On Our Own

Chapter 25

I spin around and breathe a sigh of relief when I see that it's just Joy.

"Thank for it's just you," I mumble.

"What are you doing," she asks suspiciously, eyeing the trailer I just put Ezhno in.

"I have to leave tonight-" I say, shifting my weight from my right foot to my left.

"WHAT?" she shouts.

"Shhh," I snap.

"Why?"

"Chloe has gone haywire. She knows about me, and that I'm a runaway. She says she's going to tell the cops. Oh, not to mention, she tried to kill me," I hastily explain.

Her mouth shapes into a perfect 'o' as she processes the information.

"Where's Serenity," I ask, noticing her absence.

"Well, we went to look for you because Carter never came back after he went searching for you. She took the barn, and I took the parking lot," she mumbles, still in a state of shock.

"Joy, did you just say she's in the barn?" I urgently demand.

"Yeah, why?"

And then I hear a sound that makes my stomach drop- a gunshot.

And then a scream.

Everything after that seems to happen in slow motion.

I hear a voice yell out "NO!" and realize it's my own. My feet are moving faster than I knew they could towards the barn, and Joy is following behind me, confused and horrified.

After an eternity, I make it to the barn. I stop in my tracks, and stop breathing at the sight of Setenity lying on the floor, her arm dripping crimson blood that mixes with the dirt and hat that litters the floor.

Chloe is unconscious on the ground, a bloody gash on her forehead, and the gun in her hand.

Carter is standing motionless. We make eye contact, and jump into action.

Carter takes the gun from Chloe's lifeless hand, and ties her hands together with a lead rope.

"Serenity, are you okay," I hysterically ask, tears welling in my eyes.

"I'm fine," she almost laughs. "I can't really feel it- adrenaline and what not."

I rip the hem of my dress, tearing off a long strip.

"This might hurt a little- actually, this is going to hurt a lot. Please, please don't scream," I beg. She nods at me, and with that, I proceed to tightly wrap the cloth strip around her wound to stop the bleeding.

A short, but loud scream escapes from her lips, but she quickly silences herself, knowing that if we are found, I'll be in huge trouble.

"Okay, we have to call 911," I calmly say, wiping the tears from my eyes.

"Are you crazy," Carter snaps at me. "They'll take Ezhno from you, you'll he back in the foster system, or worse! You could go to jail!"

"What do you want us to do? Let her bleed out?" I yell.

"Stop fighting," Serenity whispers. "Joy will call the police. And I promise I will handle everything. The bullet just grazed me, it's not major. I'll be back here in no time, and I'll make sure the police never know you were here. I'll keep Chloe quiet."

"But-" I start, not wanting to leave her. Serenity has become like my sister, and I've never had siblings. I wish I could take her with me.

"No buts! But stay in touch, okay?"

"I promise," I tearfully whisper, lightly wrapping my arms around her in a hug. She doesn't hug me back, but I don't expect her to, as her arm is injured.

"We'll see each other again," she mutters into my ear.

"I know."

I pull away, and look her in the eyes. If I didn't know better, I'd say we were sisters. We look so alike. I wish we were though.

"Now get out of here," she demands.

"Joy, I'll see you back at home," I say, turning my attention to Joy who is still standing shocked in the doorway.

"Okay," she mumbles.

"Bye Serenity."

"Bye Taylor."

And with that, Carter takes my arms, and leads me into the darkness. I follow him blindly- literally. My vision is so blurred with tears, I can't see at all.

Before I know it, we're driving away, and I'm leaving behind this chapter of my life.


A/N

This is not the final chapter!!! Anyways, I have decided that *drumroll please*

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I am making a third book in this series after this one. Just don't know the title yet. But I have the cover made, minus the title!

Sorry for the long wait! And also, I didn't edit this chapter because I wrote it in a hurry and I'm really tired! tell me if you see mistakes!
Random Question:

What career do you want?

I want to be an Equine Vet. Always have since I was little.

Kitty Update

The kitten MIGHT not have to have her leg amputated =D Tomorrow she's going to the vet and having her cast taken off. They are checking for signs of infection. If there is infection, it has to be amputated. But, if there is no infection, they are going to sedate her, set the bone, and see if it will heal on its own. Fingers crossed =D