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48 - Barricades

THIRD PERSON'S POV

She felt as if she was nothing under his psychotic gaze.

"Who do we have here?" He says with a dark smirk, but it instantly is replaced with an ice-cold snarl.

"And what are you doing spying on us." Francis squats down so he is eye to eye with his soon-to-be next victim.

Before anyone could react, he grabs her throat and slams her into the wall of the hallway. Eyes wide and full of murder. His wings caved around Leila making her struggle against his presence more, fearing for her life.

"I-I'm sorry." Was all she could gasp out before a hand yanked her away from him. Leila was shivering but when she looked up at her saviour, she stumbled away as she saw bright blue eyes staring back at her.

"Leila..." Valentina said softly, trying to step forward to her friend but Leila held up her hands stopping her friend in her tracks.

"Your eyes." She stammered, finger trembling as it pointed to her blue eyes, her deep brown contacts no more. "Who are you?"

"Let me explain-" was all Valery could say before there was a loud beep behind the trio.

Valery's eyes moved to the source, only to widen as she saw Tyler, a phone in hand. He stares back at her, shock covering his face and started to sprint down the hallway, away from them and a doomed feeling washed over her. 

She didn't feel scared for herself however, she felt scared for Tyler, and what Francis would do to him. As if Francis knew what she was thinking, he was in front of Tyler within a second, making him stumble backward in fear and fall over.

The receiver on the other end of the call started shouting as the phone slipped out of his hand, but it was too late when it was crushed by Francis's force. "It's alright if I call you Ty right?" he asks, sounding serious for a second, but after his pause he howls with laughter, stepping closer but when Tyler tries to crawl away, it's too late.

Francis crouched over him and throws punches into his face left to right, making blood burst from his lip, nose and cheeks. Valery's heart clenches as her ears are filled with the screams of Leila, the wicked cackles of Francis and sirens. Sirens.

"Francis." she croaked, and Leila turned to back to face her, the girl's expression full of betrayal but Valery must ignore her.

"FRANCIS!" she yells, and he finally stops, looking up at his love but still crouched over a bloodied Tyler.
"WE NEED TO GO." she stressed "Now!"

His senses finally kick in and he looks out the window to see the red and blue lights. He sighs causally and gets up, kicking his victim's head like a rag doll. In a swoop of his wings, he's next to Valery and then they disappear, leaving Leila speechless and Tyler slipping in and out of consciousness.

VALENTINA'S POV

I could feel the air escaping my body by the second. But I couldn't focus on that right now. All I wanted to do was save him now.

Leila and Tyler found out and they called the police. Tears escaped from my eyes as their shocked faces flashed in my mind. I betrayed them. My hand tightens on Francis's hand, and he squeezed back in reassurance, but I couldn't stop shaking.

We rushed through the complex hallways, trying to find a safe exit out but it was all blocked by police blockades and armed policemen. The blue and red lights flashed out every window and I could soon hear the screams of students. Francis finally stopped running, and I followed his actions, breathily and harshly as I ran my hands through my hair.