Chemical Reaction | A Gwenvid + Dadvid Fanfic

Chapter 17

David's POV

"Daniel and Jen. You are both free to go. As for the rest of you, lock them up for potential murder. CASE CLOSED." The judge's words rang throughout the too silent and echoing room.

"WHAT!?!?!? This has got to be a mistake?! There's no way in hell that they fucking win!" Gwen shouted.

"NO ARGUING WITH THE JUDGE" he fired back. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. The loud sound of the gavel filled the room. "Guards, ARREST THEM!"

I couldn't believe this. Jail? Jail was no place for a guy like me! I whimpered and looked over at Gwen, whose eyes were widened in shock. She was staring at the judge, still processing what just happened.

Two muscular guys stepped forwards and yanked both of my arms upwards. "OWI-", I was about to protest, but one of the guys slapped a hand over my mouth and I screamed even louder, the sound muffled by the huge hand. I felt the cold metal handcuffs secure tightly against my wrists.

Two more of those guys came to get Gwen. "STOP IT, ASSHOLES!", she screeched as they handcuffed her. I tried to tell her to mind her language, but she couldn't tell what I was saying because the guard still had their hand over my mouth. And quite frankly, my brain is all over the place.

What will happen to the rest of the campers? Will Mr. Campbell come back? What will my mom say? What would my dad say if he never left? I'm going to be separated from the kids! And Gwen!

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH ME! Or else I'll chomp off your arms like a wolf! BARK BARK BARK BARK BA- MMHHMMMMAHMMHMMM!" A guard slapped a hand over Nikki's mouth as she continued to try and bite it off. Strangely, he seemed unfazed.

"You're coming with me, little girl", the guard said in a gruff voice.

"I can't go to jail! This will look awful on my college resume, I'M INNOCENT!!!! LET ME GOOOOOOOOOOOOO- MMMMMHMHMHMMHMGHGMMGHM!" Neil screamed behind another guard's hand.

"No way in fucking hell am I going back to juvy. And this time I'm actually innocent! How could you even agree with that dickhead's bullshit story? Let go! Get off of me, asshole!", Max shouted.

"Not so easy, boy", another guard said as he approached Max and took him away. His protests grew muffled, and I watched as he was led to the door of the courtroom with Nikki and Neil.

"GIT", the guards bellowed.

"WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!?" Gwen yelled the moment the guard pulled his hand off her face.

"GIT" he repeated.

They dragged Gwen and I towards the door. Everyone stood up and cheered, and I felt shame burning my face to a fiery red color.

As Gwen and I were dragged from the exit, we caught a glimpse of Max, Nikki and Neil, their eyes shining with fear as they got dragged off towards another exit.

How could I have let this happen? Oh, it's all my fault. If only I wasn't stupid enough to hire Daniel in the first place, none of this would be happening.

"I'm sorry!" I yelled, but it was muffled into the guard's hand. At this point, tears were streaming down my face from fear, anger, and guilt.

The guards walked Gwen and I down a long and silent hall, only the sounds of our heavy footsteps were heard. At this point, we were tired of fighting and gave in to their orders. We stopped in front of a large door, and one of the guards scanned their card to let us in.

"Access, granted" a computer generated voice said.

The doors swung open, and that's when reality sank in. Our eyes grew as we took in what would be our home for who knows how long.

"Alright, get in your cells, we'll come get y'all for dinner at 7. Don't bother trying to escape, it's not gonna work." A guard told us in a low voice as we were pushed inside.

Our cells were next to each other, but we were separated by a wall, so we couldn't see one another.

"Hey David, how are you holding up?" I heard Gwen say in a small voice one the other side of the wall. I leaned against it, in an attempt to be closer to her.

"Still just a bit in shock to be honest." I replied with a heavy heart.

"Gwen..."

Gwen's POV

"I'm so sorry, it's all my fault" David said, a quiver in his voice. I leaned on the wall that separated us, trying to gain some sort of contact with him.

"It's not your fault, it's all Daniel. He's the reason why we're here."

"No Gwen, it's my fault! And I can't do anything about it. And because of me, we're stuck in these cells, and because of me, 3 innocent kids are stuck in juvy!" I could hear his whimpers, and picture the tears pouring out of his eyes.

"No, it's not, it's not your fault," my voice was breathy, and I could hear the sadness in it. I closed my eyes and felt a tear slip down my face.

"I'm sorry, I understand if you never want to speak to me, or see me anymore." David whispered. I heard his head softly hit the wall directly behind me, and I laid my head back as well.

"Don't say that, Daniel already took away so much from us, our jobs, our freedom, our kids," my voice trembled as I thought of Max, Nikki, and Neil. I imagined how scared they must have been, all alone in prison.

"I lost so much, and I can't lose you either." Tears streamed down my face. I felt worthless, like all the life was sucked out of me. But through the harsh darkness, there was a light, a spark of hope. David was my hope, and while it may be true that he contributed to where we are right now, it's not his fault.

And there we were, two random ass camp counselors in jail. If it weren't for a wall separating them, they would be back to back, possibly holding hands. They might have been swallowed in sadness then, but they were strong. They could persevere through it. They could do it. We could do it...

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YO!!!!! yes, this chapter is short, but it's just the beginning.  It's been difficult creating chapters with our time schedule and we are sorry for the disappointing break.  However, we hope you enjoy the story!

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