suddenly | little mix

Chapter 22

LEIGH-ANNE AND JADE were pushed into a room to be met with seven hanging ropes. Jade gulped back her fear and reached for Leigh-Anne's hand frightfully. Her body was a shaking mess and she felt tears well up in her eyes. Was this how she was going to die?

Leigh-Anne was also shaking, but was able to hide it better than poor Jade. She didn't want to seem weak in her last hour. These people were cold blooded killers who didn't care about the world around them, let alone herself. She had to stay strong for the sake of her dignity and for Jade.

They were positioned in their own ropes just as Jesy and Harry were pushed into the room. Jesy was clinging onto Harry's arm for dear life as he tried the comfort the distraught girl. Jesy tried her hardest not to have another panic attack. She really didn't need one at that moment. Harry's soothing touch seemed to calm her just a little bit, though.

"Jesy!" Jade cried out, relieved to see the girl after God knows how long.

Jesy lifted her head and met the light brown haired girl's eyes. They kept their gazes on each other for a minute before Jesy's head dropped. She felt ashamed. She had all the opportunity in the world to be able to save her three best friends. Even if it meant her own death. She could've told the police and even if she had died, at least the other girls could've been safe. But, she didn't. She decided to stay in fear in her hotel room for her own self. Now, not only herself, but also the girls and Harry were going to die. She couldn't help but feel that it was all her fault.

Graham and Yasmin walked into the room. Yasmin's long blonde hair had been shaved to the scalp for whatever reason and her transuccuclant grey eyes no longer showed an amused expression, but rather a tired one.

"Who are we waiting upon?" Graham smiled devilishly.

"Just three more," Yasmin replied.

"Excellent."

Jade dared the speak up, "Please, sir! Before we die, I have one request. Please hear me out."

Graham sighed and rubbed his forehead, "What is it?"

"Sam Craske," Jade gasped out, tears beginning to slide down her puffy cheeks, "Please save him. Please give him the antidote. I'll die on his behalf. Just, please save him."

Graham crookedly smiled, "Oh. We've already given Mr Craske the antidote. If fact, he's here the spend his last moments with you."

"What-"

Sam was pushed into the room, pale faced and weak. When he saw Jade he yelped. He struggled to get to his beautiful girlfriend, but was unable to. The guard's grip was too strong and he was too weak from the amount of drugs that were pumped into his circulatory system.

"J-Jade," he weakly stammered.

Sam was placed right beside Jade and a rope was looped around his neck just as a rope was looped around the other boy and girls' necks. Sam stared at Jade's stunning features as well as he could, but the rope was restricting him. He just wanted to take in as much of her face as he possibly could before he died.

Dean walked in with a mocking smirk placed on his repulsive face. He sat on a high chair off to the corner so he was able to watch the show.

"Who are we missing?" he mused.

Yasmin stepped forward, "Mr Zayn Malik and Miss Perrie Edwards, master."

Dean nodded and Yasmin stepped back, taking the gesture as one of dismissal. She ran a hand over her smooth scalp as if she was thinking deeply. Leigh-Anne studied her carefully. There was something in her eyes. Leigh-Anne sensed betrayal. Was Yasmin going to betray her master? Or was she betrayed by someone?

While Leigh-Anne was engrossed on Yasmin, Harry continued to whisper sweet nothings to Jesy. He figured that he would never be able to tell Jesy how he really felt. He was going to die. He had to tell her. He swallowed down the ball in his throat and gained enough courage to spill his feelings.

"Jesy, I need to tell you something important," he whispered.

Jesy looked up at him and said, "What is it?"

"Jesy, I-" he paused, wondering if he should say it or not, "I-"

"What, Harry?"

"I think I am in love with you."

There was silence. Harry knew he had blown it. He just shouldn't of told her. Now, she was going to think that she had to repay him somehow out of guilt. Of course she didn't feel the same way. What was Harry thinking?

"Harry..." Jesy breathed out, "I-"

"It's okay," Harry reassured her, "I just needed to tell you. I really don't mind. At least it's off my chest you know, that's all that really mat-"

"Harry," Jesy interrupted him, "I- I think I feel the same way."

"What? What is it?" Zayn pleaded with Perrie, "Perrie, speak to me!"

"T-the story..." Perrie managed to splutter out, "It's us."

"What?" Zayn asked, confused with what Perrie had just declared, "What do you... oh."

He realised what she meant. The whole story was the story of what had happened to them. Worst of all, in the story it said that Jade, Jesy, Leigh-Anne, Harry and Sam were about to be hanged. It can't have been true. How? They kept themselves hidden, didn't they?

Perrie couldn't handle it any longer. The tears ran from her eyes and dripped onto the floor, leaving tiny puddles wherever the salty water would land. Her friends were about to be hanged. She shuddered, shaking visibly. Her eyes were wide as Zayn wrapped his arms around her. She mechanically wrapped her arms around him also. She felt empty. There was no way she could save her friends. She wouldn't make it on time. She fell the ground with a loud thud, wailing.

Her noise was chronic and heart wrenching, but Zayn didn't bother stopping her. He silently dropped onto the floor next to her. Harry. Dead. Perrie's wails shook his soul as Zayn realised what that meant. The lively one of the group. The youngest, the most caring. Gone. That was when the tears fell. They spilled from his eyes and onto the floor right next to Perrie's own tears.

Zayn pulled Perrie into an embrace. He needed it. He needed to feel someone in his arms. He needed to feel the warmth of someone else, because all he could feel was the cold and emptiness of his heart. He was about the lose his brother. He couldn't imagine what it'd be like for Perrie. She was about lose her whole family of sisters. That thought only made Zayn hug Perrie tighter as he began to feel sorry for not only Perrie, but also himself.

Then, the door barged open and Izzy came in with a whole bunch of papers in her hands. She placed them onto the table then looked around. Spotting the couple, her mouth dropped and her eyes widened.

"I-I found them," she whispered to herself, then she yelled, "I found them!"

She narrowed her eyes and smiled evilly, inching closer towards the couple, "I found you."

Hey, guys. So, this story has been going on longer than expected and I'm sorry for that and I'm really grateful for the people who have actually stuck by me and read Suddenly all the way to this chapter. You guys are the true readers and ilyasm. Just thank you from the bottom of my heart.

This is the second last chapter! That's right, the next chapter will the last chapter of my first book ever. I'm actually crying right now.

Thank you again for sticking by me until the end.

I love you,

Jules xxx