Asazi
Chapter 21
They were there when I woke up the next morning, they were there. Well, Travion and Summer were. They said that Brett had a few things he had to attend too but they had been there all night. It made me feel good. Somebody had been there while I was sleeping.
Somebody had watched over me and would've fought for my life…my unimportant, despicable life. All because of Xynan. I didn't know it but I missed him. He picked me up when I was down…he helped me.
Shit; that sounded way too sappy…but it was true. Xynan had helped me when I was hurt. When I was still feeling Shawn's perverted hands on me…
But all that pain is over now. Now I had different pain. Pain that was going to stay with me…I looked at Travion and smiled. He was talking with Summer, his wide shoulders hunched over and his blonde and black hair hanging down. He reminded me of Xynan so much that I felt like asking him if he was related to him but I didn't…dunno why, I just didn't.
I watched how he talked with Summer. He looked like he was enjoying her…he liked her. No, not like as in, just friends…I saw it. I could see it. He 'liked' liked her. He was like Xynan with Asazi—the real one.
I sighed.
Life was not what I wanted it to be. I had so many plans for the summertime back in Colorado. I was going to go to Brittany's house and play games, I was going to go to the park, and I was going to go to the movies with my Mommy…
…But it all changed in one second. One second and our car flipped. Two seconds and we hit the highway, launching my Dad from the backseat and splattering him all over the highway…another second and we were hit by another vehicle, busting out all the windows in our car which killed my mother and injured me…that's why she had been bleeding everywhere. She had hundreds of pieces of glass all in her…
FLASH!
I shot my right knee up into his shoulder, sending the gun's barrel downward, aiming toward my stomach. Still bleeding from the gunshot wound in the shoulder, I whirled my arm around, blood flying from the wound into Brink's eyes.
His hands flew up and he clawed at his eyebrows—
FLASH!
He went through an intersection…suddenly, halfway through the intersection he swerved right, toward a telephone pole. Bail!, instinct screamed.
I followed its advice. I opened the door and moved to jump out when—caught! I had a seat belt on! I frantically pushed on the button but it was jammed—
FLASH!
I flew from the vehicle, out through the front. The sidewalk flew up fast but a figure suddenly stepped out in front and—I smashed into another human and a half-second later we both tumbled and rolled onto the sidewalk. I heard someone scream and metal wrenching and, quite suddenly, something hit my head and I started seeing stars…
I struggled to hold my—
FLASH!
I was back in the hospital bed…my heart was thumping fast. I had flashbacks…funny, I always thought those were in the movies and stories.
I calmed down and looked up at the blank TV…my movie plan. Watch movies, get moves, use moves…not bad…might as well start now.
I reached over and grabbed the remote. It was light, not to heavy for my weak, sore arms but not too light either. I turned on the TV and started channel-surfing…hmm…some sappy soap opera…a crummy cartoon…
Ah ha! An old James Bond film was just starting! It was old but I can—could always use the old stuff instead no stuff at all…the title of the movie was "From Russia with Love". I raised an eyebrow at the title but stayed tuned to it.
It was interesting. James Bond made out, then fought, then kissed, then fought, then made out…a very sexually active person for an agent/killer. Hope I don't end up like that…
I eventually turned it off. It wasn't…appealing you might say enough for me. It seemed unreal; fake…I then figured it out. You can only learn from experience; you can't learn by watching a movie. You have to be there, you have to see someone jump up a wall without a cable before you believe it.
I got bored…
…Very bored…
Travion suddenly got up and left the room. Where the hell is going? I followed him with my eyes and, after he left, looked at Summer. "He's going to go get lunch," she said. "Are you okay? You seem a little pale…"
"I'm fine," I replied. "I was just thinking about movies and reality. I wanted to learn a few things from movies but it just didn't work…didn't seem real."
Summer smiled and said, "I've tried the same thing but you have to—''
"Be there," we said together.
She laughed but I didn't. She and I were thinking the same thing…interesting. I've never had that happen before… Was that normal? Does that happen every now and then or does it happen a lot? Very strange yet at the same time funny…I guess you could use 'funny' both ways to describe it…
The door opened and in came—
Four guys with guns in their hands. "Well if isn't the little bitch," said one of them. Another added, "Along with a super-fine bitch."
Summer was on her feet with a gun in each hand. Both of the guns she had were automatic. So it was basically two automatics versus…I counted six automatics and two pistols…we're dead.
It all came down to who fired first…hopefully no one because I didn't have a gun.
"I have an idea," said one of the four. "Let's take both of them and see if they're both virgins." They all laughed but Summer didn't. Summer kept her guns level and when she replied, she made me laugh. She said, "I bet all four of you are still virgins because you can't get anyone but yourselves."
I laughed but stopped because it hurt my stomach.
Summer kept her guns level and I kept my eyes level. This was bad. I heard the door open and a nurse let out a shriek but was cut off. One of the four grabbed her and pulled her in before anyone outside would probably notice. It was the nurse from yesterday, the nurse who had given me shots.
"Now here is someone worth—''
"Shut the hell up, man," said one of the other gang members. "You wanna tell everyone we're here? Go ahead and take her now because it looks like we might—''
Then I heard a noise that sounded like a muffled gunshot, only it came real fast and quick. Suddenly the four guys started falling down.
BLAM BLAM! Gunshots erupted everywhere. Helpless! I couldn't do anything, I—a bullet hit my pillow and feathers flew out from it. I saw Travion taking out everyone from behind and Summer diving behind my bed, clutching her shoulder with one arm. About two seconds later everything was quiet…
"Shit," said Travion as he stepped into the room. "Let's get the hell outta here, Summer." Travion helped her up and then he said to me, "Asazi, we'll be back tonight around one in the morning, okay? We're gonna get you out of this hospital. Okay?"
I nodded and they left. About a minute later cops poured into the room and started asking me questions and removing the bodies and inspecting the area. I lied on almost everything.
"Who are they?"
"I don't know."
"Who killed them all?"
"The guy in the back. He whipped out a gun and shot them all, then he shot himself. I've never seen anyone commit suicide…it's scary."
The cop nodded and said, "Okay…uh…" He then exited the room and got a nurse to move me to another room so I wouldn't get in the way of their investigation…the sudden adrenaline…
The threats of them raping me…the nurse…
Are all gang members perverted? Or is it just the ones that seem to want to kidnap me or kill me? Must be because Xynan wasn't and neither is Travion or Summer…well, at least they aren't so far.
I was moved to another room, still alone with my thoughts…
I wanted to sleep until Travion came and got me…and I did sleep but…
-_-
I was outside the hospital. I saw people driving and walking by.
I was leaning on a wall, it was raining hard. A lot of people were probably running home…then a thought hit me. How the hell did I get out here? I searched my memory but the last thing I remembered was falling asleep on the bed in the hospital after the shoot out…
"I'm almost here," came a whisper.
I jumped and looked around to see a face, made out of rain hit the road and split apart. My heart picked up its adrenaline pace. I started looking around, my eyes searching for a way out, a door to get out of the rain but…what the hell? There wasn't anybody on the streets! It was as if they disappeared and I didn't even notice them gone.
There were no doors to go into to get out of the rain…what?! Everything changed in a few seconds and I didn't even…oh no…
Oh please no…Nemesis…
"I'm coming and…" I saw the face but it hit the ground and splattered apart.
"LEAVE ME ALONE," I screamed.
"I'm going to get you." This time there was no face…why is this happening TO ME?! WHY ME WHY ME WHY ME?!…?
I started crying…crying and crying and he spoke again.
"Your birthday approaches…"
A few seconds later he spoke again, during which I cried even harder. "I'm gonna get you…"
I cried and cried again but his whisper didn't come back. He was done haunting me…I wanted to forget him…I desperately wanted him to leave me alone but I knew he wouldn't……he probably was my imagination…but I couldn't stop it…
Author's Note
Damn…I'm suffering from a sudden writer's block. It snuck up on me and I couldn't think of what I wanted to happen next…don't worry though. I will continue posting 2 chapters a day until I head for Dallas to get on the camp bus and meet a bunch of new people and all that boring stuff so anyway…sorry this chapter was boring; I thought it was.