Missing In Action *Completed*

Missing In Action 37

"We just used it. For protection." She said.

"Don't you know you guys can be put in jail for even carrying a weapon, let alone rob a place?!" Harry said.

We stood quiet.

"Why do you need it for protection?" Niall asked.

"The guards weren't the nicest people." I said.

There was a loud knock on the front door. We all jumped. 

"Open this door!" We heard a man yell. 

"Quick hide the guns." Sky said taking hers from Niall and quickly putting it in the safe. I took mine from Zayns and quickly running to our room. He followed me. 

"Perrie, what are you doing?" He asked. 

"This happened to us before." I said quickly putting the gun and money in the safe, locking it.

The knock got louder and louder. 

I looked at Zayn. His face was angry. 

"Zayn I-" 

He walked away, walking out of the room. 

I quickly followed him. Everyone was downstairs. 

Guards were already in the house.

"We have a warrant to search the house." The guard said holding up the piece of paper. 

The guard put the paper on the table. 

Three guards started to search the house.

"What's the meaning of all this?" Niall asked. 

"A local grocery store has been robbed and were searching every house within a 20 mile radius." The guards said. 

They searched th house for what seemed like hours.

"Nothing down here." One guard said. 

"Nothing up here either." Another one said from the top of the stairs. 

"Ok...sorry to keep you up." The guard said as they all walked out. Harry closed the door. 

"Come on...it's late. Lets go to bed." Niall said. 

We all walked back upstairs. When me and Zayn walked in the room. We each didn't say a word. We both laid in bed. I turned my head to look at Zayn his back was faced to me. 

"Zayn..." I said. 

"You could've been caught and arrested carrying that thing." He said angered. 

I sat up and turned on the lamp by the bed. 

"I had to provide for Faith." I said. 

He sat up. 

"By you almost getting caught by the guards?" He asked. 

"That was the second time that happened and yes I would do anything for her." I said. 

"You could've found another way!" He said getting angrier. 

"There was no other way!" I said. 

"Here's an option, get a job!" He said.

"There was no jobs Zayn. It was either this or prostitution. And I was not about to let Faith grow up knowing that her mother had sex with other men for money!" I said throwing the covers off my legs, about to get out of bed. 

Zayn grabbed my wrist. 

"Is that the truth?" He asked calmly. 

"It's as true as it gets." I said. 

"You never killed anyone though right?" He asked. 

"Why are you so worried about me killing anyone?" I asked. 

He let go of my wrist and stood quiet. 

"Because, you have no idea what that can do to you..." He said. 

"What?" I asked. 

"The emotional toll...it's just too much." He said.

I sat there, listening to him. 

"Taking someone's life...it's rush at first." He breathed.

"But when you start to remember their eyes as you watched the life getting drained out of them...then it sticks to you...you go to lie in bed every night thinking if that person had a family or kids. Then you realize if they did...then you took the person away from them...Forever. And Forever you live with that guilt." He said.

I took his hand and held it. I laid down next to him. 

"Zayn, I never killed anyone. The guns are just for protection..." I said quietly. 

"Promise me that you'll never steal again...I'll provide for you and Faith." He said. 

"I promise..." I nodded. 

I kissed his lips softly, as he kissed mine.