Serendipity

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I couldn't get my mind to grasp what was happening as I watched Luke's body fall limp to the ground. It felt like someone had just ripped my heart out of my chest and tore it in half. The gun that I had been gripping so tightly before fell out of my hand onto the ground. I was in shock. This was everything I had hoped wouldn't happen.

Three figures walked out of the trees on the opposite side of us. Ryder and Bryce had ducked behind the car for protection and dragged Luke's body with them. I covered my mouth to stop myself from screaming.

I recognized two of the guys as the ones that had been at the car before. My heart stopped beating when I recognized the third person. It was Josh, as in my psychotic delusional ex boyfriend. I started gasping for breath. I couldn't breath. What was happening, why was Josh here!?

The three guys approached the car slowly and then pointed their guns at Ryder, Bryce and Luke's heads. Luke was still conscious but I could see from here he was losing a lot of blood.

"Well well, if it isn't the girlfriend stealer and his hoes." Laughed Josh.

"What are you doing here?" Luke asked weakly. He was getting really pale. Josh just smiled a grim smile.

"This is my gangs property, the real question is what are you doing here." He explained. He pressed the barrel of his gun against Luke's head. I couldn't watch this.

"You kidnapped our friend." Ryder said taking the attention off of Luke.

"Your friend does things he has no business doing." Josh spat. He was enraged.

"Hey we need you." Landon whispered in my ear. I turned around quickly, I forgot they were with me.

"We're gonna shoot them down but we need a third person, Drew's too out of it to focus." Peter said. My heart began to race again. Oh no. I couldn't do this. I quickly shook my head no. Landon picked up my fallen gun and shoved it at me.

" If you want Luke to live you don't have a choice." He whispered. I nodded my head as I took the gun. I had no clue how to work this. Peter tinkered with my gun before giving Landon a thumbs up.

"Okay your guns ready to shoot. You're gonna shoot the guy with the black hair, the one by Ryder." Landon explained. I took a breath.

"All you have to do it aim at his head and pull the trigger on our count." Peter said. My hands were shaking so bad I didn't know if I could do this.

"I can't get my hands to stop shaking." I said as tears fell down my face. Landon patted me on the back.

"Take a deep breath and just do it. It'll be okay just relax. We only get one shot so even if you feel scared on three pull the trigger anyway." He said. I nodded my head as I took deep breaths. This would be fine, Luke needed me, I could this for him. I raised my gun and aimed it at that guy with the black hair.

"You ready." Peter whispered. I nodded my head.

"Well time for you guys to die." Josh chuckled darkly as he raised his gun to Luke's head again. Bryce and Ryder both looked down as they prepared for the worse.

"One..two...three!" Landon said. I squeezed the trigger as hard as I could and watched at I hit the guy with the black hair in the stomach. He grabbed his gut and fell to the ground. I dropped my gun and covered my mouth. I had just shot him!

Josh fell to the ground and the other guy did too. They both didn't move anymore, they were dead. Ryder jumped into action taking the black haired guys gun and shooting him in the head. Landon, Peter and Drew ran out the trees towards them so I followed suit. I felt like I was on fire, that was exhilarating but fucking terrifying at the same time.

I ran to Luke's side and dropped onto the ground next to him. The grass was soaked in blood. I ran my hand through his hair as I looked down at him.

"You're gonna be fine okay? Just hold on." I said trying to hold my tears back. He just nodded his head.

"Okay get him in the car." Ryder ordered. I stepped back and Bryce, Ryder and Landon picked up Luke and put him in the car. The rest of us climbed in and Ryder sped off. He was driving as fast as he could.

"How far away is the hospital?" I asked as I held onto Luke's hand. I was shaking uncontrollably. This was so bad.

"Its not too far." Bryce responded. Then Luke started to cough up blood. I felt tears streaming down my face. I held his face in my hands and stroked his cheeks with my thumbs.

"You are going to be fine alright? Just hang on we're almost there okay, don't die on me!" I said looking into his blue eyes. He didn't respond he just stared back at me. I looked up out the window to see us pulling up in front of the hospital.

"Hurry up get him out!" Ryder yelled. I moved out the way and let them carry him out.

"You hang on man, just hang on." Bryce said as they carried him inside. I ran behind them into the E.R.

As soon as they walked in doctors rushed to them and lifted Luke into a gurney. A short blonde woman directed us toward the waiting room. I couldn't sit still, not when I was this anxious, so I paced the room.

"He's gonna be okay." Landon said to no one in particular. Everyone was silent, all lost in their own thoughts.

Luke couldn't die, I hadn't had the chance to tell him I loved him yet. I told him "I think I love you" but never that I really did. He told me he loved me all the time but I never told him. I felt awful, I felt responsible for all of this. I knew it wasn't really my fault but I still felt that way.

I was also enraged. How could Josh do this!? I had been with him for three fucking years and he never mentioned a gang while Luke knew me for a few days before he told me. I couldn't believe I had ever claimed to love a person so evil and twisted.

My head was all screwed up and I couldn't take it. It was driving me crazy not knowing how Luke was. God if he died I don't think I could recover. I hadn't realized it before but he's my everything. He's the only person I really have. I didn't want to be alone in this world. I needed him. He was always looking out for people and helping, he didn't deserve this fate.

"Can you please sit down? All that pacing is fucking annoying!" Ryder seethed. I rolled my eyes.

"Oh I'm sorry for being concerned for my boyfriends life, I'm sorry that this is the only thing helping me keep it together right now. So no I will not stop fucking pacing!" I yelled. A few people in the waiting room gave me weird looks but I ignored them. Ryder didn't say anything else.

A few moments later the blonde woman appeared again. Everyone quickly swarmed to her.

"I have an update on your friend." She said as she shuffled through her papers.

"Is he alive?" I asked preparing myself for a bad answer.

"Yes he is." She said. I smiled this was great, he had survived he was fine!

"But, he's in a coma and we don't know when he'll wake up or if he ever will." She informed us. The smile fell off my face. No. No this couldn't be happening.

"Can we see him?" Ryder asked. She nodded her head and gestured for us to follow her. The walk to his room was quiet. We followed her in and the sight before us was heart breaking.