The journey to recovery

Chapter 7

Chapter seven

Stage one : Hostility and Deceit

Pennsylvania

I banged on the metal maniacally to the extent my hands were hot and blistered.

" Ah" I hissed at the throbbing  pain in my  palms and fingers.

It was pointless. Not one of those lousy deep sleepers heard my cry of help not even the freaking owls that are on their phones at this ungodly hour.

Exhausted again I rested my head on my knees and looked at the floor  I guess I lost track of time since a couple of birds chirped blissfully with the shine of the orange orb and yellow light woke me up.

And surprise, surprise no one still  noticed my disappearance.

" Hello " echoed a faint voice.

" Hello? " it rang in my head again. There followed a low mumble of words that I found hard to hear but I did manage to catch the phrase 'nobody'.

Nuh uh I'm not going out like that!
" No there's someone in here " Took them long enough! " Okay stay calm we're here to help" he hollered. " It's about time " I exclaimed.

A string of muttered colourful words passed away. Any minute longer and I would've been crazier than a headless chicken. The cage shook then rose to the fifth floor which my dorm was at.

I scrambled up and out of that dreadful cage. Then darted to my room. " Speak of the devil there you are where were you?" asked Cece seated on the higher bunk .

" The elevator!  I was calling and banging for help how the hell did nobody hear me...for seven hours !" I asked at the door before  I tossed my phone away from me to my bed. " You aren't dressed that's new !" blabbered the drunk to earn a glare that shut  him up. " I'll be in the truck" he announced as he backed up to the hall.

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I was seated on the bed when  my thoughts were butchered by the willowy blonde holding her bob styled hair back by an Alice band who's got no idea of private time.

Lesley!

" Nante " she exclaimed panting
" Lesley" I answered not hiding the disgust. " I need your help" she whined.

" I would've helped but I don't want to" I stated ready to walk out.

" Please it's Troy and the twins they're in the shed with Troy and two other creepy guys Troy looked crazy and not the good kind" she rambled.

" Now why did you tell me? I can't do anything about it! you should have called the cops, call the cops!" I shrieked .

" I will" she shrieked back when Mike walked in the room oblivious to everything and dropped to his bed right beside mine.

" It is an emergency! hello ?" she spoke. " They hung up!" clarified Lesley.

Huh Really thought they'd come on the bright side I don't need to hide.

" Why did the cops hung up?" asked Mike." Cops think Martina and Valentina  being stuck in the shed with Troy and two creepy  men isn't an emergency" rapped Lesley.

" Troy?" uttered Mike." Is apparently a serial killer" I chirped to get a smack at my arm.

I don't know how dangerous a petty theif is?

" Lesley I don't know what to do but what I do know is we can't go down there " I told her when some idiots downstairs hollered at the top of their lungs.

What are the chances our room is right above the reception.

Somebody screamed bloody murder amongst the muffled voices and foot stomps. " What the hell do you think was that?" I asked .

I slithered off the bed after they shrugged and stalked with Mike and Lesley out to the hall and climbed down a few steps.

A force of sound whacked me across the face before we peeked at the biggest fist fight I have ever witnessed.

Fourteen no wait ....twenty guys at each other in the lounge. Huh I don't see him.

" When we spot him then  we can get the twins" I pointed out . Man I should say more of our tasks out loud because just like that!

The twins appeared tiptoeing up the flight of stairs.

" Martina,Valentina" cheered Lesley to embrace them who without a doubt were not happy to see her.

"How could you leave us at the shed like that?" shrieked one of the twins.

" I had to get help since you guys refused to go with me"I heard Lesley exclaim.

My gaze was back at the fight, some had rammed into each other , some had punched each other while others had swung.

I still don't see him!

Oh no my bad now I see him!  Standing at the door not daring to get in the hostel I don't see the two creepy  guys though.

No he didn't,he's getting in?

All of a sudden the fire alarm went off and water rained on us.

I spat out the water that managed to slip into mouth when I noticed the strobes of blue and red light in between the sliver of space behind the curtains.

Just like that the fight was broken all of the potatoes ran out of the lounge like cats that touched water.

" Well that was fun to watch" I remarked ready for my climb on the slippery staircase to the dorm.

At the hall we met Mister Kingsley who wore a sneer on his face and forced us to slope down to the backyard.

Damn!

" Get" he hissed." It's slippery" whined Lesley as we sluggishly sloped down the stairs as predicted somebody fell and somebody tripped. Mike fell and one of the twins tripped.

The feeling of my socks getting wet isn't one of the best feeling in the world.

Once we were at the backyard met by only a few fighters, onlookers excluded we met Miss William who had the smile of a Cheshire cat while Mister Kingsley a scrawny little man grilled us for our names.

" Mister Underwood would gladly want to talk all of you about this fine he got" she announced.

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A legal scrape that doesn't look good!

I finally decided to announce that I make book covers.
I was a little hesitant on it since I didn't know how to send it but now I do so all you have to do is tell me your story and title and author name in my private messages.

In an orderly manner I sound like my mother.

Orderly fashion manner.

This chapter goes to @savagemf

Thank you and to you all too.

Let the fire burn

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