Survive - Zalfie (BOOK 1)

30. Betrayal

Chapter 30 - Betrayal

"As I know the building best I suggest I go and free Megan," Alfie told Thomas and I.

"Sure," Thomas snapped. He had his arms crossed and was staring at his feet. I tried to catch his eyes but he kept avoiding my gaze. Why was he acting like such a dick?

"But I need a weapon," Alfie said, looking at Thomas. I was staring at him as well which made him finally look up.

"What?" he asked rudely.

"You've got a knife haven't you?" I asked him. He nodded without looking at me again. He reached his hand in his pocket and threw the knife in the air. It fell to the ground with a metal like cling. I stared at him dumbfounded.

"There you go," he said crossing his arms again.

"Why are you being so mean?" I exclaimed feeling anger rise inside of me. Alfie stood next to me, his arm protectively around my waist.

"You know," he said narrowing his eyes. Yes, I knew but I had hoped he would be happy for me.

"I'm going to..." Alfie muttered backing away to grab the knife. "free Megan..." He gave me a quick peck on the lips and went back inside the building.

"Thomas, can you please tell me what's gotten to you?" I begged him.

"I love you, Zoe," he told me looking me straight in the eyes. I swallowed a lump in my throat away. I already knew he did but this was the first time he actually told me properly. Well, he had tried to tell me when he was dying but that didn't really count.

"I love you," he repeated still looking me in the eyes. "And for a moment I thought you loved me too but now I see how it really is... You used me."

"Thomas, I never-"

"Yes, you did," he cut me off. "As soon as Alfie popped up you completely forgot about me."

"No, I-" Again he didn't give me a chance to explain myself.

"You used me to forget your sadness but you couldn't think about how I felt, could you?"

"Can you let me explain?!" I shouted at him. "I never ever used you in any way. It was you who manipulated me the whole time. It was you who tried to make me fall in love with you although I made very clear that I belong with Alfie. You're the one who messed everything up, not me!"

Thomas looked at me with a blank expression. I was breathing heavily and even shaking a little. I wasn't really that mad at him. I was just disappointed that he fired his anger towards me. He was just being a jealous prick, but instead of admitting so he went on and blamed me.

"I'm sorry," he sighed. "It's just that..." He stopped talking and turned his head away from me. I could tell he was sad.

"It's just what?" I asked him friendly, wanting him to continue.

"I've never met anyone like you," he said. "You're so honest and kind to everyone."

"Please, don't," I said to him.

"Zoe," he came closer to me and took my hands in his. "I am in love with you and I care a lot about you. I want to apologize for everything I've ever possibly done wrong."

"Why are you saying all this?" I asked him. I had a strange feeling about this.

"I can't handle seeing you and your boyfriend together. I'm leaving," he said. My heart shattered. Why was it that everyone I'm close to leaves or dies?

"No," I protested. "You can't just leave and come back whenever you please."

"I won't come back, Zoe," he said. He looked very serious about this. "I've been thinking about it for a while. I decided that the day you and your boyfriend were together again that I would leave. I'm sorry."

"Run!" Megan suddenly shouted. Thomas and I flipped our heads to the noise. Alfie and Megan were bursting through the door and running like they were being followed. I slapped myself mentally. They probably were being followed.

Thomas and I started moving and ran across the streets. After a while of zigzagging through the streets we stopped in a little alleyway. We all took a moment to catch our breaths.

Alfie then came over to me and hugged me tight. From the corner of my eye I could see Thomas glaring at us from a distance. Megan on the other hand looked very pleased.

"I'm going to get you out of here, little one," Alfie whispered in my ear. I let go of him and looked at him confused. Out of nowhere Alfie stabbed the knife he had held the whole time in my chest. I gasped for air but I couldn't breathe anymore. I fell to the ground and looked at my chest. Blood was pouring out of it fast. A sharp, stinging pain filled my chest. What had just happened? Did the one I loved more than anything in this world just kill me? Murder me? Pain soon consumed my whole body.

It was hard to figure what was happening to the rest of them but I could see Alfie get pushed aside and Megan and Thomas were now looking me in the eyes. Thomas was giving Megan commands on what to do. Probably to save me. Their voices were very distant. I coughed up a whole load of blood which made me come back to reality a little.

"Zoe, please!" I heard Thomas yell at me but I couldn't react anymore. My body started to feel really cold and far away. I wasn't my body anymore. "Zoe, stay with us!"

I was now looking at my own lifeless body. I died. Alfie had just killed me. I looked a little longer at the scene. Thomas was furious and tried to kill Alfie. Megan at the other hand was looking at my body with a blank expression.

Alfie had betrayed me. How could he ever do such a thing? The next thing I saw was a bright flash of light and I was gone.

A/N: THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER (!!!) You'll see how I will be able to continue for another chapter and a bonus although Zoe is dead. Hope you enjoyed xx