In The Dark

Chapter 44

~ Jocelyn's P.O.V. ~

My mother gave me an ultimatum. Death or death. But I will fight. I will fight until the end.

I walk slowly over to my mother. My blood screaming inside of me. In one swift motion, I kick the gun out of her hand. She shrieks in frustration.

She grabs a section of my hair and yanks as hard as she can. My body contorts to the unusual pain. But I do not scream, as I have felt this pain before.

I fall to the ground. I hear someone scream and a loud thud next to me. I look up and see Niall on my mom.

"Niall!" I scream. He can't get hurt. He gets in three good punches before my mother grabs the collar of his shirt. She lifts him into the air.

He chokes for air. I try to get up but my head is pounding, like my heart is trying to escape my aching body.

She slams him against the wall and he instantly hits the floor, unconscious. I suddenly feel a jolt of adrenaline rush through my veins.

I pounce onto my feet and run as fast as I can and knock her down to the floor.

I punch. Again and again. I can't stop myself. She presses her thumbs into my eye sockets. I scream bloody murder. I pull back, holding my eyes in pain.

She kicks my ribs, just as I hear Louis scream.

"Louis no!" I choke out. He can't get hurt now, not after Niall. "Stop Louis!"

She elbows Louis in the nose, he falls backwards, his eyes roll up into his head.

"NO!" I screech, my throat aches with a scratching pain.

I stand up, using the last of my energy to reach Louis. But my mom is quicker than I expected. She grabs my legs and pulls them, hard.

My knees slam into the ground, a shock of pain runs through my bones. I jab my elbow into her nose. I hear a loud crack and cringe. My mom yells.

I take this chance to grab the gun. My mom sinks her teeth into my hand. It's a pain I've never felt before. I scream louder than I thought possible in my current conditions, tears fill my eyes.

But I will not let this stop me. I close my eyes and bite my shirt, yanking my hand from her grasp.

I grab the gun and point it at my mom. The pain in my hand subsides slightly when I move my hand out of eyesight, so I can't see the blood.

I feel a blow from the left side of my face. My mom grabs the gun and runs to the corner of the room. Dammit.

She points it back at me. "Now that I have you in a good position, what are you going to do now?"

I don't answer. I wad up saliva in mouth and spit it at her. I can feel the blood dripping from the wound on my hand to the floor.

My mother groans in disgust. I laugh. Because if I don't laugh I'll cry.

My mother changes her aim to above my head and I look behind me, to see Niall standing, blood stains on half of his face.

I take this moment to grab my mother's torso and pull her to the ground. In the corner of my eye, I see Niall grab a gun.

I grab her hand with the gun and drag her across the floor, over to Niall. I try to take the gun from her reach, but she fires, hoping to hit something.

I feel a sharp pain in my side. I look down and see a splotch of blood starting to show on my shirt. I gasp. My head feels too heavy for my body. I cry out in pain.

Niall hits my mom's face with his gun. She just laughs.

Niall, my mom, and I are in a somewhat triangular shape, when my mom whips the hair out of her face, Niall throws me the gun.

I raise it for the last time. My mom points it at Niall. One gun on her. And one gun on the love of my life.

so this is my last chapter! 😩 but don't worry, there will be an epilogue and I may possibly write a sequel. Pay attention for the epilogue and other important information! love you guys ♥️