Fall from on High

Chapter 15 Fall from on High

Author's note:

Okay so before I introduce this following chapter I'd like to let you all know that I've posted a short piece of poetry I wrote a while ago and would appreciate you all to have a look at it, give feedback and if you'd like more PM me or comment!

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A lot has changed in the past couple of months that Carlos and I havent spoken to each other in. Yes, it has been 2 whole months and couple of days, but hey... who's counting right? I've passed him in the halls countless times without so much as a glance from him. I tried to ignore my beating heart just from the sight of seeing him and tried to control my urges to approach him, as hard as it was I was able to restrain myself from causing myself any embarassment.

He was just a mere presence within the walls of Craven High, but he was everywhere I went.

A month ago I bumped into Eva, and I felt that she had something to say but kept quiet. That was my only contact with him.

Adam and I have been hanging out much more recently, and although my feeling are unchanged towards him I can always see the glimmer of hope in his eyes, and it pains me to know

I can never truly like him in the way he wants. I wish I could. He's sweet, caring and he never pushes me away. He listens and he's drama-free. But he's not Carlos.

Even after he's played with the strings of my heart, I still preferred Carlos over Adam. What was wrong with me?

Lunchtime was nearly over, so I decided to clear my thoughts and head to class early. I passed the greenhouse where Adam once took me to show me the arraignment of flora and plants and caught movement in the corner of my eye coming from inside the glasshouse. I figured it was Adam considering he was the only one that went in there during school hours, and decided to go in and see if he wanted to walk to class together.

I stood at the door and called out to him. " Adam, hey you in here?"

I heard shuffling coming from further into the greenhouse and had an uneasy feeling. A door in the back opened abruptly signalling someone exiting and suddenly I was forcefully pushed in. The door slammed behind me and the bolted lock on the outside sounded its closure.

" Adam, this isn't funny! Open the door!" I started to bang on the door hoping to elicit some noise to those passing by. Not many student pass by here but I was going to try my chances. I remembered seeing the back door open and close earlier so I made my way to the back of the greenhouse with the little help from the natural light coming fron the small glass windows on the roof.

To my dismay, it was also locked. It was open not only long ago... My heart began to hammer in my chest, I had no way of notifying anyone because I was stuck in here and I had left my Phone in my locker because it had died earlier on this morning so it was no use to me either way.

Without warning a smoke substance arose out nowhere and what I though was hammering in my chest turned to an uncontrolable pounding of fear as the smoke filled the room. I tried to stay away from it but it was rapidly spreading. I didn't know what it was but as the stench hit my nose I knew it wasn't fire, but a type of pesticide for the plants. I had to think fast otherwise I was going to be stuck here.

The Amaryllis flowers that adam once showed me were lined adjacent to me and were in pots. Thinking quickly, I grabbed one, then two and threw them up towards the glass cased roof of the greenhouse hoping to grab the attention of anyone.

I had to shield my eyes as the glass came shattering back dowm cutting me on my forearm. The shard of glass was stuck and I had to remove it. Doing it quickly I grabbed another pot and threw it again. My vision began to blur due to the lack of oxygen and excess chemicals. My body felt heavy and I fell to my knees trying to keep my eyes from closing, but it was no use.