Wanted [5SOS pt. 2]

Renonciation

Michael looked down at his phone screen. The newest messages from Luke were lined up on his lock screen. He just couldn't respond, not now and not ever.

"Michael, what're you looking at?" A grisly voice asked through the dimly lit room.

"Nothing" he responded locking his phone and putting it in his back pocket.

"Is it that girl of yours?" He asked taking a knife from his pocket and bringing it up to the apple he held in his hand.

"No, I said its nothing Jay" he said sharply.

"Is it Luke?" He asked looking up from peeling his apple.

Michael tightened his eye brows "how do you know Luke" he demanded.

"So it is Luke" Jay smiled cynically.

"I asked you a question"

"I've seen him around" he replied putting a piece of apple into his mouth "he's different than his brother"

"You know Jack too?" Michael sat up in his chair.

He continued to peel his apple.

"Why did you even bring me here? I'm done! I told you that night I didn't want to be a part of this anymore!" Michael yelled annoyed.

"Don't lose your temper it's not polite" Jay said twirling the knife around his fingers "Grey come here!" Jay yelled behind him.

"Grey's here?" Michael swallowed hard.

"Yeah I thought I'd get him out here to help me find someone" Jay said.

"Hello Clifford" Grey walked into the room carrying a belt in his hand. He was about six foot with brown hair and dark blue eyes.

"What've you got there?" Michael asked noticing the belt in his hand.

Grey smiled evilly.

"Bring her out" Jay said.

"Her? Who?" Michael asked. His heart rate went up as Grey turned back and pulled someone into the room. She was screaming and crying and was thrown to the floor when they reached the table where Michael sat.

"Look up honey" Grey spat pulling her hair.

"Mikey!" She screamed with joy.

"Melissa!" He yelled standing up "Let her go!"

Her face was scraped and cut from lashes. Her lip was bleeding and her shoulder was bruised.

"What did you do to her!" Michael grabbed Grey by the shirt and slammed him against the wall.

"Boss!" Grey yelled.

"I'm going to kill you" Michael said through gritted teeth.

"Boss!" Grey yelled again.

"Michael, let him go" Jay said calmly from his seat at the table.

"I'll let him go as soon as he's dead" Michael tightened the grip on Grey's shirt. He heard the sound of a gun loading and turned around.

"Let him go" Jay said. He was standing now and pressed a gun to Melissa's head and covered her mouth with his hand.

Michael dropped Grey to the floor "give her to me" he said.

"Right after we discuss something" Jay said "you remember your sister, Bell right?"

"Don't fucking say that name" Michael's voice shook.

"You remember what happened to her?" He asked.

Michael stared with glassy eyes.

"You want that to happen again?" He tightened the grip on the trigger.

"No!" He yelled "no! I don't!"

Melissa closed her eyes and cried softly.

"Awe poor little girl, why'd you fall in love with Clifford? You'll have to pay the price" He sneered.

"Shoot me instead!" Michael fell to his knees and cried.

"Why?" He asked "shooting her won't cause you any harm!"

"Yes it will! I love her!" He cried.

"Love is sickening"

"What do you want from me?" Michael demanded.

"The money you owe!" Jay yelled.

"I'll get it! Just let her go!"

"And I need Luke"

"What?" Michael asked through tears.

"Luke Hemmings"

"Why?"

"Reasons that aren't of your concern" Jay said.

"They are of my concern! He's my best friend! Can't I just get you the money?"

"You've gone soft Mr. Clifford" Grey said from the background.

"I'm getting bored of not pulling the trigger" Jay taunted "so deal?"

Michael froze with fear.

"Hemmings for Greendale" Jay said.

"But I-"

"No exceptions"

"What if I came with you and we just left them out of it?" Michael asked drying his tears.

"Michael no!" Melissa screamed.

"Shut up!" Jay yelled kicking her.

"Don't treat her like that!" Michael said furiously.

"No Clifford I told you the options! Either say goodbye to Melissa or get me Luke Hemmings! No exceptions, I'll shoot her right now if you don't hurry up!"

"I can't! I can't! Please just shoot me!" He cried.

"Michael!" Melissa screamed as Jay moved the gun to the bottom of her jaw line "I'm scared" she whimpered.

"It's going to be okay" he tried to reassure her "alright I'll give you Luke" he said with a shaky voice.

"Good" Jay said dropping Melissa to the ground "be back in three days, come on Grey" Jay said "and keep an eye on your girl, I'm not making any promises she won't be harmed" he said leaving the room.

"Next time you kill the boss I'll kill you" Grey spat in Michael's face and left the dark room.

Michael ran over to Melissa and helped her up "are you okay?" He asked "stupid question" he hugged her "I love you so much"

She buried her head into his chest and cried "you can't let them take Luke" she looked up at him.

"I know" Michael whispered wiping away her tears "let's get you to a hospital, I love you"

"I love you too, don't let them shoot you" she started crying again "I can't lose you Michael"

"I can't lose you either and I can't lose Luke, I don't know what to do..." He looked down. He felt his phone buzz in his pocket. He knew it was Luke.

"Check" Melissa said.

He reached in his back pocket and pulled out his phone.

Text Thread

Luke: you're dead aren't you

Michael locked his phone and put it away.