different • bryce hall & mikey barone

chapter 31.

*JACKSON POV*

later on that night , i got a text message ...

from kayla.

"GUYS GUYS GUYS KAYLA TEXTED ME !" i screamed.
tyler & justin ran over to me with wide eyes.
"well , what'd she say ?!" justin yelled.
"she sent me her location & told me to call 911 & that nick has her hostage," i said.
"well don't just stand there , come on !" tyler yelled.
we began to drive to her location while tyler called 911.

we're on our way kayla .

*KAYLA POV*

i stood still , frightened , not knowing what his next move was.
"you called the cops , didn't you ?" nick asked , still pointing the gun at me.
"n-no i swear," i stuttered.
i then hear the cops pull up on the driveway.
"we got you surrounded , come out with your hands up or we will have to use force !" i heard one cop yell.
after a few seconds , nick didn't do anything.
he just stood there , with no fear in his face.
"okay , you asked for it !" another cop yelled.
many cops started breaking through the windows & doors.
i turned around to look through the now broken window & saw jackson with justin & tyler.
i ran as fast as i could out of the house towards them.
nick came running after me , with the cops chasing after him.
i heard multiple gunshots go off.
as soon as i reached to jackson , i fell to the floor.
nick shot my leg.
as i laid there , wincing in pain , i managed to slightly open my eyes & saw nick laying on the grass , lifeless.

they shot him.
he's gone.
he's finally gone.

but as soon as i came to the realization , i blacked out.

*MIKEY POV*

i finally got let go out of the hospital.
i walked out , passing the waiting room , until i saw a few familiar faces.
"jackson , tyler , justin ?" i questioned.
"mikey ?" they all said simultaneously.
"what are you guys doing here ?" i asked.
"well it's a long story," jackson mumbled.
"& im sure you have one for us too," justin said.
"what do you mean ?" i asked , scratching my head.
"why were you fucked up , practically dead in an alley & why did some random chick come to our hotel room asking us where you were cos you might have gotten her pregnant ?" tyler sassed.
"oh ... well , nick found me at the club & i was already pretty drunk by then & then he started getting all up in my face & we started fighting & the owner of the place kicked us out so i guess we decided to finish the fight in the alley," i explained.
"& you lost ?" jackson snickered.
"shut the fuck up," i said , rolling my eyes.
"okay , but what about the whole drunk , pregnant girl ?" justin asked.
"i don't know , what did she look like ?" i asked.
"she was tan , dark hair , good body , i think her name was gabby," justin replied.
"awh shit , there might be a possibility that i did get her pregnant," i cursed.
"what the fuck , how ?!" tyler questioned.
"i mean we didn't use a condom but she told me she was on the pill. i didn't know if she was lying or not so i just went with it," i explained.
"oh my god mikey. yeah just believe a random stripper you barely know you idiot," jackson rolled his eyes.
"whatever , but anyways , why are you guys here ?" i asked.
they explained to me everything that has happened in the past week & how kayla is in the hospital AGAIN.
"what the fuck , but wait , nick is dead right ?" i asked.
"yep. i guess so," jackson said.

damn im so glad he's gone.

im so glad they found kayla.
i hope she makes it though.
i mean she has taken a bullet to the chest ... for me ...
then it all hit me.
how could i be such a dick oh my god ...

*JACKSON POV*

now , everything & everybody is fine.
mikey is okay , we found kayla & hopefully she'll be okay too.
but wait ...

where's bryce ?

*TAYLER POV*

i was watching tv , skipping through the channels , until the news caught my attention ...

*on tv*
"BREAKING NEWS : 16 year old missing girl , Kayla Tran , has been found after 4 days of searching. but is severely injured due to taking a gunshot to the leg by 18 year old kidnapper , Nick (last name) , who held her hostage for two days but is now pronounced dead after a few shots were fired towards him."

oh my god ...

i immediately called jackson.

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me : bro , did you see what happened to kayla ?
jackson : uh yeah , i was there.
me : wait what ?
jackson : *sighs* its a long story , *explanation*
me : what ?! is she okay ?!
jackson : we don't know , we're at the hospital right now but they haven't given us any feedback.
me : where are you guys ?
jackson : Orlando , Florida at the Regional Medical Center.
me : im on my way.
jackson : aren't you in LA ?
me : i don't care , just pick me up from the airport when i get there alright ?
jackson : alright , just let me know. oh and -
me : i gotta go , bye man.
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i hate cutting people off but i didn't have time to finish our call.
i quickly packed my bags & drove to the airport.

*JACKSON POV*

damn , i was about to ask tayler if he saw any sign of bryce in LA since bryce said he was going to be there but i guess not.

*TYLER POV*

ugh , we've been waiting for feedback on kayla for about 3 hours now & we got nothing.
"okay , you can see patient Kayla Tran now. she is awake," the nurse said , walking into the waiting room.
we all stood up & ran to her room as fast as we could.
we walked in & saw her half awake.
"hey kayla," we all greeted her.
"hey guys," she greeted back with the biggest smile.
"how you feeling ?" justin asked.
"im doing okay , could be worse," she giggled.
she seemed really happy.
i began to laugh.
"what ?" jackson questioned.
"she just seems really happy," i giggled.
"im just happy that nick is finally gone," she continued to smile.
"we're happy he's gone too," justin said.
"oh & we have a surprise," jackson said.
kayla raised her eyebrow.
we all turned to the door & watched mikey walk into the room.
"MIKEY !" she screamed.
"hey beautiful," he smiled , going in to hug her.
we all gave each other looks when mikey called her beautiful.
yikes , what happened ?

*KAYLA POV*

no matter how bad mikey & i left off , im just happy he's okay.
although , i was a little thrown off when he called me beautiful.
but he's probably meaning it as a friend , which im okay with.
ive never been so happy in my entire life , even though i basically have a hole in my fucking leg.
"come on guys , group hug," mikey said.
we all nodded & the guys surrounded my hospital bed & we did a huge group hug.
man , i love these guys with all my heart no matter how much trouble they put me through.
but somebody was missing ...

bryce .

shit , bryce & i left on a bad note too ...
but he hasn't contacted any of us in days.
damn , when i thought everything was okay , it's not ...

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hey guys !
hope my lovely readers are having a great day !
also , who's on break ? (:
i am. my last school day was friday !
& if you've already taken your exams , how did y'all think you did on them ?
tbh , i failed 😂.
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