Its Just The Beginning of The End (ON-HOLD)

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Thursday; Day 3, 7:30am, BGT (2 days left) 

Stephen POV

I limped my way through the door, as David was by my side, making sure the crutches weren't loose. I grasped the grip as hard as I can, as I keep making long strides on each step. 

We were outside, where the staircase was when I heard Ant unfold a crinkled piece of paper. I felt an urge of curiosity, travelling down my spine, when it finally got the best of me. I whipped my heard around, as fast as I could, but Ant was staying still. He was gazing down the staircase, as if he was solving some sort of puzzle. I could tell he was faking but I didn't wanna risk my other leg to get shot again, so I just left him to it. 

When Alesha closed the door, it felt like something heavy dropped onto my shoulders and in my stomach. My guts were telling me to stay but I knew it would put me in a bad position... I mean, I've already been shot by Ant. 

For some reason, the air in the building was cold and wind was gushing through the holes of the walls. 

"What?" I muttered under my breath. 

Thats when I lost control of the crutches, with my legs starting to tremble. I started to fall forwards when I felt two strong arms, wrapped around my waist. I looked up and saw David holding me, giving me a peculiar expression. He pulled me up and gave me back my crutches, only for Simon to raise his eyebrow at the two of us.  

Ant POV

Day 3 BGT 2:30am Apocalypse

That idiot is doing nothing. NOTHING. Wait, till the end of this building... I will show them my true identity. 

Signed Phenets Nerlhum

My head was hurting real bad when I read this note... only one person's name was in my mind. It was him. How could I be so dumb? He mentioned being alone without his 'friends' and how he was watching us especially me and Alesha. Thats when I told Alesha about it. 

"No... he couldn't have" Alesha gasped, trying to hold in her tears of anger. 

"He's gotta pull something out at the end of this building... we can't let him out of our sight" I mumbled, making sure no one was listening to us. 

Alesha sneezed silently, only for her to groan from the reaction. David turned around and gave Alesha a worried look, only for her to blush. I furrowed my brows together, as David looked away slowly, holding Stephen steadily.  

"Are you okay Alesha?" I say, rubbing her back softly. 

"Amanda said I'm a bit ill... hopefully it goes away soon" Alesha weakly smiled. 

"I'm sure it will" I simpered lightly. 

Amanda POV

"I should go down there, Simon" I say, looking down the creepy stairway. It was difficult because those creatures always end up finding their way to us... which is a bit strange. 

"No... I would not let you do that. I would rather much, send myself" Simon said sternly, holding my hand to make sure I didn't go. 

"But you have a broken arm, Simon. David is looking after Stephen and Alesha is sick. Ant might go but I'm pretty sure he wants to keep an eye on them" I whispered, making Simon look at me, right in the eyes. 

"No. When I say no Mandy, I mean no. I will not risk your life or anyone here, as a matter of fact, okay?" 

"Why are you pushing me away from this? I just wanna help!" 

"I know you do! But its scary down there! I don't want you getting hurt!" Simon said, vexed at the fact I still didn't take it in. 

"Look. I'll go. Both of you's already did your bloody part in this journey. Plus, it'll be better if I went" Ant interrupted, making me and Simon stop bickering. I felt my cheeks go red, as Ant brushed passed us, muttering something unintelligent that only he, himself, can understand. 

"Amanda, I agree with Simon. I don't think you should go, where there's a lot of risk ahead. We don't want you to get hurt..." Alesha says, putting her hand on my shoulder. Thats when I felt my insides boiling, to the point I couldn't take it anymore. 

"Oh! So thats why you let the others like Simon, Ant, Dec, Stephen and David go?" I hushed angrily, feeling my fists clench at the thought of Alesha sticking up for Simon. 

"The reason I let them is because they seem to know what they were doing!" Alesha spat, as her eyes glistened with annoyance and hurt. 

"I don't get it... is it because I'm useless? O-or that I'll get us ALL killed if I just go and check it?" 

"Oh my God Mandy! LISTEN TO ME! The reason why I think you shouldn't go is because its too dangerous! We don't want you to get hurt! Yes, I may sound a bit stereotype at the moment, but you have to face it! You're the only one who isn't injured or 'infected' in a way! We can't afford another person getting hurt..." Alesha begged, only to turn away and sneeze. 

I breathed in heavily, as I realised what Alesha said was right. Most of us is hurt and it'll be hard if I was hurt as well... we all wouldn't be able to help each other out. I couldn't hold it in, as tears rolled down my cheeks, hoping no one saw. 

Luckily, Alesha went to check on Stephen before I cried. As if today couldn't get any worse (I mean, it couldn't have), Simon saw me crying as I quickly wiped them away. 

"Amanda. You know we don't mean it like that." Simon whispered, holding my hand softly, as he traced infinity signs with his thumb. 

"I just wanna feel involved... all I did was probably packed the bags and made trouble with my loud voice" I said quietly, feeling my eyes get teary again. 

"Mandy, you are involved in this. Who was the one who was helping us to keep going forward? And the one who was making sure we never give up? It was you. Thats why I am doing this..." Simon says, only to push his lips towards mine. 

I was in total shock, even though I'd always dreamed of this. Simon lifted his non-broken arm up towards my chin, caressing his thumb on my jawline. I hummed in satisfaction, as I felt myself smiling against his lips. 

"I love you Amanda Holden... Never forget that" Simon says, as he bit his lip, gazing into my hazel eyes.

"I love you too Simon" 

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I AM SO SORRY THIS CHAPTER ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!!! I WILL MAKE A LONGER ONE THIS TIME AND I'M RLLY SORRY! 

So you guys may be wondering why I haven't really updated this chapter and that is because of school. The government changed the rules for all the schools, which is actually really stressful. So in yr 3, 5, 7 and 9, we have to take these tests to see what we've learnt so far, testing our knowledge. This test is compulsory. Its called Naplan. 

Anyways, we have these grades thing called Bands. They're sort of like our marking criteria in a way. So, if we don't get Band 8 (Which is like really high), that means we can't do HSC, meaning we can't go to UNIVERSITY. LIKE WTF?! This really stressed me out so I've been trying to study hard throughout those weeks, and hopefully I do well in this test. 

I love you guys and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I can't promise a quick update but I feel terrible. Hope you all update your stories because they're amazing! And REMEMBER...

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