Bodyguard: Ace Cain

|14| A Shit Show

|A Shit Show|

The lights cut out, and panic ensued right after. Even I, who never put much thought into this, started to panic. It was so dark that no one could see a thing. The only reason I was able to grab Tana was because we already knew where we were standing. The sounds of the huge doors closing petrified me, but that wasn't the thing to get some pep in my step.

As soon as all the doors closed, gunfire went off. That caused people to panic even more. They were running every which way, not able to find a way out. Immediately, I yelled for Ace since he's supposed to be my bodyguard. This isn't something any of us were expecting. Usually, these exhibitions go on without a hitch. I'm not sure what made tonight different, but someone was here that never was. Noel Blackman.

Ace found me, dragging me by my arm. He moved rather quickly, as I'm trying to hold on to Tana as well. There was no way I was leaving my best friend. She was just as scared as I was, if not more. Ace was going to lead us to safety and protect us both. It's just hard to keep up with his long legs moving so fast. We manage, though, and get to this awkwardly placed room. There was a bit lighter so that we were able to see, but it wasn't much.

Getting us inside, I looked at Ace, panicked. "What about my dad? Tana's family?" I asked him. "You..."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure they're all safe," he reassured me. "You two put as much stuff in front of the door and don't open it until you hear a knock."

Tana nodded in agreement. Her face was pale. "I'd truly appreciate it if you made sure my parents got out safely," she said. The quiver in her voice was present.

The feelings were mutual as I clasped onto Ace's attire with tears in my eyes as I looked up at him. "Please make sure my father is okay. I can't lose anybody else." I begged, burying my face in his chest.

Normally, when I touch him, Ace is always tense. Like he never knows what to do when we're close together. Instead, he was relaxed keeping a calm face. His arm wrapped around me with a slight chuckle in his voice. I can feel him squeeze me as tight as he could before letting me go. The way his eyes captured me told me that he was going to do everything he could. At face value it was all I needed. Mentally, my mind went into overdrive.

There was no time to dwell as we needed to hurry and do what he said. Ace left us as we closed the door behind him. Following suit, Tana and I pushed as much stuff as we could in front of the door and crouched underneath a table. The light in here wasn't that great but we didn't want to take the chance of anyone seeing us. We still don't know who started this mess but my mind went straight to Noel Blackman. Something about him just wasn't right.

We both tried to cover our ears as the sound of gunfire was still present. The fear of anything happening to our parents terrified me. Not knowing where my mom was, my dad is all I had left. Losing him would be gut wrenching. What am I supposed to do if he's gone? It'll be even worse for Tana losing them both in one go. Whatever was running through her mind couldn't be good.

Silence capturing us for minutes, Tana dropped her hands from her ears with a glazed looked in her eyes. "Do you think he can do it?" She asked me.

Looking at her, it was hard to say but I didn't want her to lose hope. "Who Ace? Of course he can," I say confidently. "If he says he will then he will."

"But how do you know!" She yelled at me with tears in her eyes.

That caught me off guard as Tana isn't one to show emotions about much of anything. She always had on a brave face. Flirting with every cute guy that comes her way. Tonight was different for her and me. I'm the one that has to keep a brave face while she's seemingly panicking. The situation was very dire with lots of people not able to get out. I'm sure when the lights come back on it'll be a shit show out there. For now, it was best to have faith in Ace. He wouldn't let me down.