Posted

Oct 6th 2006

Mood

Lonely

Music

"Impression That I Get" - Mighty Mighty Bosstones

What seemed to be an underground parking structure in ruins
Only two entrances; one led to Orange County, California
The other into the streets of Manhattan, New York City
I was a key member in a gang that controlled the streets of NYC
Unlike other gangs, we were there to protect the citizens
In Orange County stood another gang
Their goals were the same, protect the citizens of their beloved city
We weren't protecting our cities from ourselves but from one another
Originally the parking structure was a place of peace
People signed treaties there, kept things in order
How the peace was destroyed I do not know
My lover was no longer with me for she fled to Orange County to be with...him
He was originally a member of NYC but one day turned and ran to OC
I always suspected she wasn't over him, I was right
Only a few days after he fled she disappeared
I later found out she had returned to OC to be with him once again
The name of the parking structure is "Hope", or so I'm told

Five of us were sitting in front of NYC's only entrance to Hope
Special barriers are put up at the entrances to prevent sneak attacks on the rival cities
Above the entrance way to each barrier is a blue light that goes off whenever the other city's barrier is opened
Four are smoking, I'm the only one who isn't
Our blue light suddenly begins to flash
We quickly jump to our feet to look through the barrier and see what's going on
A figure in shadow is coming towards our entrance from the OC side
I pull a pistol out from my belt, the others follow
Load, cocked, aimed at the entrance
We stand back and wait...

"Put your guns down!" I yell at them as the shadowy figure comes into view
It's her...
"I've missed you..." I say through the barrier
"Open the door, I want to come back.." she says
The others ready their guns and point them at my head
"Don't you dare..." one of them say to me
"What do you think you're doing?" I ask
"She's only going to fuck you over, you know this already!" another yells
I look back at her...
Back into this beautiful brown eyes, she's smiling that smile
The smile of an angel...
"I'm not here to do you any harm.." she says
"What of...I don't want to say his name..." I say and my head sulks
"He's in my past, I have no more interest...please let me in..." she begs
I open the barrier and she glomps me harder than ever
"It's really happening" I think to myself

I only get a few moments to enjoy the happiness before I hear the beginning of disaster
A gunshot, I look to see Ta--she has shot the control panel for our barrier
Without hesitation she points her pistol at my fellow gang members and shoots three of them
I push her off me and quickly produce my gun
The colleague behind me is on the radio
"All members report to Hope entrance immedeatley, we have a bree-"
Gunshot, she shoots him as well
I point the gun at her but I can't shoot, she grins
"Idiot.." she whispers
She shoots me in the leg, I fall to my hands and knees
Before I have time to speak I see an army of OC gang members swarming through Hope to the other side
They burst out of our entrance and swarm the streets of NYC
Killing anything that moves, without the slightest hesitation
Behind me a war is going on....as well as in front of me
I look up and see him standing next to her, his arm around her waist
(He will now be referred to as M)
Staring down at me with a grin

I reach for my gun, she steps on my hand as M kicks me in the face
One of their members is about to shoot me
"Stop, we're going to deal with him" she says
"Why..?" I struggle to say
"It was bound to happen, you knew it all along" M says with a laugh
My radio begins to recieve static, then a voice

"We're gaining the upperhand, these yuppie bastards are done for"

I look behind me to see the OC members retreating
The ones that are able to make it, running back into Hope
Yelling at M as they walk by, that's when I realize...he's their captain
"Get out of here sir!"
"Sir, we have to go!"
M looks enraged but he holds back his rage and looks down at me
"She was faking it, she never loved you, she will always love me" he says
She smiles wide before laughing and kissing him heavily on the lips
As their lips part they run back into Hope with the rest of their comrades
My radio once again becomes active
"Back-up barrier activating in fifteen seconds, capture as many as possible for questioning"
I grab my gun and run into Hope
"TANYA, MICHAEL!" I yell at the top of my lungs, so loud I can almost feel my throat burning
Her and M stop right before reaching their barrier
I glance behind me quickly to see the barrier to NYC has been shut once again
My fellow members screaming at me;
"What're you doing?!"
"Get back here sir!"
"I'm their captain?" I think to myself
Then I quickly turn back to her and M but I've no time to refocus
Another gunshot, the last one I hear
Blood begins pouring out of my chest, I muster up the strength to look up and see her holding out a fired off weapon at me
"You should really learn to not turn your back on me. You were rebound, I yearned for him the entire time, get over it." she says
I fall to the ground, my arm out-stretched
I speak my final words....
"Please....take my hand...."
As she disappears into her city;
"I'm not happy there, I need anybody but you..."
I lose the strength in my arm and let it fall to the ground

Hope begins to crumble, the two of them run back into OC and close the barrier
The last thing I see is the entire structure begins to collapse...
A figure...
As my neck gives away and my head falls to the ground I feel a hand in mine
My eyes strain upward..
"Am I always going to have to be the one to pick you up when it all goes wrong?" the figure asks
The accent in her voice rings in my ears, I know this voice
"Sama--?"
I wake up to the sound of my garage door opening