Cursed [Jai Brooks]

Three- Chapter 22 [Part 1]

“Jai” I screamed

The name left my mouth before I could stop it. I wasn’t sure if I said it out of anger or worry. I used all of my energy to pull myself up off of the floor and out of the door. Just as my feet hit the hard concrete another blast sounded, once again sending me flying into the road. I cried in pain as my skin connected with the tarmac.

Just minutes ago I was peacefully sleeping in the comfort of a warm king size bed, Luke's front against my back, his arms wrapped tightly around me. At least it felt like only minutes ago, now I'm lying in the middle of the road, my face torn, my emotions a wreck.

"Luke?" I whisper as I turn my head towards the direction that the pair tumbled

Jai is kicking him in the face as he lays on the ground powerless. In this moment I see the tiniest bit of life flicker behind his soft brown eyes, all of the memories we shared playing endlessly in his sweet, endearing mind.

 His beautiful face is covered in blood and his bottom lip is cut

 "Jai" I try to raise my voice but it's too weak to be heard through the surrounding chaos

"Jai please stop" I soon find myself trying to stand up, I reach my hands out in front of me in attempt to steady my balance

I can't just watch as he kills the person I love without even putting up as much as a fight. He has taken everything from me.

"Hope, run" Luke winces as Jai’s foot once again collides with his stomach

A splutter of blood spills from his mouth and all I can do is watch in fear as I watch the life vanish from his face

Jai backs away from him, raising his arms and flapping them towards me

“Fucking run" he rushes towards me, pushing me away from the flames

"No" I bark, and stumble closer to Luke who's now continuously coughing blood, as soon as I reach him another blast pushes me to ground

The pain rushes through my body, taking over my power to move. For a few seconds I shut my eyes and all I can hear is the sound of dishevelled rocks and debris flailing across the ground.

"Luke?" I sit up and look down to my palm which has a chard of glass spiking from the centre

Blood stains the ground and the thin shirt I was wearing

"Just go" Luke's voice is weak but filled with fear

I crawl as close to him as possible not caring about the pain the chards of glass is causing and cup his cheek with my hand

"I-I love you" I promise weakly, a single tear falls and runs down my burnt cheeks

"Do one last thing for me" Luke trails off

"Go" he tries to stay conscious as to preserve his final moments with me

"Didn't you hear what he said?" Jai's voice sends chills down my spine

What is he still doing here? Hasn’t he done enough? This isn’t it, I don’t have to leave, and I can call an ambulance and get Luke to safety.

This will all be okay

I try to convince myself

"I'm not leaving him" I cry, but as soon as the words leave my mouth Jai picks me up from the ground and drags me away from Luke

"Put me down" I kick him, hard

"Luke" I scream at the top of my lungs, but to my surprise he just smiles at me