Torn In Half
Chapter 36
'There will always be something to ruin our lives. It all depends on what or which finds us first. You're always ripe and ready to be taken.'"
Waking up in a daze. Wiping the sleep from her eyes.
Noticing it's still dark out and that she's covered and alone.
Serena starts to get up. Her legs hanging off the bed.
As she switched on the light. Walked out the bedroom.
And looked around calling out to Nate. Not getting any answer.
Then looked out the window. Seeing Nate's car not in the driveway.
Sent off alarms in her mind. After everything she had confessed to him.
Hours earlier. Serena knew Nate would use every resource he had.
To make sure that Dan would never get near her again.
Starting with the person who had connections.
That went below and above the law.
Chuck Bass.
Walking fast as she grabbed her phone from the side table.
And scrolled down her contacts. To Chuck's name. Clicking on in it.
Putting the phone to her ear. Waiting for a response as the phone rang and rang.
Hearing Chuck's voice at the other end of the line. Sent a sense of relief through her.
"Where is he Chuck.?" "I need to know now!" "I can feel it something is wrong."
Serena said to him. While gave the address, and told her to keep him updated.
After agreeing to his request.
She ran out the door. Jumping into her car.
Racing to the address. Parking in the closest space she could find.
Her steps fast and with a point. Up the steps opening the door.
Thankfully it wasn't closed tight enough to be locked.
As she walked inside the house.
Closing the door behind her.
"Nate!" She yelled looking in the living room.
Not seeing anyone. Next going into the kitchen. And that being empty to.
"Nate!" "Answer me."
"Let's just leave here and forget about him!"
Serena said.
While she walked up the stairs.
Opening one door after the other.
"Serena go!" She heard.
The sound of his voice turning her around.
And her attention to the last room in the hallway.
The door she hadn't gotten to yet.
Not thinking of anything else as she ran to the direction of his voice.
"Nate." "He's not worth it please.!"
Serena said.
Walking in on Nate holding a gun to Dan's head.
"Yes he is."
"After all the things he has done to you."
"And what he did to Jenny!"
"The fact that his family covered for him so he only got those few years."
"He doesn't deserve the air he breaths."
"I would be doing the world a service."
"And a guarantee that he would never come near you again."
Nate said with tears welling up in his eyes.
"Come home with me."
"Let him live his miserable life alone."
"Give me the gun!" Serena said.
Nate looking into her eyes.
As he began to hand the gun over to her.
Dan got out of Nate's grasp. Getting to his feet.
As he started to speak.
The surprise of hearing his voice and seeing him standing.
Sent the gun to the floor.
It firing a single shot.
Serena freezing her eyes wide.
Dan smiled as he spoke.
"Nice try Archibald."
"I knew you didn't have it in you to kill me."
"Too much of a good person."
"Which is not a problem for me."
"Because whatever good I had was lost a long time ago."
"If it ever existed."
Dan said as he laughed.
Putting his hand on Serena as she turned her head toward him.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to stay away."
Dan said to her.
"Get the hell off her!"
Nate yelled at him.
"It's okay Nate."
"You don't have to protect me."
"I have this."
"You go outside and wait for me by the car."
Serena said giving him her keys.
"Yea you listen to her."
"This is for adults only." He said as he took her hand.
"Go I'll be fine." She whispered in Nate's ear.
As she watched him leave the room.
And go down the stairs out the door and into the car.
Looking into Dan's eyes.
Taking his hand.
While she spoke.
"Now it's just you and me."
Serena said.
Closing the door behind them.
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