In The Dark

Chapter 38

~ Luke's P.O.V. ~

Right when I arrived to the torn down building, I heard a loud bang coming from the left. I run to the far right side, and squirm into a small crawl space.

I hear voices quietly speaking somewhere near me. One voice sounded like Makayla's. I crawl through the hole, and I reach a long hallway. There are many rooms.

I to the closest room and see nothing. I check a few of the other rooms and still find nothing. I head back to the first room and take a closer look.

I see a small door in the right corner of the corner of the room. I press my ear to the door, and I hear their voices once again. I try to open the door, but it's locked.

I run from room to room to try and find something to break the door down with. I find a rock, about the size of my foot. Hopefully it's heavy enough to do some damage.

I again, run to the room I was in before. I walk back up to the door and take a deep breath. Just as I am about to throw the rock, I decide to give them a heads up that I am here.

"Hey! Guys, it's Luke. I'm going to get you out of here!" I yell quiet, but still loud enough for them to hear.

"I love you!" Makayla yells from the other side of the door. I start to tear up as I tell her that I love her more.

I then use all my strength and throw the rock as hard as I possibly can. It makes a small crack. The noise the rock made when it hit the ground was horrifyingly loud.

I quickly grab the rock once again, and I throw it for the second time, making better progress. I throw the third time and I make a small hole in the door.

I stick my hand through the hole and unlock the door from the inside. As I open the door I hear footsteps in the distance.

I quickly run over to Makayla and take a quick look at the chains. They're made of metal, so I pick up the rock once again and throw it at the chains. She falls away from the wall.

She throws the chains onto the floor and runs into my arms. She quickly kisses me, and I almost forget about everyone else.

I have to pull away after a few seconds, and I instantly feel colder without her lips on mine. But I have to keep going.

Now, I run over by Louis and un-chain him. When he gets his chains off, he thanks me and says he has to go get Connor.

But before he leaves he kisses Harry quickly. Then he runs out the door. We hear a noise coming from above us. It sounds like two familiar voices but I can't quite name who's.

I tell Makayla to stay here and wait until I come back. She hesitates but then agrees.

I run carefully up the cracked stairs and the voices become louder. I grab a rock and hold it firm in my hand. I walk around the corner ready to throw the rock, but then I stop.

"Niall! Jocelyn!" I hug them happily. I let go of the both of them, and look down at their hands.

Niall's holding a nice sized bat, and Jocelyn holding a gun in her hand.

"What is that?" I ask, knowing full-well what she plans to do with it.

"It's an XD-S 9mm with a 3.3" barrel," she informs me.

I look at her with a stunned face. I don't know how to respond.

"What? When my mom started becoming abusive I took a secret class to help learn how to defend myself. I learned a lot. It didn't help much then, because I was still too scared to do anything about it. But I've learned my lesson now."

"I'm so proud of you. And I would love to give you a nice long hug right now, but we don't have much time," I say.

"I'm aware, let's go. I'll lead," Jocelyn says.

"Wait! Everyone except for Connor and Louis are in the room below us."

"WHERE ARE THEY??" she yells. I remind her to stay quiet, and she takes a deep breath.

She runs down the stairs and into the room with everybody else inside.

She starts helping Makayla unchain everyone. But then after she helps out Alyssa, she stops.

"I need to go find Louis and Connor. No one follow me. I need to do this alone." We all nod our heads as she runs out of the room with her gun poised.

~ Jocelyn's P.O.V. ~

I run down hall after hall and I can't find a single clue as to where they might be. I suddenly think of the loud noise Niall and I heard when we arrived here.

I head over to the side of the building where the noise came from. I walk around a sharp corner, and I hear light cries. It sounds exactly like Louis' voice.

I slowly walk into the room where his cries come from, and hold my ground. I hold up my gun up and get ready to shoot. But then I notice only Louis and Connor are in the room.

But Connor lays motionless on the floor.

sorry that this is a day late! school has been really hectic. love you guys ♥️♥️