The Four

6

I wake up to my alarm blaring. I roll over and shut it off. I open my eyes and stretch. I really hate waking up early. Good news is that today is Monday which means Ember is coming tomorrow. Yay! I really can't wait to see her again. I get out of bed and walk over to my bathroom. I brush my teeth then my hair. I put on some light makeup and straighten my hair. I go to my closet and try and decide what to wear. I decide on a pair of white skinny jeans with rips up the legs and a navy blue crop top. I put on my black biker boots and I am ready for today. I grab my keys and head out to my car. Something feels off. I look around and see splashes of blood on the ground. My eyes go wide and I follow where the blood leads to. It loops around to my backdoor. What is going on? I look around my backyard when I see a figure slouched over and my back porch. Oh no. I hurry over to whoever it is and crouch down to see how badly they are  hurt. I lift up their head and gasp. It is Jaxson. Oh my God what happened to him?

I lift him up and open my backdoor. I carry him in and set him on the couch. I lift up his shirt to try and get a closer look at where he is injured. There is a huge gash running horizontal across his stomach. It looks like somebody tried to gut him but failed. I press my ear to his chest to try and hear a heartbeat. It is faint but it is there. I need to call an ambulance. I pick up my phone and call 911. I give the dispatcher my address and the information of what happened. I told her the truth I don't know what happened I just found him on my back porch. I grab a towel and press it to the wound to try and stop the blood so that he doesn't bleed to death. I open my front door and wait for the paramedics. I look at his face, he is really pale. What on Earth happened to him? I gently brush his hair out of his face. I really hate that I care for him. I haven't known him that long but I do feel a connection to him and it sucks, mainly right now. Please live. Why did he come here? Why didn't he go somewhere public and get help faster? I can't think about that right now, I have to focus on Jaxson. 

I hear the sirens and sigh, they are finally here. Blood is now seeping through the towel. I grimace and press the towel a little bit harder to his wound. I hear Jaxson groan. Okay that is a good sign, it proves that he is still alive. I see the paramedics with a gurney and smile, he is going to be okay. Well at least I hope he is going to be okay. I move out of the way and watch intently on what they are doing to him. They put him on the gurney and wheel him out to the ambulance. I grab my keys and get in my car to follow them. I look at my hands, they are covered in his blood. I let out a shaky breath, this is too much for me right now. This was supposed to be a good week for me. Now it is going to be fully of worry and regret. Regret that I threw him out that one day. I know that, that had nothing to do with this but I can't help but feel that I could have prevented this somehow. I tighten my hands on the wheel. I feel queasy. I need to tell Scarlet and Brayden what happened to Jaxson, we might be targeted next. I have to go to the school before I go to the hospital. I get to the school in record time. I don't bother to turn my car off before I run into the office. 

"I need to speak with Mr. Walters now. It is very important."

"Okay go right to his office." I run to his office and barge in.

"I am sorry to just barge in like this but I have something to tell you. Jaxson is in the hospital. I found him on my doorstep this morning with a huge gash on his stomach. I need you to call Scarlet and Brayden out of class right now I think the three of us might be in grave danger. Please you said you were an ally so please do this for me."

"Oh my yes yes okay you can run and grab them both I will call their teachers and tell them what is going on. Hurry and I will meet you at the hospital in a little bit I first have to find a substitute for me. Hurry."

I nod my head and run towards Scarlet's first period. I get there and run in. I don't say a word to the teacher I just grab Scarlet and tell her what happened. She jumps up and runs out of the room with me, leaving all of her things there. We both run to Brayden's first period, this time Scarlet tells him what is going on. He looks more hurt than surprised. We all run to my car and get in. I back out and drive to the hospital. I get there in ten minutes when it should have taken me almost thirty. I park and we all jump out. We run to the front desk and ask which room Jaxson is in. Room 314. Okay that is good it means he isn't dead. We go to the elevator and press the button for the third floor. I don't think an elevator ride has gone slower. The doors open and we run to his room. I hurry to the side of his bed. Thank God he is still alive. I hear sniffling and look over. Brayden is crying. Are they good friends or something?