Ella picked another piece up. "This is a legal document… of adoption?" She looked closer. "We have to look more closely at this stuff. She folded the paper and stuffed it into her pocket. "Keep that key, Lia. No matter what."
She stood up and dusted herself off."We should get going for now, though."
"Should we go back or keep looking? I feel like we need to keep looking for a little bit. Just to see if we can find anything else." Lia asked.
Ella looked nervously at the door, but nodded. "OK, sure."
Ana tossed and turned throughout the night. She stood up and tapped Eli's shoulder. "Eli? Are you awake?" He groaned, turning around so she could see his face. "I am now." He rubbed his eyes. Ana sat down next to him on the cot. "I'm so worried about Lia and Ella. What if the ringmaster catches them? You saw the scars…" She shuttered. Elliot looked over at Ana, patting her on the shoulder. "They'll be fine. They aren't stupid, they know how to handle themselves." Ana nodded. "Thanks Eli."
"I saw something shiny over by the corner earlier. I want to see if it was anything or if I'm just crazy," Lia whispered and walked to the left of the room. She crouched down and searched the ground with her hand, but found nothing. "Guess it was my imagination. We can head back and look at those documents."
(I get out of school in like 40 minutes so I'll be on much more tonight.)
Ella gave her a worried smile and sat down by the chest again. She went over to the chest and opened it. Too quickly. The lid slammed into the wall with a loud bang. The dorm was too far aaway for anyone to hear. but she wasn't sure about the ringmaster.
Griffin sighed, getting out of bed and waking to the door, peeking out.
Lia looks at Ella with a frightened look. "We should run, shouldn't we?"
Ella nodded frantically. She jumped up and raced out of the room. The ringmaster was standing in the hallway. With a rifle. "Well, hello, girls."
Griffin thought he heard something, and his pulse quickened. He walked down the hall as quietly as possible, trying to find the girls.
"Oh.. um.. we went to the bathroom," Lia quickly answered. Her heart is pounding, and she starts mentally praying for safety. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯't 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴.
Heart pounding, he turned a few corners, finally hearing Lia’s voice.
"Oh.. um.. we went to the bathroom," Lia quickly answered. Her heart is pounding, and she starts mentally praying for safety. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯't 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴.
"Unfortunately, you've just come out of one of my private rooms." His gaze dropped to Lia's hand. "Holding my key." He smiled grimly. "That, I am sincerely sorry for, cannot go unnoticed." He raised the gun. The bullet soared through the air, silent and deadly. It hit home. Ella's knees hit the ground as her hands fluttered to her side.
Griffin dove out of the shadows, tackling the ringleader to the ground and ripping the gun out of his hand. The blood roared in his ears as he pressed it against his head.
Black dots floated around Ella's peripheral vision. Through the haze, she saw Griffin sprint into view and hold the rifle to the ringmaster's head. "No…" she whispered.
The ringmaster cackled. "Who is this kid? What's he gonna do?"
(WAS THAT HAMILTON?!?!?!?!)
“Ella?! Are you okay? Where did he shoot you?”, he called out frantically, not letting his eyes off the ringmaster for a second.
(Yes it was, Topaz. Yes it was.)
"In the side," she tried to say, but it came out a senseless gurgle.
“Ella?!” Griffin was beginning to panic. “I could shoot you right here, right now for what you did to her.”, he hissed at the ringmaster, telling for help at the top of his lungs.
*yelling
"Griffin, I'm going to get help!" Lia yelled and ran into the room where Jace, Leo, Eli, and Anna were sleeping. "Everyone wake up! Please! Ella is hurt! Get up! We have to fight!" She yelled.
Jace jerks up from his bed. "What happened? Are you hurt?" He asked.
"No, I'm not, but Ella is! We HAVE to go now!" Lia manages to say through a sob.
Ella clutched at her stomach, vision darkening. The pain was starting to ebb. I imagined death so much it feels more like a memory… is this where it gets me? On the ground, the ringmaster in front of me? she thought to herself.
The ringmaster raises his eyebrow, unfazed. “Could you really? I’m not so sure.”, he smirks. “Oh, dear, it looks like I might have to replace that slutty singer you seem to fancy so much.” Griffin’s vision went red as he pointed the gun downwards, pulling his fist back to punch the ringmaster in his stupid, bloated face as hard as he possibly can, feeling something crack.
(Sorry for the language)
Ella clutched at her stomach, vision darkening. The pain was starting to ebb. I imagined death so much it feels more like a memory… is this where it gets me? On the ground, the ringmaster in front of me? she thought to herself.
HAMILTON
THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH