Welcome To Alexandria

chapter 8

ALEX’S POV

I’m sitting in my dad’s office at the gym on the computer ordering a new punching bag. Our current one is more duct tape than bag at this point,when I hear the front door open.

“Hey dad I’m in the office!” I call out assuming it’s him. I look up when I don’t get a response.

“Dad.” I yell out and again no answer. “Damian.” I say as I stand from the computer and start walking to the door. “Damian I swear to god if you jump out and scare me-“ I’m cut off by a hit to the face with something hard, I fall to the ground and lose consciousness…

When I wake up the door is dark, I sit up and my head starts pounding. I rub my temples trying to relieve some of the pain.

“Thank god she woke up.” A familiar voice says but I can’t place who it belongs to then the light flicks on blinding me, making my head hurt even more.

“Man, that b***h is fine, stop worrying and start asking where the money is.” A voice I don’t know spits sounding really pissed.

“Jake you hit in the face with a metal pipe… HARD.” Markus! That’s who that voice belongs to, he goes to my school. I felt bad for him because he got bullied a lot so I begged my dad to let him train here, big f*****g mistake.

“Don’t say my f*****g name stupid, besides this b***h is supposed to be some bad ass fighter and she can’t take a hit.” Jake, I’m guessing says. My eyes begin to adjust but my head is still pounding, when I look around the room, I see Markus sitting on the couch next to me and his friend sitting in front of me in my dads office chair. The Jake guys isn’t very big I’m sure I can take him but then again there’s two of them.

“Hey Alex, how do you feel, you okay?” Markus ask like this isn’t his fault.

“I was hit in the head with a f*****g pipe how the f**k do you think I feel dumbass!” I snap sitting up more.

“Hey, hey, hey calm down, we just want what we came for and we’ll go. You try to fight us, and it’ll get messy real fast.” Jake says pulling his shirt up flashing his gun with a smile.

“Alex where does your dad keep the money?” Markus asks getting to the point finally.

“What money have you seen this place we just barley stay afloat. Maybe we need to stop taking in pathetic strays.” I spit the last sentence out directed to Markus, I can see that kinda hurt, good he deserves it. Jake gets up fast and points his gun in my face.

“Don’t f*****g lie I’ve seen how your family lives stupid b***h. Just give us the f*****g money!” He shouts. I’m screaming for help on the inside but I won’t give him the satisfaction of seeing me scared, I just stare him in the eye silent, that pisses him off. He flips the gun in his hand holding the barrel, then smack me with the handle. My head snaps to the side then falls.

“WHAT THE f**k JAKE!” Markus screams jumping up and getting in Jakes face. “You didn’t need to do that.”

“f**k that!” Jake shouts pushing Markus before pointing the gun back in my face then c0cks it back. “Where’s the fu-”

Someone tackles Jake to the ground, they roll around for a bit before I see, IT’S MY DAD!

“f**k help me Markus!” Jake shouts. Before Markus can get near my dad, I lounge at him bringing him to the ground and straddling him punching him in his face.

“I trusted you.” (PUNCH) “I tried to.” (PUNCH) “help you.” (PUNCH) “f*****g” (PUNCH) “bastard” (PUNCH). I just keep hammering into Markus’s face, his lip is busted, and his left eye is swollen.

BOP! BOP! BOP!

I freeze, I turn looking over at the lump of men laying on the floor. I can hear my heart beating in my throat, slowly my dad rolls off Jake and that’s when I see it. All the blood on both of them, I hear my dad gurgle and the gun shot in his throat is more than visible. I scream scramble off Markus to my dad.

“OH MY GOD OH MY GOD.” I scream hovering over my dad on my knees. I keep patting his chest not knowing what to do, my dad is getting paler by the second.

 “No dad no, stay with me.” I say gabbing his face trying to shake him awake, I can hear shuffling behind I look to see Jake helping Markus off the floor. I feel my dads’ hand on my face and look at him his eyes look like panic and he’s trying to speak.

“Dad it’s okay, just stay with me. please daddy just stay with me.” I sob as his hand falls off my face.

“Hey Markus, what’s” I head snaps to the door when hear Damian’s voice.

BOP, BOP!

I ran through the door stopping when I saw Jake and Markus just standing there. I eyes followed what they were look at, my little brother laying still at their feet. I ran pushing past them to get to him and dropped to my knees beside him.

“WHAT THE f**k DID YOU JUST DO JAKE!” Markus screamed “HE’S A GOD DAMN KID!”

“Let’s just get the f**k outta here!” Jake yelled back pull Markus out the door.

“Alex it hurts.” Damian said I put my hands on his chest, trying despritly to stop the bleeding.

“Shh I know bubba, but it’s gonna be okay just keep talking to me okay. Talk to me about anything okay?” I said not knowing how true that was.

“Alex, don’t let mom find my weed, she’ll bring me back just to kill me again.” He tried to laugh but then grimcised.

“She’s not gonna bring you back because you’re not going anywhere.” I said trying to be positive but he was getting really pale.

“Hey, don’t cry Andrie it doesn’t hurt that bad anymore.” He whispered. “Andrie I love you tell mom and dad…”

His pupils dilated as I heard his last breath.

“Tell them what!” I yelled “Damian tell mom and dad what?” I asked again but he didn’t Answer me.

“Oh, bubba I’m so sorry.” I whispered cradling him in my arms rocking him. I threw my head back screaming

  “DAMIAN!!!!” I startle awake breathing hard in a cold sweat, fighting to get the blanket off me.

  “Andrie hey look at me you’re okay.”

 My face gets grabbed then I’m looking into beautiful hazel green eyes. I sigh and relax against Ira’s forehead. His left hand pulls my head to his shoulder while his right grabs around my waist pulling me into his lap.

  “I was just a dream Andrie you’re safe.” Ira whispers in my ear, and for the first time in a long time I feel it. Safe.