A/N Hey guys, not much new around here, I hope you enjoy the story!
The man carried me back into the classroom with a knife to my throat once again and everyone stopped fighting to look. I looked at all my classmates and Mrs. Treadway, all who cowered in a corner, frozen.
"Put Kim down," Jose started. He walked a little closer. I was surprised by the calmness of his voice, but I guess he has been trained for situations like this.
Jack tried to move, but he was quickly restrained by 2 different men.
"What do you want with Kim?" Jack asked, still struggling.
"The less you know, the better," He said. "Now, here is what is going to happen, One, you are going to stop fighting."
As he said that, Jack tried to shake off the men again, signifying that he would not stop fighting.
"Two, Kim, stays with us. Three, if you try anything, Kim pays," He continued.
Before he could say the third, Jack had managed to shake off one of the guys holding him. In order to make his point, a knife drew a deep path along my left forearm. I tried to scream, but the gag stopped it all. I closed my eyes at the pain. When I opened, tears began to roll down my cheeks.
"NO!" Jack yelled.
"I don't think you realize Jack, you are in no position to be giving orders," the man taunted.
As he said that, I heard a click behind me. This wasn't just any click though, it had to be a gun.
"What was that?" Jack said, taking his turn at the taunting.
"Let. Go. Of. Kim," Pepper said. "Now."
I felt the pressure release on my arms until I was wobbling on one foot. Pepper grabbed me with one arm and moved me safely behind him. Jose ran over and looked at my arm. He looked around for a second before he ripped his shirt and tied it around my arm to stop the bleeding.
"Are you going to kill me?" The man asked, laughing. "Fine! Kill me! I would have died in honor! You may get away this time, but I can guarantee you, others will be sent. Kim is coming with us, today, tomorrow, it doesn't matter."
"Take me instead!" Jack demanded.
"You! How brave. Too bad I am only in need of Kim," he said.
"I'll go," I said quietly, using all the strength I had.
"No! Kim, you can't!" Jack said.
"Jack, remember what you said earlier? About true strength? Well, this is it. I can't let anything else happen to you. Or Eddie, Milton, and Jerry. Or Jose and Pepper! This is about me, no one else," I explained.
"Looks like we have come to an agreement then," the man said, satisfied.
"Not yet," Jack said. "Take me with you."
"Jack! No! You have to stay behind, or else this is all for nothing!" I told him.
"I don't care! I'm not letting you leave without me!" Jack protested.
"Alright! We take you both, and leave everyone else unharmed! Now let's go!" the man shouted.
One of the other bad guys came over to me and gagged me again. He tied my wrists together with a rope and I saw another guy do the same to Jack. I looked at Jose and Pepper, who were now guarding the other students. They gave me concerned looks, which I tried to dispel.
Jack and I walked out of the classroom together, with the other men following. The leader reached for the shoulder of my shirt, but I dodged it. He reached back down and grabbed the strap to my bra and pulled me forward. Before I could do anything, Jack was in front of me and kicking the leader's arm.
Not wanting to make the same mistake, the leader grabbed my hair and Jack's arm as we exited a back door. Jack reached out and our hands touched. I felt a sense of hopefulness before we were ripped apart.
Now in the parking lot, I could hear sirens, but they are too late. It's not like the police would be able to do anything we couldn't. We had Agent Pepper and Jose there, Jack and I could fight, and Jerry, Eddie, and Milton did help us as well.
We were brought to a black van and I was shoved in. I hit my head on the side and felt Jack's arms as he tried to help me up. It was actually pretty hard, given that both of us were tied up.
Someone climbed in the back of the car with us and tied me to the side, with Jack next to me.
Q: Do you do any clubs after school?
A: Not really. I'm in a service club but so far it hasn't been that organized and all I've done is sit in a few meetings where we do get-to-know-you games...