Hello again. It is me Vince, just here to tell you that I do not own the rights to the song Iris. That belongs to The Goo Goo Dolls. I also do not own Matt or Russ. They belong to thatTommykid. I do however own any other OCs.
I searched for her until I heard something behind me. I knew that someone was following me; I just didn't know who it was. I slowly turned around and saw the group of guys from before. Then I was struck in the face. I fell to the ground and looked up. I saw the guy that I had knocked unconscious. He had a broken nose and a black eye. I never knew that I was able to do that much damage to a person. I put those thoughts aside and focused on my goal. I had to find Alexis. I got my ass kicked last time, and I had someone to find. I decided that I had to talk my way out of this.
I looked at the leader and said, "I will not fight back." He appeared to be just fine with that. I continued on, "You can go ahead and beat me up, but I will not fight you. So go ahead and prove to everyone that you need to beat up someone younger than you that you know won't fight back." I could tell that he didn't understand, and if he did I doubt he would care. I pointed behind them and yelled, "What the hell is that?" They turned around, and I ran away.
I ran until I found my way up to the roof. I sat down on the ledge and I realized that I was not going to be able to find Alexis with that group looking for me. I pulled out my mp3 player and started listening to Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls. All I could think about was Alexis. When the song ended, I wiped away the tears that were rolling down my cheeks. They were soon replaced by new tears. I couldn't stop crying. All I could think about was Alexis. 'Could she really feel that way about me?' That thought was wrapped tightly around my brain.
A noise behind me pulled me out of my thoughts, and brought me back to earth. I turned around and saw someone in front of me. I was too blurry-eyed to see who it was. I asked, "Who are you?" I heard the person in front of me say, "Why are you crying?" I paused for a bit. The voice sounded kind and trustworthy. I said, "I may have lost the only person that I have ever loved." "Who was she?" "I can't tell you." The person asked curiously, "Why not?" "I promised her." "Just tell me her first name." "Fine, her first name is Alexis." The person asked surprised, "Really?" "Yeah but it doesn't matter anymore. I lost her. She is so mad at me that she might never forgive me." "What will happen if she does forgive you?" "I will be the happiest person ever, and I will do anything for her." "And what happens if she never forgives you?" "I can't imagine living the rest of my life if that happens." The person ran up and hugged me. Alexis whispered in my ear, "I forgive you." For the second time that day, I cried.
For the next month Alexis, Krystal, and I all enjoyed each other's company. Matt and Russ had been adopted my nice families. Matt wrote to me, but Russ didn't keep much contact. While they were here, we became great friends. After they left, Alexis was more open about who she was while in the dorm. She trusted me to the fullest extent. Krystal spent a lot of time with us in our dorm. We all became great friends.
'Today is the day.' That thought was all I could think about all night. It was about one in the morning when I finally fell asleep. When I woke up, Alexis was gone, along with all of her stuff. I saw a note on the table. My heart sank to my feet. I ran to the front of the orphanage as fast as I could. I got out the front entrance just in time to see a car pulling away from the orphanage. I ran after it, but it was too fast. I decided to cut through the woods and cut them off at the next turn. I got there just in time to make eye contact with Alexis. She had a very surprised look on her face. She looked sad as she waved bye to me. Tears rolled down my face, each one carrying a bit of my strength away with it. I felt so weak that I passed out right there on the side of the road.
I woke up in my dorm the next day. I don't know how I got to my dorm. The last thing I remember was passing out in the street. I got up, and I saw the note still sitting there on the desk. It had not yet been touched by anyone. I picked it up, and I read it as tears started to well up in my eyes. I held them back as best as I could. No matter how many times I read it, the note still seemed unreal to me.
"Dear Vince,
By the time you read this, I will be gone. I have been adopted by a nice family. So don't worry about me. I just want you to know that I love you. I have loved you since the time I first saw you. Thank you for everything. We will be able to see each other again. Goodbye.
-Krystal"
Krystal loved me, and I never knew it. I lost the love of my life, and I lost my last friend. I climbed back in bed and laid there for the rest of the day. The next day I only left my bed to get water. I never went anywhere near the cafeteria. I only walked down the hall a little to the water fountain, and then I went back to my room. I did this for a week. I was losing the last bit of strength I had. I knew I had to eat, so I went down to the cafeteria.
I got my food and sat down alone at a table. I was just minding my own business when the headmaster walked in. He walked over to me and said, in the cold voice that had haunted me since my first session in his office, "Will you come with me to my office?" I walked into his office and saw to people sitting in the chairs to the side of the room. I was relieved to see them. He wouldn't hurt us in front of people unless they were staff at the orphanage. He had to keep is reputation and he didn't want to get shut down.
The headmaster said to the two sitting in the chairs, "This is Vincent. He is trouble, but he has good qualities. This was the typical routine. He would say something to make the family not want to adopt the child in question, and then he would follow up with a generalizing compliment to cover up his plan. The couple surprised him and me when the man said, "He doesn't look like a bad kid." The woman said, "I agree, and he seems like just the kind of child we wanted." The headmaster wasn't going to give me up so easily. He thought quickly and said, "He fights a lot with the other kids, but he is smart at times." The woman said, "He seems like he is smart more than sometimes." The man said, "I don't blame him for fighting the other boys in this place. A lot of them look really mean." The woman asked me, "Why do you fight the boys here?" I said, "I haven't fought for about a month now." "When you did fight them, why did you do it?" "I was protecting someone." "Was it your friend?" "Not at the time. I didn't know her until after, but I cannot sit by and let a group of guys beat up someone who stands no chance. Especially when that person is a girl that was minding her own business." She smiled and said, "We want to adopt him."
After I finished packing up my stuff, I headed out. I walked out into the hall and someone ran into me. We both fell to the ground. I opened my eyes and saw someone lying on top of me. She looked at me and her face went red. She said, "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to run into you." She got off of me quickly. I sat up and said, "It's okay. Why were you running down the halls?" She looked behind her and said, "Some guys were chasing me." I looked at her and said, "Why?" "I don't know. I was just walking down the hall, and I accidentally bumped into one of them. They all got mad and started chasing me." Then someone yelled, "I found her." I looked down the hall and saw a group of guys running towards us. I jumped in front of the girl, and the guys stopped in front of me. One of them said, "Get out of our way." I stood my ground and he pushed me back. When he pushed me I fell on to the girl. I looked at her and whispered, "Run down the hall and go up the stairs until you get to the top floor. Then you need to go to the opposite side of the hall and go through the metal red door. Just hide on the roof and wait for me." We got up and she ran away. One of the guys ran after her and I tackled him to the ground. He hit his head on the wall and got knocked out.
I got up and ran in front of the other guys. One of them asked, "Are you messed up in the head, or something?" I just smiled and said admittedly, "Maybe I am, but I will have to check after I kill you." He took a step back, and one of the others said, "He is obviously trying to scare us off." It was surprising that any of them were smart enough to figure that out. I decided to stick to my plan. "Everyone is crazy, but some people are just crazier than others. How do you know that I am not crazy enough to kill you right here and now?" The smarter one of the group said, "Because we outnumber you, and we are stronger." "Enough talk. Either fight me or leave her alone." They rushed in as a group, and I quickly jumped out of their path. Most were able to stop, but two of them fell over each other. The ones that didn't fall were already coming at me. I ran around them and kicked the two that were down in their faces. They both went unconscious, and I was pushed forward.
I landed next to the two that I kicked. I quickly got up and dived past the group of guys. There were about four left, and I was getting tired. I ran at the biggest one, and I grabbed his head and slammed it against my knee. His body went limp as he lost consciousness. I backed away from the last three, but I wasn't fast enough. I was punched in the face and I fell down onto my back. One of them tried stomping on my chest. I rolled out of the way, and he missed. I got up and started to run down the hall. The last three were right behind me. I jumped and kicked off the wall to change my direction. I ran right through them, and one fell down. He was able to get up before I got to him. He was hurt, but he still was able to fight. I ran toward my room, and ran into my room. I tripped one as he was coming through the door. He hit his head on the bed frame, and went unconscious. I waited for the last two, but they would not come into the room. I looked out the door, and I was struck in the face. I fell down out into the hall. I looked up as both the guys stood over me. They both started kicking me in the ribs. I could hardly maintain consciousness. Then the kicking stopped I looked back up, and they weren't there. I looked over and saw someone holding one of them down. The other was knocked out and lying propped up against the wall. I got up and yelled, "Thank you." Then I ran toward the roof.
I stumbled through the door. I was so tired and sore that I had to sit down. I sat on the ledge and said, "Come on out. I am here just like I promised." The girl from before came out from behind a vent. She ran over to me and said in a panicked voice, "Are you okay? What happened?" I looked at her and said quietly, "I'm fine. The group of guys will be unconscious for a while, and they will be sore tomorrow." She hugged me and said, "Thank you." I winced from the pain in my chest. She pulled away and asked, "What's wrong?" I placed a hand over my chest and said, "I think I broke a rib or two." "We should go to the nurse." I said, "I can't. The nurse is for orphans only." "What do you mean?" I just got adopted. I was bringing my stuff out when you ran into me." "You are leaving?" She looked sad so I tried to comfort her. "Don't worry. The guys will leave you alone." She didn't look reassured. "What's wrong? You won't have to worry about them anymore." "I thought that we might become friends." "We can be friends. I can visit you, and I can talk to you over the phone. She looked happy and said, "Okay." We left, and she went to her dorm. I got my stuff and went to the front of the orphanage. The couple was waiting in their car. The guy got out and asked, "What happened? You look like hell." "I feel like hell." He laughed and helped me put my stuff in the car. The man was about 6'0" and He was about 200lbs. He had black hair and blue eyes. He was just a bit tanner than me. He was wearing a black shirt and black jeans. Once we finished loading up the car with my stuff, we got in and drove away.