Im Only Human

Beginning

JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW. IOH IS ALMOST OVER!!! I PLANNED ON WRITING 50 CHAPTERS AND THIS IS NUMBER 45!!! I DO HAVE TO ASK YA'LL ONE QUESTION THOUGH...DO YOU THINK I SHOULD MAKE A SEQUEL? COMMENT OR WRITE ON MY MESSAGE BOARD!!! LOVE YA AND DONT FORGET TO VOTE AND SPREAD THE WORD OF IM ONLY HUMAN xox

Mac's POV

I walk on stage after being dragged by Tanner and Jason. I looked at Niall with wide eyes. Help me. I was saying with them.

"Hello everyone." My dad says through the microphone. "Welcome to the masquerade. All this is possible because the Mrs. Taylor's lovely work. We have some special performances tonight. First up, my daughter Mac." He smiles at me.

What is he doing here?

I walk to the microphone as Nat walks to the piano. My hands were shaking and my palms sweaty. I nod my head at her slightly. She nods back.

I begin to sing quietly. My eyes locked on Niall, who's eyes are locked on Tanner's. They exchange looks and then both focus their attention to me.

I have no idea what's going on. Everything is so confusing. Is Niall helping Tanner? If so in what way? How?

"I can do it, I can do it, I can do it." I sing.

"But I'm only human

And I bleed when I fall down

I'm only human

And I crash and I break down

Your words in my head

Knives in my heart

You build me up and then I fall apart

Cause I'm only human"

I smile a little. This song fits me in so many ways. It's how I feel. I mean I am only human. I will make mistakes. I will have regrets. But those are the things that make me who I am. Those are the things that make me human. I am not going to be another pawn in someone's game. Whoever is doing this to me will pay. They will suffer and endure all the pain an heartbreak I have been through. I'm ready for anything they throw my way, but are they ready for me.

"I'm only human, I'm only human. Just a little human!

I can take so much. Till I've had enough.

Cause I'm only human..."

Singing this song gives me a sense of power I've never felt before. it gives me a sense of hope. I won't let anything stop me from being happy anymore. I am an individual with my own needs and goals. Fuck others opinions. I don't them or their judgement.

Nat and I finish our performance and stand. She links arms with me and we bow for the audience before us. Their deafening applause making my head pound.

This is the first time I've ever sang in front of an audience and I wasn't nervous.

I run off stage and throw my arms around Niall. He pushes me away and looks at my face.

"Babe. We need to talk." He looks at someone behind me. "Now!"

He grabs my arm and pulls me away from the crowd of people into a separate room. The room is a dining room. Twenty chairs go all the way around the table.

"Niall, what's going on?"

He pushes me against the wall and sighs. "I know who's behind this?"

He looks at the floor. His hands are my shoulders and his forehead against mine.

"Who is it?"

"You won't believe me if I tell you."

He takes a step away from me, his hands still on my shoulders.

"Dammit Niall just tell me."

"It's-" he was cut off by the door opening and my dad walking in.

"Just the people I was looking for." Marcus says as he steps into the room. He is followed into the room by Tanner, Jason and Karen. he shuts the door behind him. "Tanner. Jason. Guard the door."

I look at them confused. Guard the door?

"What do you need to guard the door for?" I ask.

"To finish what I started."

Niall clenches his jaw and his hand turn to fists. His face slowly reddens and his body begins to shake. I try to stop him before he lashes out at Marcus but am unsuccessful.

Niall lunges at him only to be knocked down to the ground. Everything seems to happen in slow motion after that. Jason moves away from the door an start toward Niall. He lifts him by his tie and laughs in his face.

He punches Niall in the stomach and slams him against the wall. Niall spits blood from his mouth onto Jason. "Fuck you," are the last words I hear before Jason begins to pound into him. Jackson and Beth walk in.

"Stop!" I scream. I jump onto Jason's back, or at least attempt to since I'm wearing a big ass dress, and start clawing at his face. Still screaming, "stop!"

Karen pulls me off of him and Tanner pulls Jason off of Niall. Karen loosens her grip on me and I run to Niall.

I crouch down next to him lying bloody on the floor, not caring if I get blood on my dress. "Niall." I sigh his name. "Are you okay?"

He groans and looks up at me. "Yes love. It's not like a few punches and a little blood ever hurt anyone." I laugh and notice that I'm crying.

"Tanner. Take him and get him cleaned up while I have a conversation with my daughter." Behind me a gun cocks.

I turn to see that my dad is the beholder of the gun. I don't even flinch when he points it at me. I should've known. Jackson and Beth stay silent the entire time. Never saying a word. Never looking at me.

"It's you." I say.

Tanner picks Niall up and takes him to another room nearby.

"Took you long enough to figure it out."

"Why?" is all I ask.

He points the gun at a chair. "Take a seat."

I sit down. He sits on top of the table and looks at me. "Let's start from the beginning..."

AN: DONT FORGET TO TELL ME IF YOU WANT A SEQUEL OR NOT. BTW THE SONG MAC SANG WAS "IM ONLY HUMAN" BY CHRISTINA PERRI. WE'RE CLOSE TO THE END OF THE STORY SO I HAD TO MAKE HER SING THAT SONG.

Also I may or may not be updating again tonight....

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