Seeing Eye

Chapter 24

Chapter 24 (Emily, September 20th, Birthday)

The war started earlier then anyone thought it would.

Right from the beginning of waking up Alex started things. First it started out as yelling and screaming at everyone in sight, then it went to abuse.

Later on it went directly toward me. He would yell and scream and sometimes threw me across the room. My friends helped all they could but it the end it was never going to be enough. He was to much.

This morning Angel had told us that she would show up as soon as things got so bad. Things were already bad for me, and yet she wasn't here. It was like she didn't care, but I knew she did. She is my grandmother.

By about twelve I had scares all over my body. My face was swollen and my left arm was broken. I felt like I was dead, but wasn't. This was the time that Angel picked to show up. A bit to late if you ask me.

"About time you show up." I said to Angel sucking on my bottom lip. It had swollen out and was bleeding at the time. I was trying at that moment to stop the bleeding somewhat. It seemed to work, for now.

"Sorry," Angel said, "I had other problems to attend to at the moment."

"Of course," I said waving off her comment and went on, "What are we going to do?" I asked.

"Well since I can see you have taken a beating from Alex we are going to fight back. Full force."

"How?" I asked, "We are just a bunch of kids with nothing to help us."

"You have each other, and love. That is something Alex does not. He uses fear, which means do not fear him." Angel said.

"But kids here do fear him," Derrick practically cried. He was in the back behind Amy trying to struggle to hear everything that was going on.

"And now you must not have fear." She said, "Those who do just stay back. Don't get yourself hurt."

A few people in the back started to talk to themselfs but in the end everyone picked to stay. They all told Angel and myself that they wanted to help all they could.

"Okay then I guess that is settled." Angel said, "Everyone is going to help."

"I guess so," I sai, "So what is the plan?" I asked.

Angel moved in closer telling everyone to move in closer to her so in the end she was the center and there was two circles around her including everyone in, "The plan is to stand up against Alex. To fight back with all we have got, until the end. He has no one but Evil and Evil will not show up with me around so I am staying around."

"How do you know he won't show up?" I asked curious.

"Because Evil fears me as much as he fears you." Angel said, "He won't go near anyone that is close to us. So if we split up in two groups he will not come at all. Here we will have the advantage to fight against him."

"And what if he does show up?" Derrick asked out of fear.

"Then we must still fight, and try our best. They are two against at least fifteen of us. They should not really have a chance." Angel said.

I nodded in a somewhat agreement, "Then we split in groups." I said.

Angel nodded, "Yes, so that means half of you go with Emily and the rest are with me." Angel said.

The split worked out better then I had actually though. Nick, Jeff, Derrick, Bri, Jason, Zoey, Amy and Mike came with me while Jasmine, her twin, Judiath, Jullian, and a few others that I really do not remember the names of went with Angel. It worked out pretty well because I had those I trusted with me to help with everything they could, because I knew that we would probably have a fight on our hands in my group stayed by my side. I think Angel even felt that way but she wouldn't say it outloud. She just went along with the groups and all understanding of what was to come.