(un)lucky Number thirteen by Missy (reading a book .txt) 📕

and had my hand on the door handle, and i slowly opened it, and kicked it open the rest of the way, and peered inside. it was dark, and i took a step closer, and i stepped into the building, and looked around.
" Ashton?" I asked my voice above a whisper. i took a couple more steps, and continued to walk inside, and i heard voices coming from one of the back rooms, and i stopped in my tracks, and looked around. i took another step forward, and then the little light that was peering through the door disappeared. the room turned pitch black, and i froze in my spot, and looked around. i took a deep breath, and moved forward, and i tripped over something, and i brought my hands out in front of me, and fell forward. i landed on the ground with a thud, and i got on my hands and knees, and started to crawl around on the ground looking for another room i could go in to try and get light from a window. My hands searched in front of me, and my right hand landed on something smooth, and round, and kind of hard. i pulled my hand away, and leaned back on my knees, and looked through the darkness. i held my breath, and a glimmer of light came through and i saw an outline of a body, and i sucked in a breath, and got on my feet, and started to walk back.
" Come here Gal," I heard a familiar voice laugh. it was a dry laugh, and i felt my breath catch, and i turned on my heel, and broke out into a full run in the darkness. i heard him coming after me, and i had my hands reached out searching for anything, and then i felt a hand grab the back of my head, gripping my hair, and i flung back into the ground letting out a cry. they gripped onto my hair, and i brought my hands up, and started to claw at his arm trying to get him to let me go. “ Stop moving,” he growled. I felt him his fist collide with the side of my face with so much impact my arms stopped moving, and a groan escaped my lips, and I touched my cheek, and flinched. I felt a weird taste in my mouth, and knew it was blood. He grabbed me by the back of the neck, and hauled me onto my feet. I swayed a little, and then he threw my over his shoulders. I felt my head pulsating and I couldn’t struggle in his grasp. He dragged me into one of the rooms, and threw me to the side, and I landed with a thump.
“ Oh my god,” I heard Ashton’s voice. I opened my eyes, and saw Ashton tied up to a chair, and I sat up and touched the back of my head, and looked at my hand and saw blood.
“ Ash. Ashton?” I muttered looking at him. my sight was kind of blurry, and my head was throbbing. He sat their looking at me, and I saw pure terror on his face. I went to go stand, but my knees gave out, and I sat their taking deep breaths. What the hell is his hands made out of bricks? A groan escaped my lips, and Ashton started yelling my name. “ Ashton sh,” I whispered. I got on my hands and knees and started to sit up once again. I got on my feet, and the room swayed a little. I balanced myself taking deep breaths. I slowly put one foot in front of another, and advanced myself towards Ashton. When I got next to him, and I gripped onto his chair from keeping myself from falling.
“ You need to get out of here!” He cried.
“ You need to be quiet,” I said looking at the ropes. I started to untangle them, and my hands were shaking, and I stopped, and took a deep breath, and continued. He started to move his hands, and then he released his hands, and stood up and turned around to me, and held me in his arms. I felt his body against mine, and I took a deep breath, and wrapped my arms around his. I thought about Dylan though. He came into my mind, and how extremely close he was to me. what was he going to say to me? Ashton pulled apart from me, and he lightly kissed my lips, and I felt nothing. The spark was gone… vanished. My whole body just was ruined. I wanted to have feelings for Ashton. I used to though, but where did they go. I was in love with this boy, and know I feel nothing. I felt tears coming to my eyes, and I held them back taking a deep breath. “ We need to get out of here,” my voice came out barely as a whisper.
“ Come on,” He muttered grabbing my hand, but when we turned around we both froze, and he pulled me closer to his side.
“ Leaving already?” Ron asked looking from Ashton to me. behind Ron stood Zack, and he was shooting daggers at me.
“ You leave her out of this Ron,” Ashton said coldly.
“ How can we leave her out of this, Ashton? All of this revolves around your little girlfriend,” Ron spat.
“ No it doesn’t Ron,” Ashton said. I felt his body tensing next to me. Zack started laughing, and I looked over at him.
“ Come on Ashton,” Zack laughed walking closer to us. Ashton grabbed my arm and pulled me back, so his body was in front of mine. “ I mean she is the daughter of the people we killed,” Zack said shrugging. I felt my body go rigid. I ran around Ashton, and felt my fist collide with Zack’s jaw.
“ How dare you!” I spat bringing my other fist up, but he caught it, and grabbed both my wrists, and pulled me close to him.
“ Don’t touch her!” Ashton growled. Zack spun me around so my back was against his body, and I felt something cold touch the side of my forehead. I heard Ashton’s breath hitch, and I looked at him, and he stood their frozen looking at me. “ Zack. Don’t.” He said his voice breaking. I went to turn my head, and came into contact with a gun pointing right at my face. I jumped, and Zack started laughing. I closed my eyes, and then Ron started to walk towards Ashton. I watched them.
“ Do you want your big brother going to jail because of her?” He asked Ashton.
“ You can’t kill her Ron!” He said shaking his head.
“ She knows everything, and I can’t let anything slip. Everything has been so perfect. No one knew what had happened, and everything was great. My life was perfect, but then you brought her into the picture and everything is going downhill!” Ron spat.
“ Everything was great?” Ashton laughed. “ Joey killed himself from the guilt of killing that couple. He jumped off a bridge because you wouldn’t let him tell the police! You have ruined six lives Ron,” Ashton said taking a step closer.
“ Six?” He growled also taking a step closer.
“ Joey, Zack, me, Galaxy, and her parents.”
“ So you’re going to take her side, that’s it right?” Ron said raising his voice.
“ Im doing what’s right Ron!” he said and then Ron pulled a gun out of his pocket, and pointed to towards Ashton. I tried to run forward, but Zack kept me where I was. I felt my body tense and I closed my eyes my breathing becoming more rigid
“ Your crazy!” I screamed. Ron started laughing, and he turned towards me, and then Ashton lurched himself at him. the two fell to the ground fighting, and I brought my knee up hitting Zack right in his crotch.
“ Run Gal! Call the police!” Ashton screamed still on the ground with Ron. I turned on my heel, and ran towards the door, and I heard Zack coming from behind me. I picked up my pace, and I turned a sharp corner, and saw a ladder leading upstairs, and I started climbing it. I was about half way up, when I felt the ladder jerk. My head shot down, and I saw Zack pulled the hinges out. panic shot through my body, and I started to go faster up the ladder, and I was about to grab onto the railing, but the ladder disappeared from beneath me. a scream escaped my lips, and I plummeted towards the ground. I landed on my side, and pain shot through me, and I let out a scream. I laid their holding myself, and I heard someone walking towards me, and I opened my eyes, and saw Zack. He picked me up, and pain shot through me, and he started to carry me back to where the guys where fighting. We walked into the room, and Ashton was laying on the ground clutching his stomach, and when his eyes met mine he opened his mouth and screamed out bloody murder. Zack dropped me to the ground, and I fell like a ragdoll, a cry escaping my lips when pain shot through me.
“ Gal,” Ashton cried. I saw a gun in Zack’s coat, and I lifted myself up, and grabbed it out of his jacket, and he looked down at me shocked.
“ D- Don’t come near me,” I grumbled pointing the gun at him. he grinned, and started to bend down towards me. my finger pushed down on the trigger, and the gunshot filled the air, and Zack fell in front of me blood coming towards me. I sat their gawking and felt myself freeze. I just killed someone… I heard footsteps, and I turned my head, and saw Ron walking towards me his eyes full of rage. I brought the gun up and pulled the trigger…. Nothing. I was out of bullets. I threw the gun to the side, and then I heard a voice through the building and my body froze. NO. NO. GOD NO! Ron saw the look on my face, and he ran towards me, and hit me so hard. I kept my mouth shut so he wouldn’t find me. he hit me again, but I couldn’t hold out the cry. It came out loud, and I heard footsteps running towards where we were. Ron ran towards the door and hid on the other side of it. tears came down my cheeks, and I looked up and saw Dylan running through the door. He ran towards me, and a scream came from my lips and I was shaking my head. I looked around him, and saw Ron pointing the gun at Dylan. I couldn’t handle myself. I… this feeling of Dylan being hurt or killed… I couldn’t handle it. it felt like my heart was being torn in held. I started screaming and crying, and tears fell down my cheeks, and I looked frantically at Dylan, and then a gunshot went off, and a scream came from my lips, and Dylan stopped where he was, and he fell to the ground, and my body started shaking frantically. I put my shaking hands over my mouth while my cries became louder. I went to move, but the pain was horrid and I stopped. A loud thump echoed the air, and I looked up and saw Ron fall to the ground, and Ashton stood above him with a long stick of metal.
“ I couldn’t kill him with the gun,”