Lost in your grip

Chapter 22 | Issues

Louis' POV
She passed out in my arms. "Vi hurry up! She's out cold!" I yelled. "Do you want me to go to jail?" She mocked. I started to cry. "Shut up. We need to help her not fight." Brody said. She's right.. I put my forehead on hers. "I love you so much Clementine. I need you to come home, I want to take you home." I said to her. I hugged her motionless body. "She still breathing?" Brody asked as she turned to look at us. I placed my ear by her mouth. "Yeah, she's breathing." I said. "She lost a lot of blood." Vi sighed. "This is all my fault." Brody started to cry. She grabbed and held Clementine's hand. "No it's not, Marlon decided to be a dumb mother fucker and hurt her. He never learned to control his anger. She fought by my side although it wasn't a good idea.." I sighed.

My bestfriend, out of everyone...my bestfriend hurt my baby girl. Why? I don't understand...she sees him as a brother. She loves him like she loves AJ. That's a special bond. He's going through a lot but, he shouldn't have hit her like he did. He probably broke her ribs, her nose, or possibly a collapsed lung. Fuck...

We got to the hospital. She was still out cold. I carried her. "Nobody mentions Marlon okay?" I said. Vi and Brody nodded. "Just let me do the talking." I said. We went inside. "She needs help as soon as possible. She's unconscious." I said. The nurse called for a stretcher. "Put her down on here." She said as a few nurses held the sides of the stretcher. I nodded as I placed her down. "Come with us." They said. "You guys wait here. Call her parents." I said. Vi and Brody nodded. I followed the nurses in. "What happened?" They asked. "She was jumped." I said. One nurse nodded as she wrote down what I said. "Do you know who or what they looked like?" She asked. "No idea, he ran off when I went to get my gun." I said. She nodded. They took Clem into a room. "Wait out here. I have some questions for you." She said as a doctor went to Clementine's room. "What's your name?" She asked. "Louis Jordan Anderson." I said. She nodded. "What's your relationship to.." "Clementine." I said. "Clementine, yes, what's your relationship with her?" She asked. "I'm her boyfriend." I said. She nodded again. "Okay so what's her name? Clementine right?" She asked. "Clementine Marie Everett." I said. She wrote down her name. "Okay now just sit here and the doctor will come out in a second." She said as she went into Clem's room.

I can't lose her. She's my world. We need to graduate together. Marlon you son of a bitch.

My phone rang. It was Marlon.

"You have some nerve calling me." I said with an angry tone. "I just want to know if she....If she's okay?" He asked with sadness in his voice. "No Marlon she's not. She passed out on our way to the hospital." I said. "I...I never meant for any of this." He sighed. "You know, you could have killed her. If she dies, it's on you. She loves you like a fucking brother and you go and do that shit." I said. "Look Louis, I didn't mean to hit her. You were fighting me and she jumped on me. I don't know what was wrong with me..." He sighed. "It doesn't mean you have an excuse to beat her like that. You choked her. You punched her. You slammed her into the wall. You threw her to the ground. You pinned her and you were about to punch her again. Her blood is on your shirt. Your hands. Think about that." I whispered. I hung up on him before he could say anything else.

Brody's POV
Marlon you are such an idiot. I should have helped her but I just sat on the couch and watched. She'll never forgive me. Marlon. I caused this. I know Louis said it isn't my fault but I know it is. I'm such a fool. I'm so sorry Clementine. Please hold on girl because we aren't done with you yet. Clementine...You have done so much for me. You helped me when I was at my lowest. I was new to the school back in our freshmen year...I had no friends and you came into my life. You are just an amazing person. You don't deserve this. Thank you so much for everything you have done and keep doing. We need you here to continue your job of making us feel better. I love you Clementine.

Violet's POV
I never knew Marlon had it in him. I never thought he would hurt one of us. Especially Clementine. She just wanted to help Louis. I should've done more. Clementine, I swear if you die on us, I'll just have to slap you back to life. I'm not gonna let you die. Not on my watch. If you can hear me somehow, just know that we love you Clem and you have changed our lives for the better. We fought together. We played so many video games together. You even help me make YouTube videos for my gaming channel. You always yell and cuss when something bad happens. You and I are like sisters. You took me out of a bad place. You were there...you kicked the door down when I was about to take my life...you didn't let go of me that night. I owe you everything. I love you Clementine. Fight this please. I've always got your back.

Louis' POV
Ever since I left California and moved to Georgia it's been really hard. I thought my only friend would be Marlon but then I saw you in most of my classes. I made sure I sat next to you in home room. First thing I fell in love with was your beautiful eyes. I couldn't stop staring at you. I felt fuzzy inside since that day. You continue to give me that feeling. I fought for your heart. I love you so much Clementine. When you told me you might be pregnant, it scared me because I felt that I would be a terrible father. I don't even know if I'm a good boyfriend. All I know is love will make you do crazy shit. When you put yourself in front of your dads gun, I thought you were insane but that's what love does to you. I know you would die for me and I would die for you. Oh my darling...Clementine...

The doctor came out. I stood up. He sighed. "She's lucky to be alive. She has two broken ribs, a cut over her left eyebrow, a collapsed lung, and a small cut on her head. She doesn't need stiching for her head but she needs surgery for her lung. We will do that right away." He said. I started to cry. I walked out in the waiting room with Brody and Vi. "How is she?" Vi asked. "She has two broken ribs, a cut on her left eyebrow, a collapsed lung and a cut on her head. The back of her head..." I mumbled. They started to cry. Brody and Vi hugged me. I hugged them back. "Her parents didn't answer.." Vi said. "Let's go to her parents house. Call Duck, Mari, Minnie and Sophie, let them know what happened. Don't mention Marlon." I said as I stumbled outside. They followed. We got in my car. I wiped my tears and backed out. The back seat was full of her blood. It hurt me more. We started to head to her parents house. We got there soon after the hospital trip. I knocked on the door. AJ answered. "Louis! Vi! Brody!" He yelled as he hugged us. Carley and Lee walked to the door. "We need to talk about...Clementine..." I muttered. They had a concerned look on their faces. They noticed there was blood on me. Vi and Brody had her blood on them as well. We looked like we just murdered someone. We all sat on the couch. I teared up. I couldn't speak. Vi and Brody stayed quiet. Carley started to cry. "Is she....dead...." She sobbed. Lee looked at her and started to tear up. I looked down. She cried more. "She's....in the hospital....she was jumped....she has two broken ribs, a cut over her left eyebrow, a collapsed lung and a cut on the back of her head..." I said. Carley and Lee's eyes widen. AJ breaks down. I walk over to AJ and held him. His legs give out. I held him as we sat on the floor. Soon Sophie, Minnie, Duck, and Mari burst through the door. "Please tell me it isn't true." Sophie said as she started to cry. I went outside and grabbed my white hoodie full of her blood. I showed everyone. Everyone started to cry. Soon there was a knock on the door. I opened it. It was Marlon. I pushed him out side and closed the door behind me. "What are you doing here?" I whispered with an angry tone. "I...I wanna see her....please." He begged. "You broke two of her ribs, collapsed her lung, her eyebrow is cut and the back of her head is cut too. You don't deserve to see her." I said with an angry tone. Brody and Vi walked out. "You son of a bitch." Vi said. "Stay away from her you asshole. You've hurt enough people today." Brody said. "I swear Marlon if she dies cuz of you, I will find you and make you pay." I said. "please...just...I wanna see her...then I'll leave you all alone...just please..." He begged again. "Fine, but you aren't going into the room alone." I said. Marlon nodded and left. We went back inside. "Can I...can I see my sister?" AJ asked. I nodded. "Not right now buddy but I promise, you'll get to see her. She's in surgery right now." I said as I teared up. I sat on the couch with everyone else. I turned on Fast & Furious 7. "Remember her dirty jokes she made at the sleepover?" Brody mumbled. I laughed a little. "Yeah.." I mumbled. We watched the movie and everyone fell asleep except me. I couldn't sleep. I wanted to hold her. I wanted to take her home and have her cuddle with me.

I love you Clementine...don't ever forget that...

(This hurt my soul. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Will Clem make it? Will Marlon go to jail or will be better forgiven? Should he be forgiven? Let me know in the comments. ~Cameron)