Love, loathe, betrayal - a gang story

Chapter 50

Clay knows he has to be strong for me but I know he's hurting, Will was one of his best friends and as close to family as he's got. After minutes of performing CPR on Will there is no use. My brother was shot dead by the very man himself who ruined my life in multiple ways and now I'm going to. Fuck. Him. Up. "I'm going to mess him up so bad he's going to wish he was never born!" I declare to Clay and he wipes away his tears "we will avenge your brother. Even if it's the last thing I do."

I pick myself up and grab the gun off the floor next to Wills lifeless body and reloaded it, slamming my palm hard against the bottom while doing so. I head over to where the boys are holding Walter by each arm. He looks well and truly exhausted and bartered. That makes things easier for me. "Any last words?" I start "scrap that, you don't deserve any." With that I hold the gun a few centimetres away from his face and pull the top back getting ready to shoot. I close my eyes. "Wait!" I open them again "fine try and plead your way out of this one." I roll my eyes, my tears almost completely dried up and being replaced with my hot cheeks from the anger. They say that though don't they? That if you loose a loved one in a traumatic way you get a burst of adrenaline and become numb to pretty much all emotions but anger? I have never been a violent person but there is only so much death and destruction a girl can take before she snaps.

"I'm not going to try and plead for my life because let's be honest you've got me pretty outnumbered here," he begins "but I will say that if you kill me, you'll have my blood on your hands forever." "I'll live with that, I've carried the guilt of the death of my father for a year now. I'll avenge him and my brother and I will be a good leader!" I spit. "You think you've got it all figured out don't you? What will you do with my body?" "Fire" the evidence? The gun?" "Fire" I repeat. "You really want this lot on your hands if you become leader you have to control everything." "I know that. But with my friends by my side we'll get through it. Together" I aim the gun back at his head. "And you guys your just gunna let her take control really? A little girl?" He mocks looking around and the other guys holding him back and stood around. They all look anxious but Antonio and Lucas steps forward in unison. Antonio has blood smeared on his face "I believe she can do it." "So do I!" "So do I!" Soon enough everyone was backing me and I felt connected to everyone. Well and truly. "Wow you really have everything thought out don't you?" I nod "if you mess with my family, you mess with me!" I stamp my foot and even Clay flinches. I shoot my gun but not at his head, he screams with pain from where the bullet hit his foot. "That's for taking advantage of me and any other innocent women!" "Are we, are we forgetting that, that you killed, killed my son!" He says through staggered breaths. I take a deep breath and the next thing to come out of my mouth is the most heartless thing I've ever said in my life.

"It's just business Walter. Your other half son is stood right next to you not a care in the world for him." His face drops and I think he's finally come to terms with the fact that I would be the one to end his life tonight. Clays jaw clenches as he looks up to the starry night sky. "He was just a bi-product, collateral damage if you will." This mans brutal words hit Clay a bit too hard so he swing his arm and it connects with his face, I'm pretty sure I hear one of his teeth come out and onto the ground. Jordan steps forward and Clay stops "let's just get this over with."

I nod and Clay steps aside slightly reluctantly. Walter takes one last sigh before he hears my last words "and this is for my father and Will!" I pull the trigger and it goes straight into Walters head "and now you can rot in hell." His now lifeless Bloch flops to the ground, blood pouring from his head, a single tear dramatically roles down my cheek and I drop the gun and my feet. "Florence?" Comes a female voice, I turn around "Layla" I cry and run over into her arms. This was finally over Walter Rivers, my father and brothers murderer is dead at my hands. I Sniffle and wipe my tears "I have to say something real quick."

I step away from Layla and the rest of the gang form a circle around me, I stepped up onto a conveniently placed box so I'm taller than everyone else. The gang and Layla gaze up to me. "We all lost someone today. Will was a great leader and would sacrifice himself for anyone of us in a heartbeat, he was a loyal, caring and compassionate man, friend and brother. A great loss to this gang but as his sister and next in the Jessop bloodline I would be honoured to take over leading the Soutas. Now I will need a lot of help and time but I truly believe this gang can accomplish great things. I avenged Will and my father today and no doubt there will be more enemies and we will be ready, we can do anything if we do it together because this is my family now!" The gang roars and applauds as I promise to be their leader. "We have all been through so much alone and together as one and I promise whatever anyone is going through, we'll get through this. Because we are a team. I will likely never live up to my father and brothers title but I will die trying and I'll be honoured to be called the next leader of the Luxes!" The gangs cheers again and all bend down on one knee to accept me as an official leader and one of their own.

I jumped off the box and rushed into Laylas arms. "I'm so proud of you, after everything you've been through, you will be a great leader!" She says pushing a piece of hair off my face. "Come on Soutas, let's get out of here" I command and all the gang members head towards their vehicles and back to the compound.