Julia Lelieveld and the fifth element

~34~

And then I got it. Shit, he was an e-warrior. How else could he find me here? Why else would he say I had changed?

I wanted to take another step back, but the door frame pressed into my back.

"Lucas, what are you talking about?"

I tried to shake my hand free from him, but immediately he held on tighter. This made no sense. I looked around to see if there was anything I could do, but for a moment I didn't know.

I was stuck between the door frame and Lucas. And from the look of Lucas, he wouldn't just let me go.

"What am I talking about?"

He quickly grabbed my other hand and pulled me close to him, pressing his lips to mine with that movement. It happened so fast I couldn't even stop it.

The moment he pressed his lips to mine, the moment he kissed me, a painful twinge went through my head. As if it had burst open. It was unbearable. I moaned in pain and my knees almost gave out.

I couldn't think clearly anymore. All I could think about was that the pain had to go away before I passed out. Without realizing it, I moaned louder, tears streaming down my cheeks, and I squeezed Lucas's hands so hard it should hurt, but he didn't budge an inch. Almost as if he enjoyed it. He just pressed closer to me and started kissing me more intensely.

I couldn't take it anymore. I felt like my head was really going to explode. I was about to give up when I suddenly felt a little breeze against my wet cheek. And that touch made me know what to do. I tried with all my might to summon air. I felt the pain ease slightly and the wind began to blow harder in the alley. And with the last bit of strength I had, I tried to make an orb like Simone did. Somehow I managed to free my hands and before Lucas could grab them again I felt the tension between my hands and I fired the air ball into Lucas' stomach. With a great jolt and bang, he broke free from me and shot into the opposite wall of the alley. For a moment I was transfixed, but when he opened his eyes, he looked at me so hostile that I took immediate action. He was already getting up to walk towards me. With all the speed I had, I stepped into the storage room and closed the door behind me and locked it with the safety catch. I could feel him pulling at the door and cursing.

I leaned my forehead against the cold door, it eased the pain a bit. After a few seconds, he kicked the door hard and walked away. I was relieved for a moment, but that quickly went away. He would come to me in a different way.

I tried to ignore my headache and climbed over the devices. I looked around for a moment. I ran to the other emergency exit and put the safety catch on it so he couldn't get through. I ran to the locker room, I had to go to Rob.

As I opened the door from the dressing room to the hallway leading to the main hall, I bumped into Tim.

"Hey" He looked at me for a moment and his look went from surprised to concerned.

"Julia, what happened?"

I looked at him pleadingly. "Sorry, I don't have time to explain, I really have to go now."

And with those words, I rushed past him, hoping Lucas wouldn't be in the great hall sooner.

I ran as fast as I could up the stairs toward the library. I didn't know how I managed it, but I made it. I pushed open the big library doors on my way to Rob.

With relief, I turned and closed the large doors. I looked through the window to see if I really didn't see him coming. I was convinced he would come after me. I will never forget that look in his eyes.

"Did you really think you could avoid me?"

I felt my whole body stiffen. I turned carefully. Telling myself this couldn't be true. With my back against the large doors, I looked straight into his eyes. He stood in the center of the entrance, just in front of the benches, with his arms folded.