Angel Academy

Angel Academy (12)

~Riley's Point of View~

That rat bastard better not touch Emma ever again. I hurried to get her out of there and to the Dining Hall. Merick's going to be so pissed, I know it. And he's gonna blame me for not being with her. Wonderful.

Emma was looking down like she had done something wrong. I felt bad since I was pulling her away like an angry parent. But Damien can't be trusted.

As we entered the Dining Hall, I instantly made eye contact with Merick. He was staring at us, searching for the reason why Emma was upset. We sat down awkardly and the table went silent.

"What happened," said Merick, trying to keep his cool. I could tell he was biting his tongue, holding it in.

"We had a little run in with Damien, but it's all ok," I said, trying to ease the mood of the table. Trinity and River were just staring around, trying to figure out what was going on. Merick glared at me, his dark blue eyes piercing me.

"If it's all ok, then why does Emma look like she had witnessed a murder?" questioned Merick with a demanding tone.

"Merick!" Emma suddenly called out. Everyone quickly drew in their breath. Emma has never yelled like that before. Merick stared at her, in shock.

"I'm fine! I don't understand why you always assign me a baby sitter! I'm not a little kid, I'm only two years younger then you!" she confessed, irritated.

Merick stared at her. He looked a little hurt, but only I could tell since I was his best friend. River and Trinity kept their heads down.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, then looked up and stared right at Emma, his face wrinkled slightly in anger. "But you have no idea who Damien is. If you don't want to listen to me, then fine. Just don't come crying to me when that monster hurts you," Merick said, in a dangerous voice. He then got up and quickly left the room.

Emma's eyes widened in fear towards his tone, then they saddened. She put her arms on the table and buried her head in them. Trinity was sitting next to her so she leaned over and comforted her.

The rest of lunch was terribly awkward and depressing. Emma just sat there like a zombie. A few times I heard a sob coming from her. River and I just looked at her with pity.

I mean, I remember when I first came here. I was ten years old, so I was terrified of leaving home. My first week, all I did was cry and kept silent. But then I met Merick. He's been here since he was seven, so he was so mature, so strong. I looked up to him. Heck, I still look up to him! He's my brother, but I'll never admit that to him.

Then River came this year and I had two brothers. River was lazy and laid back but I still admired him. He could keep cool in the middle of a hurricane!

The sound of the bell interrupted my thoughts. This time Trinity and I joined River as we walked her to her room. We waited patiently in the hall as she got all her homework. She had study hall now so we were now heading towards the library. As we entered, I saw Emma's eyes widen in shock. I grinned. The library was huge. I've even seen people get lost in here before. We lead her to one of the circular tables and sat down.

"Don't you guys have class to go to?" asked Emma softly. I could tell she was still upset.

"Lucky for you, freshmen and juniors have the same study hall time. And next year, we will be with you too since sophmores and seniors do too," smiled River. Emma lifted her head, her face was instantly perked up.

"See? She's excited cause she gets to be with me. We could even have some alone time....." I smirked. My head started to fill with not-so-good ideas. Instantly, Trinity and River leaned over and slapped each of my shoulders hard.