The Academy

Where am I going?

I kept running through the street, but didn't really know where I was going. All I could think of was to find a map and look up this address. I decided to use my phone map to look it up. I typed in the address but I got no results. "What? How can I have an address that leads nowhere?" I shut my phone off and kept on going. I was near the subway and I road it regularly to get to school. I found the subway and walked down the steps into the subway. I didn't see too many people down there but still a good amount to keep me in a crowd. I kept walking and looked at the address again. "I still have no idea where this-ah!" I was interrupted by a blunt force on my shoulder that threw me onto the floor. "Watch where you're going you little brat!" A man yelled. It was a very tall skinny man in a top hat and he was wearing a tuxedo. He had an eyepatch on his left eye and he had a very thin pointy mustache. He growled and stormed away. It made me angry because HE was the one who ran into me. I felt a cold wind brush up against me "I knew it was cold in here but I didn't think it would be this cold." I got up, brushed myself off and waited for the train to come. My hands started to feel freezing. "Why is it so cold in here?" I shoved my hands into my vest pockets in hope that it would warm them up. I waited another few minutes before I heard the train arrive and the door open. I boarded with 6 other people and I went straight to the corner seat. I sat down and just started to think. What am I doing! I'm going to an address that probably doesn't exist I left my sister at home dead and my mother is most likely worried sick about me. I checked my phone 89 missed calls from mom. "Heh she's probably either scared out of her mind or more mad than she was that night we went to the fair." I looked around the train and saw that a man in a hood was looking right at me. I jerked my head away because it was kinda creepy. I looked at my hands. My fingertips are blue! Am I getting frostbite? There's no way though it's not cold enough! I rubbed my hands together trying to warm them up but it didn't do any good. It was weird because I could feel the cold but it didn't hurt and it wasn't uncomfortable. I just put them back into my pockets. I looked back at the man in the hood and he was still staring at me. I decided to confront him about it. "Why don't you take a picture it'll last longer!" Laughing at myself I didn't see him get up and walk towards me. He put his hand around my throat and said with a menacing voice "What did you say to me?" I couldn't speak as I was choking for air. "That's what I thought." He released me and went back to his seat. Furious I got up and walked over to him. His back was still turned to me so I took this as an advantage. I jumped on his back and put him in a headlock. This was stupid because he was much stronger than me. He threw me over his shoulder and onto the ground. The impact knocked the wind out of me and I couldn't move. I had tunnel vision so I couldn't see much. But what I could see was a giant foot about to come down on my head. I rolled to safety got up and ran into the next car. He chased me with two guys right behind him. I was so terrified and I started to get even more cold, to the point where I was shivering. I could see my breath and my toes where numb. I heard a gunshot behind me and a bullet fly past my head. I ran to the next car closed the door locked it and ducked behind it. I closed my eyes hoping that the door would hold them. I heard them banging and shouting. I just kept hoping that the door would stay locked. I stayed there for another minute and I started to feel warmer. I kept breathing in and out slowly and I kept getting warmer. I opened my eyes and looked at my hands. They were back to their normal color! I was so happy but when I looked back at the door my heart stopped. It was covered in a thick layer of ice! I was terrified and jumped back. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. "What is going on! I don't understand!" I didn't hear any more banging or shouting everything was quiet except for the sound of the train moving. I wanted to see what happened but I was too scared. I waited a few more minutes before I worked up the courage to look in the other car. I went to the door grabbed the icy handle and pulled, but instead of sliding away the entire door fell off its hinges. I jumped back as the door crashed to the floor. I looked back into the car and what I saw amazed me. The entire car was frozen in ice inside and out! Including the three men! I couldn't explain how this had happened but I felt like I did it. The train would be coming to a stop soon so I knew I had to do something. I looked around the car for something I could use to break the ice. I noticed that a gun was sticking out of one of the iced mans hands. I grabbed it with both hands and pulled. It wouldn't budge. "Ugh how am I gonna get this out? Maybe if I put my feet on his chest..." I grabbed the gun again brought my feet up to the mans chest and pulled while pushing with my feet. This finally got the gun free. I bent down and used the butt of the gun to break the ice at the mans feet. I hit the ice with all my might but it wouldn't break, not even a little chip. I hit the ice again and the gun dented. "Great so I guess the ice isn't gonna break." I sighed and decided to leave them, I felt awful though. I hope I didn't kill them. Even if I didn't they'll get frostbite and die of cold. With a hung head I went to the car I was previously in. I sat down and waited out the rest of the train ride. I heard the screech of wheels on metal and the voice of the train conductor. "We are now stopping at Grand Central Station." Relieved I waited by the door and got out. There was a crowd of people waiting to get in so I had to shove my way through. I was shorter than everyone else so I was getting pushed and tossed around. I was finally pushed so hard I fell to the floor I had faces glancing my way and looking at me and laughing. When I looked to see who pushed me I was shocked to see a familiar face. "You?! But I just saw you back at the other station it's 17 miles away!" "I have ways of getting around sweetheart. Ta ta darling." He vanished into the crowd of people.All of a sudden everyone looked at me but something wasn't right. Their eyes were all blank and white. They spoke at the same time with the same menacing voice "STAY AWAY FROM THE ACADEMY OR YOU DIE!" Terrified I sat there screaming as people grabbed and pulled on my clothes and hair. I curled up into a ball and sat there crying and screaming for help. Then I heard glass break and a loud whoosh and finally a thud. I didn't dare look to see what was going on, and I couldn't hear because the annoying whining sound was in my head again. A few seconds passed and before I blacked out I felt myself being lifted up with strong warm arms and I could have sworn that whoever was carrying me jumped into the air and started flying, but that's impossible...right?