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A Life not worth living

Chapter 13 – Goodbye Ray

Beth ran into her mother's room, water dripping from her emerald ponytail. She ran over to the large closet and opened it. "Ray?" She looked in it and closed it when she saw it was empty. Running back out she stood on the landing in her orange swimsuit, which had a large picture of a lion cub with the name Nala underneath it. She had tried every room, except her own. Thinking he was probably playing hide and seek she gigged and slowly opened the door. "I'm going to find you!" She gigged once more and looked around.

Running over to her bed she got down on her hands and knees and looked under it. "BOO!" But she frowned when it was just boxes of board games. Standing up she walked over to her playhouse and opened the door to see inside. (Yes, Beth is spoilt!) She stamped her foot in a huff and crossed her arms, but smiled when she noticed her closet door was open a crack. Laughing under her breath she tip-toed over and flung the door open…

Clutching the red bandana Tyson ran out into the garden. "Kenny! Glen!" They both turned around as he stopped before them, holding out the small material item. Both of them gasped. "Something's happened" Before anyone could speak they heard Beth scream from her bedroom.

"BETH!" Glen cried. The two boys ran ahead of her and up into the six year old's room. All three stopped in the doorway, looking on in shock. There was Uncle standing in the middle of the room with Ray on his knees in front of him, bangs hiding his eyes. Beth was sitting on the ground crying as Uncle had a gun pointed at her.

"Funny, even at a young age they know what a weapon is" Beth stared at her mother and then got up and ran to her. Glen picked her up and held her tight, also crying silently. Tyson went to dive for Uncle but he pressed something on the gun and held it to Ray's head. He stopped and growled, he didn't want to make a wrong move. "I would behave if you want your friend to live to see tomorrow" He bent down and stroked the boy's cheek, whispering in his ear. "If you find a gun, don't throw it away because it could be found by bad men"

"What the Hell do you want now?" Uncle stood up.

"I'm sick of this, hiding away, you lot ruining my special time with my nephew…so, I've decided to make it all come to an end"

"Yeah, once I tell Detective Sean where you are and you get locked away for life!"

"And how do you plan to do that, 'cause if one of you, including little Beth, leaves this room, your pathetic cat-boy in front of me goes to kitty heaven"

"You wouldn't…"

"Oh really?" He pointed the gun at Ray's shoulder and fired. Beth screamed and hid her face in her mum's jumper, sobbing loudly. The teen cried in pain and grabbed his shoulder, blood seeping through his fingers. Tears slipped down his cheeks as he tried to put pressure on his wound. The other two boys just stared in shock…this guy was serious. "Think I'm kidding now?"

"You bastard" whispered Glen as she clung onto Beth.

"Shut it woman. Don't think 'cause you're a girl doesn't mean I ain't gonna shoot you as well"

"Glen and Beth have nothing to do with this. I know what you're after" Uncle raised an eyebrow at Tyson. "You want your blond haired nephew"

"What gave it away, the fact I keep terrorising you and your mates?"

"You can't have Max, now just leave us alone and we won't report you to the cops, we'll let you go"

"Nice try, but it ain't that easy to get rid of me" Uncle reached into his pocket and pulled out a cell phone. He tossed it to Tyson. "Phone your blue haired leader and tell him to take Max here, now" Tyson just stared at him. "Yes, I know he's with him, now do it"

"I told you, you're not getting your hands on him again" Uncle growled and grabbed the injured boy's throat, pointing the gun at the side of his head.

"I shot him once and I'll do it again, now fucking call him!" Tyson looked on sadly in defeat and punched in the numbers of Kai's cell phone.

Kai was looking out the window, watching people come in and out of the hospital below. Max was sitting on the bed playing with a mini game. Kai felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and looked at the screen. "Private number?" Max looked up as he answered it. "Hello?"

"Kai"

"Tyson?"

"Listen, I need you to do something just now"

"Right?

"I need you to take Max back to Beth's house, right now"

"Are you mad? He's still not well enough to go outside yet"

"I wouldn't be asking you this if I really needed you to do it"

"Is something wrong?"

"Just get Max here right now, don't phone anyone else, don't go anywhere else, just take him here as fast as you can"

"Not until you tell me what's happening"

"I can't. Listen, if you don't come…Ray is going to die"

"What!"

"Please hurry" The phone line suddenly went dead. He tried to call back but it announced the phone had been switched off. Max sat on the bed looking uneasy.

"What's wrong Kai?"

"We're leaving"

"I can't. Listen, if you don't come…Ray is going to die"

"What!"

"Please hurry"

"End it" Tyson looked at Uncle and ended the call. "Switch it off so he can't call back and give it to me" He did as he was told and tossed it over to him as he put it back in his pocket. "Now, that wasn't so hard was it?" Tyson didn't answer. He watched his older friend try desperately to stop the bleeding.

"Please, let me help Ray"

"Scared for him are we?"

"Please, he needs help" Uncle laughed and tugged on the teen's hair to make him stand up.

"Why don't I help him?" In a flash he took the gun behind him and a bang filled the air. Everyone jumped and Beth screamed once more. Ray's eyes widened and Tyson gasped as a large blood patched appeared on his white shirt. Uncle let go off him and he fell to the ground, lifeless. "There, he's not in pain anymore" Everyone had lost their voice, no sound, apart from Beth's sobs, could be heard. Tyson looked at the body on the floor, desperately trying to see the teen's chest fall up down as a sign he was breathing.

But it didn't.

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