He's The Man

Chapter 41

I'm sorry for the annoyingly long wait! Long story short, I was in a really bad car accident and lost a close friend. I'm trying to get back into writing mode so forgive me if I'm a little rusty. But I wont keep you from the story any more soo Read on!!:)

Hes The Man -Part 41-

~Jordans POV~

I stared into her electric blue eyes in complete and utter shock.

This was-It was Leila.

   She was reported 'missing' but here she was, right here, standing infront of me. 

"H-hi" I stuttered out.  

I didnt know what to say, all of this was so sureal and left me speechless.  

She staired at me, her eyes shined with unshed tears as she slowly shook her head. She said nothing as she thrust herself into my arms, I wasted no time and immediately wrapped my own arms around her tightly. 

  It was then that I realized how badly she was shaking, Ramonas shouting in the backround and the rapid beating of my heart didnt faze me, the only thing that mattered was that she was here, Leila was safe in my arms.

I felt as if I could breathe regularly again and as if the questions I had been dying to know earlier were now answered.  

I was broken out of my trance when Leilas voice came out tiny and scared,"Please dont let him take me Jordan, please-"  

I kept my arms around her but leaned back so that I could look into her eyes. 

Her pleas for help confused me and I took the time to study her carefully, her iron grip didnt loosen as I tried to get a good look at her,"What the hell happend to you Leila?!" I shouted after catching a clear sight of her face.

She had a painful looking gash decending down the left side of her cheek, a steady trail of blood oozed down her usually flawless face and led my eyes to her next wound. Her lip was split and looked slightly swollen, after investigating her small form it was safe to say that someone had either beaten the crap out of her or she had fallen down a long flight of stairs.

Red flashed across my eyes when I pictured someone beating her up, Leila was so small and fragile, you'd have to be heartless to even think about laying a hand on her.

I gently wiped away her stream of tears only to have them quickly be replaced by more.

"Who did this to you Leila?" I asked softly.

Her bottom lip trembled violently as she tried to swallow the lump in her throat,"He came back for me-" She whispered quietly.

"Who did?"  

She quickly looked behind her to the line of trees she had previously broken threw before pressing her face to my chest and choked out,"You cant let him have me Jordan, hes going to take me away-!" Her voice rose at the end and was filled with panic and fear.

By now Ramona had gotten out of the car and was standing beside us looking stuck. Her face was etched with confusion and pity for her bestfriend as she looked on nervously,"Leila who are you talking about?" She asked carefully.

As if he was answering our question Jacob Formiller came bursting threw the trees, the same way Leila had just come through.

Ramona screamed and almost as if it were instinct I turned the other way to sheild Leila from the guy she spoke of as if he were a monster,"Let her go!!" He barked at me.

His stance looked like he was prepared to pounce on me at any second, although just from looking him up and down I could tell he was no match.

He had a huge bump on his forehead and his nose was dripping blood which he ignored as he continued to scowl at me,"Jordan" Leila whimpered as her arms wrapped around my waist from behind.

She buried her face into my back as Ramona stood slightly behind me too with a look of pure horror mixed with a tinge of hate painted across her features.

I didnt know what to do or say but I quickly shoved my cell phone into Ramonas hands and hissed,"Get into the car and call 9-1-1 now!!"

She hesitated and stood there still with my phone clutched tightly inbetween her fingers,"Go Ramona! And take Leila with you!!"

I lightly pushed her in the direction of my car while keeping my eyes on Jacob.

As soon as Ramonas arm touched Leilas he broke his gaze from mine and quickly shifted his hateful glare to her,"Dont touch her!!" He growled, his voice filled with venom.

"Ramona go!!" I shouted at her, carefully untangling Leilas firm grasp from around me and handing her to Ramona.

Jacob took a step towards me and I instantly moved to shield Leila again,"Stay away from her Formiller." I snapped, my voice icy and my eyes unforgiving.

Leila didnt get those cuts from her own doing and my gut was telling me that the idiot who was stupid enough to lay even a finger on her was standing right in front of me.

Ramona quickly ushered Leila into the backseat of my car and joined her, immediately locking the doors. I could see her frantically pushing buttons on my cellphone and looked back up to Jacob who was holding an anxious gaze, stairing at Leila through the slightly tinted windows,"You'll pay for this Runt, Whats mine is mine." He said, his voice was soft but held so much longing and hate it was almost disturbing.

"You talk about her like you own her-" I spat.

His scowl flickering to me instantly,"Oh, but I do DeVall." He spoke so firmly and was so certain I almost believed it.

"Shes been bound to me ever since our very first kiss. Didnt she tell you how she was going to love me forever? Promises arent meant to be broken. Surely you know that Jordan, after all, it seems like bets are a little bit more of a priority for you than the girl sitting in that car."

He shot me a smug smile and slowly held his pointer finger up to his bloodied lips,"Shh-" He smirked,"Im good at keeping secrets."

Anger bubbled up inside of me like a boiling pot of water, Jacobs words continously stirring and stirring and surely, any second now I was due to pour over. I slowly looked behind me to see a teary eyed Ramona hugging Leila tightly as she feverishly talked to someone on the phone. I cracked my knuckles and looked back at Jacob with a blank exspression,"Roughly 6 minutes, but thats just a guess."

He raised an eyebrow at me and tilted his head in confusion, smiling at me as if we were old friends,"6 minutes until what?"

I slowly took my time making my way towards him,"Until the police get her and lock you up forever. Ive wanted to do this ever since 8th grade, looks like its my chance-"

Jacob had a look of uncertainty written across his face but held his ground as I neared,"Chance for what." He asked nervously.

I chuckled and stretched my arms,"For me to show you what its like to play games-" I quickly brought my fist up and aimed for his nose before adding,

"Runt."