Fight or Flight Reflexes

How long have I been unconscious?

We’re still in the school, but there’s a new character. A man. He’s y’all and slim. He’s got a strange aura to him... a dangerous aura.

I stand up to face him. I here someone trying to call out next to me. I like and see that Rose and Drake are suspended in mid air against the wall on either side of me.

“Em, r...ru...” Drake is trying to speak with great difficulty. Something is keeping him from trying to warn me.

“What the...” I turn to look back at the man, trembling a little.

I don’t know any of these people. I have no one I feel I can truly trust.

But... the vision I had. It’s not much to go on, but I don’t seem to have many other options. For now, these two are my allies.

“Let them go.” I tell the man. However, I can’t seem to shake the fear in my voice.

“Hmm, I can’t do that,” He tilts his hand, looking curiously at me. “but why should you care? You don’t know these people very well, do you?”

He gives a crooked smile. It’s similar to Drake’s, but this smile gives a more sinister meaning behind it.

“I said let them go!” I shouted.

There had to be a reason that I’m still standing in front of him. He needs something.

The man looks down at his watch causally.

“It seems I’m running out of time, here. No matter. I only asked you out of courtesy.”

He raises his hand threateningly. I step back.

“What are you going to do?” I keep walking back as he starts to slowly approach me.

“Shh...”

Is he trying to get me to calm down?!

“Ahh...!”

I put my arms instinctively around me as I feel a tight pain in my chest.

I kneel down as I feel my lungs closing. I look up to see the man kneeling in front of me with the same grin.

“You should have come peacefully when you had the chance.”

I am so not going to pass out a second time. I look around to see a fire extinguisher on the wall. I tremble closer to the ground.

If I get him to let his guard down, I’ll take the chance.

The man stands up and turns to Rose and Drake.

“Seems your a bit too late, children...”

Asshole. Why is he gloating? This is so cruel.

“What’s going on here?” My teacher?

I don’t have many moments left before a faint again.

The man’s attention has to be on the teacher. I get up and run to the fire extinguisher. I activate it and the room is filled with mist.

I can’t see anything. I look around for Drake and Rose but the most is too thick. Suddenly, a hand comes out from behind to cover my mouth. I step on the attacker’s foot hard in a panick.

The attacker struggles not to make any noise. I turn around and see Drake and Rosy. I sigh in relief.

I point towards the exit and they nod.

What the hell have I just gotten myself into?

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