°Two Weeks Later°
"How's Chicago?" Gemma asked as Marcel wiped his tears from his cheeks.
He missed her so much hearing hee voice for the first time was weight off his shoulders. He actually forgot what she looked and sounds like. He hated lying to her on where he actually was but Dom said it was for their protection.
"It's good, way different from the uk though." He sniffles as he looked at the man who held up five fingers for him to hurry up.
"How are you? I really miss you Gem." He asked turning around to look at the people walking along side the sidewalk selling fruit and other foods.
Gemma sighs. "Good, collage is annoying, wish you were here to write my essays." She jokes making Marcel laugh slightly. "I love you Marcy, be safe tell Zayn I said hi."
"Will do, love you Gem." He said.
Marcel gasp as the man tugged the phone away from him roughly making him whimper. He hated this man he had with him to watch over on what he does every second of the day.
"What is your problem!" He spits "could have gotten us caught you dimwit." He bumps shoulders with Marcel who just looked down at his shoes.
Marcel walked behind the man slowly getting into the car as he drove back to the out house where he lives with Zayn and Artemis not to far from the gangs hide out.
The man sigh noticing how Marcel looked sad. "I'm sorry kid, I had to be strict Dom will have my head if they find us again." The man spoke as Marcel nods understanding.
“Names Rodriguez, I'm technically not part of Doms gang but we got together to expand," he explain. "Zayn ,I met that kid and saw the youth he had till he was pressured to do drugs, glad he stopped."
The car came to a stop having Rodriguez step out at open Marcel's door leading him to the door way just like Zayn ordered. Once inside he sees a man with wide eyes and hair up to his neck looking at Rodriguez and Marcel.
"Hey Dawson," Rodriguez acknowledge the man who was the ring leader of another gang that Rodriguez mentioned to Marcel. "This is Zayns boyfriend." He points to the boy as he left to the backyard.
Dawson looked at the boy up and down who was actually scared out of his mind. He didn't know Dawson or even thought there was another gang involved with Zayn and Dominic.
"Zayn boyfriend? I didn't know that kid rolled that way, well it's nice to meet you." He pats his tense shoulder as he takes out a phone.
"Where is Zayn?" He asked nervously not sure if he can trust this man or not.
Dawson looked to normal to be a gang leader. He looked like someone you see at a tattoo shop getting inked or giving ink and not a killer.
Dawson shrugged. "I've been looking for him as well, he didn't tell me or Rodriguez where he was going." Marcel nods going upstairs to his room and not come out till Zayn returned.
Marcel locks the door turning around to see the baby in her crib still asleep as the guard dog growls but soon stops noticing Marcel as she laid back down. "Good girl." He mumbles heading to the bathroom.
Marcel looked into the mirror seeing how long his hair is and the red that stain his eyes from the burning of his tears. He looked pale and tired.
Tired is what he's been feeling since he's gotten to Alabama and having restless nights always waking up screaming and crying of his mother or Sam beating him.
Zayn questions about the night terrors he has but choose to ignore the man and stay awake feeling empty once more.
Marcel didn't notice the man behind him making him jump slightly at his touch of his warm hands on his back loving the tingels that ran down his back. He turns around to only look down at his hands and arms noticing a new tattoo of his daughters name written in cursive perfectly.
"Baby," zayn whispers making marcel look up. "Are you okay? Im worried."
Marcel rolls his eyes leaving the bathroom to only be stopped by the man. "Move Zayn." He said not looking into the man eyes.
Zayn grew annoyed with Marcel on why he didn't tell him about his problems, he would tell him everything and now he's locked up in his own mind.
"No, tell me what's wrong, you've been distant from me and Luke notice how your going back to old habits and I don't want to believe him but, " he paused not sure if he wants to know for himself. "But let me see your wrist."
Marcel didn't look up he didn't want to see the sadness and hurt in the mans eyes when he says no to him. Luke was always to curious around Marcel and notice faint lines against his wrist but never conclude that he started again.
"Why?" He hears Zayn asked making his blood boil.
"Zayn it's obvious I hate it here, you, took me away from my sister and life back in Bradford I never agreed to come along with your gang and hide from the fbi and become wanted cause of your drug dealing!" He screams. "Don't ask why im upset and ignore you, you did the same shit when you disappeared and made me move on from us to only find someone who cares but then he started to abuse me for sex? I was hoping one night while im on the floor begging God to bring you back and rescue me but to wake up in that monsters arms." He huffs hearing the baby stir awake.
Marcel head felt tight like it was about to explode as tears stream down his face.
"So don't ask why cause you already know just won't admit that you left me, you fucking left me?" He sobs falling to his knees.
Zayn leans down to catch him feeling guilty for making Marcel feel this way and not knowing he had moved on with someone way worst than him. He felt guilty for getting him mixed up in his life just should have scared the boy who was in his seat and not take the tutoring session with him at all.
Therefore their lives would have been okay maybe Marcel could have gone to his dream collage while he stayed behind fighting for his daughter and run away from the gang.
"I hated that you left me feeling the way I do now, I hate you Zayn, I hate how you make me feel so happy when your around me I hate it because no matter what I'll always love you and I hate that." He hiccups into the mans chest who just holds him tight.
"Marcel, I'm sorry and I know it won't mean anything to you but i am sorry for making your life different and leaving you was never my intention to hurt you just to make sure your safe but with or without me it's never safe so I made a decision that will change everything." He said feeling his tears prick at his eyes.
Marcel looked up at the man for once feeling something bad in his chest as he heard a loud sound and sirens from the outside making him run up to the window to see S.W.A.T and the FBI outside the hide out making Marcel heart drop.
"Zayn.. No," he whispered turning to see the man looking down at his feet. "Why?"
Zayn smiles sadly, "In exchange just for my arrest they promise me to send you and Artemis in the protection program you can live a lifestyle I can never give you Marcel, please take good care of her." He spoke looking to see his daughter still asleep.
"Zayn, don't I can't lose you! Not again." Marcel felt his heart ache in his chest as Zayn pulls him into a hug.
"I'll always be in your heart Marcel, please don't do anything dumb while I'm gone I promise I'll be home soon than you expect." He said placing a kiss to his lips he heard the door being knocked down making Marcel jump.
He held onto Zayn for as long has he could till a cop rips him apart from Zayn only to see the man mouth “I love you” and out of the room he screamed and cried trying to get out of the cops grip to only fail as he watch the man he loves disappear out of his view.
AN: Zayn is arrested and maybe the gangs to? Who knows but I believe this is the last chapter. The bonus chapter is next and I hope you enjoy!!
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