Chapter 1 - Explosion

Theo POV

I can't believe that my best mate is getting married today. I am his best man with Elliot, and I can say that we never saw this day coming. I remember the day that he introduced me to Ashley, and I thought he was joking. She is nothing like the type of woman he used to go for, He used to date the model type and not really date. He would have occasional sex with them, and that would be it.

"Mate, I hope she makes you happy", Elliot says and Kill looks at him and nods his head. He is the quietest of the three of us, always deep in thought while I have verbal diarrhoea.

"Shall we go for a fag?" I ask, standing up and patting my pockets to find my fags. The other two stand up, following me.

"I need to tell Ashley", Killian says, and Elliot moves his phone that makes a whip sound, and I can't help but laugh out loud. That is the funniest shit ever. Elliot smiles as Kill flips us the bird. We walk towards the bathroom, and he knocks on the door.

"Babe, I'm going for a fag with Theo," Killian says.

"Okay, I will be out in a minute", she replies almost instantly. We all walk down the corridor, and when we reach the door, I see it. A man dressed in black and Kill sees them as well, and he starts running back towards the bathroom. I don't have time to reach for my gun when I see him press a button, and everything goes fucking dark. The noise was loud, and the floor shook.

I don't know how long it's been, but when I open my eyes, my entire body hurts. There are sirens all around, and I feel like I have something on top of me. Fuck. I can't move. I cough a couple of times, clearing my throat, but when I inhale, I am met with dust. Fuck.

I move the large rock on top of me and stand up slowly. My head hurts, and I put my hand on my forehead and see blood on my fingers. Fucking great. I look around, looking for Elliot, but I can't find him between all the shit on the floor. What the fuck was that? A bomb? Killian, Ashley? I look back, and I can't see the door anymore. Where the door was, pieces of rock and wood covered it. I hear the sirens outside, and I know a hand next to me.

"Cunt”, I say as I kick it away from me and see the trigger button. Fucker. I hear someone coughing, and I start walking towards the noise, and I realise it's Elliot.

"Ell, mate are you okay?" I ask, and I can hear his muffled words. He is under all this shit. I start pulling everything that is on top of him, and I find his face. He is all bloodied, and he smiles when he sees me.

"Fuck, you look dreadful," he says, and I flip him the bird as I keep pulling shit off of him, and he sits up, helping to take the last bit. He stands up, looking around, and whistles. "Shit", he says, and I nod my head.

"What the fuck happened?" he asks, and I shrug, using his favourite way of communication as I stumble around trying to find a way to go find Kill.

"They ate through there", I say, and Ell removes his jacket and tips the sleeve, wrapping it around his bleeding arm. I look at him while he flinches. I grab the fabric from him and wrap it tightly to help stop the bleeding.

"Mate, you look like shit", Elliot says, and I nod.

"I fucking feel it, and I am going to kill the fucker that did this", I bite through greeted teeth.

"Well, I think he is dead", Ell says, grabbing a foot and throwing it at me.

"For fuck sake", I let out as we walk and find more people under the stuff. We help everyone up, and I hear the firefighters arriving next to us.

"You lads okay?" one of them asks, and I look at him, raising an eyebrow. "What do you fucking think?" I bare at him. He nods and starts guiding people out of the building while Ell and I keep trying to reach the back. We need to find Kill and Ash.

"Lads, you need to get out", the firefighter says, and I shake my head.

"No fucking way in hell I am leaving this place until I find my mates", I say, and Ell says the same. Two blokes stand next to me, moving stuff around, and I feel lightheaded and rest my hand against a wall that is still standing. "Mate, come on", Ell says, pulling me outside.

"No, we need to find them", I say, and Ell keeps pulling me.

"You're not going to find shit like that, and you will make it worse; you have a massive cut on your head. You need to get it checked. I bet you have a fucking concussion", he says; I nod my head but automatically, I close my eyes as I feel like my insides were all twisting and everything starts spinning.

"Fuck”, I let out as soon as we get outside. It's gone dark already. How long have I been out?

"How long were we in there?" I ask the nurse at the triage point, and she looks at her watch.

"It took four hours for them to get inside", she says, and I raise an eyebrow looking at Elliot. He looks back at the building, and I know he is thinking the same shit as I am. They need to be alive.

We see a dead body being brought out on a stretcher, and Ell stands up immediately. I do the same, but everything starts spinning, and I start puking my fucking insides out. Fuck, that's all I fucking need.

"You need to go to the hospital", the nurse says, and I shake my head lightly.

"Fuck that. I am not going anywhere, "I say, and Ell returns, shaking his head.

"It's one of the lass's friends", he says, and I close my eyes. Fuck. "What one?" I ask, and he passes his hands through his hair,

"Marky boy", he says, and I curse. fuck. Ash is going to be so pissed. She is going to kill whoever was responsible for this because, let's fucking face it, this was an attack on us.

Not long after, I see that fucker Marcello walking out of the building, and all I want to do is fucking Kill the bastard. Why is he walking, and they can't fucking find Ash or Kill? Marcello is brought to sit next to me while Ell crosses his arms in front of his chest.

"Are you boys okay?" he asks, and I keep quiet. All nods his head as he keeps his eyes on the building. We see the paramedics running towards the entrance, where a stretcher is brought out, and someone receives CPR.

"Fuck”, I let out while Ell sprints towards them, and I see him falling on his knees with his head between his hands. Fuck. I stand up again, and the nurse offers me her arm. I dismiss her as I slowly walk to Ell, and that's when I see… My heart stops beating, and I can't believe what I see. This is not possible. No.

"Time of death", I hear…