I think I fell in love with my teacher! (Watty Awards 2013)

Chapter 28

Trace stood there in the door.  He had his head turned so that way he would not have to look me in the eyes.  I could not believe what I was seeing.  How could Trace be able to know so much information?

"You better start talking" I said to Trace.

"What do you want me to say?" he said back.

"I want to know how you know so much and how can you tell if you did know?"

Trace looked up and proped himself up.  He took a deep breathe and started to talk.

"Well I met this girl on the interenet.  She was pretty hot.  She was a blonde and very prep. I told my best friend about her and he said he knew her.  That they used to go to the same school together.  So we would all hang out.  It turns out the chick didn't really like me, but she did liked my friend.  They hit it off or whatever.  It turned out my bud had a problem with his ex though.  He still liked her.  The blonde got really pissed at that."

"Wait." I said,"what are their names?"

"The blonde's name was Erica, and my best friend's name is Kevin."

"What!" I yelled.

This world is too fucking small.  It is amazing to me how Erica knew Trace.  She never even acknowledged hiim at school.  No one did.  Except for me and Brandy.  That is why Erica asked me if she could have Kevin, cause she knew.

"Tina calm down." said the officer.

Him and my dad made me sit down.  I was so pissed and upset. I didn't know what to do.

"Finish the story." I mumbled through gritted teeth.

"...Well, Erica got mad about him still liking you, so she went off.  That's how me and Kevin knew about your little boyfriend.  Then again, he aint even younger than you." he said.

"Shut the hell up!" I said.

"Tina stop!" my mother yelled.

"Anyway, Kevin got pissed off, so he wanted to get the son of a bitch. Including you as well."

Chills went down my arm.  This is so damn crazy.

"However, Erica only wanted to get revenge on you, so she wouldn't help Kevin the way he wanted her to."

"How so?" I asked.

"He needed a spy.  To follow you and the teacher.  But Erica wouldn't do it."

"She was not going to hurt  Bryan, that is her cousin." I said.

"Oh shyt really?  Figures." said Trace trailing off.

"So who did?" I asked.

Trace put his head down.  It was obvious that he was Kevin's little partner in crime.

"Why?" Is all I asked.

"It was not my intentions to grow close to you or anything.  Just be able to access around you and see your every move.  I mean, I was suppose to keep an eye on you, but Brandy got involved and introduced us.  Kevin wasn't lying when you said you were a looker." Trace said.

I wanted to break his face.

"It doesn't change how wrong it was.  Everywhere I went, someones eyes were on me.  I trusted you with stuff.  You were a real close friend of mine."I told him.

"I know Tina.  I'm really sorry about this."

"I bet you are you basta...."

Two police officers came running into the house, cutting me off of my spaz attack on Trace.

"Sir, we found two men near the river.  One of them is armed."

"Oh my god!" I yelled," What's going on?  Is that Bryan and Kevin?"

"Yes." said the officer,"they disappeared after we arrived.  We've been looking for them for the past few hours now."

"We have to go find them" I said.

"Tina you stay here." said my mother.

"No I need to be there."

"Tina it's for your safety." said the officer.

"I don't give a damn.  What if something happens?  I have to be there to help Bryan." I said.

The officers ran out of the house, into their cars, and were speeding down the street.  I on the other hand was screaming and cursing to the top of my lungs for someone to take me.

"I need to be there!!!"

"No Tina." my dad said to me," it's dangerous."

"That gives me greater reason to be there.  Bryan and I haven't talked in weeks.  He came out of nowhere like batman and spiderman and saved me from Kevin.  He could have killed me.  I need to be there for Bryan before it's too late."

Nobody was listening to me. T hey all just stared and looked at me.  Was I in the nuthouse or something?  I know I'm not a crazy person.

"Please." I said in a whisper,"I need to be there."

No answer.

"Mom.  Dad."

No answer.

"Fine."

I stormed out of the house and went into the backyard.  I started pacing, trying to calm my nerves.  I began to think and think and think for a way for me to be there.  What if the worse happens and Bryan gets hurt?  That's when it hit me.  I pulled out my phone and dialed the number.  I really hoped they picked up the phone.

"Hello" said a tired voice.

"Brandy!  I know your mad at me, but I really, really need your help."

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Within moments I was running back into the house and heading towards the front door to leave.

"Where are you going Tina?" asked my dad.

"I'm going to save the man who saved my life...even if it means risking mine." I said in return.

I was standing in the front door.  My back was facing my parents.  I could feel the tension in the room.  Everyone had a bad feeling as to what might happen if I go.

"Tina please don't go.  For your safety.  It is dangerous out there honey.  And it's dark." my mom said.

I looked straight out the door,into the pitch black, dark night sky.

"Mom, Dad, I have to go.  I don't have a choice."

Just as I said that, Brandy pulled up in her car.  I ran out the door and down the stairs.

"Tina!" my parents yelled in unison.

I hopped in Brandy's car and shut the door.

"Drive!" I told her.

Brandy put her foot on the gas and started speeding down the street, onto the parkway.

"Brandy...I...I know your mad at me."

Silence.

"But please.  I'm begging you, you have to understand where I'm coming from and I'm begging you to forgive me."

Brandy looked at me.  She was still hurt.  I could read the look on her face.

"I'm sorry." I said to her.

Brandy took a deep breath.

"It's just that...,"she said,"...I was crushed to find out that you kept something from me. We tell eachother everything and...it...it just hurted for me to find out something LIKE THAT by someone LIKE ERICA.  Of all people!!!"

"I'm really sorry Brandy I really am."

"I forgive you Tina."

"Are you sure?"

She looked at me and smiled.
"I'm sure."

"Thank god.  I would die if I lost my best friend." I said.

We both started giggling.

"Now where the hell are we going?" she asked.

My stomach got in knots.  I was so scared that something would happen to me, or the one I still loved.

"Follow the sirens." I told Brandy.

She looked at me with eyebrows raised.  She accelerated down the road and I started to tell her everything that has happened.

"...Damn." was all Brandy said.

"I know." I said in return.

"No I mean, up there, look." she said.

I looked straight ahead into the night.  There were a million cop cars, surrounding the area. 

"There is no way in hell they are going to let us get through or around." Brandy said.

"Park over here." I said.

Brandy pulled overbehind some bushes.  We got out the car and went through the woods without the police seeing us.

"I feel like I'm in some crazy ass movie." Brandy said.

"Shut up." I said in return.

Brandy started laughing.

"Ssshhh.  Do you hear that?" I asked.

Me and Brandy stopped walking and started listening to the sounds in the woods.  There was chirping, woodpeckers on trees, the wind blowing, bushes wrestling, talking?

"Tina, I hear something."

"Me too. It sounds like people."

Brandy and I started heading towards the sound of the comotion happening in the bushes.

"YOU BASTARD!!!"

"YOU BITCH!!!!"

That was all I could hear.  I started to panic and run to the situation before it became too late to do anything. 

"Tina wait!" yelled Brandy.

I couldn't wait any longer.  I had to follow my heart.  And it was telling me to go.  Run.  Get there.  I ran through a million bushes and bursted through an open, surrounded field. Standing in the middle of that field was Kevin and Bryan.  Both angry as hell. Both about to kill eachother.  With nobody to stop them, but me.  Both of their heads turned when I appeared into full vision.  Bryan looked into my eyes with this look that was an apology.  An apology for everything that has happened.  A sincere look.  Kevin on the other hand looked like a murderer.  Someone who needs to be in the nuthouse.

"Well, well, well.  Look what we have here." said Kevin.

Was he on meth or something?  He had this scary ass phsycho look.  Kevin was still armed with the gun, but Bryan didn't show no sign of being scared.  I on the other hand was about to shit myself and was going to do anything to stop this incident from happening.

"Hey Tina." he said.

"Kevin, I don't know what is wrong with you right now, but if you put the gun down....we...we can talk." I said.

"Hahahahahaha." Kevin started 
laughing. 

"What?" I asked.

"I don't think that that is going to happen Tina.  I already know what my goal is going to be, and that involves you," he said pointing to me," and you" he said pointing to Bryan.

"I'm telling you right now," said Bryan for the first time," if you hurt one thing on her body, I am promising to make your life a living hell."

"Oh really." said Kevin pointing the gun at me.

I thought I had died just by him pointing it at me.

"Kevin please." I said in a whisper.  The tears began to roll down my face.

"No, sorry." he said.

"Why? How can you do this?" I said.

"Why?" he said," I'll tell you why Tina. Let me tell you a little story."