TAKEN

Gone

JACKSON'S POV

"What was that back there?!" My dad asks in a pissed tone "I don't know...maybe a taste of her own medicine." I pause questioning what I'm about to say. "Why are we fighting so hard to keep her here? She doesn't even want to be in our family we are a stronger family without her."

I could see the anger rising in him "stronger? STRONGER? You know what Jackson if you think that let me tell you something." He then slowly walked up to me getting close to my face yelling. "She was the only child I wanted when she was born it hit me that you were the first mistake I had ever made!"

I was sickened by what I just heard after everything I did for him I just kidnapped two people for him and I was the mistake. I opened and closed my mouth several times I couldn't say anything not a single word. So I turned around and left so I could go contemplate all my life decisions while blowing off steam.

OPHELIA'S POV

Milo was slumped over I was looking up at him from his feet everything was in pain my ribs, legs, arms, and heart and who caused this pain? My own Dad and brother. I hated seeing Milo so helpless so bruised, and battered making things worse I was the reason. I crawled onto Milos's lap resting my head in the crook of his neck and draping my arms over his shoulders I wish he could hug me back but still unconscious and tied to the chair.

I muttered a soft Milo to see if he would wake up when he didn't I tried again and after five tries he finally woke up. "Oph-Ophelia, Princess you need to get out of here," he says barely louder than a whisper. "I'm not leaving you, Milo you must be crazy." I move my hands and place them on his cold cheeks as I feel tears dripping down his face. I bring our foreheads together when Milo whispers "you'll never leave me."

I was so scared for him I didn't even know what my own family was capable of but I couldn't show him I was scared. I started to untie him still sitting on his lap and said "what if we left together I can untie you and we can run-" I was cut off by Milo kissing me it was short, sweet, and full of love. Milo pulled away and said,

"that was to make you stop taking I can't go with you I'm just dead weight." I paused thinking of what to say next when I just kissed him again. I always imagined my first kiss never did I ever imagine it would be with Milo while being held, hostage by my FAMILY. I then pulled away "that was to shut you up," I say with a slight chuckle.

"Never say anything like that again I would never leave you here you are their target. I don't know what I would do without you." before Milo was about to respond but that's when we heard footsteps and Jackson walked he looked pissed. When I saw him I turned to face him still sitting on Milo's lap "what are you doing get off of him he is the reason you're here you should hate him." Jackson yells at me. "The only person I hate is YOU AND DAD you didn't have to hurt Milo you could have just taken me." I snap back.

"But where is the fun in that little sis." I glare at him like I wanted to strangle him because honestly, I did I wanted to watch him suffer and watch the life drain from him. "You bitch" I say while having a 'try me face' "you just screwed up," Jackson says with a little chuckle.

He dragged me off of Milo by the hair and grabs my neck and starts to choke me. I look at Milo to see him wiggling I didn't know what he was doing when suddenly I looked at Jackson and weakly mumble with tears in my eyes "see you in hell." When right before I lost consciousness Jackson lets go and falls to the floor I drop to my knees and gasp in as much air as I can.

I see Milo and Jackson fighting they were punching, kicking and Jackson even bit Milo when Milo managed to push Jackson making him trip on the baseball bat that he left there earlier. Jackson was trying to get Milo off of him when I heard a loud pop it sounded like twenty firecrackers went off at the same time. I look up to see Milo holding a gun staring at Jackson's limp body at that moment I knew Jackson was dead I didn't know how to feel. I wanted to scream but then I also was glad he couldn't hurt me anymore I started silently balling. Milo then put the gun back in the holster that was connected to Jackson's belt.

Milo then moves toward me on the floor and says "I'm sorry I couldn't let him kill you I just couldn't...I had to kill him" still trying to get air I whisper "it's okay he deserved it, and it better him than me or you."

I don't know how to feel I know now Jackson had hurt me and Milo but he was still my brother. I lost him, I and him were very close before this but at the same time he did some very unforgettable things to me, and I was very very mad at him for everything. I don't know how to process this I really just want my mom she always made things better I don't think she is a part of this but I just wish she was her. After a few minutes of pure silence, I looked at Milo with bloodshot red eyes and say, "Milo how should I feel right now?" he grabs the back of his neck and says " I don't know, I don't even know how to feel he was like a brother to me, but I can't imagine him killing you in front of my eyes and me sitting there doing nothing." as tears start to form in the corner of my eyes I whisper "thank you, I so very thankful that you saved my life but I can't help but feel angry for what you did. I know how much that's going to hurt you and I'm asking in advance for forgiveness but I'm so sad, mad, and slightly relieved. I hate myself for feeling this way but I-i do I'm so so so sorry." Milo looks at the ground I see the hurt contour his face "it's okay princess I just killed your brother and if I were you I would never forgive me ever and if you want I will tell your dad to kill me just so you don't have to forgive me." I slap him on the cheek with anger in my eyes that burned like fire I point my finger at him and say "if you let him kill you then I truly will never forgive because not only will I lose my brother I will lose my best friend the one person who has helped me through everything and that is truly unforgivable!" He lets up a broken smile and says "still as much as a bitch as ever" then he winked at me and I giggled a little but I soon turned serious again. "Please, don't leave me I need you now more than ever, please." he shook his head then snaked his arms around my waist pulling me onto his lap, and whispered "you know your right that he got everything he deserved but also wrong yes I don't know how he and your dad could want to hurt you. But I'm so so so so sorry that I brought you all this pain." I correct him "us, how could they want to hurt us and you're right you did bring me pain but not as much as them I loved them but now I have very little love for my father. And now I will morn the brother I used to have but I will morn him as if he died before we came because in my heart he did."

FAST FORWARD TO TOMORROW

Milo grabs both of my hands, and says "Ophelia, I know this is weird timing and all but I don't know what will happen next due to what I did yesterday, or how long we have together and I need to ask you this because if your dad does kill me after finding Jackson I will go knowing I asked you everything wanted to" he paused looking at my brother and back at me knowing it was a weird time but he couldn't wait any longer. "will you be my...girlfriend...for however long I have?" I didn't even have to think deep down I always loved Milo like more than a friend more than I have anyone else.

"Um, um, um yes, but promise me no matter what happens if it comes up to one of us having to be killed you let me do it."

"You know I can't do that I can't just stand by and do nothing."

"Milo promise me," I say in a daring tone
Milo lets out a quiet ok. I say what did you say in a playful yet serious voice he replies in a horrible British accent "I pledge to you my fair maiden that you can fall for the kingdom and as a loyal servant I will stand by."

He then bows and went to wash off his hands and face in a puddle in the corner of the room as bed walking I can see him give himself a high five. I don't know what I would do without him he was everything to me. I know he is lying he would never just sit back and do nothing that's not who he is and I was scared for what was yet to come. I didn't want to lose him, I couldn't lose him I don't know what I would do without him we have been glued at the hip since we were kids it would break me.

TO BE CONTINUED

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