"You're so bright, I swear you swallowed the Sun. And I am so in awe, just basking in your light. But I am just the one who swallowed the moon. The only light that I have's just a reflection of you. And the only thing I know is I wanna know what it'...
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The position Alex was in was a very uncomfortable one. The gun pointed at her by Mister was being jabbed into the side of her head. Mister had an arm wrapped tightly around her neck to the point it was hard to even breathe. Alex clawed at the man's arm at first but found her struggling to be useless. He was way too strong for her. All the redhead could hear was the whimpering of the children, her pounding heart, and Mister's breath beside her ear. Alex opened her eyes to see everyone staring at the two of them with horror.
Taking a deep breath, Alex spoke up, "Has anyone ever told you that you're a really fun guy?" Her voice was strained from the lack of air. She could hear the sigh that came out of Ray's mouth. She knew exactly what he was thinking too. Something along the lines of, 'Of course she had to say some snide remark to the person who literally had the power to kill her at any time.' It was the only way she wouldn't freak out so she had to.
"They might have mentioned it," Mister replied to her. He turned his attention back to the terrified kids, "Well, then. Hand over the pen and get out. Or y'all gonna die right here," That was... Comforting... Alex could see Ray clutch the pen tighter as he thought about what to do. "Come on. Fork it over already. I'm tired of your faces," Ray scowled at Mister. Mister only stared back at the boy with a bored stare, "Well?"
The room started to spin for Alex. If this man kept cutting off her air then she was going to pass out. Alex straightened up and said, "Yeah, I'm not liking that idea too much," A small smirk appeared on her face, "Sorry in advance." Before the man could even ask what she meant, Alex punched Mister in the crotch. Mister made an expression of pain which the others found amusing, but they were still shocked by Alex's actions.
"Wha-" Ray started to say.
"Ouch-" Don's eyes were wide.
While Mister huddled up into a ball, Alex ran away from him. She could hear his groans of pain as she coughed. Ray grabbed her hand and drug her over to the others, "Alex!!" The girl could feel relief take over by her finally being back with the others. She would never admit it with Mister in the room, but having a gun pointed at your head was terrifying.
"Are you okay?!" Emma inquired. Alex nodded while holding her neck. It wouldn't be surprising if there was bruising around her throat since he was holding her tightly. She was scared of passing out from the lack of oxygen at one point.
"Quick, get out of this room, everyone!" Gilda ordered.
"Don't have to tell me twice," Alex commented. She would rather be anywhere else but here at the moment. Everyone started to make their way out of the room while Mister was distracted. Alex held her neck in pain, "Man, that really hurt. He was almost choking me." One more minute of that and she probably would have passed out. Mister had a really tight grip.
