Burning Her Heart

“What the hell? Maxwell just hit Jackson.” Hearing Alexander's voice, my head turns back to them, Jackson holding his hands up, trying to stop him. Maxwell hits him again as we begin to rush over. Jackson clearly not getting involved and refusing to fight. I watch as Maxwell throws something through a window, and people run out of the building.

Maxwell runs off. My body jumps up as I hear the guns firing. I can see Jackson hiding behind barrels. He can’t stay there. I need to get him. Going to run to him, Troy holds me back. I need to get to him and make sure he is okay.

“Get the fuck off me, Troy.” My hands pull against his grip, Joel now holding me back as well.

“No, boss, you can’t run through those bullets.” My arms fight against them. Despair builds in me as I watch everything. The barrels explode, my heart stops, and I feel sick. He won’t have survived that.

Pushing Troy away from me, I run towards where Jackson was, looking around the floor for any signs of him, yet there is n