Chapter 35: The End Of You
My breathing has become heavy. Daniel is pointing a gun at my head!
Michael's looking shocked as well. He's holding onto me for dear life.
I can barely move, only my head. I don't wanna move any further.
"Daniel.." my terrified voice suddenly lets out.
I regret it a moment later.
Daniel leans his head closer to me.
"You lied to me too many times," he whispers.
He's being too calm for my liking. Way too calm.
He moves away a little, the gun still aimed at me.
"Daniel, you don't have to do this," Michael says.
Thanks for coming to my defence so quickly, Michael. That means a lot.
I hold his coat collar tightly. I can feel Michael's heavy breathing against my neck. It's the only thing keeping me sane, Michael's presence.
"How did you find out in the first place, about me and Michael?" I ask nervously.
Daniel comes closer again.
"Thank your little friend Rachel, my personal spy," he says.
Emma was right! Rachel did follow me!
"Is that why she went to see you earlier? To tell you about me and Michael?" I ask. Daniel nods.
"It sure is. Lucky I have her, I wouldn't have done this without her," he says, as Rachel steps closer to him.
Mark stares wide eyed.
"Rachel.. You were in on this?" he asks.
Rachel walks to Mark and smiles.
"Of course, baby. How could you not know?" she asks in a put-on baby voice, placing her hands on his cheeks.
Mark slaps them off.
"You mean, you were for killing Becky?" he asks. Rachel nods.
"Of course!" she says, walking to Daniel again.
"You were in on this the whole time.." Mark mutters.
"Correct. Congratulations. And, guess what?" Rachel says.
Mark walks closer to Rachel.
"Let me finish that sentence for you. We're over," he says.
Daniel finally lowers the gun. I sigh with relief.
"You're a liar. And a cheat," Daniel says to me.
"Yes. So what? You are too! And do you see me with a gun, huh? No!" I shout.
"That's cos you ain't bad. Neither of you," he says, pointing at me and Michael. "Are bad!"
"No! Cos it's wrong!" Michael pipes up.
He squeezes me tighter.
"I can't believe I chose you over Emma.. where's Emma?" Mark changes the subject. Rachel smirks.
"Your ex? Remember, she's in hospital!" Rachel says. Mark stares wide eyed.
"She's in hospital?!" he asks.
"Yeah, you're the one that got her in there.." I say. Mark shakes his head.
"No! No I didn't! Why is she in hospital?!" Mark asks, advancing on Rachel and poking her chest to get an answer out of her. Rachel smirks.
"Because I fist beat her," she says.
What?!
"Why did Emma tell me it was Mark?!" I ask. Rachel looks my way.
"Because, I told her to say that. I told her to say it was Mark, otherwise I'd finish her off. She couldn't refuse then. Looks like she really did say it was Mark," she explains.
Man, if Michael wasn't keeping me down, I would so smash her face right now!
"You little--!" I growl, trying to get up.
Michael holds me down, and Daniel points the gun at me again.
I immediately settle myself down again.
"So, it looks like someone's gonna die!" Daniel smirks.
Ugh, it's gonna be me, isn't it? I don't wanna die..
"Please don't do this.." I cry. Daniel smiles in satisfaction.
"Oh, is little Becky Wecky crying now?" he asks in a mock baby voice.
His eyes look dark in the poor lighting of the night. Creepy.
He holds the gun to my head again, I can feel the cold metal of it touching my left temple. It could go off at any time.
"Please don't do this.." I beg.
Great, I'm actually having to beg now. Daniel laughs evilly.
"Tell me one good reason why I shouldn't shoot you now!" Daniel demands.
What should I say?!
"Cos.."
I can't think of an answer!
"Cos I'm human! If you and I swapped places right now, would you wanna be killed for loving someone else? Cos, I certainly wouldn't!" I shout. Daniel glares at me.
"Yes, but I loved you! I genuinely cared for you, I did everything with you, we went all the way! And all of it was a lie! How do you think that made me feel?!" Daniel asks angrily.
His eyes are filling with tears. That's very unlike him. I feel my eyes fill with tears.
"How do you think other people feel being hurt for no good reason?!" Michael screams.
Daniel looks at Michael, an evil glint in his eye.
"Oh, that's what this is about, huh? The Jax? Oh, Michael. It isn't about that anymore. It's about Becky. You. Me. The lies! I've caused pain to people before, I can easily do it again!" he yells.
Michael closes his eyes for a brief second to clear his head.
"You don't have to do this. Just stop the gang. Stop The Jax. Stop all of it! Daniel, don't you see what the gang has done to us all? It's hurt people, it's humiliated people, mentally destroyed people, and made me and Michael change so much that we don't know who we are anymore!" I cry.
Daniel pushes the gun further into my temple, and I can feel the dent in my head that it's creating.
He kicks the back of my head, and I can already feel the blood dripping in my hair. I wince in pain.
Michael takes me in for a hug and Daniel pushes the gun further into my temple.
"Yeah, all of that, the hurt, the humiliation, the mentally destroyed minds, that's me! You've done this!" Daniel says angrily.
"No, Daniel! You've done it to yourself!" I scream.
The other members of The Jax finally step forward.
"Hey, look, man, maybe this is a little far," Wayne says. Kieran nods his head in agreement.
"Daniel, man, maybe we could tone the gang down a little," Sammy, the German guy, suggests.
Cameron is standing with his arms folded. Christopher, who I feel is the most quiet one, even speaks up.
"Give us the gun, Daniel. It's for your own good," he says.
Even Miles, who hates me, nods.
"Daniel, it's over. We know you don't like Becky, but don't you think killing her seems a bit drastic?" he asks.
"Why should I?" Daniel asks angrily.
"Because, you're bad, but you're better than this, surely.." Kieran says.
"You're all traitors, you hear me?! Traitors!" Daniel growls.
He points the gun at Kieran, then Wayne, then back at me.
"Daniel, don't!" Michael begs.
Daniel smirks, his eyes bloodshot and evil looking.
"Shut your mouth, Jackson!" Daniel demands, temporarily aiming the gun at Michael.
No, don't kill Michael!
"No!" I cry, making Daniel aim the gun back at me.
"Yes!" he argues, holding his finger back down on the trigger.
My heart is beating outta my chest. I'm gonna die!
Wayne, Kieran and Sammy are close by, watching Daniel intently. Cameron, Christopher and Miles are a little further back, trembling.
Huh, these guys are meant to be tough. They're in The Jax for crying out loud.
Rachel is standing far back, watching all of this, laughing evilly. She's such an ass.
Daniel kicks my side, making me wince in pain. Yeah, his hitting never fails to kill the area he targets.
Michael caresses my side and stares up at Daniel. I close my eyes for a moment to rid the mental pain I'm in.
I open my eyes to find Cameron walking towards Daniel. Daniel kicks my side again.
Uhh! That hurts!
I wince again and bury my head into Michael's chest. Michael strokes my hair. My bloodstained hair.
"Dude, stop that! Even I think you're getting too bad now!" Cameron finally speaks up. Daniel laughs evilly.
"That's the whole point of this. The Jax! It's for being.. Bad.."
His voice trails off for some reason.
Wayne runs forward and grabs the gun.
"Enough is enough!" he shouts.
Daniel fights for the gun. Kieran joins in, trying to take the gun from Daniel.
"Get off!" Daniel shouts angrily.
"You can't do this!" Kieran yells.
"I can and I will!" Daniel growls.
Then, Miles joins in. Then Cameron and Christopher. Then Sammy.
I stand myself up slowly, crying uncontrollably. Michael follows after, tears streaming down his face from pure shock.
Daniel catches sight of us getting up and snatches the gun from Wayne's grasp. He aims it back at me, tears forming in his eyes. His face is red from anger.
"YOU'RE GONNA DIE!" Daniel screams, placing his hand on the trigger.
"Daniel! Stop!" Kieran cries, pushing Daniel violently.
I cry out in shock, mental pain taking over. This is awful, I hope never to witness something like this again.. I'm in shock! Michael embraces me.
But it's too late. It's all too late. There's no going back now. It's over..
BANG!
(Author's note: feeling rather evil now, ha! I've left it on a cliffhanger. I might not update for a few days just to leave you guessing😉)
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