Mending The Bad Boy

Chapter 28

I walk slowly to "Shawn's tower", where I was once held and was impaled by nail.

Ah... the good old days.

As I own the door and walk in, I notice people staring at me.I try walk past them carelessly and go to the elevator.

I hit the floor number and wait. Watching as the level number goes up, I sit on the floor and chew my gum really loud. After a minute the door opens by Shawn's office.

Shawn, Seth, and Damien stand there looking at me like I had something on my face.

"Take a picture, it will last longer." I say getting up and walk past them.

Shawn clears his throat.

"Alright." I say. "Let's get this over with."

"So, about Danny." Shawn says coming closer to me and rubs his hands together. "You can have him."

I look at him curiously. He's joking right? This is what I died my hair pink for?

"Come on, we both know your lying." I say looking at him in disbelief.

"Scouts honor." He says.

I look at him with confusion.

"What is this all about ?" I ask annoyed. "Why do you have Danny and are just letting me take him?"

He just shakes his head like tryin to convince me nothing with this situation is sketchy.

"Where is he?" I ask.

Shawn turns and starts to walk. As I follow close behind him, I notice Seth and Damien had disappeared somewhere.

"Shawn." I say and he turns to me. "I'm sick of all this. Can you just make it somewhat easy. I was always bad at gym."

"Weren't you homeschooled?" He asks with a slight smirk.

He then turned back to walking. We arrived at the same room I was held at.

With a single light shed on Danny as he hung from the same spot as I did.

"Danny!" I went to run to him but Shawn caught me and held me back.

"Don't touch her." Danny says

"Now Annie, I'm going to give you a choice and you must choose." Shawn says.

I look at him curiously and then back at Danny.

"Leave her out of this Shawn!" Danny says, his muscles tensing up and veins popping.

"Shh Danny, its Annie's time to decide." Shawn says.

"What am I deciding?" I ask.

"Marry me and I will grant him freedom, refuse and I kill him." He says.

I look at Danny and see the sadness in his eyes.

"Annie don't do this!" He says pleadingly. "Kill me instead!"

I look at Shawn as his arms still hold onto me.

"I-" My voice breaks.

"Fine." Shawn reaches from his belt and pulls out a gun. "You have your answer then."

I look at the gun he hands me and stare at it. I could never marry him, but I could never live with myself for killing Danny.

"Can I have some space please?" I ask Shawn

He steps away but arms length.

I bring the gun up to where my shoulder is and point it.

Before anyone says anything the gun goes off. And in the blink of an eye, he dies.