The Book Of Susan | TBOH Sequel

Chapter 26: Mark Of Ends

"Everyone in here" I said to Sheila, Henry, and Peter, while heading into an empty patient room.

"Mom, I have a gun, let me help." Henry said to me. "Not now Henry, we need to take one hostage and fire on the rest without hurting any of the civilians." I replied, still making excuses of not wanting Henry to fight.

"You good Susan?" Sheila asked me. "I'm as good as I can be" I replied while anxious.

I heard one of Liam's men approaching the door, when he opened it, I knocked the gun out of his hand and placed my left hand over his mouth and my right hand equipped with a knife, to his throat.

"Don't speak and I won't slit your fucking throat." I whispered. Henry pulled out his gun and readied it, I wouldn't mind that, but I'll take him to safety if we get in a firefight. 

I walked out to see the group of scum trying to overtake this town.

"Assholes, drop your weapons or I'll slit his pathetic throat!" I yelled. 

"How about you sweetie?" A thug said when he grabbed a civilian out of nowhere. Well shit.

"Drop the guns" Henry said while beside me holding his gun to the group of thugs, they were 6 facing us, we couldn't win even if I had a gun with Henry, and its not like I would want him to fight. I had to bluff my way out of this.

"Okay squirt, you wanna play hero? I'll give you some facts right here on why it can't happen. One, there are 6 of us, you pull shot, you and your mom or whoever is dead, along with everyone else in this shit town!" The thug stated.

"Those are some harsh, cold facts, but..." Henry started. The thugs looked puzzled.

"You didn't suspect... SMOKE!" Henry quickly threw a grenade that sprouted smoke and the thugs became stunned and the room was covered in smoke.

"MOM HURRY!" Henry yelled.

I slit the throat of my hostage and preceded into the screen of smoke and stabbed 2 in the back of the head, Henry popped off 3 with his gun and I headed to see where the last one went. I got ambushed by the stairs when I saw the last one get away, he made me drop my knife down the staircase, but I wasn't going to give up.

I backhanded his face and got him stunned for a second, but he quickled tackled me into the ground, I couldn't overpower this guy, he was too strong, I knee'd him in the shin with whatever force I had and gave me a tiny opening to claw his throat. I was now on top of him strangling him.

The bitch pushed off the ground and now held me in a chokehold trying to push me off the staircase, just before he almost choked me unconscious, David stabbed him in the back through to the heart and it gave me time to redirect his force to flip him off the stairs. I saw the asshole fall down and splattered his brains all on the floor.

"Thanks, I was a goner for sure." I told David. "You always need me in the end don't you?" He smirked. "Try not to push it, or you'll join him." I joked back.

David and I headed to the hallway of civilians. "Is everyone alright?" I asked the scared citizens. They all nodded their heads and I preceded towards Sheila and Henry.

"Are you okay Sheila?" I asked. "I'm good, but I hope this is all gonna be over soon." Sheila replied. 

I rushed towards Henry and hugged him tightly. "You okay baby?" I asked worriedly. "I'm fine mom, I'm sorry I didn't listen." Henry replied. "Its okay, you saved me and all these people, just please tell me next time... okay?" I asked poliety. "Yeah, I will." Henry replied.

I got a phone call back at home, thinking it was Peter or Christina, I picked up with relief after this hospital incident. "Are you both okay?" I asked, but got a voice I didn't want to hear.

"Hello Susan." Liam stated.