out of breath ; hemmings au

twenty

"You, up!" A voice yells and soon a hand is grabbing me by the elbow to pull me up. "Is Luke in there?" He asks in a whisper.

I look at him in the eyes, trying to figure out his features. All I can tell is that his eyes are wide open and his forehead wrinkled. All of him irradiates worry and fear.

"Is he?" He insists shaking me roughly.

Im not sure if hes Michael or not so I take my eyes away to find the other guy who's standing behind him, fairly away. He's smirking and when he meets my gaze, he starts to wiggle his eyebrows. I pull a face out of disgust, now I'm sure the guy holding me is Luke's friend.

"He can kill him, Moon! Tell me," his voice is still a whisper but the desperation grows with every word.

"I don't know," I say lowly.

"Oh my God! So he came back before we arrived?" He shakes me again.

"She's playing hard to get?" The other guy laughs.

"She'll give in eventually," Michael says over his shoulder. When he turns to me a grin is plaster on his face, but it fades quickly. He raises his eyebrows for me to talk.

"He did, he shouldn't have but he did- He was trying to get out... but... I don't know what happened," I start crying.

"Stop," he says and laughs, clearly acting.

I bury my face in my hands. Michael squeezes my shoulder with his hands, showing me support the only way he can.

"He's so stupid! I told him not to come!" He says gritting his teeth. "I didn't have the chance of win him any time."

"We went over the plan a million times and he still didn't think I could make it, so he came back for me. He's trapped in there because of me!" I cry harder. "If something happens to him-"

"Oh, come on! You know you'll enjoy it, chick," the other guy screamed again.

"That's right," Michael said loudly for him to hear. "It's not your fault, Moon. And I'm sure he escaped-"

All of a sudden a loud bang is heard and I turn to find Ben stomping towards me. Behind him the room's door bounces instead of shutting; he used too much strength to close it.

I step back, bumping on Michael. I realize his chest is moving up and down rapidly. Mine, on the other hand, isn't moving one beat.

"Where the fuck is he?!" Ben screams holding his gun up to my head.

Ironically, I sigh. He didn't find Luke. He escaped. But now that I let out a breath my breathing quickens, and joins Michael's rhythm; fear starts invading me again.

"No!" Calum mutters in an attempt to shout. Ben doesn't seem to hear, thankfully.

"His fucking truck is here, so where's he hiding?!" Ben shouts at me.

I look at Ben again, who's angrier and out of himself than I've ever seen him before –actually, I have never thought I was going to see him this way. He presses the gun to my forehead and grins. I shut my eyes trying to control myself from crumbling on the floor. My legs are shaking and a shiver crawls up my spine quickly. I see his finger right on the trigger the moment I open my eyes; I'm an impulse away from dying. I gulp as tears run down my cheeks.

"Huh? Tell me!" He presses the gun harder and I can't help but sob.

"You need her alive, Ben. Don't do thing you'll regret," I hear Michael speak quickly and Ben's eyes look behind my shoulder. "If you kill her, Daniel will never cooperate," he was referring to my dad. "Plus Luke might come back if he knows he can save her," he adds.