Raise Your Glass

 

Raise your glass

Chapter Five-the walking dead

LIZ

The noise in the room suddenly was blanked out. I could only hear my heart pounding in my ears. Everything was happening in slow motion. Matt was rushing toward me to grab me and pull me from the room. I saw nurses and doctors running toward us. My heart grew louder in my ears as I saw my mom dead.  Matt had grabbed me and started to pull me from the room. Just then, the temporary deafness vanished and I could hear everything clearly. I screamed.

Matt pulled me from the hospital room.  Nurses and doctors had rushed in and stopped in their tracks when they spied mom and Emma dead on the floor. Matt’s arms were wrapped around me as he dragged me into the corridor. I screamed again sobbing hysterically. I collapsed to my knees. Matt sank with me and cradled me against him.

“I’m sorry Liz,” he whispered in my ear holding me close. I screamed again and broke down. Lily crouched down next and hugged me, pressing her cheek against my back. I felt her arms around me as well.

“Who did this?” I sobbed.

“The demon did. He knew he couldn’t kill your mom like he did Emma, so he chose a mortal way,” Matt said quietly.

“I want him fucking dead!” I yelled crying my eyes out.

“That’s the plan honey,” Lily said gravely. She began stroking my back and my hair.

MATT

Liz managed to settle down but as we left the hospital, it was like she was a zombie. All emotion seemed to drain from her at this point. We stayed at Lily’s house, being we figured her own right now would be like rubbing salt on a wound. Lily’s mom was out probably getting high and we knew she would be out all hours so it was fine. Lily took her shift. Liz was curled up in a fetal position on Lily’s bed facing the wall. I was curled up on the couch.

I dozed off after a bit and around 12 midnight, I woke up, hearing something outside. I carefully got up and checked on the girls. Both Lily and Liz were out cold. I crept back down the hallway and opened the front door. I stepped outside. The night was quiet, except for the crickets chirping in the darkness.

Suddenly the door slammed behind me. I grabbed the knob and turned it. It wouldn’t budge. I began banging on the door. I ran around to the back and tried the back door. It too wouldn’t budge.

About 3 minutes later, I heard the girls screaming. Not caring, I unfurled my wings and flew to Lily’s bedroom window. I broke through, landing on my feet but had to lean down to touch the carpet with my hand to steady myself. My wings were expanded to their full height. Glass showered the carpet below me and I jerked up my head to see Lily and Liz huddled against the head board. A corpse stood beside the bed trying to grab them. But it wasn’t just any corpse, it was Liz’s mother. I could see the anguish and terror on Liz’s face. The corpse grabbed Lily’s ankles and dragged her from the bed. I tried to help, but a force knocked me clear across the room that I slammed into Lily’s dresser.  I landed on my side in a heap. Lily was screaming as it dragged her off the bed and onto the floor. I heard Lily’s screams and Liz’s cries for a few more moments before Lily’s screams stopped.

I got to my feet. Both Lily and the zombie were gone.

Liz was clutching the pillow sobbing. I rushed over to her.

“Come on we need to go,” I pleaded with her and grabbed her hand.

“Where’s Lily?” she demanded sobbing looking into my eyes.

“I don’t know Liz but it’s not safe here. We have to go,” I said and gently helped Liz off the bed.

We left Lily’s home. I put Liz in my 2011 silver BMW X3 SUV. I climbed into the driver’s seat and closed my door. I lifted the brim up of my cap. The ends of my hair were still sticking up beneath it. Liz was shaking as she tried to get the seat belt to click into the lock. I placed a hand over hers, calming her and helped her guide it in. I buckled myself in and I started the car. I put it in drive and I peeled out of the driveway.

“She’s dead Matt,” Lily sobbed. “Just like my mom and Emma.”

“No she’s not,” I said turning left. The headlights rolled over a lawn illuminating a plastic deer. “She’s not dead.”

“She is Matt! I know it!” Liz argued. “Why don’t I just give myself to this demon? Let him kill me! I’m losing people I love!”

I slammed on the brakes, causing the tires to screech on the pavement. I put the car in park and turned in my seat to face her.

“Stop it,” I said firmly grabbing her face between my hands.  “I’m not going to let you die got it? Lily’s not dead, I can feel it. So stop. We’re gonna find out where she is and rescue her ok?”

Liz sobbed. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

ELIZABETH.

Matt held my face between his hands. He leaned forward and tenderly kissed me on the forehead. I closed my eyes sobbing. His lips gently traveled down the bridge of my nose until they found my lips. He kissed me softly and lovingly.  He pulled back and wiped the tears away with his thumbs. He put the car back in gear and we continued.

I had dozed off when about an hour or so later I felt Matt gently shaking me.

“Wake up Liz,” he said softly. I sleepily opened my eyes. We were in front of a church. Matt got out of the car and helped me out. We entered the church.

It was a large cathedral. Beautiful painted glass windows depicting the virgin Mary, Jesus and other bible figures. There were several rows of pews. At the end of the aisle, there was a large alter. Behind that a life sized cross hung in front of a beautiful round stained glass. Candles were lit in a cubby hole to the right.

We took a few steps down the aisle when the large wooden doors banged open. Startled, Matt and I whirled around. Randy stood there and began approaching us.

“Well well,” Randy cooed. “Escaping our problems are we?”

His tone was oily and smug.

“I should’ve known it was you,” Matt said angrily pushing me behind him protectively.

“Aww are we disappointed?” Randy snickered. “Step away from the whore. I actually have a plan that might keep her alive.”

Matt refused to move.

“I said move!” Randy spat and jerked his arm to the side. Matt was lifted off the ground and he was thrown into one of the pews. I stood, terrified. Matt jumped to his feet. His wings were unfurled and he looked absolutely pissed. Even his wings shook from anger. Randy laughed

“Oh that doesn’t impress me much,” he snickered. “Now here’s my proposal. If you want the bitch to live, then I suggest letting me impregnate her. Her daughter was supposed to stop the war between heaven and hell right? Well now perhaps her child will start the war eh?”

“Never,” Matt snarled his blue eyes flashing. “You’ll never touch her.”

“Well, either that or I force you to fuck her but then I know you already want to am I right? Plus there’s no fun in that because your side would win. No, I think I’ll be the one do to do that,” Randy snarled back. Matt traced what looked like a bow and arrow out of air but then it magically appeared in his hands. He lined the arrow up on the bow and aimed it at Randy’s chest.

“Stay away I’m warning you,” Matt growled fiercely. Randy smirked and took a step forward. Matt released the arrow. It whizzed through the air and struck Randy right in the heart. He yelled out. Matt eyed him, lowering the bow and arrow. Randy then burst out laughing and pulled out the arrow, breaking it in half.

“These don’t work on me anymore,” he said tossing aside the halves. “Nice try.”

Matt lined up another one, but Randy knocked him out cold again with just the sweep of his arm. I was picked up and placed on the alter on my back. My wrists were bound above my head. My legs were spread slightly and they too were bound by leather ropes that appeared out of nowhere.

“I think it’s fitting to do that here.” Randy said stepping up onto the alter. I glared at him and spit at him. He climbed on top of me. I screamed and turned my head away, not wanting to look at him. He ran his hands down the front of my body. I sobbed keeping my face away.

“You truly are a beautiful creature, Elizabeth. You should be honored to carry such a burden,” Randy said as his palm ran down my thighs. I could hear Matt growling but he was unable to move.

“Don’t you fucking touch her,” I heard Matt hiss.

“Shut up angel bore,” Randy snapped turning his eyes onto Matt. “You’re in no position to do anything.”

“No, but I am,” I heard a voice call from the front of the church. I looked. Lily stood there, holding a bow and arrow, but the arrows were white and so was the bow. The arrow tips had a small shape of a star.

“Shooting stars,” Randy whispered climbing off me.

“Get off of her now, bastard,” Lily snarled. Without waiting for a reply, Lily released the arrow. It whizzed over me and was embedded in his chest. He yelled and I could hear a sizzling sound. Smoke began filtering up from where the arrow shot him. After a few moments, he vanished into thin air. Matt was able to move again. He quickly climbed onto the alter, hovering above me to untie the ropes. Lily placed her bow and arrow into a quiver that was strapped to her back. Matt’s hip gently pressed against mine as he worked to untie me. He was bare chested, in his white pants. His wings were folded behind his back. He took out a knife and carefully slid the blade under the leather. He cut away my wrist bounds.

“Are you alright?” he demanded before he worked on my ankle bounds. I nodded and gazed up at him. My black hair was fluffed around my shoulders. He and I didn’t move for a few moments until Lily’s voice broke into our stupor.

“Yeah you might wanna untie her, Matt,” Lily said in an amused tone, folding her arms over her chest. That got Matt out of the stupor he’d gone into and he sat back on his heels to undo my ankles. I sat up also. He carefully helped me off the alter.  I rushed toward Lily and threw my arms around her tightly

“Oh I thought you were dead,” I sobbed. She hugged me tightly.

“Naw,” she said. “That zombie mom of yours couldn’t handle one of these puppies. I’m sorry you had to see that Liz.”

She motioned over her shoulder to the arrows.

I was relieved.

“Did that kill him?” I asked her.

“No, it just stalled him for now. He’ll try again and I heard what he said. He wants to get Liz pregnant with his baby?”

Matt nodded gravely.

“Eww,” Lily said wrinkling her nose. “We can’t let that happen. If that does, then the prophecy is lost. She needs to have her daughter in the future.”

“Where can we go that’s safe if we’re not even safe in the church?” I asked hugging myself.

Matt’s eyes lit up.

“My dad has a cabin in northern California. We used to go there on summer vacation. It’s remote and the perfect place to hide out until we can figure out a plan on destroying Randy,” he replied.

“Sounds good to me,” Lily said nodding.

“Come on let’s get going,” Matt said.

“I agree I have nothing here anymore,” I said quietly as fresh tears formed in my eyes. Matt’s wings vanished and he was dressed in his jeans and Tee again. His cap was pulled over his eyes. So, I was going to California. I had always wanted to go, but not this way and not for this reason.

Flight 203, over Texas

3:00 am

I was sitting at the window seat. The plane was a large MD-80. It was three am and I had begun dozing off. Matt was on my left, while Lily was on his. I dreamed.

I dreamed that I was standing in front of a priest. There was a guy standing in front of me. His wheat colored hair glowed slightly. As the vision cleared, I realized it was Matt. He was dressed in a tuxedo. I was dressed in a wedding dress. The scene vanished and I saw Matt and I in what appeared to be a bedroom. He was above me. I saw the look of love on his face. The scene blinked away. I saw myself with a distended belly. I was pregnant.

I woke up. We were still on the plane. Matt looked at me worriedly but curiously. I smiled at him.

“I’m fine” I said reassuringly placing a hand on his and squeezed it lightly. Matt relaxed. A few moments later I had gotten up to go to the bathroom. I entered the tiny bathroom and closed the door behind me. I leaned over the sink, looking at myself in the mirror.  The next thing I knew, the door opened and Matt stood there.  I looked at him startled. Without a word he gently grabbed me and hoisted me up onto the small counter. He gently pushed my legs apart and leaned in, kissing me passionately. I returned the kisses just as passionate and soft. I let my fingers run though his hair. His kisses trailed down the side of my neck and onto my collar bone. I moaned softly. Things began progressing. I wanted him badly. I could feel his want as well through his kisses.

Matt looked at me, breaking one of the kisses early. He was panting a bit.

“D-do you want me to go further?” Matt asked breathless, color flushing his cheeks. I nodded. Matt easily slipped off my jeans and he squirmed out of his. We were both naked from the waist down. Matt deftly began unbuttoning my blouse, pushing it over my shoulders. His hands roamed over my breasts, squeezing them. I moaned slightly. He hungrily pulled off my bra, freeing my breasts. He let his lips trail down my neck and onto my breasts. His mouth moved over one nipple as he gently began sucking on it. I moaned louder. I couldn’t believe how he was acting but it was incredible. His mouth moved further down my abdomen until he found my pussy. His tongue flicked past the lips, teasing my clit. I gasped as pleasure rippled through me. He remained there for several minutes, sucking on it. I moaned loudly. I wanted him in me.

“Oh God, fuck me now,” I commanded gasping. Matt slid two fingers into me and thrusted them in and out. I threw my head back against the mirror. I spread my legs even more. I groaned with each thrust he did with his fingers. He stopped after a few moments and grabbed my hips pulling me forward more. My legs wrapped around his waist. I felt his warm dick push into me. I bit back a scream of bliss.  He kept his face pressed into my shoulder as he began hungrily thrusting into me. I moaned. His thrusts got deeper and harder.

“Oh God yes,” I panted in his ear. He groaned as well, his thrusting got deeper and faster to the point where I was lifted off the sink a bit. I kept my face pressed into his neck as well. His cock slid in and out rapidly, my walls gripping him tightly. I whimpered with each thrust. Pleasure was unbearable.

I parted my legs even more so I could feel him more.

“Oh fuck Matt,” I moaned. “Harder.”

He obliged and began pounding into me harder. I felt the tip of his cock bump against my sensitive spot causing a low scream to erupt from my throat. He aimed his thrusts upward making sure that he hit the spot. I whimpered now even more.  I was so wet by now that his thrusts slid in and out so easily.

After several more rough thrusts, I felt my orgasm growing. “oh yes yes yes,” I moaned wrapping my arms around his neck as he pounded into me. Another few moments, my orgasm hit. I threw my head back letting out a low cry. My walls clamped down on him. I felt his own orgasm in me. His cock hardened and stiffened. I felt him release his warm semen into my belly. Gasping, I looked into his face. It was Randy. I screamed.