The next morning, Amber woke up in her own bed and couldn't figure out how she got here in the first place. All she can remember that she was locked inside of Sarah's punishment room for looking at her boyfriend Jackson yesterday while she was in class. Amber walked downstairs and saw that her parents were still at home, preparing breakfast and getting their things ready for work.
"Morning Amber, how did you sleep last night?" Asked her mother.
"I slept alright; can I ask you guys something?" said Amber.
"Sure, you can ask us anything?" said her father.
"Was I here all night in my bed?"
"Yes amber you were in your room all thru the night, because I checked in on you to see if you wanted any dessert, but you fell asleep," Said her mother, as she places a plate of eggs and bacon towards Amber.
Amber was still confused about the whole thing and didn't ask any more questions until she got to school. As Amber stepped off the bus and approached the doors, she was grabbed by her arm towards the wall of the building. It was her friend Samantha.
"What happen to you yesterday Amber? I heard from a group of girls that Sarah and Tara threw you into the punishment room because you couldn't stop looking at Jackson," Shouted Samantha.
"I don't know what happen at all, the last thing I can remember is that I was thrown into the punishment room by Sarah and I watched her lock the door right in front of me. While I was sitting in the dark, I must have passed out from a lack of water, and then I woke up in my bedroom this morning," Said Amber.
"So, you don't know how you ended up in your room last night?"
"Yea Sam I just told you I can't remember what happen after I passed out inside the punishment room. Let's just go, we are going to be late for our first class."
Both Sam and Amber walked into the building and saw the entire freshman class looking at her, it's like they all seen a ghost; the fact that Amber survived Sarah's punishment room. Ashton spotted both Sam and Amber and rushed on over towards them.
"OMG Amber how are you still alive? I thought you would have been a goner inside of that punishment room. Plus, that you are here today, alive and breathing," Said Ashton.
"Gosh Ashton give Amber some space, can you see that she has been through a lot on her first day of high school, and being thrown inside of that horrible room. Let the poor girl breathe," Said Samantha as she pushes Ashton away from Amber.
"Sorry Amber, I was just worried about you, and how you managed to survive that room..." suddenly Sarah and Tara came passing up to Amber from behind her. Amber jumped backwards and slammed into the lockers hard, hitting her shoulder.
"So Amber, it looks like you survived somehow inside of my punishment room, I don't know who even opened that door to let you out in the first place," Said Sarah as she drops her bag onto the ground, and gets ready to grab Amber once more.
"Sarah back off, you're not going to lay your dirty hands on Amber, and throw her into that room again," Announced Samantha as she blocked both Sarah's arms.
"Listen you little freshman bitch, this isn't over between us and I'll find a way to throw your ass back into that punishment room to finish your time in there for looking at my Jackson, I'll get you Amber, and your little group of friends aren't going to be there to protect you forever!" Said Sarah as she turned back towards the hallway and walked onto her classroom.
Amber stood there frozen in time and didn't know what else to do, and what will happen to her if Sarah and Tara get their hands on her again.
After their classes got done, Samantha suggested to Amber that she should go speak with the guidance counselor Ms. Chambers, and tell her about what Sarah and Tara did to her. Amber walked into the office and sat down on the cold wooden bench, waiting. Amber opened her bag, and upon her searching; she pulled out a note and she began to read it:
To Amber,
You probably have a lot of questions about what happen to you yesterday, and of course I'll be there to answer anything you have for me. After lunch gets out, meet me by the football field bleachers. I'll be waiting for you.
"-I-"
Amber was speechless about the mystery note that appeared inside her bag, but that has to wait later. Ms. Chambers walked outside her office door and saw Amber sitting there.
"Ah Ms. Banks, I'm surprised to see you here at my office on the second day of high school, please come in.
(Amber walked in and sat down in the chair that was closer to Ms. Chamber's desk) So Amber what can I help you with? Is there anything that's bothering you?" asked Ms. Chambers.
Amber spoke, "Yes miss, yesterday Sarah and Tara from the senior class threw me of their punishment room and locked me inside there all afternoon long."
"Hmm, I knew I would be hearing this story once more. You see Amber you are not the first to be in Sarah's so-called punishment room, there has been other's that suffered the same punishment that you had. These punishments all started when Sarah and Tara where in their freshman year, they were the first ones to start that room, and we didn't know about it until it was brought to our attention later in the semester."
As Ms. Chambers continued her story about this room, Amber was getting more worried as the hours counted slowly towards her next class.
Ms. Chambers finally got to the end of her story, and she looked at Amber and noticed the fear inside of her eyes, and what is going to happen to her if Sarah and Tara heard about that she went and told on her to Ms. Chambers.
"Don't worry Amber, Sarah and Tara won't lay a single finger on you while I'm in charge of the freshman class, and I'll bring this to the attention of the senior class supervisor Mr. Roberts. Now run off to your class now Amber, you don't want to be late," Said Ms. Chambers.
"Thank you miss for all your help; I'll see you around."
As Amber left the room, and walked towards her next classroom, but she had time to kill until the bell rang. She had questions to be answered. She walked outside towards the football field bleachers, and stood close to the supply closet, until she felt a rushing breeze flew across her face and spotted a figure near the counter.
"Hello, are you the person that saved me from the punishment room yesterday?" asked Amber as she started to walk closer to the shadowy figure.
"Please don't step any further towards me. To answer your question, yes, I was the one who saved you from that room. I heard your calls from afar. I'm here to protect people that needed my help, and I'm here to serve you and only you Miss Amber Banks," said the mystery figure.
"Are you like my guardian angel?" asked Amber.
"Yes, Amber I'm here to protect you, and only you from certain danger, if you ever need me, just call for me."
"But I don't even know your name?" asked Amber.
"You may not worry about my name right at this very moment in time Miss Banks, only in due time I'll give you a name that you can use; as for now you can call me, Mikel."
Amber tried to look closer into Mikel eyes, but he slowly turned away from her. He didn't want her to see who he looks like.
"Amber you must stop trying to figure out who I am, you have to keep my identity a secret or otherwise I won't be able to help you anymore," Said Mikel as he starts to fly up into the sky, and turns backs towards Amber.
"Please don't leave me Mikel, I want to know more about you," Screamed Amber.
Mikel slowly came back down and walked over towards Amber.
"I can't tell you anymore about me Amber, but I can tell you that one of your friends is hiding something very important information about the girls that threw you inside of that room, she's the one who you need to talk to; to find the answers that you are looking for not me." Said Mikel as he flies away into the moonlight and disappears.
Amber was trying to fit the pieces together into what Mikel was saying that "She's the one who you need to talk to" finally she realized what he meant by the clue.
"I have to talk to Samantha; she might have the answers that I'm looking for."