body become limp and weightless, like someone was carrying me. But, I'm still standing. On the ground. Not moving my limbs at all.

There is only one explanation for this...that I can think of.

I must be dead.

But then, how can I still hear and think? Maybe I'm a ghost...

I could go haunt Lissa and ruin her life until she cries for mercy.

Ohhh yeah.

Suddenly, my thoughts of getting revenge from Lissa were shattered as I heard a rattle. It sounds like...a doorknob? As if someone is trying to open a door, but the doorknob is being stubborn. Or whoever is trying to open it is a dumbass and thinks he can open a locked door.

Well good luck I say.

It rattled again. It sounds as though it is in front of me. But, it's so dark I can't see a thing. I reached out in front of me; grabbing the air to find what I thought was a door. What the hell am I doing? Why would there be a door in my deathbed?

I just need to face the fact that I will not be returning back to the lockdown and will never see my family and friends ever again. I won't be able to torment lissa and see the hatred play across her face. I won't be able to flirt with that really cute guy at the cinemas ever again. I won't be able to eat solid food ever again either.

I need to get out of here. I lunged at whatever was around me.

Air. That's all that was there.

After about thirty seconds of me frantically dancing around grabbing anything I could get my hands on, I was about to give up. But just as I was about to, my hand grasped something cold. Metal, is my best guess.

I twisted it. It followed my motion.

My heart started racing as I felt the knob turn under my grip.

I'm getting out of here!

It clicked open as a burst of light flooded my eyes. I was shocked to see what was in front of me.

"What the hell are you doing?" I screeched at Fang as I pushed him off of me.

"Saving your ungrateful life that's what." He snapped, moving further away from me as the room would let him.

"How? By raping me? I'm sorry; I thought you were trying to preserve my life."

"You weren't breathing! I was giving you mouth to mouth resuscitation. But now, I'm wondering whether I made the right decision."

My mouth fell open at his words. And to think, I actually started to like him.

"Well then, let me make this easier for you shall I?" I picked myself off the ground and made my way towards the door sitting behind Fangs confused figure.

"What are you doing?" He asked watching me carefully.

"Well, I just thought if you regret saving me then for your sake I may as well just walk outside and go look for the armed intruder."

I rested my hand on the door knob and glared at fang in an "I will go out there" kind of look. He shook his head at me.

"Can't you just thank me and get it over with?"

I laughed at his words. "Why on earth should I thank you? Thank you so much for regretting to save me. Thank you so much for taking advantage of an unconscious girl as she lies unaware to what you are doing. Any of these work for you?"

He stood up angrily. "Okay, I did not take advantage of you in anyway. It may have seem that way to you because let's face it, your delusional. And to even think I would go for someone like you? A snobby ungrateful bitch that only cares about herself. I'm sorry if I offend you that I have higher standards then you but you can only expect that from a cheerleader."

Anger boiled up inside of me as he threw horrible words at me. Okay, I knew I should have thanked him for "saving" me, but really after being called an ungrateful bitch? Well, there goes his thank you.

"You are such a jerk! I knew you couldn't possibly one of the normal guys who don't screw woman around. You're just like them. You follow the crowed. You're not different at all. You're such a... sheep!"

He raised his eyebrows in humour. "A sheep? That really hurt Max, that really hurt."

I opened my mouth to save my dignity with some witty remark, when we heard the doorknob shake. We jumped back from the door in fright, unsure of what to do. My body was frozen. My heart was slamming against my chest in a fast rhythm. This was it. We are done for. And to think, my last ever comeback on earth was calling someone a sheep. Top job Max.

The door slowly creaked open, making an intense and eerie atmosphere.

I wanted to run. I wanted to hide. I wanted to cry. I wanted to laugh. But I couldn't do anything.

Besides watch that door.


Ha, after reading all that I realized something. I used doorknobs a lot in the chapter.

Well they are very handy inventions.

And should be praised more often.

I have decided to dedicate this chapter to all those doorknobs out there who make opening doors easier for us...

Unless you're in this situation...

Then that's not very nice.

Reviews would be lovely.

Maddie