Another World

CHAPTER 10

Chapter 10

I see the leader approaching me. He's bigger and wearing a red cape. He speaks to me, ''Hello Isabelle. Sorry for the magnificent introduction. We Pythons like a big entrance! I don't think you saw that coming did you?" He laughs like a stupid idiot . He thinks I'm dumb.

''No. No I did not see that coming ! But thanks anyway for spoiling my romantic moment!" He laughs at himself and walks toward me. I see Jake lying on the ground and blood running from his leg.

''Why did you shoot him?" I demand.

''Your boyfriend over there is the best guard Zandigord has ever hired. If we eliminate him, we've got you. Then you'd give us the roses and everybody will have a big laugh!"

''A big laugh? You're stupid enough to believe yourself?"

He looks to one of his hybrids and nods toward me. The hybrid stands in front of me and then he whispers into my ear, ''Thisss is what you get for being disssrespectful." He takes out a gun from his belt and aims it right at my neck. I hear him pulling the trigger. Then I feel it. The bullet colliding with my skin and working its way through my flesh. It stings once it's intact with my collarbone. All I can do is scream. Jake is unconscious and I assume all the guards are dead by now. I fall to the ground, hitting my head against Jake's muscular leg. My eyes linger around the room until I see the elevator's door opens. It's Quinton and Auriella!

''Looks like you haven't learnt you lesson!" Auriella screams and aims a huge gun at the leader. I've never seen anything like it. Lots of little lights and switches. She shoots and the unimaginable happens. The hybrids disappear! I'm speechless. I don't think I actually have the energy to say anything. Quinton runs to us.

''Isabelle! Are you alright?" Quinton asks. I can't answer him. I want to tell him I'm not alright and we need a doctor. Then Auriella appears and says, ''They have sting-bullet wounds. We need a doctor!" She pulls out a radio-communicator and demands a doctor immediately. I turn my head to watch Jake. His eyes are open and he's looking at me. Of course he would, my head's on his leg. I smile at him. Maybe I found love? Real love. Or he's just doing his job. Protecting me. My mom always used to say, 'if someone cares for you enough to protect you with their whole heart, it's called love'. I'm confused. That's probably what love does, it confuses people.

I wake up after that hideous serum. I think they gave me some morphine. I know that it surely knocked me out! I press the button next to my bed for some assistance. A nurse wearing blue walks towards me with a tray in her hands. I see a scalpel, injection needle and a bottle of sanitizing spray. Oh no! They're going to remove the bullet! I hate stitches and scalpels and injections. To my surprise, Quinton comes walking into the room like a soldier.