Pony's POV
I stare at him. He's just laying there beside me...dead. I don't know what happened. I heard a gun shot and know he's dead. I don't know who shot the gun but they killed him. Nate is dead.
"Caden!!! He said you were dead!!" Greg yelled and ran behind me. I guess Caden shoot him. Thank God.
"Are you a ghost?" Two-bit asked. Caden didn't say anything.

Greg's POV
I saw Caden walk in with a gun. That's why I wasn't panicking. When Nate when to pull out the chairs to hang them Caden shot him. Caden looked bad. Nate probably thought he was dead and just dumped him somewhere. Moral of the story...make sure your victim is dead before you dump it. That's murder 101.
"Caden!! He said you were dead!!" He looked like he was about to fall over. I ran to him and help him stand.
"Are you a ghost?" Two-bit asked. What an idiot.
"Caden what happened?" I asked.
"Nate called me one night. He had Shelby with him. She was screaming and asking me to come help her. He told me if I don't come he'd kill and not to bring anyone." I barely got out. He's in bad shape.
"Thank you."
"Is she ok?" He asked.
"I don't know. Blake cut her down." I said.
"Let me lay down. Go check on her. I'll be fine." Caden said. I layer him down gently.
"We'll take all three of you to the hospital after this."

Blake's POV
I pulled out my blade and cut her down. I cut her hands and feet first. When I cut the rope around her neck she feel. She was so weak. I caught her.
"I gotcha sis. He ain't gonna hurt no more. I promise." I held her. I'm glad we have her back.
"Give her to me and get Randle." Greg took her. Soda and Darry got Pony. He was ok. Nate didn't do anything to him except tie him up. I cut Steve's hands and feet. When I cut the rope around his neck he dropped to his knees.
"Easy buddy." I grabbed him.
"Is she ok?" He asked.
"She's fine." I sighed in relief.
"Is the kid ok?" He asked.
"I'm fine Steve. Thank you for helping me." Pony said. Steve nodded.
"What do you mean help you?" Soda asked.
"When Nate found me ge was gonna beat me too but Steve said he'd take the beating for both of us. Nate said he liked that idea. He took Steve out back and beat him with a whip." Nate said.
"Thank you Steve." Soda hugged Steve.
"Thank you." Darry said. Steve just nodded.
"Help me up will ya?" Steve asked me.
"Sure." I pulled him up. He leaned on me for support. He walked towards Greg and Shelby.
"Shelby." He said. She looked up from Greg's chest. She tried to smile. You could tell she was hurting.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"I don't know. I just wanna go home."
"Darry can you get Caden? We need to take them to the hospital. I'll call Bentley so we don't to do any explaining." Greg said.
"Sure Greg." Darry gently picked up Caden.
"But him on my truck." Greg told him. Darry nodded.
"I'll put Randle in Shelby's car." I said.

Soda's POV
We drove to the hospital. Shelby and Steve were in the back with Johnny and Pony was in front with me. I tried to talk to Shelby and Steve but they didn't answer. Shelby was laying on Steve's shoulder and Steve had his head on hers. I pulled to the hospital and Doctor Bentley was there.
"Holy shit doc! How'd get from Stilwell to Oklahoma City that fast?!" Thomas asked.
"It's called speeding. Come on I already have a room ready." Doctor Bentley lead the way. We got to the room.
"I'm gonna look at Caden first. He looks like a ghost."
"I told you!!" Two-bit said.
"Shut up." Sydni hit him.
"Ow!"

"Caden you're pretty banged up but you'll be ok. Take it was for a while. Most of your ribs are broken. Your arm is fractured which most likely happened when you shot the gun because of how weak you are. You lost a lot of blood so that's why you're so weak. But you didn't loose enough blood to need need a blood transfusion or anything. Who's next?" Doctor Bentley explained.
"I'll go." Steve said. He examined him.
"You have broken ribs but that's about it. You mainly just got a bad beating. I'll give you medicine for your back where he whipped you." He put some medicine on Steve's back. He winced in pain.
"Ok Miss Wilson, your turn."
"I'd like it to just be me and Steve in here." She whispered.
"You sure?" Greg asked.
"Yes."
"Ok. Come on guys." We all walked out.
"You think she's ok?" I asked.
"Of course she is." Greg faked smiled.
"Why does she wanna be alone??

Steve's POV
"Why did you want them to leave?" Doctor Bentley questioned her.
"Because I don't want them to know if I lost the baby. I want to tell them myself. And I don't want to tell them what all happened." She whipsered.
"Oh. Mind if I ask what all did happen?"
"The first night I was there he raped me. He used whips and stuff. He had want he called his play room. I was raped and beaten every day. Sometimes he would throw me around. He threw me down the stairs a few times. The last day I was there I started bleeding..." She trailed off. I didn't know what to say. I'm pissed.
"I'm sorry. First I'll give you a check up and then we'll save the ultrasound for last ok?"
"Thank you." He examined her and gave her an x-ray.
"You have 6 broken ribs and your collar bone and tail bone is broke. Your nose is broke. No internal bleeding. You'll be ok. Hop on the table and we'll do an ultrasound." I helped her on the table.

"Well..." Shelby asked nervously. The doctor looked at us both sympathetically.
"I'm sorry. There was no heartbeat or anything."
"No. No you're wrong. Check again." Shelby started crying. My heart sank. Nate tried to take my whole life away from me and he managed to take half. I held her.
"It'll be ok baby."
"No its not gonna be ok. Our baby's dead Steve. Dead. We never got to hold him or even see him. I can't do this Steve. I loved him with all my heart and now he's gone."
"You're right. It's not gonna be ok. There's always gonna be a hole in our heart. But we have to keep going. It's gonna be hard. I'm sorry. It's my fault. I should've went with you."
"It's not your fault."
"I'm going to leave you two alone. I'll tell your friends you're ok. That you're just talking. I'm sorry you two." Doctor Bentley patted her shoulder.
"Thank you." I said.

Shelby's POV
"Well.." I questioned nervously. Please let my baby be okay.
"I'm sorry. There was no heartbeat or anything." My world collapsed.
"No. No you're wrong. Check again." He's wrong. He has to be. Steve held me.
"It'll be ok baby." I know he's trying to make me feel better but how is this ok? How is this ever gonna be ok?
"No its not gonna be ok. Our baby's dead Steve. Dead. We never got to hold him or even see him. I can't do this Steve. I loved him with all my heart and now he's gone."
"You're right. It's not gonna be ok. There's always gonna be a hole in our heart. But we have to keep going. It's gonna be hard. I'm sorry. It's my fault. I should've went with you."
"It's not your fault." If anything its my fault or Nate's fault.
"I'm going to leave you two alone. I'll tell your friends you're ok. That you're just talking. I'm sorry you two." Doctor Bentley patted her shoulder.
"Thank you." Steve said.

"What are we gonna do?" I asked.
"The only thing we can do."
"What?"
"Love each other. It got us through a lot of shit before."
"I love you. God I love you." I hugged him.
"I love you too. You need to come back home. You can either go back to school later this year or next year. You're just 17. You have plenty of time."
"You're right. We need a break."
"You can be our secretary at the DX." He smiled.
"Secretary? Huh. I'll work back there with you." I don't sit behind a desk.
"Whatever you want. You're gonna be a spoiled brat when we get home."
"Sure." I kissed him.
"You ready to go?" He asked me.
"I guess." Since we are both weaker we supported each other and walked to the waiting room.
"Is everything ok?" Greg jumped up.
"Yeah." I faked smiled.
"Baby Randle's ok! I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl!" Soda rubbed my stomach. What he doesn't know is there's nothing there. Me and Steve both faked smiled. His words hurt but it not his fault. He doesn't know.
"Let's go." Steve said.
"Guys. We can't leave yet." Sydni said.
"What's wrong?" Thomas asked.
"I think my water broke."
"What?! You're not due to January!!" He yelled.
"Go get Doctor Bentley." Sydni told Pony. Pony ran after the doctor.

"I'm here! I'm here! Come on. Back to the room!" Doctor Bentley ran around the corner.
"Ok. Just keep breathing. I think I can stop the contractions." He took her and Thomas in the room.

A little bit longer he came out.
"She's fine. So is the baby. I want her to stay over night just incase. In the morning she's free to go."
"Thanks Doc. You're a life saver." Greg said.
"That's what I do. There's a room where doctors stay when they're on call. There's beds and stuff. You guys are welcome there. Caden, Shelby, Steve need something comfortable to sleep on."
"Thanks. Where's it at?" I asked.
"Follow me. It's just a floor up." He said. We followed him.

The room was nice. It was really big. It had a few bunk beds and a fridge and microwave.
"Make yourselves at home." We nodded. Me and Steve laid down on one of the bottom bunks.
"Goodnight Shelby. Love you."
"Goodnight. Love you too." I closed my eyes and snuggled in his chest. I felt safe for once. I sniffled.
"Baby don't. Please." He whispered.
"I'm sorry. I'm can't help it. It's not fair. I just want my baby. I'm so jealous of Thomas and Sydni. I hate that I am but I am. We deserve to be happy like them. Every time everything is going good something bad happens."
"I know baby. I'm jealous too. I'm sorry. I promise one day we'll be happy and nothing will change that." He kissed my forehead.
"Let's get some sleep now. Love you."
"I love you too."
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