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Chapter 20 | Oh My God

Zero

I Busted A Cap In Three Dudes On My Way Down The Hallway. My Three Best Members Were Standing On Tables Firing Bullets To Protect Me. One Of My Guys Got Shot And Fell To The Floor. I Bone Rushed One Guy, And He Fell. I Stuck My Gun In Between His Eyes, And Pulled The Trigger. I Wiped Splattered Blood Off Of My Face.

    I Came To One Last Room At The End Of The Hallway With A Sign That Says Knock First. This Must Be It. The Gunshots Stopped, And My Two Dudes Went Behind Me. I Opened The Door, Then Got Pulled Back As Gunshots Littered The Wall. I Patted Whoever Pulled Me Back On The Arm. I Snuck My Gun Around The Wall And Popped Both Of Them. I Stuck My Head In, And They Were Both Dead. It Was Only Manny Left.

London

   Manny Took The Handcuffs Off Of Me, And Stood Me Up Which Hurt Like Hell. Manny Placed His Arm Around My Neck And A Pistol Pointed To My Head. I Screamed, And Zero's Face Twisted With Fear And Anger.

    "You Better Let Her Go." Zero Demanded.

    "Let's Deal With This Man To Man." Manny Said As He Pulled The Pistol Off Of My Head And Shot The Two Guys Standing Next To Zero. He Returned His Pistol Back To Its Original Spot. "Come Talk To Me."

   I Screamed But It Wasn't Too Loud Because Of The Cloth In My Mouth. Zero Looked At Me, And He Focused His Attention Back On Manny.

    "This Might Be It, Baby Boy." Manny Said As He Pressed The Gun Into My Temple.

    "What Do You Want? It's Your Fault That You Couldn't Handle What Real Gangsters Do. You Wanted To Be Shown The Ropes, And I Showed You. You Wanted This." Zero Stated.

Zero Blinked A Little Too Hard. I Gave Him A Confused Look. He Did It Again. Manny Gripped Me.

Is He Planning Something?

"I Didn't Want This. I Was Expecting A Little Intimidation Other Than Killing Him---"

"Just Let It Go." Zero Said. "Let It Go. You're Holding On To Something That Isn't A Big Of A Deal."

"You Know What? I Will."

Manny Let Me Go, And I Ran Towards Zero. A Loud Noise Popped Off And I Was Slowly Falling To The Ground. Everything Became Darker Around Me.

Zero

I Shot Several Bullets Into Manny's Chest And He Fell To The Ground. I Ran To London, And Crouched Beside Her. I Pressed Down On Her Wound That Was In Her Back.

"Come On, Stay With Me." I Demanded As Blood Kept Spilling Out.

I Heard Cop Sirens Outside, And A Few Cops Yelling Orders Inside. I Looked Up, And Took A Deep Breath.

"I'm In Here! Please Come Help Me!" I Yelled.

I Flipped London Over, And Her Eyes Were Shut. Oh My God. It Seems Like The Bullet Went Straight Through. Blood Seeped Through Her Shirt. Cops Ran In The Room With Their Guns Drawn.

"She's Hurt!" I Yelled.

  The Policemen Moved Me Out Of The Way, And Grabbed At London's Arms And Legs. They Pulled Her Up, And Carried Her Outside To An Ambulance. I Viewed My Bloody Hands, And Right When The Ambulance Door Was About To Close I Hopped Right In.

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I Held My Hands Together, And My Leg Is Shaking. I Heard Someone Shouting, And I Looked Up To See London's Mom Yelling At A Nurse. I Stood Up And Walked Over There.

"Mrs. King?" I Called Out.

London's Dad Turned Around And Approached Me Fiercely. He Pointed A Finger At Me.

"You Let This Happen. You Almost Killed Our Daughter." Mr. King Stated As He Pushed Me.

Lucas Was Holding Mrs. King As She Was Crying.

"I Didn't Lay A Finger On Her." I Protested.

  Mr. King Turned Around And Looked At The Nurse.

    "Call The Police. He Did This To My Daughter." Mr. King Demanded.

    "I Swear I Didn't Do It!"

  The Nurse Ran To Her Center Desk And Pulled Out The Phone As Me And Mr. King Started Arguing. A Security Officer Restrained Me Behind My Back, And Sat Me In A Chair. He Demanded Me To Stay Put Until The Police Take Me Away. I Can't Go To Jail. If I Do, That'll Be My Third Strike.

Shit!

London

    Am I Dead? My Body Feels Extremely Light. I Turn Around Slowly To See Doctors And Nurses Crowded Around My Body. What? I Look At My Hands And I'm Still Me. A Nurse Opens A Door And I Slip Out. I Look Around To Check If Zero Is Here. What The Hell Is Going On? Why Is There Two Of Me? I Walk Down Hallways Until I Hear Shouting. I Turn A Corner And I See Them.

It's Chaos. Of Course They're Making A Scene, I Bet Dad Started It. I See Zero Struggling With Something Behind His Back And I Go Around To See What It Is. Handcuffs. Of God, What Did He Do This Time? Police Officers Storm In, And One Goes Right Through Me. What? I'm So Confused Right Now. They Picked Zero Up, And Start To Drag Him Outside. I Tried To Pry Them Off Of Him But I'm...Not...Real.

     Please Tell Me I'm Having A Bad Dream. Something Shakes Around Me, And It's Getting Dark. People Around Me Seem To Not Be Affected By This. I Run Back Over To My Hospital Room, And Peek In Through The Tiny Window. I Can See My Line On The Monitor And Its Slowly Decreasing. My Body Is Shaking And The Doctors Are Working Fast. A Nurse Stabs Me In The Arm With The Needle And Whatever It Was Calmed Me Down. It Sort Of Calmed Me Down As Well. Now I'm Lightheaded. Oh Boy. I Fell To The Ground.

Lucas

Did Zero Really Hurt My Sister? I Already Texted Lauren About This And She's Blowing Up My Phone For Updates. It's Been Two Hours, And I'm Getting Impatient.

"Turn The Damn Phone Off." Mom Demanded.

  My Dad Looked At Mom Intently Like He Couldn't Believe What She Just Said. Dad Shrugged It Off And Continued To His Pacing.

     "It's Lauren. She Just Wants To Know How London Is Doing." I Explained.

   Mom Sighed, And Formed Her Hands Together. She Pressed Them Into Her Chin And Closed Her Eyes. Tears Streamed Down Her Cheeks. I Rubbed Her Knee.

     "It's Going To Be Alright. London Is Probably Battling This Situation As Best As She Can." I Encouraged.

  Mom Opened Her Eyes And Looked Into Mine.

      "I Sure Hope So."