New Beginnings (Sequel to: It's Complicated)

Chapter 36: Unknown

Shawna's POV

I walked down a dark alley and multiple guys surrounded me on either side, I tried to scream but they put something over my head and picked me up. When they took it off I was tied up in a basement.

They all surrounded me and walked in a circle.

"You have a choice Shawna," one of them said.

"We kill you and Justin lives," he said. "Or you both live but you're ours. We control you until the day you die."

"Kill me," I said.

"Are you sure?"

"Well I'd rather have Justin live without me, then the other way around. Just kill me," I said.

They held a gun to my head, but when they pulled the trigger I gasped and opened my eyes, Scooter sat beside me and Justin was still in the hospital bed.

"You okay?" He asked.

I shook my head no. Scooter hugged me.

"If Justin dies, I will too."

"Shawna no," Scooter said. "Do not even think about that."

"I would die inside. Because if he dies, he's taking my whole world away from me. My happiness, my love, my only way to escape from this terrible world. No one understands me more than Justin. No one is there for me more than Justin."

"Shawna this is difficult, I know. But you have to stay strong. You have to fight as much as him."

"How do I make a situation like this better?"

"You just wait. You have to be patient," a Scooter said.

"No I can't," I said. "I need him to wake up. I need him to open his eyes and tell me he loves me."

"Shawna he does love you," Scooter said.

"I hurt him," I said. "I hurt him more than he hurt me and I can't forgive myself for it."

I looked at Justin's delicate body and ran my fingers through his messy hair. I kissed his forehead and grabbed his hand.

"I will never let go," I said. "Ever."

I put my head on his hand and fell asleep. I woke up to beeping monitors and nurses rushing into the room. They all pushed me and Scooter out.

"What happened?" I asked Scooter.

"I don't know it just started beeping," Scooter said.

"IF WE DONT GET HIM UP TO SURGERY NOW, HE'S DEAD!" I heard one of the doctors shout in his room. I covered my face and buried it in Scooter's chest, Scooter wrapped his arms around me.

"LETS GO!" I heard another doctor shout.

I looked over my shoulder and saw them wheeling out Justin. A doctor came over to us.

"Hey Shawna, I'm one of the doctors scrubbing in on his surgery and he's on his way up there right now. We're hoping he's strong enough but it's gotten to the point where he absolutely needs this surgery. I'll have the nurses keep you updated."

I nodded and went to take a seat in the waiting room upstairs. I tried to keep myself from crying which was nearly impossible. Scooter held my hand.

"How do you think he's doing?" I asked.

"I don't know," Scooter said. "But I hope he's okay."

"Are his fans still outside?" I asked.

Scooter nodded and I walked to the elevator. I went down and outside where a group of a few girls was sitting on a bench. They smiled big when they saw me and I sat down beside one of them.

"How is he?" One asked.

"I don't know," I said. "He's um in surgery right now. And I don't know," I started to cry.

The girls all hugged me and when we all let go I saw them crying.

"Girls don't cry," I said. "We all gotta stay strong."

"Do you remember us Shawna?" One of them asked.

"We were the girls who sat in front of this hospital for Justin last year," she said.

"Oh my gosh," I hugged them. "Let's hope we're not here next year." I tried making light of the situation.

The seven of us sat in a circle on the ground and shared stories of Justin. We laughed and we cried.

"Shawna!" Scooter ran outside.

Tears ran down my face and my world stopped spinning.

"What Scooter?" I started to cry.