Chapter 5: Chapter 5

"Like hell?". He replied.

"That's her". Someone screamed pointing at them.

The students turned swiftly and she scoffed.

"C'mon". She screamed and they took to their heels.

"There's a lot of them". Lovely yelled as they approached the intersection.

"Did you hear the tag on my head?". She asked staring at him.

"No!, No!, ". He screamed and pulled her back.

She collapsed into his chest and looked back to see the crowd of students at the intersection.

"Shit!". She cursed.

They screamed and raced for her in their numbers.

Without looking she turned to race back but he held her back and pulled her to the left hallway that was free.

She looked back and caught a slight reflection of the students she would have run into if she had run back.

They continued running and the crowd increased like a herd of zombies.

"This looks like a horror movie?". Lovely laughed.

"Resident Evil?, The Walking Dead". Kapella asked laughing as well.

"Whatever horror movie involves zombies, Let's call this, Phoenix Dead". He smiled she laughed.

They looked back and their eyes popped to see that the students were closing them.

"Left... Left.. Left". He sang as they approached the next intersection.

They made to turn but there was another group of awaiting students.

"Get her!". They screamed.

"Shit!". They cursed and turned to the left but there was a group of girls who stood at Akimbo.

"The Elevator ". Lovely told pulling her along.

The students merge into one army at the intersection and went after them as they ran forward for the elevator.

Kapella raced in while he tapped a number on the call box before going in.

She held his hand tightly and the crowd raged closely.

The elevator made a 'ding' sound and the door began to close.

It was an inch left to close when the crowd caught up with it.

About three students forced their hands in and as usual, it automatically opened.

Kapella screamed and slapped one of the buttons on the call box forcing the doors to try closing again but it wouldn't due to the sensor external stimuli between.

She kept slapping the button hurriedly and more hands forced into the small gap.

"You were right, it's a horror movie". She said with tears forming in her eyes.

Lovely kept slapping the hands off but more kept creeping in.

Kapella suddenly gasped as a thought hits her.

"I have an idea come take my place". She said still slapping the button to prevent the doors from opening but to maintain that little gap.

He quickly moved up to her and took over in punching the button.

"You got a lighter". She asked.

"Yeah. My pocket behind".

He said wanting to turn.

"No!, No!, Don't let go of it". She warned and he resumed the punching.

"Do you smoke?". She asked moving close.

"Nope. Is that a question to ask now?".

She inhaled heavily and put her hand into his pocket to take out the lighter.

Kapella then took the juice bottle he was holding with the other hand.

"What are you up to?". He asked.

She first opens the juice bottle before holding the lighter and ignite the fire out.

She poured the juice on the hands and pushed the burning lighter into the midst aimlessly.

"Acid!!". She screamed.

"Acid!!". The Students who felt the heat on their skins screamed as well and they pulled back.

Everyone stumbled in fear and the door closed.

Lovely exhaled heavily and let go of the button before sliding down to the ground.

Kapella laughed loudly and dropped the empty bottle.

"Acid?, You're such a clown". He smirked and she threw the lighter for him.

Her laughter slowly diminish to a sad look as the tears in her eyes flowed down.

"And now I successfully got into trouble". She whispered and sat on the ground.

"Hey". He said and drew close to her.

"Thanks, you're the last person I was expecting to show up". She said.

"I told Cindy to stay back that it was dangerous". He said and she nodded.

"That's right, thanks once again".

"Does that makes us friends now?". He asked.

"We're friends already, Lovely". She replied.

"Um.. Lovely or lovely". He asked.

"Whatever lovely". She said and he smirked.

"The Elevator is stopping, come on, we might need to run again". He said getting up.

"My legs are aching already". She complained.

The elevator came to stop and the door slides open.

They raised their head and was shocked to see Chubby Joe in front of the elevator.

"Incredible, burnt Lovely and Kapella in an elevator, Beauty and the Beast ". He compliment.

Lovely quickly pressed a button on the call box and the door close slowly but Joe stopped it with his hands.

He pushed the doors into opposite directions with his might and at that moment felt like The Incredible Huk, only if he knew it was the doors were opening automatically already.

"200, 000 US Dollars isn't a fvcking joke, I just received a hell of lot of mail that I'm owing the school a huge sum and I need a lot of money". He whispered and he stepped in.

"You shouldn't have come alone". Lovely said and he turned to him.

He kicked him on the crotch with his knee and Joe gasped at the same time as Kapella who was shocked.

Which girl wouldn't be shocked at that? Gross!!!

"Yeah, that's right, one of the most painful moments for dudes". Lovely said and punched his face.

The force was so strong that sent him crashing to the ground.

Kapella quickly rushed out and he followed from behind.

"Don't be scared, I won't do that to you".

"How did you do that?". She asked turning back.

"What? The....".

"No, The punching thing.. You made a guy pass out". She said.

He rolled his sleeves up and she gasped seeing his bicep.

"You got a lot of muscles, seems you to to the gym a lot". She said and they continued walking.

"Practice makes perfect". He told her.

"You've been punching people? ". She asked and she turned back to him but he didn't reply.

"Lovely?". She called but still no response.

"Don't pretend like you've been electrocuted". She said and that's when he rose his finger up slowly.

Kapella turned to see what he was pointing at and behold was the entire crowd of students a few meters from her.

She screamed and her legs sprung forward.

Lovely turned as well overtaking her into the elevator.

"Close it". She screamed approaching the elevator.

He hits one of the buttons and the doors close slowly.

Kapella dashed in grabbing him to the wall and the door closed just before the students got to it.

The elevator made a 'ding' sound before descending.

Kapella exhaled and let go of his shoulders.

"You just stood there like a robot". She said.

"I was shocked".

"Shocked?, Physical, emotional or...... Forget it". She said leaning on the metal wall.

"Do you have plans for tomorrow?". He asked.

"Don't think of asking me out for dinner".

"I'm not when I know full well that you have a boyfriend". He said and she scoffed.

"And who told you that?". She asked.

"You said it over there, in the class with her friend, Cindy".

"Then quit eavesdropping on girl's talk, alright?".

"And then maybe I wouldn't have helped you with Italian"...

"Hush!".

"I meant even if you survive today's problem, do you have plans for tomorrow or do you think the Arrowood will let go of you like that". He asked.

"You know them?".

"Yep. Dangerous".

"Sorry I misunderstood you".

"No, it's alright. Perfectly alright".

"I'm just so pathetic with my thinking, a good reason my friends don't last ". She said.

" Hey don't say that, you're the best choice someone would take as a friend, honest, intelligent and I'll regret if I don't say beautiful ". He said and laid his head on the door.

She punched his arm and he turned back slowly.

" You didn't feel that? ".

" How would I feel that, your bicep is literally at level one, it feels like a little child hitting me for ice cream ". He smiled and turned to the door

She groaned and punched his arm harder but he didn't move an inch.

"You're enjoying this, ain't you? ". She roared.

She threw another punch but he turned swiftly and caught her hand.

The elevator made a 'ding' sound and the doors opened.

He let go of her hand and moved backward when she screamed pointing behind him.

He quickly ran back into the elevator thinking there was a wave of students behind him.

She laughed walking out and that was when he realized there was nothing.

"I don't have biceps but I got a tongue, Where the hell is this?". She asked looking at the cartons around.

"It's the Basement". He said stepping out.

"You're new". She said.

"Well, I can't remember the floor I asked the elevator to take us to but here we are, it's safe here ".

"Safe? With two of us alone". She asked moving back to the elevator.

"It's dangerous out there".

"Is she so difficult to find, im6 increasing the reward to 300,000 US dollars if that would catalyze the search"? Diaz's voice rang from the speaker in the basement.

"And right now I feel like capturing you, what the hell?, We barely even know each other for 24 hours, 300, 000 US Dollars, damn!". He said moving toward her.

"Let's say I tricked you in here, so I can have the money, I bundle you to Diaz".

She quickly rushed out of the elevator and picked the club on the ground.

"If you come closer I'm gonna splash your brains over the wall".

"Now that sounds like real horror". He chuckled and sprung toward her.

She launched the club but he caught it mid-air.

"See, you're scared of using your strength". He said looking into her eyes.

She smiled and he scoffed.

"What's funny?".

"This". She said and kicked him on the crotch with her knee.

He screamed and he fell to the ground writhing in pain.

"I was only joking". He roared clenching his crotch.

"Am sorry..., Totally..". She stammered wanting to touch his arm.

"Don't touch me".