I woke up late at night, terror and adrenaline pumping through me as I tried to scream for my life, but a hand muffled it. My eyes were wide and awake, but before I could look up to see who my captor was, a blindfold wrapped around my eyes, along with duck tape being placed across my mouth. I squirmed against the strong grip, and I did my best to bring out my angel, but she was hidden, my demon was out and ready to fight. The problem with my demon being the only one out was that I wasn't up to date on my demon abilities, and no matter how hard I tried to kick and punch, my captor was much more strong and advanced.

Even though I knew there was no hope of me escaping willingly, especially with me unable to see and speak, I kept fighting, and struggled viciously against the captor's undeniable strength. "Stop moving!" Hushed the woman's voice angrily. I didn't listen, as I felt her move me out my window, before she could grab my arm, I quickly tried to make as much racket as I could, as I banged my arm on the wall helplessly, but instead of hoping for a loud noise, my arm barely whacked the wall. I was just hoping someone would notice my disappearance. All of a sudden the woman holding me froze, but since I couldn't see, I had no way to decipher what was going on around me.

"Good, now we are alone," She said, satisfied with her work. First she took off my blindfold as my eyes adjusted to the darkness, little light peeking through the cavern. Without a warning, she ripped off the duck tape harshly as I yelped in pain. My hand immediately flew to where the pain radiated, as I rubbed the pain away gently. "Who are you?" I spat. "The question isn't who, but what." She chastised.

She waited for me to ask, but I didn't, I stayed silent and glared daggers at her face, hoping my eyes could actually produce them, because I would love to kill the demon. "Well you are boring." She sighed, continuing, "I'm an angel of the Lord," She said proudly. I rolled my eyes, "You sure don't act like it." She glared at me through blue eyes, which brought out my angel, who was furious and ready for anything. I don't know why all of a sudden my angel decided to make a presence, but I found more confidence when I realized that I was with my angel now.

"Easy, I have one thing to share with you." She said slowly and cautiously. I tilted my head at her, bracing myself for a fight. "People, innocents, they are going to keep dying unless you do something about it." She stated. I said nothing, knowing that she is speaking the truth. I held her gaze, no matter how much I wanted to look away in defeat. "Are you going to take a stand?" She wondered aloud. "They won't stop even if I do turn myself in," I reasoned. "Oh, they will. Killings won't be stopped forever, nothing can be stopped forever. Although it will definitely slow them down. You are still saving few lives, don't you think that is worth it?" I gulped, not knowing what to do. She had a point, I couldn't save everyone, but even a few lives should be worth just my life. The innocents that I could save have families, and I didn't want to be the reason for the deaths of anyone.

"What would they do to me?" I asked slowly. I was stalling, I had no answer yet. The reason I didn't want to turn myself in was because out of all the movies I watched, none ended well. The hero would always be selfless and give her life for others, without even thinking about the consequences. It was stupidity, bravery, and admirable at the same time. But being in the same situation as my fellow movie characters were, I finally realized how scary it actually was.

She blatantly ignored my question, "It's your choice." The angel shrugged, "You can carry on with your worthless life, or you can become someone who matters." 

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