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Jessica Wasabi: The End

Chapter Twenty-Three
Jess' POV

Jess's Pregnancy Progress:
Fourteen Weeks

I crossed my arms, angry with my uncle. "I don't need counseling!" I snapped.

"Jessica-"

I stormed out of the living room and into the bedroom. "Get out of my apartment!" I yelled, slamming the door.

After a few minutes, I heard the front door close and fell backward onto the bed. I let out a sigh. There was a soft knock on the door. "Jess?" Jack asked quietly. "You wanna talk?"

I didn't say anything.

"Jess," the doorknob jiggled. "open the door."

A minute passed and I finally stood up and walked over to the door. I unlocked it and moved out of the way as Jack came in. "He's only trying to help you," he said.

"But he only makes things worse!" I protested. "He's only ever made things worse. How could you tell him about what I tried to do?!"

"He's your uncle; he had a right to know," he replied.

"But the way he reacted, suggesting I needed counseling, honestly," I scowled. "I don't need that kind of 'help.' I only need Kai and Morgan back!"

"Jess, maybe he's right. I know you don't want to but maybe it could help you."

"Jack-"

"We're worried about you, please just let us help."

I sat down on the bed and ran a hand through my hair. "I don't need help. I need my family."

Jack sat next to me and put his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close. "We are your family, Jess," he said gently. "We've been a family ever since you walked into the dojo and beat me to the ground with a Bo staff."

I gave a small smile. "You tried to justify my beating you with you being tired from sparring with Kim," I said.

"I was!"

I laughed. "Of course you were."

We were both quiet. "I really miss them," I whispered. "How am I supposed to choose which one to save?"

"The police will rescue both of them."

"No, they won't; they can't. I know Drake and he wouldn't be so stupid as to let the police find him."

Jack didn't reply. He knew I was right. "I wish I could help," he said brokenheartedly.

"No one can," I mumbled. "It's up to me..."

I stood up and walked toward the door. "Where are you going?" Jack asked, following me through the living room.

"I'm done playing his game," I replied. "I'm going to get my family back."

"But Jess-"

I walked out of the apartment and left the building. As soon as I stepped onto the sidewalk, my phone buzzed. Numbly, I raised it to my face. "Drake," I said coldly. "I've made my decision. Where are you?"

He gave me an address and I felt sick when I realized where they were: The Black Dragon Dojo. The dojo was having electrical issues and had been closed for the last several days. I should've known.

I drove to the mall, my mind spinning and my heart pounding. I ran to the Black Dragon dojo. The blinds on the window were closed and a sign on the door declared in bold letters 'Closed'. With shaky hands, I pushed on the door and it slid open. It was dark inside, the only light coming from the cracks in the window blinds.

"Drake," I said, walking inside. "I'm here."

The figure of a man came into view. "Good to see you, Jessica," Drake purred. "You look wonderful. You really grew up so beautifully."

"Show me my family," I growled through clenched teeth.

"Oh, right, them, of course." He motioned to one of his goons, who disappeared into the office. Two goons came back, one holding the arm of a man, the other, holding onto a child. "They're safe, and eagerly awaiting your decision."

"Morgan," I said emotionlessly. "I choose Morgan."

I saw a smile cross Drake's face and he nodded toward the person holding Kai. He kicked the back of my husband's knee, causing him to collapse. I heard the click of a gun and my breath hitched.

"Wait," Drake said. "let's have Jessica do the honors."

I looked at him and, with the little light that illuminated the room, saw him hold up a gun; he tossed it to me. I gripped it in one hand and noticed the smirk that played on my stepfather's lips. I hesitated before walking towards Kai. "You know," I started as I walked. "this really is a great place to do this. After all, it was here that my life started going down hill. Maybe if things had been different all those years ago, I could've convinced my parents to stay here. And my mom wouldn't have met you. And this wouldn't have happened. But because it wasn't, and I didn't, and she did, and it is, then why not have it be here that you finally see me break."

"Jess," Kai said quietly. "I-"

"You really are an idiot, you know," I interrupted. "You should've left me alone when I told you to. You wouldn't be in this mess if you had."

"Well, I've been the luckiest idiot ever." I rolled my eyes and knelt down to look at him. He raised his hands, which were tied together, and pushed my hair out of my face. "I love you. I always will; I don't care what happens."

I kissed him softly and stood back up, clicking the safety off of the gun I held. I turned toward Drake again, my arm hanging loosely at my side. My hand itched to shoot the man who caused me so much pain but I knew that that wouldn't be the right thing to do. "I've changed my mind," I said. I shot at the ground, the noise causing Morgan to scream from fright. Then I pulled the trigger again to check that it was empty. As I suspected, there had only been one bullet in the gun. "I choose no one."

I dropped the gun and knelt between my daughter and my husband. Morgan clung to me, sobbing, and I held her close. Kai put his arm around me, holding me protectively. "You see, I have something that you never will: a family," I said. "So I don't expect you to understand just what that means. We don't hurt each other."

"You know that you are putting all of your lives on the line, don't you?" Drake asked.

"I do," I replied. "I don't care. I don't want to live if one of them has to die. Kai would take a bullet for one of us, so why would I put one in him? And Morgan is my daughter, why would I ever hurt her? I could take my life, then you would leave them alone, but I would be hurting everyone that loves me, and I don't want to do that. So the only logical solution that I can see, is joining them. After all, families stick together. This doesn't change that."

"Very well, then," Drake said. "This is your own choice."

Wow, that was just... Wow. I don't know if that was good or bad or okay or whatever, but I do know, that it's been a couple of months since my last update, and for that I apologize. I've been busy with school and focusing on my Wattpad stories. Now that it's Christmas break, I hope to have more time to work on this story.

Happy Holidays!

Have a blessed day,
~Nydroj