My Bad Boy's Gang novel Chapter 50

Ryker pulled me down the back staircase that spiraled down to the sewer, but there was an exit door down, there. The stairs were narrow, and if you slipped there was no going back.

I heard gun shots up above and couldn't help but worry about the rest of the gang. Ryker then stopped dead in his track, making me stop as well.

I saw that there was a huge cut off between the steps, that I wouldn't be able to jump. "Shit." Ryker muttered under his breath.

"We can go back up, there's a window to climb out of." I stated, but then heard banging, making the whole staircase move in response. My eyes went wide and I looked at Ryker.

"Thompson!" Derrick's voice yelled, and I saw a shadow start approaching down the stairs. "We have to jump off." Ryker stated, and my eyes grew wider "Are you insane?!"

The spiral staircase was attached to the wall and went around and around, but the sewer was in the middle. "Yes. Now, jump Rain." Ryker rushed. "We could kill ourselves!" I exclaimed.

Ryker grabbed me by my face and said "I rather die with you then without you." I sighed, and Ryker quickly jumped off the edge and went down.

I flinched once he hit the water and didn't want to look. "Thompson!" Derrick yelled again, while he was all the way at the top.

Taking a deep breath, I walked to the edge and jumped off. It was a few seconds of free-falling, but I made contact with the water and went under.

The water was deep; up to my the top of my neck. I looked around for Ryker, and couldn't find him. "Ryker!" I screamed, walking against the moving current of water that had been formed.

Water was crashing up against the walls and moving fast, making everything a blur. "Ryker!" I screamed, and I felt a pair of arms wrap around me from behind and pull me under water.

I caught one last breath before going under, and I closed my eyes. I heard a faint voice echo throughout the sewer, and I realized how close it was.

Waiting for it to pass by, I heard a door slam shut. I gasped for air when I got up and coughed up water that I inhaled. Ryker came up and pulled me over to the side of the sewer, where the water wasn't deep at all.

I was freezing cold, because the water wasn't necessarily warm. I ran my hands up and down arms as my teeth chattered. Ryker shrugged off his jacket and handed it to me. It was soaked but better than nothing.

"Thank you." I whispered, giving a forced smile. He just nodded before clenching his jaw "We should go down and take a left, there should be an exit."

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I ran, pushing the exit door open it was the first time I saw outside for what seemed like forever. Ryker across the field Since he came out another door, and I ran as I saw the rest of the gang.

I then saw something with a red flashing light in the middle of the field, and Ryker. "Rain!" Ryker shouted "Move!" Everything seemed to stop in slow motion, and I realized it was a bomb.

I plugged my ears at how loud it was and waited for it to pass by.

My eyes went wide and I started to move when Ryker sprinted across the field and pushed me over, making me fall. He fell on top of me, and the bomb went off.

Ryker blocked me from it protectively. I heard gun-shots and yells. When the bomb passed by, Ryker and I got up from the ground.

Zeke came storming out with a shot gun loaded, at his side. He aimed it towards me and I glanced back to see Hayes running towards Zeke.

Zeke pulled the trigger and I didn't feel anything. I glanced back from the hill and saw Hayes clutch his chest before falling to the ground.

"Nooooo!" I yelled, falling to the ground on my knees. Tears pricked my eyes and I gripped my hair in my hands. "Rain!" Ryker yelled, running back down to me and grabbing my hand to try and drag me up the hill.

Zeke then moved his gun and I was sobbing, but I didn't even care. The one person that helped me, was shot because of me. "Rain. Let's go!" Ryker's voice echoed through my ears. Then I heard a bullet release and my eyes went wide as I saw it come towards.

"RYKER!" I screamed, when it hit him and he fell to the ground. Tears streamed down my cheeks, and my heart broke in half. Vince and Neil came up to me as the rest of the gang went over to Ryker.

Vince and Neil picked me up from the ground as I fought against the grip by kicking and squirming, trying to get over to Ryker. "Rain, Rain, it's going to be okay." Vince whispered reassuringly.

I shook my head and Neil walked away to call 911, and I watched as everyone surrounded Ryker in worry.

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- Next Day -

I soothed the dress I was wearing out, and there was a knock at the door before it opened to reveal Ally walk in, dressed and ready.

"Well don't you look pretty." She offered a small smile. Pressing my lips in a tight line, I looked at myself in the mirror.

Funerals were never easy for me, no matter how close I was to the person or wasn't, they were still involved in my life and it was to hard to let go and say goodbye.

"He's off in a better place, Rain." Alessandra sighed, getting teary-eyed herself. I turned around to look at her and shook my head "He shouldn't have died." I whispered, before breaking into tears "He's Dead. He's really dead."

Alessandra pulled me into a tight hug and rubbed circles on my back "Shh..it'll be okay." I softly sobbed into her shoulder as she hugged me tightly.

"I just want to go home." I whispered, pulling back. She gave me a small forced smile "Just one more day." We were still in North Carolina, because the funeral was being held here.

But after that we were going back to New York, and honestly just wanted to go home and see my brothers and Alex. I wiped my eyes from the years and sniffled. "You're going to ruin your makeup." Alessandra chuckled.

I rolled my eyes at her, and sighed "Let's just get this over with."

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"Hey." Reece came up to me and hugged me quickly "How you doing, kiddo?" "I don't understand why you call me kiddo, you're only a year older then me." I scoffed.

Reece chuckled slightly and put an arm out to me "Walk me in?" "I'd be delighted." I forced a lightful wholehearted tone, then taking Reece's arm as we started to walk towards the church.

"I haven't been to church in forever." Reece whispered "So we do that smacking forehead thing?"

"You me the sign of the cross?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him. His mouth formed an 'o' shape, and I sighed in disgrace. We entered the church and I walked over to the fountain of holy water and dipped my finger tips in before doing the sign of the cross.

Reece just followed my lead, and I scanned over the church. It had stain glass Windows, the aisle was a shiny marble floor, the alter was placed in front of a mural. Tears started to prick my eyes again, and I walked down the aisle to the pew where the rest of the gang was. I moved over and sat down my Leah. "You look pretty." She whispered, with tears in her eyes.

"You do too." I whispered back. I was in a black skater dress Liz had lent me, red high top Converses, black leather jacket, with my hair curled slightly and make up done with red-lipstick from "compliments" of Alessandra.

"We are gathered hear today, to celebrate a life but not a death." The priest spoke to everyone in the church. A tear escaped my eye and traveled down my cheeks.

He died because of me..

Peter; who was on my other side, pulled me into a hug and whispered in my ear "I'll sing you Beyonce songs later, if you want." I bit my lip and I laid my head on his shoulder.

I glanced over and saw Will on the verge of tears and an ugly cry face. Peter whispered in my ear "Will's a very emotional person. He's on his man period, his whoremones are messing with him."

"We shall not focus on the death, but the life that has been lived and for them to live in eternal heaven." The priest preached out to everyone.

I looked to see the casket being pushed up to the stair that led up to the alter and my heart fell. Tears started to escape my eyes more and more, and my heart fell. "We have been asked to do an open casket by the family." Father said, and the alter boys opened the casket slowly.

"Excuse me." I said to Liz, and walked past everyone that was on the end of the pew. I ran up the aisle and the guilt was killing me, because it was all my fault.

I ran out of the church and tears were streaming down my face. "Rain? What are you doing out here?" A voice spoke up, and I shook my head "I can't do it. I can't do it, Ryk."