FREED

24 | Times Running Out

"I had to... I'm running low on time, Jas." I hiss back.

"I can't do this, Z."

"What do you mean you can't do this? You're backing out? Why now, out of all the times you're backing out now?"

"I have to."

"Jasmine I need you... I can't do this without you. I thought you were my friend?" I shook my head in disbelief. I can't believe she's chickening out now.

"Zoe I need to tell you something."

"That you're quitting when we are so close to finishing," I spat.

"It's too dangerous for someone like me."

"A coward?"

"No pregnant."

Hold on.

Give me a fucking minute.

Did she-

Say...

"P-pre- what?"

She smiles, "I'm pregnant." She holds up a pregnancy test showing the positive sign.

"OH MY GOD!" I wrapped my arms around her waist lifting her up. "YOURE PREGNANT?"

"Of course I took a test in the doctors to see if it was legit but... yeah I'm pregnant." Her smile lights up the room. I couldn't be more happy for her. "You're the only person I told so far."

"Wait but h-how I thought you couldn't?"

"They said it was a slim chance... they say I'm one of the luckiest girls in the world." Our luck is finally turning around.

"Wait who's baby-

"It's Alex's." She quickly answers placing her hand over her stomach.

"When did you- Wait never mind." Realizing the time she visited him in the prison. "Damn girl you did not waist time."

She smiles greatly.

It all makes sense now. All those random trips to the bathroom to pee every five minutes. Her big appetite and mood swings.

"I'm so happy for you."

Then reality finally set in.

"Shit," I frown.

"You're gonna be fine. I know you'll make the right call."

I sure hope the fuck I do.

Jayce POV

Cold.

Thirsty.

Pain.

All of those things I suffer from and all I can think about is her.

What is she going to choose? My life or hers?

Who am I kidding? She's never the selfish type.

"It's gonna be okay bro." Logan from the other side of the room was chained to the wall just like me.

"Yeah she's gonna do the right thing." Alex who was next to me was also chained to the wall.

That's what I'm afraid of.

"Jayce, it's Zoe." Nick who was next to Logan. "Trust her."

"That was her." Marco holds up his phone with a smile on his face. He always finds a way to enter the room a different way. "Whatever happens just know..."

He leans in closer where his disgusting face was inches away. My chest rises and falls more than the usual. If these chains weren't pinning me against this wall, I would kill this bastard.

"I will kill you either way."

"Fuck off." Nick spat tilting his head down. Marcos head snapped in his direction. In one swift move he take out his poker knife.

"No stop." My body jerked back due to the chains.

"Watch that mouth of yours." He slowly sliced his wrist like usual. Anytime we would speak in any disrespectful way he would slice us.

"Is that what you would do when Zoe misbehaved?" Alex scoffs. I threw him a glare as if he was insane.

"No but I wish I thought of it. I will when she joins my gang, that'll teach her respect."

"Bastard. She did nothing wrong!"

"Her being born was wrong!"

"How could you that about your daughter?" I finally speak.

"She's not even my kid she's my brothers!" He hissed back clenching his fingers around his knife.

Wait what?

"Her whore of a mother had an affair with my brother before we were married. She said it only happened once and it was over. Yeah well that one time got her pregnant with Zoe and she lied saying it was mine!"

Poor Zoe.

"When I found out the truth from her I made sure she learned her lesson."

"What about Zoe?" Logan wasn't the only one disgusted.

"She reminded me of her mother. They both deserve hell."

"FUCK YOU...GO TO HELL YOU SELFISH BASTARD!" I scream from the top of my lungs.

He smirks as he tucks his knife away.
"I would but... I have a meeting at four."