The day before had come and gone and now it was late afternoon and a handful of the sixth formers were sat in the dorms. The other years had gone on a trip leaving only the handful of sixth formers that attended the school behind. Annabelle couldn't wait, only another hour and Kelly would be home. She would be able to hold her and to hug her and to kiss her as much as she wanted. The excitement was etched across her face and it hadn't gone unnoticed by the other's who were having quite some fun at teasing her.
"The head girl has been whipped man" Bianca chuckled and Annabelle just glared at the rude girl who abruptly went quiet. It was getting too much now and finally they had all stopped winding her up and decided to go onto a more serious matter.
"I can't believe he's just gone" Roxy said as they talked about Pomfrey. When Annabelle had told them all yesterday they had all just gone quiet.
"Nor me" Celia said shaking her head in shock. "Do you think he will do anything" she said to the other's and several of them just shrugged. "What do you think Annabelle" she said and they all turned to look at their head girl for guidance.
"I don't know" she shrugged. "I mean I wouldn't put it past him so we should really be on our guard just in case, because we did really piss him off and he does hate me with a passion" she said and the other's eyes widened slightly in fear. "But on the other hand, if he comes out of hiding there is a massive chance that he might get caught, and I don't know if he would be willing to take that risk" she said and they nodded along with her. Don't show you're afraid Annabelle, you have to lead the way through all this she slapped herself mentally.
"You're right there" Zoe said agreeing with her as sis everyone else.
"I hope to god though he doesn't because right now we have no back up what so ever, they aren't back for another hour neither is Kelly" she said honestly but her words were cut short when from above them the loud roar of a helicopters rotors spinning came to their ears. They all jumped up and looked up at the glass fitted windows as lights began to shine through them.
"Everybody run and hide now" Annabelle commanded as her worst fears were confirmed. They all got up and were about to leave the dorm when people started dropping through the roof and into the room. Roxy felt someone throw her head first into the wall and then being grabbed and held tightly. Bianca swung out at one of them but her hand was caught and in one quick movement her face had been smashed against a table and her arm twisted behind her back. The same happened to the other's and after a slight tussle with the men they were completely overpowered and before the girls knew it each one of them had been grabbed and were being held tightly. Annabelle struggled out of the grasp but was instantly stopped when the persons fist flew into her face knocking her to the ground. The man in black who had grabbed her pulled her up onto her knees by her hair and locked her arms behind her back and waited until another figure dropped into the room.
"Well well well" he spoke as he sauntered towards her. "Little Miss Fritton it's such a pleasure to see you again" he smirked stopping just in front of her and looking down at her.
"Wish I could say the same for you" she said through gritted teeth but was silenced by Pomfrey's foot kicking her hard in the stomach. She doubled over in pain but again she was yanked up by her hair. She struggled to catch her breath back and she could feel that something was broken and a pain shot up and down her stomach.
"Get off her man" Bianca said towards him but she herself was smacked in the face once more and she quietened down straight away.
"Now now girls, where are your manners, would you ever speak to your husbands that way" he tutted as he circled Annabelle who had now been thrown into the middle of the room and was resting on her hands and knees. "Not that anyone would want to marry you lot of promiscuous girls" he spat with disgust.
Annabelle pushed herself up too look at him anger burning in her eyes. She was scared. Hell she was petrified but she had to stay strong for them. "If you're that popular then where is your wife" she said angrily and was met with a hard back hand across her face. Her lip split open straight away and she could feel the blood coming from it.
"Just stop" Chelsea whimpered in fright and fear for her friend. "Please just leave her alone" she said her voice hitching as she spoke. She could tell that Annabelle was right at the centre of the man's anger.
Pomfrey walked over to her and grabbed her chin roughly causing Chelsea to wince. "And why would I listen to you Miss Parker, what gives you authority over me" he growled cockily and backhanded her hard across the face his ring cutting her cheek. Blood instantly fell from it and her cheek stung. It was as if he had slashed her with a knife.
Whilst he was distracted Annabelle pulled her phone from her pocket and dialled 999. Stuffing the phone back in slowly she kept the line open.
"What do you want" Annabelle said as she went to push herself off the floor but again was prevented of doing so by a solid foot to her face. She fell onto her back and clutched her face in pain. She could feel the blood seeping from her nose and along with that could feel the side of her face swelling.
"You get up when I tell you to get up" he said kneeling down next to her. "And Miss Fritton is there anything wrong with wanting some good old fashioned revenge" he smirked as he walked around to the others in the room who were being restrained by his men. He could see the fear in all of their eyes and it filled him with delight.
"You girls" he spat his voice laced with disgust. "Thought you could outsmart me, a man" he laughed and he kicked Annabelle hard in the stomach again. She held in the scream of pain. Don't show it hurt she whimpered inwardly. "Thought you could win" he said again his voice filling with more anger and once again he thumped her in the face ten times as hard as before. She was laying on her side one hand over her face and the other around her stomach. The pain was excruciating."But you will never win" he spat viciously and kicked Annabelle multiple times. The girls around had to look away and they couldn't stop the tears of terror slipping down their face. That was their friend. And he was hurting her.
By the time he had finished she was lying there completely motionless blood soaking her face and the floor around her and even on some of the faces of the girls where it had spattered up at them. He kneeled down beside her and watched with glee as her eyes flickered open for a few seconds then shut and then opened again. "I told you, you didn't know what you were coming up against" he whispered in her ear. He then rummaged in the bag that was too his left until he pulled out a syringe.
"What you going to do her" Bianca asked as she struggled against the man who had pinned both her arms behind her back tightly. She continued to struggle in attempt to try and help her friend but it was pointless. She could feel the blood from her nose slipping into her mouth as she spoke and the coppery taste made her stomach turn.
"What am I going to do to her" he said placing his hand on his chin. "Who said I'm going to do anything to her" and he got up and walked over to where Chelsea was stood. The girl started to struggle as he approached but he soon stopped when Annabelle's raspy voice came to his ears.
"Don't you dare touch them" she spat as she rolled over onto her front. Leaning her weight onto her elbows she painfully pushed herself up so she was now on her knees. It was her who he hated the most. She wouldn't let them suffer for something her family, her ancestors had done. "It's me you want you coward" she growled as she spat out the blood that was filling her mouth.
He turned on his heels and looked at her. "Well seems as you volunteered" he said simply and walked away from Chelsea and over to the injured youngster. He pushed her back down onto the floor and a few of his men walked forward. Pinning her to the floor he pushed her head to one side and injected the serum into her neck.
They all released her and took a step back. "Now let's see if we've got the formula right" he laughed and the other's looked on in complete horror. Annabelle felt her body go light and then it went extremely heavy and then an excruciating pain ripped through every atom of her being. Her body felt like it was on fire and it felt as if flames were pumping through her veins and not blood. She thrashed around on the floor a loud scream finally leaving her mouth. That was the first time she had screamed.
More tears fell from her friends faces as they watched her cry in agony. She thrashed and turned as she tried to make the pain go away. And all of a sudden it did. The pain was gone and she felt normal again. Annabelle tried to catch her breath as her pain throbbed from her current injuries. "What was that" she said through rasped breaths.
"Something that I know and something you will never find out" he chuckled as he watched the tears that had made their way down her face. "Right now I'm telling you to get up so up you get" he ordered and Annabelle weakly pushed herself up she was just about to stand he punched her in the ribs hard making her fall to the floor. "Oh come on you can do better than that, now get up" he growled leaning down next to her. She looked up at her through her blood covered face and in one quick movement she threw her head forward straight into his nose. He fell backwards and placed his hand to his face and could feel the hot liquid coming from his nose.
"Now that wasn't very nice" he growled and pulled his gun from it's holster and smacking the butt of it against her head. "That is called a pistol whip" he chuckled as she rolled around on the floor holding her head. "Now I'm going to ask you nicely, get up" he said and she rolled onto her front and pushed herself upwards biting her lip hard to try and stop the sob from escaping. Come on Annabelle she yelled inwardly as she tried to block out the agonising pain. But that was impossible.
Finally though, after one big push she got shakily to her feet. Swaying on the spot she blinked rapidly trying to get rid of the stars that were dancing around her vision. He mockingly clapped the girl and walked forward wiping the blood from his nose with his sleeve. "Well done" he laughed as he circled her slowly. He could see her hand tightening into a fist and put his hand on his gun ready.
Annabelle tried to hold her anger in but it was impossible. Her fist clenched tightly and just as she was about to swing it into his face he was much faster and he pressed the barrel of his gun tightly to her head. Her breath hitched in her throat and she slowly lowered her hand. "Good girl" he said as he pressed the gun harder into her head. He could see the wince of pain on her face as he pressed it into the deep gash that she had on her head. He was quite happy with his work actually. There was no visible skin left. Only red everywhere.
"JJ bring her forward" he said and the man walked forward dragging Roxy with him. She stopped just in front of Annabelle and gasped on horror. From where they were stood you couldn't see the extent of her injuries but now she could and she felt like being sick. It didn't look like Annabelle at all. "Now then I'm going to give you an option, punch her, or punch you, take your pick Fritton" he laughed as he watched the two.
"Belle pick me" Roxy whispered not wanting Annabelle to get hurt any more than she had been. Annabelle just shook her head.
"Me" she said biting her lip and he just nodded before one of his men walked forward and with a firm hit punched her in the stomach. She doubled over in pain as her breath got caught in her chest. She was struggling to breathe as the pain got worse and her injuries were aggravated all over again. Roxy whimpered from opposite her as she watched her friend clutch herself in pain.
"Oh how noble of you" he laughed and waved his hand. With that the man walked back over to where he had been stood dragging Roxy back with him. "Okay one more, M" he called and the man in question walked forward with Chelsea who reluctantly walked with him.
Once she was in front of Annabelle who was doubled over on the floor her stomach turned over. Annabelle looked up at her pain in her eyes. She could see her head swaying slightly as she tried to focus on the tottie but it was pointless. "Well you know the drill Annabelle, her or you" he chuckled cruelly again as he gripped the girl up from the floor and making her stand on her shaky feet. She looked Chelsea in the eye as if to apologize and then spoke.
"Me" she whispered and Chelsea's eyes widened in agony as another one walked forward and smashed Annabelle in the face. She fell backwards but was caught by one of the men before she could hit the ground.
"Take her back over there" he said to the guy who was only known as M and he dragged Chelsea back to where they had been stood. The man who had a hold of Annabelle had let her go and now she was staggering slightly trying to stand on her own. "Oh well" he said as his helicopter came over the top and a ladder was thrown down to him. "Looks like it's time for me to go" he said backing away from them all. His men followed and grabbed onto the ropes that had been dropped for them also pointing their guns at the girls to stop them from moving.
"And before I go here's a little present" he said and with that he lifted his gun and fired a shot.
"Ahhh" everyone screamed as they ducked as the gunshot reverberated around the room. Slowly everyone got up to see who had been hit. They couldn't tell but then their eyes fell on Annabelle who was fixed firmly to the spot her hand shakily going over her stomach. Her eyes were widened and their hearts thudded in their chest. Please no, god no Chelsea screamed inwardly as the head girls face went from shock to confusion.
Annabelle looked down at her hand and could see the blood seeping from her hands. And then the pain hit her. The white hot blinding pain hit her and her legs buckled from under her.
"Bye" Pomfrey chuckled as they all disappeared out of the roof. Annabelle fell onto her back her hand still over her stomach. She couldn't scream, she couldn't cry.
"Belle" Chelsea screamed running forward to her friend as did the other sixth formers. They slid down next to her side in shock. Blood was pouring out if her stomach and her once crisp white blouse had now turned almost completely crimson. "Belle can you hear me" she said tapping at the girls bloodstained cheeks.
Annabelle could see figures hovering above her but their words were distorted as were their faces. "P-pocket" she spluttered out blood spitting from her mouth in doing so. Roxy stuck her hand into the girls pocket and pulled out a phone which had an open line to 999.
"You are a beauty you know that" Roxy said as she put the phone to her ear to request and ambulance but to her relief an ambulance and police had been dispatched as soon as the call had been made and would be there any minute.
"Annabelle keep your eyes open yeah" Bianca said as she tried to get the girl to keep her eyes open. Her head was lolling dangerously to the side and her eyes were unfocused. Zoe had taken her jacket off and placed it over the wound pressing down hard to put the pressure on.
"Belle look at me" Chelsea said to the girl who's eyes were all over the place. "Look at me" she said again and grabbed the girls cheeks making her look at her. "Keep your eyes open yeah, don't you dare close your eyes the police and ambulance are on their way yeah" she said as tears fell down her face.
Annabelle just nodded her head weakly as she looked up at the posh tottie. "You a-all o-okay" she spluttered finding her voice finally.
"Yeah we are" Roxy said brushing a bit of hair out of the girls face. "Why did you do that you stupid girl, you should have made him hit me" she said scolding the older girl.
"Head g-girl rem-remember" she said more blood coming from her mouth. They couldn't help but laugh at that.
"You take your job way to seriously I can tell you that man" Bianca laughed as they tried desperately to keep the girl awake. Sirens blared in the background.
"Ambulance is here okay, they're gonna get you to the hospital soon yeah, you just have to keep those bloody eyes open" Chelsea said but Annabelle's eyes began to drift.
Everything was muffled and now blackness had nearly covered her entire eyes. The pain in her body was so great it had gone numb. Her whole body felt light and her limbs were completely useless. She could just about hear their pleads and she tried. She tried to keep her eyes open but the darkness was just too welcoming.
"B-e careful" she managed to slur before her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she went completely limp in Chelsea's arms.
"Annabelle open your eyes" she practically screeched as the other's put their hands over their mouths in shock. "Annabelle open your eyes right now" she said again but it was no use. She shook the girl hard but still her eyes didn't open to reveal those brown eyes which they all treasured seeing. Chelsea fell forward resting her head on Annabelle's shoulder as sobs racked her small frame. She wasn't waking up.
So eventful chapter ha. Had to keep you guys gripped and I hope I have done so. So once again I know I'm nagging but please review they really help.