Time was passing by in slow motion and I didn't know what to do. Kendall was slipping away from me.

Again, I never seem to do things right.

"KENDALL!" I scream to her agonizingly, while staring at her with wide eyes.

She was scared, beyond frightened, and I was the reason for that. I am always a fuck up. A fuck up in this world with a fuck up dad.

At this moment, I didn't care about my safety. It's only Kendall's safety is what I needed to be secured.

I looked at Kendall with a small smile trying to reassure with what I can best. I needed to distract the guy with the gun pointed at Kendall.

One wrong move and Kendall would be long gone.

"What are ye doing here kid?" The guy said in a drunken voice.

I put both of my hands above my head to show I wont harm him, while in fact, in my head I was planning a hundred different ways I would be torturing him.

"I am just here to take the girl safely to my father, my father decided not give her an easy kill, he wants to torture her first." I said looking at him intently.

From the corner of my eyes I realized that Kendall was panicking again. Shoot! I think she realized I was with him.

The guy stepped away from Kendall and took slow, calculated steps towards me, while I tried to contain a calm posture. At least he was away from Kendall.

I motioned discreetly with my hands for Kendall to leave and jump form the window and call for help.

"And who are you, I  have never seen you before?" The guy said while spitting on of my face.

Great, so he doesn't have manners and a murderer.

I wiped the spit from my face with disgust, using my sleeve.

"I am his son." as soon as these words left my mouth,  the guy's posture stiffened.

Kendall still hasn't left the room and I wasn't fully distracting the guy. 

C'mon Ace, think!

"Well if you are his son, then you must hate him so much, what's the sudden interest with the girl huh?" he said looking at me smirking, knowing that I have fallen into a trap, again.

As fast as lightning, I see the tip of the gun pressed on Kendall's forehead, Kendall's rapid breathing was the only sound we could hear.

"You don't fool me kid, but I got orders, and for as long as I know, I don't want my dead body in bag," he said.

Thoughts were spiraling in my head, no, this cant be in the end, I can't let Kendall die because of a man who is supposedly called my father.

All we needed now was to call the police discreetly and get Kendall away from all the danger.

"What do you want from me?" my shallow breaths coming in and out of my tired lungs.

"I just want the girl" the man said with his eyebrows raised, but then he smirked and I knew what he was about to say was up to no good.

"I want some action in my life you know, haven't beaten someone in a while." his hungry eyes watching my body, his fingers twitching, begging for some friction.

I looked at Kendall with a reassuring smile, my eyes begging her to calm down. She could be dead in any moment, one wrong move, and her brains will be splattered across the floor.

"Please, be more precise." I said glaring at him.

"I want to.." he said while licking his lips, "I want to beat this girl up or maybe just do more than beating, for she is a very pretty girl." he said while his hands swept up Kendall's thigh, her whimpering sounds breaking my heart into pieces.

"Won't boss be mad?" I cut in quickly wanting to create a diversion, for I think I might have devised a plan.

But than plan will mean one of us wont come out of here alive.

He started laughing manically and shaking the gun around in the air. "Boss, mad? hell, he could even give me a bonus for torturing this little piece of shit."

"Get it in your head boy, he hates you and her." he said pointing at me then at Kendall, " he wants her dead, simple." he said shrugging.

At this point my anger was beyond controlling, that guy was crossing his limit, and I couldn't let that happen. 

oh how I wanted to teach this guy a lesson, no one messes with Ace Wright.

Ever.

I quickly pounce on the guy knocking the gun form his hand, punching him repeatedly on the face.

But I wasn't strong as him, because soon enough, he caught my fist as I was gonna punch him, and threw me across the floor, my body falling with a thump.

I ignored the pain that was slowly pulling me under, and quickly turned around to see if Kendall was okay.

She was grabbing the phone and dialing someone, but her hands were shaking so much, how I just wanted to hold them and tell her everything will be okay.

But this shaking ended up being our demise.

The phone fell with a clank on the floor, earning the attention of the intruder.

The man quickly turned his head around, his face turning red from all the anger radiating from his face. he went to Kendall the click of the gun indicating, with one pull of the trigger, one of us will be dead.

He stood in front of Kendall smirking, he quickly snatched the phone from her hand, threw it on the floor and stomped  it, shattering our only piece of hope away.

"Looks like your stuck with me now, no way of escaping kiddo, I am not as dumb as I seem." he said glaring at me, then laughing loudly, the sound hiding our labored breathes.

"Now because you tried to overpower me, there will be consequences, brutal consequences I must say." he said smiling evilly.

Kendall whimpered quietly and tried backing up towards the wall, but the intruder quickly caught up to her, held her by her collar .

"Where do you think your going?" he said as he slapped Kendall on the face, her gasp tearing the silence in the room.

By now I was boiling , how dare he do that to Kendall, let alone a girl! 

"Hey, leave her alone." I said putting on a  fight stance.

The guy looked at me and started laughing, "Me, leave her alone? that only happens in your wildest dreams kid."

By now I was desperate, "What can I do to you so you can stop hurting her, please I'll do anything!" my voice breaking in the end.

The guy looked at me with shocked eyes, then took calculated small steps towards me, "you would do anything for her?" he said pointing at Kendall.

With a determined face I said "Yes I would do anything for her."

The guy then clapped his hands cheerfully with too much enthusiasm, I knew this wasn't a good sign.

"So I came to solution to make both parties happy, I would like to get a bonus, and as you know your father despises you, so I'll just you know, leave some marks on your body."

Silence passed after we had said, when he realized we weren't gonna speak, he continued, "I'll leave the girl alone even if you agree."

Kendall looked at me and shook her head softly, not wanting me to agree to this, but this was the only she would come alive out of this hellhole, and after all I can handle the bruises, I can withstand the pain.

"I agree." I said with a determined voice.

Kendall looked at me with wide eyes, and screamed , "NO he doesn't agree no, I don't agree!"

The guy quickly came to Kendall and punched her in the face, and here lay Kendall clutching her head in pain.

"She speaks too much, how do you handle her?" the guy said shaking his head and stalking closer to me with bloodshot eyes, waiting to end his prey, to end me.

I opened my mouth to speak but the guy silenced me with a punch. Punch after punch, till I felt numb, praying i faint before the pain becomes surreal.

Thankfully after what seemed like years, the guy stopped hitting me and left but looked at me in the eye's with somewhat sympathy which is very weird, after all he  almost beat me to unconsciousness.

I rasped, taking in huge gulps of air "what do you want, just leave, you got what you want."

He continued staring at me until he gave me an injection in my hand and said "this will help her  forget this ever happened, I was supposed to inject into you, but I decided not too."

I stared at the injection with shock, "why?" while clutching my stomach in agony.

He clenched his fist, "do I really do I need explain myself" he stared at me, his bloodshot eyes taking control again.

"Yes you do." I said trying to equal his stare.

 "Sometimes people deserve second chances with the people they love and care about." he said sighing before he jumped out of the wind and went away until all I saw was his shadow.

I stared at the injection that lay discarded on the floor, should I really give the injection to Kendall so she can forget what happens and stay safe? but she will probably suffer from nightmares and stay paranoid and I don't want that for her, I want her to live a peaceful life.

I looked at Kendall's unconscious body, her tear stained face illuminating, she looked so beautiful, a beautiful girl with an ugly past, oh the irony life gives us.

I touched her face tenderly, careful to not touch the upcoming bruise, placing my forehead on her's "I'm sorry Kendall, I'm so damn sorry" I said whispering.

"Please forgive me, I didn't mean for any of this to happen" I said my eyes starting to tear up, the pain taking a toll on me.

I hate my dad, hate how he ruined my life, hate how I'm related to a cold blooded person like him,  hate that Kendall is dragged into this, I hate everything right now. Life doesn't seem pleasurable when the only type of peace you feel is from a dead heart.

I knew this needed to be done for Kendall's sake, she cant be pulled in further in this lifestyle, she's too innocent, too pure, and those soul's are the one's who suffer the most.

so I grabbed up the courage to inject Kendall with the serum so she can forget, so I can pretend she doesn't exist, its for the best. I tried to get up but the pain was too much, so I crawled to get the injection, gasping for air every second or so, until I was faced with truth of what I'm going to do.

I'm forcing Kendall to forget what happened.

I pushed my thoughts aside and took the injection with shaky hands, and pushed it Kendall's hand.

I shook my head in regret, my eyes tearing up as I gave Kendall's palm one last kiss "I'm sorry Kendall, please forgive me." I said as I started crying softly.

As I wiped my tears with my sleeve, I realized I needed to get out of here, so I gathered up all the strength I have, and I walked out, leaving Kendall alone, with no memory of what has happened.

A/N:

holy it's been so long since i've written author notes xD

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so huh a huge plot twist eh 👀

that's why kendall was mad at him for ignoring hem eh? hehe, im so evil LMFAO

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