↣John Murphy x Reader↢

↣Chapter Eight↢

Word Count: 1008
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"What do you mean hes getting floated?!" You yelled angrily.
"Hes getting floated y/n! What else do you want to hear!?" Murphy yelled his voice louder than yours "Do I have to spell it out for you?!"
You were taken aback. You never heard him yell like this before. Even both of your moms looked at him.
"Sorry," he said shaking his head "I just need to-" Murphy said getting up rather violently.
"John- wait," you said catching up to him and grabbing him by his wrist.
"Y/n go back, " He said turning to you with tears in his eyes.
"I can't just leave you here," you said stepping closer to him. "Talk to me John."
"His execution is set for morning," he mumbled looking down at the ground.
"You'll be okay John" you said calmly placing your hand on his cheek.
He leaned into your touch "He's getting floated" Murphy repeated himself not believing the words that are coming out of his mouth.
You felt a tear fall from his eye and onto your hand. You hated seeing him like this, so beaten down instead of him being his go lucky self.
"I don't know what to do without him" Murphy said another tear falling from his cheek.
You gave him a hug and kissed his jawline. He hugged you back melting into your embrace. "We should go back," you mumbled into his chest. "Before our parents get worried."
Murphy lets go of you and lends out a hand.
You took it and squeezed it tightly making sure that everything was going to be okay. While walking down the hall hand in hand you looked up at Murphy who stared blankly ahead of him. This was slowly eating away at him and soon enough nothing will be left.

Once you were back in the conference room hallway, your parents were preparing to leave.
"There you guys are," your mom sighed.
"John" Murphy's mother said hugging him. He hugged her back tears immediately forming in his eyes.
"Y/n" your mom said approaching you. "Go back home with John I have to go speak with James" she said mumbling the last part.
"Seriously mom" you said throwing your arms up in the air. "At a time like this," you were furious that your mom was leaving the Murphys for James. Murphy's dad and your dad had been friends since they've been on the Ark. He's always been kind to your mother and she's leaving to hook up with some guy she knew for a few weeks.
Your mom shot you a look "Its not what you think it is," she said staring right into your soul. "Take good care of them," she said grabbing her bag and walking down the hall. You waited till the click of her heels were faint.
"C'mon" you said to Murphy and his mother "lets go home."

~Later that day~

It was noon time, almost the time for Murphy's father's execution. You tried your best to distract both Murphy and his mother from the clock and to stay positive. It eventually didn't work out having Murphy's mother go into her now empty bedroom to cry. On the other hand you districted Murphy with the happy memories you and him shared together. You tried your best to avoid the ones that involved his father.
"Remember this picture" you pointed out to a small polaroid picture of you two at the masquerade dance. Murphy had a dark navy blue mask on while you had a y/f/c (your favourite colour) mask. The dance almost acted as a prom for the two of you and the other teenagers around the ark. From what you've read about proms, it had less adults and took place at a high school.
Murphy chuckled at the picture "our first slow dance happen there," he smiled.
You were about to say something but was interrupted by a harsh knock on the door.
Murphy gulped slowly getting up from his seat and answering the door.
He opened the door to see a group of guards standing outside with Kane "Hello Johnathan Murphy," Kane said with a serious tone. "It is time."
Murphy bit the bottom of his lip "wait," he mumbled to get his mother from her room. She came out of her room looking like a mess, but what can you expect from a wife about to loose her husband.

You followed the group to the execution zone. Two guards stood at the entrance and another two beside Murphy's father. He looked frightened and tired at the same time. Murphy's mother mumbled his name while Murphy seemed to be crumbling away.

You stood behind the Murphy family who talked for five minutes before being pushed into the chamber.
"Wait! Please!" Murphy's dad wailed, his voice muffled by the glass. "Please don't do this!" He begged.
Murphy's mother sobbed falling to her knees. She put her hands over her face sobbing her eyes out begging the guards to give him another chance.
Murphy tried to be strong to fight back his tears, but they rolled down his cheeks anyways. You walked to his side and held his hand tightly looking down at the ground.
The guard placed his hand over the red button. He looked at Kane for reassurance.
"I love you-" Murphy's dad was blasted into space before he could finish his sentence.
Murphy immediately looked away covering his mouth with his other hands tears falling faster down his face. He tried his best to contain his cries but he couldn't do it anymore and just let it all out. Murphy's mother screams of agony is what filled the room with noise. All you can hear was her cries. Murphy covered his face muffling his soft but still audible cries. You hugged him tightly rubbing his back softly.
"Shh" you said quietly. You placed your head on his chest, you can hear and feel his heartbeat which felt like it was going to pop out of his chest.
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Damn this was a sad chapter.