Code-Red Lockdown: A Short Story

Instead of just staring at me tonight, she grabbed my hand and the skin under hers started to burn. “Get off me!” I shrieked. I bolted straight up in my bed screaming for her to stop when I realized it was just a another nightmare. I wiped off the bead of sweat on my forehead as I ran my hand through my tangled hair. The burning sensation was still stinging me on the backside of my wrist I looked down at my wrist to see what was bothering me. A strange yet beautiful marking marked my wrist with small little letters under it. Dismissing the mark I got up to get ready for school even though I dreaded it. I use to be happy to get ready for school, I use to be the at the top of the food chain but my father’s death changed that. Before I

could stop it, another flashback took a hold of me.

I said goodbye to the last of my cheer mates as I walked over to my dad’s car. He greeted me with a loving smile as I slid into the passenger seat next to him. My dad, Eros Ambrosia was an world famous actor but not the snobby,rude,and stuck up actors, he was actually a caring father. We went on the interstate, Just as he was cracking another joke, a force hit us with so much impact that I hit my head on the dashboard and dark spots started to dot my vision as glass went flying through the air. As if everything was in slow motion my dad flew through the windshield, he always wanted to fly, but not to his death I thought bitterly.

I shaked the flashback off like every other one. I got ready and looked at myself in the mirror, I looked okay with my piercing blue eyes, bronze skin and curly black hair. I nodded at myself in approvement and started to get going for school. My mom use to be here everyday until my father’s death. She started to become a workaholic and was rarely home so I practically raised myself since his death. She later killed herself because she was weak. I curled my lip in disgust and walked outside and got into my car just as my wrist started to burn again and a nearby garbage can crumpled to dust. I stared at it in bewilderment and dismissed it and drove to school. I parked my car and pulled up my hoodie to shield my face from my schoolmates. Just as I thought I was going to get into the school swiftly my best friend Annabeth jumped me from the behind.Honestly she's the only thing that keeps me going in life.

“I missed you Athena!” She squealed in delight.
“I missed you to Annabeth.” I sighed just as the minute bell rang throughout the school.

I cursed under my breath and grabbed Annabeth and dashed through the hallway to get to our advisory. I opened the door just as the tardy bell rang and sighed in relief.I slid into the seat next to Annabeth just as the announcements started. I zoned out until our principal yelled through the intercom ,“ We are going into a code-red lockdown, we have a break in!”
My teacher Mrs.Wilcox quickly got up and said urgently, “ Everyone go into the corner and be quiet.” She locked the door and scurried to join us in the corner. We sat deadly silent just as we heard keys jingling in the keyhole. We all stared at door fearfully just as the lock opened with a pop. A masked boy and man strolled into the room carrying big guns that swinged lazily by their sides. The boy cleared his throat, and said ,” Athena Adrianna Ambrosia rise up or,” his unusual colored eyes lit up mischievously ,” I’ll shoot.” I wobbly stood up trembling in fear. He strolled to me and grabbed my arm and started to drag me to the door while I struggled and pleaded for him to let go of me. He took me out of my classroom and exited the school with the masked man right at our heals. He paused and took something out of his pocket and whispered “Sorry ‘bout this.” He then plunged a syringe into the side of my neck and plunged whatever was in it into my bloodstream. My sight started to cloud and the last thing I saw before

I blacked out was the beautiful now unmasked boy.

My eyelids fluttered open and natural light blinded me.

I groaned and held my head because of my pounding headache. That’s when the day's events came rushing back to me. My eyes adjusted as a maid scurried into my room with a tray of food and laid it next to me and hurried out of my door. I grabbed the tray as I realize how hungry I really was. I munched on some french toast and studied the room I was in. It had 4 large glass windows and it was painted a midnight blue with furniture. I shoveled the rest of the food into my mouth and drank some milk, when a beautiful boy opened the door. In a gruff voice he said “ Follow me.”Who does he think he is for kidnapping us then telling us what to do? A voice in my head said. I felt the crazy anger that I long ago stored a way. I let the very well known darkness take over. “What’s happening to me.” I said while tugging at my hair.Without me knowing the boy grabbed my hand tugging me too the

door.

“Mr.Starr wants to talk to you,” he said said in his low voice.
I nodded my head curtly not wanting to talk to my kidnappers..I stopped walking wanting to be difficult. I heard him audibly sigh and, he stopped walking and effortlessly threw me over his shoulder. I struggled against him until he stopped walking and dropped me on the floor. I was still seething as he opened a door.

“Mr.Starr will speak to you soon.”
“Whatever.”

I glanced around at the arena, it was as big as a football field. I looked at one of the walls which was decorated beautiful with the elements of earth,water,fire, and air, at the edge of the wall it looked like tendrils of darkness was creeping towards the elements. I looked