A New hope

Chapter 26-Jeez

Elio-

I yawn, fighting to keep my drooping eyes from falling shut. Dr. Qweefner's, I snort even thinking of the poor man's name, voice drones on. Dr. Qweefner, is not actually a doctor, but is one of those teachers who makes everyone call him one to feed his superiority complex. My best friend Oziel groans from beside me, throwing his head and upper body onto his desk. His face turns towards me, deep brown eyes looking at me in boredom. "Man, what I would do for something interesting to happen right now". I hum in agreement, looking down at him. Oziel has very dark black skin that reminds me of onyx stones. His hair is styled into twists falling just past his chin.

I look back up towards the board, knowing that I at least should try to be focused but my mind drifts off. I think of the times I would take Ciana for a ride on my motorcycle, it has become my favorite part of the day, and I always find myself thinking of new places to show her. Ciana always seemed to enjoy them, never complaining at a long right or at my silence. It's been a few days since I last took her somewhere, I bet she would want to go somewhere tonight. I hum, brainstorming places. My thoughts are interrupted light snores coming from my right. A grin splits across my face, and I find myself taking out my phone. I click on the recording app and bring my phone dangerously close to his face. This is priceless, good blackmail for at least a year.

Just as I'm about to bring my phone away, it starts buzzing and flashing, making siren noises. Oziel shrieks and sits straight up, the volume port less than an inch away from his ear. Oziel goes to wack me but the look on my face stops him. He looks towards me confused, "what is it?"

"It's Roman Greco, Cassio's best friend. He just set off the emergency alert". I quickly stand up, looking towards the classroom that has been silent since the interruption. Dr. Qweefner sputters, "Boy, what is the meaning of this? Sit down!" I scowl at him, and he visibly flinches.

"Got to go Mr. Queef. Oziel come on". Oziel stands from his desk too, excitement on his face. "Finally, something interesting is happening around here". I look down towards my phone, using the location app to see where Roman is. He's in what students call the backways, an unused part of the school and thankfully is not too far away. The problem is that he's getting farther and farther away, running down the hallways.

We run after him, Oziel keeping pace with me. "I've got a bad feeling about this" I share. Oziel takes my phone from my hand looking at his location getting father and father away, into the very depths of the school. "Jesus, is he being chased or something?"

"I don't think he's the one in trouble, I think it's Ciana." He looks towards me with concern on his face, handing me my phone back. It rings, a call coming in from Gio. I put it on speaker so Oziel can hear, he already knows everything about our family, being raised in it with me.

"Elio," Gio's voice comes over the phone, "Roman says that it's Ciana who's in trouble, that she's with someone named Will alone." I look toward Oziel, the horror in his face mirroring mine. I knew it, we should have known that something might happen to Ciana after Friday. Will miller, that bitch, he must be the one who almost fucking raped her at the party. Fuck, now he's back for more, we both speed up, running as fast as we can. "That is not good," I say into the phone, panting from the pace.

Romeo's voice comes over the phone, the deep tone recognizable, "Look, you're the closest to where my brother is currently running too, probably only ten minutes behind him while the rest of your brothers are more than twenty. You're going to be his back up, we don't know what he's going to be walking into." Worry fills me and I look toward Oziel the same fears fill his face. Ciana doesn't stand a chance against him, she has no training and is physically weaker than him, for lord's sake she'd be starved for years.