Fillmore's eyes narrowed. "Jenny, you take the left side of the school. Sarah, the right." The two ran out leaving Gina alone with Fillmore.
"Gina you need to stay here and search Anza's office."
"Where are you going?" Gina yelled at Fillmore as he was running out the door. She annoyed started to search there office.
After he made it to his destination, he wiped the sweat that was falling in his eyes. He banged open the door to an empty room. The safety patrol office. He ran to Anza's desk. He saw the little note that Anza had sent him.
Wrong Fillmore. Nice try though. But you didn't think it would be THAT easy did you? I give you a hint. You're cold why don't you try a warmer spot.
-Anza
Fillmore slammed his fist against the desk. "He knew I would be here." His eye caught the picture on her desk, of the one the two at the dance. He heard someone talking in his radio.
"Fillmore."
"Yes, Jenny."
"Nothing is over here."
"Thanks for looking. Over and out." He kept the radio up to his mouth, maybe Sarah had something.
"Sarah."
"Sorry Fillmore, she's not here."
"Gina."
"Fillmore there's a secret doorway behind the bookcase. I'm going in don't bother trying to stop me."
"No, Gina." There was only static.
"Gina." He yelled in. There was no answer.
"Dawg." He radioed the other two and told them to meet him in Anza's office. He raced off running. There was nothing else he could do. He didn't want to loose the two he cared about. When he got to Anza's office he busted down the door. He was going to run down, but he had to wait for Jenny and Sarah. But he threw it to the wind, because all he was thinking about was Ingrid. He crept down the staircase. He looked around the corner and he saw Ingrid with her head down. "No." he whispered under his breath. He ran to her ignoring all his feeling that it was a trap. He began to untie her feet. Her eyes seemed widen with fear. He stripped off the tape off her mouth, as she gasped greedily for air. She took a couple of deep breaths.
"Don't worry Ingrid I'm here. I'll get Anza for what he's done." She shook her head,
"No, Fillmore you need to get out of here right now." Fillmore gritted his teeth.
"I'm not leaving here without you. I love you too much to let you die." Ingrid lost her breath. He loved her. She looked into his eyes, forgetting in what kind of situation they were in right then. Anza became to creep towards them holding a gun. Fillmore finished the last of their ropes when Ingrid spotted Anza; he had the gun pointed at Fillmore, his finger on the trigger. Right before he fired she yelled. "Fillmore! Watch out." She pushed him on the ground; both of them barely missing the gun shot. Fillmore grabbed Ingrid's hand and started to run, Anza close behind. He placed Ingrid against a shadowed area.
"Remember, no matter what happens; I love you." He left her in hiding and went out in the open to look around. Anza in the shadows held the gun; pointed at Fillmore. "You'll be the first to die, then your little girlfriend." He spat bitterly to himself, his finger once again on the trigger. His last words before pulling the trigger were, "Die."
"Fillmore watch out." The gun fired. But Fillmore didn't fall to the ground writhing in pain, nor was it Ingrid standing in the shaded corner, but Gina on the ground fell before Fillmore. She had taken Fillmore's shot, and it landed right in her arm. At that moment the principle ran in with Tehama, Jenny, and Sarah. "What's going on?" The principle demanded. Anza in fear dropped the gun and started to run. Fillmore fists clenched and hatred in his eyes ran after him. Jenny whipped out her cell phone and called 911 as Ingrid and Sarah tended to Gina.
"911 What is your emergency?"
"At X-high school. There was a gun fired on campus, someone is wounded. We need an ambulance, now!"
Anza hid daunted in the shadows as Fillmore taunted, "Come on Anza, I thought you wanted to play." AT the very next moment Anza leaped out of the shadows, taking Fillmore by surprise and began to wrestle him to the ground. Fillmore's hatred kept him going. No one was going to hurt Ingrid; His Ingrid. He turned the tables on Anza and pinned him to the ground. He spat in his ear. "Don't ever touch Ingrid again; IF I Ever see your face around here again you'll be sorry." The principle and O'Farrell ran over. O'Farrell handcuffed Anza, but Anza said to the two of them.
"He should be in the same place I am. He's the shadow. Isn't that right Fillmore?" The principle looked at Fillmore. "You're the shadow." Fillmore slowly nodded.
"You're the reason that my school was like that. You caused all the damage."
"But Fillmore was hiding from"- Ingrid tried to defend him. O'Farrell brought out another set of handcuffs. Fillmore shook his head.
"There's no need for that. I'll go." He saw tears filling up in Ingrid's eyes.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I need to go." Then he continued to walk with them. Ingrid followed them out to the hallway. She saw Fillmore's guilt drip away with every footstep he took. She watched till he disappeared, then went back to help tend Gina. Gina's eyes barely open, when she saw Ingrid she spoke, "He does love you, you know. I'd bet he would die for you."
"Yeah…I bet he would." Gina's eyes fluttered close.
"I think he just did." She whispered to herself. The paramedics came in and took Gina into the ambulance. Sarah went in the ambulance and Ingrid waited for Fillmore in the courtyard. Hours later Fillmore came out to her.
"You didn't have to wait you know."
"I know." She bit her lip. "How's Gina?"
"Sarah called and said the doctors said she would be just fine." He paused,
"But I'm worry about you."
"I'm …fine."
"Are you sure about that?" Fillmore tucked back a piece of hair.
"I'm sure." She paused for a moment, and then blurted out.
"I'm sorry about the conversation with Anza. The kiss wasn't part"-
"Did you mean to kiss him?" Fillmore questioned.
"No." Fillmore smiled and then leaned and kissed Ingrid and then pulled away.
"Ingrid, then it doesn't matter. I know you wouldn't do that. I love you."
"I love you too, Fillmore."
"That's all I wanted to here." He leaned in, and kissed her again, except she kissed back. The two stayed like that until time had pulled them apart to go home. Fillmore walked home that night the image of Ingrid kissing Anza fading with each step he took.
See happy ending. If anyone wants to know what happened to Anza he got jailed. surprised? not. Again Merry Christmas or happy holidays...er review?
Rose Garden Twillight. -RGT-