Life In Fragments || Completed✔

f o r t y

“Dying is the beginning of your new book called afterlife.”

Adam
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Bang!

“Ow...”

“You idiot.”

Pulling him upwards, ignoring his moaning about his head, that mostly bruised now after Joshua, slapped him on the exact spot before harshly whispering for him to shut up.

Only then, we noticed the apartment like room, hidden underground.

“What the hell?” Dimitri mumbled while nursing the sore spot on his head.

“It wasn't like this before,” Joshua came up beside me then continued, “It was just a room with a few air mattress, a fridge and a bathroom. He expanded it.”

Nodding we press forward, hoping for any sign of Emily or that monster Jaden. Just then, as if it was fate we heard approaching footsteps.

Scattering behind a couch, we stayed low listening to his mumble words.

“Why didn't she say it back? Lily loves me I know she does, but she didn't say it back. WHY?”

My heart speed up to the mentioning of my Queen, calming my mind that now knows she's still alive but my grip tighten, wondering just what he did when she didn't reply.

That's when Dimitri had an bright idea to cough.

I swear I'll kill him after this, that's if we live.

Glass breaking was the only sound we heard before he shouted,

“Who's there?!”

“Um... nobody?”

From beside me, Joshua slapped his head in annoyance, while I felt like strangling the fool. Removing the gun strapped in front of him, I pushed him to stand, while Joshua and I crawl around behind the scene, that's unfolding.

“Who is you and how did you get here?”

“Haha... funny story.” Dimitri said while scratching the back of his head, I swear he choose the wrong time to be an comedian.

Slinging Dimitri's gun over his back, Joshua whispers to get ready before he stood, making his presence known.

“If you know what's good for you Jaden, you'll put that glass down.”

The monster swung around, completely shocked to the voice and when he met Joshua's cocked gun. Just then, Dimitri pulled out his hand gun, cocking it as well.

Immediately he drop the glass, that shattered into pieces, before holding his hands up.

“Isn't it little 'Joshy' now it all makes sense.”

“Shut up you sick bastard.” He snapped back, spitting words at the monster of a man.

Jaden merely laughed at his words, causing Joshua to rush towards him, jamming the gun against his forehead.

“You always knew something was up, yet still, you couldn't stop me from claiming her. It was fate.”

My eyes blaze with salted tears from his words. He raped her. My brave Queen, he hurt you again.

And that's when I snapped, losing myself to the anger and pain that was brewing inside.

“I'LL KILL YOU FOR HURTING HER!”

Instead of going for the gun, I grabbed my pocket knife, pushing Joshua backwards I swung, but Joshua pulled me towards him throwing off my aim.

But it still connected and he screamed in pain.

“Let me go!”

Gripping his bloody right shoulder and with clenched teeth, he spoke, replacing my fury with fear, causing my face to pale.

“You can't save her from herself. I left my gun with her for a reason!”

“Go!” Quickly Joshua shoved me out of his hold, towards an hallway— that I began running down in an frenzy.

“You'll never save her in time Adam, THAT'S WHAT SHE GET FOR NOT SAYING IT BACK!”

That's the last I heard, before two distinctive shots were fired.

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“EMILY!”

I screamed her name into every room I entered, but was only greeted by silence in all but one, where I found my Queen, bare of any clothing, with an dead look in her chocolate browns while holding Jaden's gun to her head.

“Emily... p-please don't do this. Please.”

Slowly I approached her unmoved frame, keeping my eyes locked with only her face and not her body that he touched and harm, unwanted.

“You're safe now Emily, he's gone, just give me the gun so we could go home...”

“He raped me, so much times...” her broke voice shattered me and it was barely above a whisper.

Freely, tears stream down her caramel face while her hand begins to tumble, as I close the distance between us.

“I'm broken Adam, I'm no good for you.”

Just a few more steps Adam, keep talking.

“I still love you, and I'll never stop. What happened changes nothing, Emily.”

Finally I was close enough to gently removed the gun from her grasped, while she stared at me in surprised. Quickly I removed my shirt— as the blood stain sheet, would bring back unwanted memories, before pulling it over her head, then continuing.

“I got you Em, we'll get over this together.”

With that it gently pulled her into my arms, sighing in relief that's she's safe once again.

Kissing he forehead I spoke again, while tighten my grip on her,

“I love you Em, never forget that.”

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The End!

Thank you for reading Life In Fragments, it was an rollercoaster of emotions, I enjoyed writing.