The Curse
Chapter 8
your best friend becomes your worst enemy
After the explosion, Paul went outside. "Oh my god!", he yelled running towards the car."Stephanie, AJ, anybody answer me!" he yelled. He looked around until he heard a voice behind him, "Over here!" AJ yelled. Paul turned around and saw AJ laying on the ground. "AJ are you okay, what the hell happened and where are the others." Paul asked helping her up. "I don't know, Steph pushed me out the way when we heard the explosion. But I don't know what happened to her." She told him in tears. "It's okay don't cry okay, we'll find her." He told her as he walked around some more then he spotted someone behind a car. "Stephanie?" he asked. He stepped behind the car and saw his wife sitting up holding her head. "Steph are you okay?" Paul asked her as he bent down beside her. She nodded her head, "Yeah my head just hurts where's AJ, Layla, and Alicia?" she asked still holding her head. "I found AJ she's right beside me. But we haven't found Alicia or Layla." He told her. "Okay we have to found them, we got separated after the explosion!" she told him trying to move. "Hold on sweetie you stay here, and I'll go find them okay." Paul told her. "I can move, ow!" She yelled in pain. Paul shook his head, "No way honey, you can hardly move. AJ you stay here with her okay and I'll be right back." Paul told her. AJ nodded, "Okay, be careful!" They told him. Paul nodded as he took off looking for Alicia and Layla.
Meanwhile back inside... "Where did Paul go?" asked Mark. Chris shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, I think he went outside after that explosion." Chris told him. Mark nodded, "We should go find him and make sure him and the women are okay." Mark told him. Chris nodded as they went outside to find the others.
Back outside... After about twenty minutes Paul heard someone crying. "Layla is that you?" he asked walking towards some concrete rumble. "Paul?" Layla asked sniffling. "Layla what happened where's Alicia?" he asked. Layla started to cry as she pointed beside her. Paul looked over at where she was pointing and stood in shock. There laying on the ground was Alicia Fox. "Oh my god! What happened?" Paul asked. "When the explosion happened. We got separated, and a piece of concrete from the parking lot hit Alicia in the head. She didn't move at all after I called her name. She was dead on impact!" Layla told him still on the ground. "I'm so sorry Layla, but I have to get you all out of here before something else happens." Paul told her helping Layla to her feet. She nodded as she looked back over at one of her closest friends. As they were walking Paul told her what happened to Stephanie and AJ, but that they both were okay.
When they got back to Stephanie and AJ, Paul noticed Mark and Chris. "Layla!" AJ yelled as she hugged her. "Are you okay?" AJ asked her. Layla nodded, "Yeah what about you two?" Layla asked the young diva. "We're okay, Steph has a cut on the side of her head, and a broken ankle." She told her.
"Mark how did you know we were out here." Paul asked helping his wife to her feet. "We noticed you were gone after the explosion so we figured you were out here." Mark told him. Paul nodded, Stephanie looked around confused. "Hey where's Alicia?" she asked concerned. Paul looked at her with sympathy along with Layla. "Steph, Alicia was killed from the explosion. A piece of concrete hit her in the head!" Paul told her and AJ. "Oh my god!" Stephanie said covering her mouth in tears. "I can't believe this happened, how did the explosion happen anyway?" Stephanie asked. "I don't know, I just hope it wasn't who I think it was." Paul told her heading back inside. "Wait Paul where are you going?" Mark asked. "Do what I should have done a long time ago and save the others from my former best friend!" Paul told him. "You can't go by yourself!" Chris told him. Paul shook his head, "I have to, of you guys come with me he'll kill you for sure. Besides he already tried to kill Chris once already. I'll be careful I promise." Paul told them. "Just stay here with the ladies until the police come!" he finished. Mark nodded, "Alright but be careful!" he told him. "I will!" Paul told him walking towards the entrance.
He got back inside and peeked down the hall. He couldn't believe that Shawn was holding their coworkers hostage. He walked down the hall and saw Randy sitting up against the wall. "Randy, Randy!" Paul whispered. Randy looked by the sound of his name, "Paul!" he whispered back. Paul put a finger over his mouth as he walked up behind Shawn and knocked him out with a piece of ply board he found down the hall. When Shawn hit the floor not moving, Paul told everyone to run. As he made sure everyone was gone, he turned to see if Shawn was still laying on the floor, but he was gone. Before Paul could react, Shawn had threw him into the wall.
"You're gonna pay for that you little punk!" Shawn yelled at him. Paul tried to sit up but couldn't move. Shawn walked over towards him, "So you thought you'll be a hero huh?" Shawn asked him sarcastically. Paul just mumbled in pain as he felt his head pounding. "Why are you doing this? This isn't you Shawn. You have to stop that thing that's inside of you!" Paul told him. Shawn just smiled as he grabbed him by his hair, "Shawn is no longer here!" He spoke with anger as he pulled Paul up by his hair. "Now how do you want to die? Do you want a bullet to the head or chest? Or maybe just a stab wound! Your choice buddy!" Shawn asked him.
Paul just winced in pain as he saw the barrier of the gun, "Before you kill me, just tell me why you set off that explosion." Paul asked him.
Shawn scratched his chin with his opposite hand, "Mostly because I knew three people was missing and they had to be killed." He told him. Paul went nuts after that, "You idiot! You killed Alicia and you almost killed my wife!" Paul screamed as he tackled Shawn to the ground and wrestled the gun out of his hand. Shawn fell to the ground losing the gun, as he tried to scramble for it. Paul got to it first and held it in his face, "Any last words Shawn?" Paul asked hold the gun in front of him. Shawn held his hands up, but he wasn't scared instead he was smiling, "You're not gonna shoot me!" Shawn told him. "What makes you think that?" Paul asked holding the trigger. "Because you're a coward, not a killer." Shawn told him. "And I know you wouldn't kill your best friend, would you?" Shawn asked him. Paul shook his head, "No but I can hurt you!" He yelled as he aimed for Shawn's chest and pulled the trigger. Shawn fell to the ground holding his chest. He wasn't dead but he was unconscious, luckily it was just a flesh wound.
After hearing the gunshot, everyone ran back inside. "What was that?" asked Glen looking over at Paul he didn't need a answer. "Paul you shot your best friend?" Glen asked. Paul shook his head, "No I shot the man who killed Alicia Fox, hurt John and Chris and almost killed my wife. I shot my best friend who became my worst enemy. But don't worry he's not dead, but he will be sore when he wakes up." Paul told him. Glen nodded as he looked over at Shawn's lifeless body and saw something different. "Ugh Paul, does it look like Shawn got his tab back? And the color in his eyes back to normal?" he asked. Paul looked at him confused, then he looked over at Shawn in shock.
"It worked he's back to normal, just to bad he's going to jail!" Paul told him shrugging his shoulders as he left going outside and saw the ambulance helping Shawn onto the stretcher. Later that night, Shawn woke up in his hospital room. "Where am I?" he asked himself. When no one answered him, he felt the bandages on his chest. "Did someone shoot me and if they did why?" Shawn asked himself. He laid back down on his pillow and closed his eyes, "Maybe this is all a dream!" he said to himself...
Back in Japan..."Shawn don't touch that!" Chris shouted. Shawn turned around and saw the guys looking at him. "How did we end back up in Japan?" He asked looking back at the doll. "What are you talking about, buddy? We don't leave until tomorrow!" Paul told him patting his shoulder. "Yeah show stopper, you should really not stay in the sun for so long, it's starting to make you go a little crazy!" John told him.
Shawn just shook his head, "No way you guys don't get it. A lot of crazy stuff happened because of that stupid doll being cursed!" Shawn told them. They all busted out laughing at the look on Shawn's face and he couldn't believe it they didn't believe him. So he explained to them what happened, and about the doll. They stood in silence until Shawn finally spoke, "You know what never mind let's just go! I'm starving!" He told them running out of the shop.
They just looked at him and then back at Paul, "Don't ask me I stopped asking questions a long time ago!" He told them leaving. The other nodded as they left the shop as well, not knowing that everything Shawn told them really happened. But the question is how did they all end up back in Japan.
...You'll have to figure that out by yourself!
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