A Day For Tomorrow

Chapter Twelve

"Luke! Luke, wake up!" I groan and blink my eyes open, my vision taking a little to clear.

"Angie?"

"Jesus, Luke! What happened?! Ben said he heard a gunshot then found you seizing in that damn alley!" She exclaims.

"What? Ashley, where is she?" I ask.

"Luke, she's dead. She was shot in the back of her head. Did you not see that happen?" I look around to see the familiar hospital room and I let my head fall back onto the pillow.

"I saw her fall, but I couldn't hear anything. Who shot her?" I ask.

"I don't know! Ben said no one else was there when he got there. You didn't see anything?" She pushes.

"I saw... someone standing behind her when she fell. I couldn't make out who it was though." I say, closing my eyes.

"What were you two doing?" She asks.

"Talking. We were just talking and... everything became fuzzy. I stood up and she tried to help me but she collapsed. I saw that person and blacked out." I explain vaguely.

"Luke, something is not right. We need to stick together from now on, okay?"

"Why? Don't you have a girlfriend to tend to?" I ask with annoyance.

"She's dead, Luke. She killed herself the other day after I confessed about me and Sam." I sigh out and rub my face.

"Everyone's dead. Why even try at this point? If someone wanted me dead, they would've fucking killed me. I haven't exactly been hiding lately."

"Lucifer, please! I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to die! I'm fucking scared! I need you by my side to feel safer. There's nothing else I can do now, no one else I can go to!"

"Go find Gary!" I shout, sitting up.

"Who?"

"The guy that saved me from dying  when I jumped! He's all about saving and helping pathetic lives!"

"Luke, what happened to you?" She whispers, tears filling her eyes.

"You wouldn't live a day in my shoes. No, you'd fucking lose your shit! Maybe I already have. I don't know if I can feel anything but anger and hatred. I want to hurt someone. How long have I been here?" I ask.

"Just a few hours, they're waiting for test results-"

"I'm leaving. Those test results can suck my ass." I spit and get up. I find my clothes and change into them, not really caring if she sees, and I leave. I'm gonna find whoever the fuck keeps attacking me and end them with my bare fucking hands.

"Luke!" I hear Angie call out as I pass the parking lot. I barely turn my body before a gunshot sounds, and that's when I see her body. I run to her still warm body, a bullet through the side of her head. I look around and see a shadow running into the wood, and I don't miss a beat chasing after them. Luckily, I'm faster than them, so I'm gaining on them in no time. The tree roots seem to be trying to assault me, but I jump each one and tackle the fucker. Then I see his face.

"Gary? What the fuck?" I pant out. It can't be him. There's no way.

"You caught me." He states with a smirk, the gun is still in his hand, so I snatch it and throw it aside.

"You're fucking dead." I spit.

"Do it. Kill me. It won't matter. He's got people everywhere. They won't stop until you've gone completely mad." He warns, laughing menacingly.

"Who? Who the fuck is doing this?!"

"What are you gonna do if I don't tell you? Hm? Kill me? Then you'll never know."

"Gary, please! You saved my life!" I beg, eyes watering as everything crashes.

"Don't trust anyone. The only honest people you've met, Ricardo and Angela, they're dead. Master tried to bribe them, but nothing could make them turn against you. Samuel? He's been Master's insight on everything you do, and has helped in trying to break Angela. Ashley? She's been texting you with the phone Master gave her. She staged fucking you to try to break Ricardo. The gang? All paid and busted out. The crash? One of the gang member took their life to try to save you by also ending yours. Ricardo tried to take his life, then tried to also convince you, because he couldn't escape Master, and he wanted to save you. Angela tried to convince you to leave the country with her to try to save you. Ashley stepped out of line, Sam gave in and spilled his secret. Everyone close to you has been killed. Everyone you've talked to since you got jumped, except for Benjamin and his girlfriend. It doesn't matter if you kill me or spare me. I'm already a dead man walking. I've been caught. Master will have me killed."

"Who is Master?!"

"There's nothing you can do. Trust nobody, Lucifer. Nobody. Everyone's been paid to keep you alive and miserable and alone."

"Who the fuck is Master?!" I try to pry from him.

"Luke, it's your father."