I Died When She Saved Me

Mom

Io Atkinson

I jumped out of the bed as a heard a loud bang interrupt me from sleeping.

Jeez. I barely have any sleep. I had a hard time sleeping after witnessing that crazy murderer. I never expected someone will be that bold when it comes to killing. Even if the police arrive and get a hold of him, he’s still laughing. And that’s 110% creepy.

I look outside my window and saw a car exploded when it hits another car.

I look at my alarm clock on my bedside table.

It’s only 5:47 in the morning and people are messing up already. What the hell is going with their stupid minds?

Even if I want to go back to sleep, I don’t know if I will be able to get any sleep. Also, there’s a possibility of me oversleeping and ruin my everyday routine.

I yawn and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth while scrolling and looking for news on my phone.

There’s a lot of news reporting murders, robbers, r**e and it all happened yesterday. I saw a video and decided to play, it was footage of someone boldly killing another person in the middle of daylight. There are more videos on the internet that all about the evil deeds of people did yesterday.

I spit out the foam on my mouth and gargle my mouth with cold water coming from the tap while keeping my eyes on my phone’s screen.

I saw an article about the energy drink ‘Neurons’. I read and it says that in just two days that it was released on the market, the energy drink already earns millions and more.

The hell? Why did people believe in that false advertisement? Don’t they know how to distinguish the fact from lies?

I lock the screen on my phone and put my phone in my short’s pocket.

People these days, they are all stupid. I’m tired of this world. If only I can live far from everyone, I’ll enthusiastically do that. After all, I don't need anyone else, I'm better on my own. 

As I walked outside of my apartment, making sure it was locked and walking down the building. I heard a guy beating up a girl in the hallway. The girl was already bleeding and she’s pleading for the guy to stop but the guy just kept kicking and smacking her head. The girl saw me and she looked at me pleadingly, begging me to help her.

But what can I do with this frail body of mine? I don’t want to get involved with them and I don’t have any strength nor courage to stop that guy.

So, I walked fast pass them and secretly fished out my phone in my pocket, dialing the nearest Police Station’s number but it just kept ringing. I tried a couple of times but failed to hear someone answer the goddamn phone.

What the hell. Why are they not answering that damn phone?

I tried to look for someone’s help but everyone’s arguing with each other, so close to the fact that they’ll strangle each other. Afraid that I’ll witness again another murder incident like last night, I bite my lower lips so hard, so close to bleeding, to stop myself from being guilty of letting a weak girl get killed by that crazy guy. 

I can’t do anything to help that girl. If I get myself involved, I will have the same fate as her. Beaten up to death without having to do anything to save my precious life. 

My eyes widen in shock as I saw someone grab someone’s head and slammed it in an establishment’s wall.

What the f**k! I can’t take any more of this!

I walked in haste, practically running and plug my earphones on ears then set the volume to the maximum to get rid of the noises from other people. Screams, cries, begs and evil laughs from everyone. I fasten more my pace and arrive at school earlier than usual.

I stopped and grip the school’s gate to seek for strength. I tried to catch my breath and look around me, begging God that the school was completely normal.

I sighed in relief as I saw that no one’s arguing, strangling each other nor killing each other and boldly ripping out all of the other person’s internal organs.

I walked at my normal pace going towards the room.

I frown as I noticed everyone was holding that Neurons energy drink.

What the hell is with that drink? Why everyone’s buying and drinking that hell drink?

Everything is normal as I walk past the hallway and enter my first subject’s room.

I mean, shoving and bullying are still pretty normal, right?

I kept the plug of my earphones on my ears until our professor arrives. I thought everything will be normal but it’s not. In the middle of our professor’s discussion a girl that I don’t know what her name is suddenly stood up and shout with her voice out loud to our professor. I never bother to try to know everyone’s names but I remember that that girl was timid and shy so I’m shocked when she suddenly burst out like that.

“You f*****g useless professor! You don’t have anything to discuss just a f*****g lame and stupid topics! We f*****g never learn anything useful to you! You hell is a f*****g useless!”

The whole class excluding me laugh out loud.

Even if what she just said is all true, I can’t bear to laugh at this situation. I find it odd that she’s acting like that.

Our professor went shocked at what the girl just said but he didn’t back down and yelled back at the girl. Hearing that, I grabbed my earphones on my bag and immediately plug it on my ears. Don’t have any interest to hear them screwing each other.

The whole day went unusual too. There’s a lot of times that I witness someone girls tried to rip out each other’s hairs and a bunch of guys fighting in the middle of the hallway. It's not as bad as on the outside of the school but this is a complete pain in my eyes. 

I’m so tired of this. I don’t know what’s happening in the world but seriously it’s creeping me out. I’m starting to feel that I shouldn’t leave home today. 

As soon as my shift was done which was 20 minutes late than usual, after a couple of costumers complaining and more, I decided to just take the cab on my home but instantly dropped the idea as soon as I saw a bunch of cars on the road not even moving ahead and almost making me deaf with their loud continuous horns.

What the hell.

Even if I find it not safe to walk home, I have no choice.

I walked past a bunch of people arguing again like it was a normal thing.

The whole f*****g messy day brought headache on me and it was killing me. Everyone and everything was not helping me to get rid of this f*****g headache.

I kept my head down to not witness any unusual things. I don't know if my stomach can still hold itself if I again witnessed someone killing boldly anyone. 

Someone slightly bumped me on my shoulder which makes me stop from walking and look at the culprit.

“Oh, I’m sorry Miss.”

I remember this girl. She’s the one who saves me yesterday and her name was Rylai. She smiled at me, making me see her pearly white teeth. I would lie if I say that her smile didn't wipe my headache away. The right side of her face was swelling, her eyes were slightly smaller than the other and she got a bruised on her lips. She looks like she got into a fight.  

“It’s okay.”

I said and excused myself, before I turn my head away from her, I saw her holding the same energy drink but it looks like she’s not yet drinking its content.

Jeez. I thought she’s not stupid like other people but looks like I’m wrong.

I continued walking with my head lower than usual and my earphones still plugged on my ears. 

I squealed when someone pulled me on my arm and brought me to a slightly illuminated alley. Then pushed my back to the wall.

Ouch. That f*****g hurts like hell!

My heart beats louder and faster in nervousness. 

I look up at the culprit and squinted my eyes, trying to get a view of the culprit’s face.  It was Ethan but he looks a little different, no he looks completely different from I what I remember he looks like. He looks like he was under an influence of drugs.

I gulped in nervousness and fear as I saw him smiled wickedly and slowly walk towards me.

“E-Ethan, w-what are you trying to do?”

Ethan didn’t answer me and slammed her right hand beside my head onto the wall and look at me with fury in his eyes that makes all of my hair on my body stand. 

“Io, why do you keep rejecting me? Don’t you find me attractive, eh? I’m handsome, everyone adores me! Wanted to be with me and you, always say shits on my face and always shoved me away! But tonight, I’ll make you f*****g mine only!”

I shriek as Ethan tore my uniform, making my blouse’s buttons fly onto the air. I shivered at the cold wind kiss my exposed stomach and chest that was covered only by my black b*a.

My eyes widen in fear and in shock and prayed for God to help me. 

“Ethan please no- please don’t do this. I’m begging you. I’ll give you a chance, we’ll date just please don’t do this.”

I hug myself and tried to keep my breast out of his view. I felt my hot tears flowing down my cheeks. My whole body was trembling, afraid of what will Ethan do to me.

Ethan didn’t listen to me and cupped my chin violently, pushing his body to me.

God, please no. Please someone save me!

I tried to push Ethan away from me and shout help with my voice out loud.

“What do you think are you doing young man?”

Ethan stops what he’s doing and looks back to the guy who speaks. It was 2 men in a police uniform and pointing their guns at Ethan.

With all my remaining strength, I run towards the policemen’s direction and hide behind them.

“P-please help me. He’s trying to r**e me. Please help me! Please save me!”

I beg and clutched on one of the Policemen uniform, like my life depends on it. Because it really was.

“Is that so?”

The policemen lower their guns and looked back at me. They are smiling wickedly like Ethan. They roamed their eyes lustfully on my body. I noticed that their eyes are like Ethan's, they both look like they are under with the influence of drugs.

“Then do you mind young man if we join you?”

My body shivered after hearing that. I gulped in fear and slowly took steps backward.

Ethan and the policemen laugh out loud like evils while looking at me trembled in fear. I run fast trying to get away from them but I failed. One of the policemen caught me and held my wrist firmly.

I tried to get away from his grip, I even kick him on his balls but looks like it doesn’t affect him at all. He's too strong. 

I cried. I screamed begging for someone to help me until I felt someone punch me in my stomach and instantly lose my consciousness for a few minutes. When I open my eyes, I heard laughter and felt my whole body in pain.

Even if I want to fight for my life, I can’t. I don’t have any remaining strength to defend myself from their animal-like actions so I just closed my eyes and cried silently, letting them do everything they want in my body.

I didn’t even scream in pain as I felt a sharp metal thing thrust in my body then followed by loud evil laughs. Stab after stab after stab. I don’t feel any pain at all, I just felt the pressure of a sharp metal getting in contact with my internal organs, tearing off and a hot sticky liquid flowing out of my body. 

Not long ago, I choked with my own blood flowing outside my mouth.

Mom, who would think we’ll have the same fate? Mom.

“Mom.”