Obsessed > Jason McCann

Chapter 18.

-Jason-

"The Guafans have returned" Kameron started.

As soon as those words left his mouth, everybody sat there, breathless. Well, everybody but Lexi because she had no clue as to who they were and what they were capable of.

The Guafans were a gang. Not just a gang like ours, though. They were lethal. They were criminals. Not just a criminal like us, but much more deadly. They killed for no reason. Everybody was scared of them and everyone who crossed their path, had to be sure to tread carefully.

We were called the Baufites. All the gangs in this country either ended in "ans" or "ites." The ones that ended in "ans" were the deadly ones that you didn't want to mess with. The ones that ended in "ites" weren't as bad, still pretty scary, though.

The last time we encountered the Guafans, it didn't end well, at all. At least not for me.

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~3 years earlier~

After Mark had fired that last shot, I knew he was dead. My baby brother.

I stood up, took my dagger out of my pocket, and flung it at Mark. It hit him straight in the eye. That son of a bitch was going to pay for what he'd done. And in the most painful way possible.

I then took my gun and shot him in the leg, just as one of his team had done to me.

I carefully creeped over towards Mark, making sure not to be seen because if I was, it could have been the end for me, aswell as Alex.

I grabbed his bloody body and violently dragged him through the rubble of what was an old warehouse.

I searched and searched for a room that may not have been completely demolished, but I found nothing.

What I did see was blood covering almost everything. It was as if I were walking upon a battlefield.

I heard whispering in the distance so I quickly moved some of the junk out the way, looking for a spot to hide.

Finally I found a hole in the floor. I guessed it was a cellar or a tunnel. Luckily it wasn't too deep, so this useless waste of space wouldn't die if I just dropped him down.

Unfortunately, it wasn't tall enough to walk, so we had to duck the whole time. The whole time, I kept my gun pointed towards Mark, just in case he decided to make any sudden moves.

After I had decided I couldn't be bothered with him anymore, I pushed him into the water that flowed between the two walls of the tunnel, and shot him.

He wasn't dead, yet. However, I did know he wouldn't be able to get out if he tried his hardest. He was too wounded and had already lost too much blood. He died right there, in the tunnels.

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"Who are they?" Lexi asked, looking up at me. I could sense fear in her eyes, and rightly so, these people were dangerous and I didn't want her to meet them.

I knew that I had to keep Lexi as far away from them as possible. Even if it wasn't with me. "They're another gang" I replied, bluntly.

"What's so bad about them?" She asked again. I stayed quiet. I didn't want to talk about the loss of my brother, the thoughts of that night make me sick.

"Jason?"
"I don't want to talk about it"
"Another time?"
"Maybe"

I felt tears well up in my eyes but I fought to push them back. I couldn't cry, not here, not in front of these people.

"Were all going to make sure we stick together for the next few months. We can't give out any more details of ourselves anymore. We're going need to stay low" Kameron said.

Everybody nodded, we all knew he was right.

"I've made fake ID's for you all and you shall all have a credit card in that name come through the post soon. But, were all moving into flats. We can't risk staying in our own houses at the moment. I've already paid out for you all. Some of you are in the same block, some different but none of you are alone."

"Jason?" He said.

I looked up at him and nodded with a half-smile. As much as I hated this guy, he did take care of us.

"Is Lexi staying with us? Or are you going to send her off to safety?"

As soon as he said that Lexi looked up at me with pleading eyes. "Please don't send me away Jason" I could tell how worried and scared she was, but I couldn't let her stay. Her safety meant more to me than anything and I couldn't risk it.

I placed my hand in hers and wrapped my fingers around hers. I stood up and she stood up behind me. "Excuse us for a few minutes?" I asked, looking at Kameron.

Kameron nodded and we made our way out of the room and into another, empty room.

It was really cold in there and I could see goose bumps raise on Lexi's skin so I took my jacket off and wrapped it around her small, petite figure. My jacket drowned her but it looked so cute.

"I'm sorry, Lex. But you have to go. I can't risk your safety"
"N-no. I won't go. Please don't make me. I want to be with you"
"I don't know if I can keep you safe"
"Jason, you're the only person who makes me safe"
"You don't understand. These people... they are deadly. More deadly than us. Lexi, I would like nothing more than for you to be with me... but I can't"

"Please Jason" she looked up at me, tears dripping out of her eyes.

Her cries made me weak, but I couldn't be weak right now. I cant give into her. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close into me. I felt my shirt getting wetter and wetter by the minute, from her sobs.

"I'm sorry"

"If you make me go, I will find a way back, Jason. Surely that's putting me in more danger than keeping me safe with you?"

I gritted my teeth in anger. "Fine" i said. "You can stay." As soon as I said that I regretted it instantly.

"Thank you so much!" She squealed and jumped on me. I caught her in my arms and held her. Not at all happy with the outcome.