My New Angel in my Darkest Hour

The Other Side

Damien lead us as we walked towards the drink section and ignored the girls who told us we couldn't go toward the back rooms.They watched us go through but knowing they were too busy up front let us slide by. We came to a room and in the middle of it was a smashed wine bottle with a little blood on the floor. I tried to ignore the little voice in my head that said the blood was Steph's. We continued on through hallways and turned corners with a few droplets of blood leading a way and came to a wooden door. On it, it said Janitor's Room Students Stay Out.

I listened to the door and could hear muffled scared and confused voices and from the edges of the door I could see the flickering of light when I twisted the knob and pulled the door didn't open, it was locked. After a few times of pulling I started to bang and kick at the door that didn't budge spitting words of profanity at it.

"What are you doing here?" A male voice asked. Lynx was there holding a trash bag and a mop at hand. 

"What are you doing here?" Tyler asked cracking his knuckles intimidatingly. Lynx gripped the mop tighter and said calmly,

"I had to do some community service and the school said at the time of the dance I could clean what I could. Now can you please tell me what you are doing?" All three of us exchanged looks before Damien, the most reasonable spoke to him.

"Some men have kidnapped Stephanie and are holding her captive inside." he said.

"Yeah and I'm the President of the United States serious what are you doing here?" he said crossing his arms.

"Do you not see the blood trail to this door?" I said and he looked behind me at the trail and swallowed.

"W-well we s-should call the c-cops." He said surprised and unsure. 

"By the time they get here they'll be dead come on." Tyler shouted at him. Lynx looked down thinking and finally reached into his pocket and drew out a key. 

"They gave me the key so I can get the cleaning supplies. Use it, but I'm calling the cops just saying." He said handing the key over to me. I nodded and thanked him before turning to the door. Using the key I unlocked it and with all the courage I had slammed it open and we all marched inside. I expected a rain of bullets to come down on us as soon as we walked inside but instead there were two guy hopping up and down trying to reach there guns that were stuck to the ceiling. The lights flashed on and off and a cleaning equipment flew around the room. 

"Okay Jacob we'll take care of it from here." Damien said and everything dropped and stopped except for the guns which were smashed to pieces on the floor. The men looked at us for a brief second but my eyes immediately flickered to a beautiful girl in a pretty dress with blood spilling from her chest. Anger I growled and took a step forward and the men grabbed the nearest broom or mop they could find. So did we. It was two full grown men vs. three full grown teenage buys, who would win? That was the question anyone would ask if they saw the two teams preparing to fight staring at each other sizing the other one up. 

"Mr.Boresteen, so it has been you all this time. I'm looking forward to bring you down," threatened Damien. Mr. Boresteen frowned at him replied,

"It is you and your friends who will be going down if you stay here. Why don't you go and forget about this huh?" He said walking slowly closer, his friend trailing behind him. 

"No way!" I shouted and took my trusty.... mop and swung it at Mr.Boresteen who also struck at the same time and the two mops hit with a cracking sound. Mr. Boresteen's accomplice tried to hit me from behind but Damien came with his broom and attacked him sending him backwards.

"You are a coward for fighting someone from behind. Fight like a real man!" Damien said as they continued to fight. Damien had the experience of sword fighting and swiftly blocked the other man's  hits with ease and after he got bored of not really trying he fought back hitting the guy hard in the head and stomach and eventually knocking him out with tripping him so his head landed hard on the floor. 

I on the other hand was struggling a bit to be honest. Mr. Boresteen was a grown man and was very strong and eventually I tripped and he raised his broom to give me a final blow but Tyler grabbed him from behind and pulled him back away from me. He raised his fist to hit him square in his face but something hard hit him on the back of the head and he swung around a little dazed and opened his mouth in surprised at seeing Felisha. She had her ten pound make up bag in her hand and a sly smile. 

"You okay daddy?" Felisha asked Mr.Boresteen and he nodded and advanced on Leo who had gotten up again. Tyler rolled his hands into fists and Felisha and Tyler walked around each other in a circle.

"You know I'd never hit a girl but with all that make up on it's kind of hard to tell what you are so..." Tyler said. Felisha glared at him and ran full force at him growling but Tyler just picked her up and threw her face first into the trash can. He took this opportunity to check on Stephanie and sighed in relief seeing her chest rise and fall unsteadily which meant she was still alive... but only a little bit of life was still in her. He picked her up bridal style and ran out the door with her.

I saw Tyler leave with Steph and even though I was a bit jealous I was relieved she would be okay.  I was starting to get the hang of sword...er mop fighting and I soon had the upper hand and was able to rid Mr.Boresteen of his mop. 

"Oh before you get beaten Mr.Boresteen, you're a terrible teacher," Damien said from the corner of the room where he watched Leo's battle.

"So I've been told," Boresteen growled and kicked Leo in the stomach. Leo didn't allow that distract him, not yet anyway and with the mop he took on confident heart filled hit at the teacher's head and it struck true. The mop cracked into two on impact and Boresteen collapsed next to his friend. A few minutes later the cops came and took the two men into custody. That included Steph's mom who had tears in her eyes and hugged the boys thanking them over and over again.

"If you h-hadn't come...." She left the room with her partner clutching her shoulder saying it will be okay. I just hope

d he was right. i hoped she got to the hospital on time and Steph's mom drove us to the hospital. She ran around the hospital until she came to a women who told her where she was. She tried to go through the doors to her room but three doctors held her back.

"I'm sorry ma'am but she has to under go surgery now. I'll let you know in the morning if she makes it."

"IF SHE MAKES IT?!" She shrieked and fainted on the spot. I put my head in my hands and hair as I thought, maybe I was too late after all. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------Steph's POV---------------------------------------

"Jacob, what's happening?" I was fading in his arms and he smiled down at me.

"You are slowly being returned to your body now. You made it." He said. 

"W-What's going to happen then?" I asked fearfully.

"You'll live with a big stitch of you tummy." He said smiling. I rolled my eyes at him and looked towards the sun which was getting brighter and felt warm against my skin. i smiled at it and walked toward slowly wanting to get closer, soon letting go of Jacob who looked at me sadly at first. He would never  get to see her again like this ever again. But he was his guardian angel now and she would live on, the goal of his duty to her.

"Good Bye Steph. I'll always watch over you." he said to her as she disappeared into the sun's rays. 

What will be on the other side of the sun?