Witching Hour

Chapter 2- Ben

   Entering the library I sat at one of the corner tables. Unleashing my mountain of books and paper I set to work. I bought a bag of chocolate for when I get tired and need energy. It helped me though I would stop once I realized that the bag was dead. I opened my history book and that's when a popping noise came running at me. I looked up to notice other students running and hiding from the popping noise. I looked in confusion as the gunman came in. Ben a young man from my class entered the room. I looked at him straight in the eye when he pointed the gun at me. A bullet launched and was headed toward me. I ducked but the bullet hit my arm. I lay in pain as Ben headed further into the library. I looked for an exit and luckily I was close to it. I crouching low headed for the door. Ben looked toward where I was and began shooting. I heard over the gun fire...

"How dare you? You put me down Rachel I thought I got the right girl, I was wrong." Ben screamed. I stand up bending at the waist and head out the door. But before the door shut tight a bullet hit my back.

 "I will not go out without you Rachel! I loved you, you put me down and then. You bitch! You will die today." Ben said his voice coming closer. The door flew open and Ben stepped out.

"Rachel get back here!" Ben screamed after me shooting me once more in the leg. I fall and pretend to be dead.

  I lie there waiting for Ben to approach and when he does I don't hear a thing: but a cock of the gun, the sound of the launch, and the thud of his body as it hit me. I open my eyes and there is Ben, the young man who asked me out to the school dance a long time ago. The man was lying across one of my legs a bullet wound to the head and his eyes were open. I get up ready to run away but before my legs carry me off I bend down and close his sad dead eyes.

  I ran as fast as I could away from the school. I now didn't care if I finished high school. I'd do it online. I ran past buildings and police cars I ran bleeding into the woods. I ran up the trail stopping to catch my breath. I heard footsteps and when I tried to run the person held me in place. I looked up at the person holding me to him. It wasn't Taehyung. Before I fade I hear the words:

"Hey, stay with me."

   When I wake I'm in a hospital bed. I looked around confused as to where I was. Then a figure opened the door. He was tall with bright blonde hair, lighter than my own. The most prominent thing I noticed about him when he faced me was a mole on the side of his chin. Coming near he set a tray down on it was a glass of water and a pp and j sandwich. My mouth grew watery and I looked up at him nodding his head, I took the food and scarfed it down. I blushed as I heard faint laughter coming from him.

 "Takuya!" A voice called.

 "In here." The blonde man answered.

 "Well now, look who's awake?" The other man answered, entering the room. This man was tall, slightly shorter than this Takuya. He had dark brown hair and kind eyes. Both he and Takuya were wiry, only by looking close could I tell.

"Where's Ben, what happened to him?" I stuttered.

 "Who my dear?" The man questioned.

"He's the one..." I spoke softly.

"Is he the one who did this to you?" Takuya questioned his tone sharp.

"Takuya calm yourself." The man said coming to sit in the nearby chair. "Now who's Ben?"

"Ben is the man that shot her." A throaty voice said coming from the hall.

"How would you know Ravi?" The man asked.

 "It's in the news." Another, younger voice called.

 "Hyuk." The throaty voice said.

 "Sorry." Was the response.

"N, it's right here." The deep voiced man named Ravi came in.

 "Yeah. It seems that he wanted revenge against some girl who didn't go to a dance with him." Hyuk came in standing just inside the room.

  Ravi and Hyuk were equally tall with the other two men. Ravi had platinum blonde hair and a tattoo on his arm, while Hyuk had spiky brown hair. All four men stood almost equal in height and had strong yet kind presences. But it didn't make me any less nervous, due to the deep voice that took the room every time it was released from Ravi's mouth. I sat there waiting as the four men engaged in conversation pertaining to Ben.

"You must be Rachel." N turned to look at me, "My dear you're going to be alright."

"Uh..." I started.

 "Tomorrow we'll get you some new clothes, as for now you rest and heal those wounds." N said patting me lightly on the shoulder.

"I'll get you some more water." Takuya said existing the room.

"Go on and sleep my dear tomorrow will be a new day." N said pulling Ravi and Hyuk out the door with him.

The door closed behind them and the sound of their voices faded. I laid back down and drifted off to sleep. I woke up feeling cold, the window was broken open and there was a figure standing at the end of the bed. I heard the cock of the gun, I froze. The figure of Ben stood there looking me dead in the eye. I screamed.