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Chapter 4- The Heat of the Moment

I woke up to a splash of cold water while laying on a fluffy pink couch. Too many people were looking at me: Joy who seemed to want to kill me, Rachel who held her arms crossed over a pillow, and some emo looking guy I hadn’t met yet. I felt a little light headed, and then my ears began to hurt due to Joy asking questions about what happened. My memory was a little hazy, and all I could remember was Jerry about to punch the crap out of me. All I really wanted to know was how I ended up in a pink room sitting on a fluffy pink couch.

After adjusting to what was going on around me I looked at Joy, I had the urge to duct tape her face, but I finally asked,  “How long was I out?”

Joy looked like she wanted to slap me, “Only for about five minutes.”

I stood up, I tried to balance myself as I walked toward the door. Joy grabbed me and told me to sit for a couple of minutes. There was an awkward silence as I sat. “Ugh my face!” I said as Rachel applied a wet cloth to my black eye.

“So I’m guessing things didn’t turn out well with Jerry?” Joy asked. I gave her a angered look, “I guess not...” she said.

Rachel moved uncomfortably around the room as she went to grab a dry cloth. I stood up again, this time Rachel sat me down.

“It’s best not to move that much.” the dude I didn’t remember was in the room said.

“Well Anthony, this is Jon.” Joy said.

Jon walked over to shake my hand, I gave him an odd look. “Jon stopped Jerry from punching you and brought you to this room.” Joy continued. Jon  walked back to where he was sitting and pulled out his Nintendo 3DS.

“You’re welcome.” Jon said as he looked away from his game.

“Thanks, I guess.” I said as I directed myself to look at Joy. “You haven't called my dad right?”

“We were going to if you didn’t wake up, we were also really close to calling the paramedics.”

I tried standing up again and this time nobody held me down. My legs felt weak, I’d been in a few fights before and I was able to resist a punch, I wondered what happened this time?

“Where are you going?” Rachel asked as I opened the door. I actually had no clue, but I then stopped to think about how people would stare at me if i walked out, everyone had probably already heard that the “new kid” had already gotten beaten up.

“Can you bring me a soda or something?” I asked Joy. She agreed and walked out, I immediately turned to look at Rachel. “What the hell?!”

“I was going to push him away!” she exclaimed.

“It wouldn’t have made a difference! I don’t think you’d be strong enough to stop him!” Rachel gave me a sad face, I didn't know how to react to what was going on.

Joy returned with the soda I'd asked for. Rachel applied a humid cloth onto my eye.

After leaving the cloth on my face, the two of them sat and began speaking. Suddenly the girl from earlier walked in. Her green highlights blinded my right eye which wasn't covered. "hey I heard what happened." she said.

She sat down with Joy and Rachel and once again they introduced us to each other. She tried to start a conversation, but out of no where screams we being heard all around us.

“FIRE!” some guy yelled as he ran past the room.

“FIRE! FIRE! EVERYBODY GET OUT! SOMEONE CALL 911!” another girl yelled behind him.

Jon ran to the door and we followed behind him. Everyone ran out, we ran out behind everyone else. We were all confused, some girls screamed, others cried, but one ran out and yelled, “SOMEONE IS STUCK INSIDE!”