Life After Champion

Day

We're trapped, I think to myself.
I desperately look around for an exit, but I know I don't stand a chance. Not at the moment at least. But maybe , just maybe, if I can catch them off guard at the perfect time...

As I rapidly glance around the space, my mind floods with ideas. Impossible, stupid, insane ideas, but it doesn't matter, anything that could help to save the girl I love. The girl who's dying in my arms.

I turn my gaze to Anden, and he does the same. I think he knows by my expression that I'm going to try something that's probably stupid, and could likely get us killed, but he nods, giving me his approval and support. He knows our time is limited, and that we have to do what ever it takes. We have to take every chance possible. I try to signal to him that when the time comes, he'll need to take June. I assume he understands by the slight up and down motion his head makes.

My focus is snapped back in front of me when I nearly crash into the guard who's positioned ahead of us. The one leading the group is talking to someone in quiet whispers several feet away so we can't hear their conversation with two of the other men. I quickly glance around me. There's two men behind me, one in front. The rest are the ones talking ahead. I think about my situation. This is my chance. Catch them while they're distracted and take down the ones who are an immediate threat first. Then take care of the rest and help June.

June...

I look down at her again, and my already broken hearts shatters even more. I can't stand seeing her like this. Seeing anyone like this is awful enough as it is, but to see the one you love the most in this condition... My heart aches to see her happy again, and my determination flares at the thought. I will get her home safe. She's all that matters. She deserves happiness after all the years of pain she's gone through.

I turn my determined gaze towards Anden. I can tell he knows that I'm thinking, and he nods. I make sure the men ahead are still distracted, when I see that they are, I put my plan into action.

I quickly spin around and lash my foot out under the feet of one of the people standing being me, successfully causing him to fall backwards while simultaneously handing June over to Anden. I jab my hand towards the other man's throat in an attempt crush his windpipe. He tries to react, but isn't quick enough. I hit my mark and he falls over to the ground. The guard that was in front of us jumps forward at me and I swiftly duck and disarm him of his weapon as he passes me and stumbles. Filled with  adrenalin, my eyes shoot over to Anden with June resting limply in his arms.

"Run!" I yell at him, as I move to take on the other men rushing toward us. He can't wait for me. He needs to get himself and June to safety, even if that means leaving me behind.

I see it in his eyes that he doesn't want to, but knows it's what he needs to do, and he gulps before running in the opposite direction, guilt and regret already starting to radiate off of him.

The man who stumbled forward is now back up and advancing towards me with a malicious  smile etched into his features. I see a light reflect off of something in his hand and I glower as I notice the knife inside his firm grip. I go to take a step forward to attack him when I'm forcefully jerked back from behind. A growl of pain escapes my mouth as a sharp pain ignites in my shoulder. I hear the deafening sound of boots stomping towards us as my arms are grabbed from behind me and the man in front of me jumps forward, knife in hand, aiming straight for my stomach.

I struggle to free my arms from the grasp of whoever is holding them behind me. I kick my foot out behind me with all my strength and am relieved when I make contact with the person's leg and hear a satisfying snap. His grip loosens and I pry his hands away just in time to block the knife that was rushing at me at an alarming speed. I grab the wrist of the man holding the knife and twist it, causing him to drop his weapon. I thrust my hand upwards, aiming at his nose, and not long after it makes contact, he falls to the ground.

I go to to turn around to face off any other attackers, but the second I do, I feel a white hot pain explode in my chest. The pain flares and is so severe that I fall to my knees. I look up, and in front of me I see the barrel of a gun that had been recently fired pointing down at me, the man holding it wearing an expression of pride and disgust towards me. I look down to see crimson beginning to soak my shirt surrounding a bullet wound. My vision starts to blur as I hear the pounding of footsteps from before painfully loud in my ears. The man notices it too, and raises his gun to aim at something behind me, but before he can even pull the trigger, the sound of several gunshots rings in my ears and he collapses into the ground, along with the men behind him.

Not able to hold myself up any longer, I collapse as well. A shiver runs down my spine as the sound of feet make their way to me.  Many rush past me as I hear commands being shouted, but I can barely make the words out as my eyes start to drift close. I vaguely hear doors being slammed open and madness ensuing as the pain starts to take over my entire body. I must have started imagining things because I swear I can here Anden off in the distance, shouting my name, but I soon realize that I'm not imagining things as he drops to his knees in front of me, yelling for help, but the only thoughts that run through my mind are ones of June. Where is she? He should be with her, not here, with me.

With all my remaining energy I ask, "W- where's J-June?" I stutter, barely able to form  the words.

He looks at me with panic in his eyes while reassuring me, "Don't worry, she's ok, she's  on her way to the hospital now."

Relief washes over me as I hear his words. I feel overjoyed over the fact that she's safe now, but above that, I feel... tired.

My eyes close as I hear Anden yell more at people around him and protest against my actions.

"Day! Stay awake, ok? Stay awake. For June. Please. You're going to be ok, alright? People are on their way to help you. Just keep fighting."

I want to, I really do. But I don't know if I can. The pain is unbearable and sleep just seems so... peaceful. I can barely feel my body being carried away to an ambulance as I slowly drift off and welcome the darkness surrounding me.

A/n *hides from angry readers* so I kind of don't know how to express how sorry I am... Haha before writing this I went back and read the end of the last chapter and saw how it ended and... Yeah, I'm sorry for being so cruel 😬 Anyway, I want to thank you guys for putting up with my bad writing and always being so excited and kind. You really are the best. And if I don't update after a while again, just constantly bug me until I do, I'll try to more often. Sorry about the ending of this chapter by the way, and sorry it's not very good. Thoughts?