Hills rolled into view as JJ headed towards the motorway, putting the car into 6th gear and heading for the inside lane. Green grass turned to grey tarmac, trees disappeared and tensions rose. He gripped the steering wheel tightly and turned the stereo on. It failed to work the first time but after being hit several times by JJ's angry fist it worked and A song for the dead by Queens of the stone age blasted through the speakers.
'At least the serial killer had a good music taste.' I contemplated on saying this out loud but decided against it when I saw the frown that clung to JJ's face.
I looked down to my stomach where a small trickle of blood was making its way down my shirt.

"JJ, I'm bleeding." I mumbled weakly.
"Don't worry Mikes, it's barely a scratch. I'm sure you'll be fine."
"Why did you do that?"
"Do what?" JJ muttered, turning the music down slightly and adjusting his lip ring.
"Why did you stop Vince from killing me?"
"Remember task 7, when I wanted you to kill me. I wanted to die because I had no friends o-"
"But I was your friend…" I butted in defensively.
"I know, but I had lost all my family. I was alone and wanted to see them. I wanted to see my parents and I wanted to never be alone again in this world again. Grief is a strange think, Mikes. People react in many different ways. Some people cry, some sit for months and don't say a word and like me some wish to join their families because the world is strange and new without someone by your side. But that night you were my friend. You stopped me from making possibly the stupidest decision of my life. If you had killed me that night then you probably wouldn't be alive now. Humans are strange Mikey. You refused to kill me because you are my friend."
"Yeah," I replied, confusion still running a marathon through my voice, "But I don't see how tha-"
"Don't you see Mikey?!"
I shook my head.
"It's exactly the same but reversed! This time your family had been taken away from you and you wanted to die, but I, being your friend couldn't let that happen to you. I couldn't watch you die.

"Oh," I choked on my own words as they tumbled out of my mouth, "um, thanks. Where are we going?"
"To the airport." JJ replied, "we're getting on a plane and getting away from here, Vince will probably be after us and I have to keep you safe. I'm so sorry about your parents and brother Mikes but we have to go. One day we might be able to return but at the moment it is not safe."
"A plane to where?" I asked.
"Not sure just yet Mikey. We'll decide when we get there."
"But what about my passport?"
"I've got it Mikes."
"But how did yo-"
"Well what else did you think I'd be doing while you were completing all, um, sorry, m-most of the tasks?"
"So you knew this was going to happen all along?" I asked angrily.
"No, this was just in case, I had no way of predicting that this would happen but you know: you should always take precautions."
I leant my head back against the seat and sighed loudly.

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"So, we are going to Spain?" I asked as JJ booked the flights.
"Sí. Vamos a ir Espana!"
"JJ, what the hell are you saying?"
"Better practise your Spanish Mikey. We'll be living la vida loca!"
"You can speak Spanish?" I asked, tilting my head to one side.
"Un poco. Debieras aprender Español."
"JJ! What the hell are you saying?!"
"¡Vámonos!" He yelled, running away from me.
"JJ!"
"Let's go!"

JJ ran forwards through the crystal white building, almost colliding with others and their heaving suitcases several times with me trying to catch up to him.

JJ was quite far in front of me when I saw the bullet break through the glass

He dropped to the floor

A scream

Blood streaming across the floor

JJ, a heap on the floor in front

Another bullet

I fell to the floor

A screaming crowd surrounding

Vince being tackled to the floor

Sirens

The strain of a defibrillator

Rushed paramedics

Blood leaking from my body

Tears rolling onto the floor

One last glance at my motionless friend

And then…

Nothing.

Notes

Hello again! I'm so sorry for the cliffhangers.
But woah! Guys...I noticed how many views this had this morning and thank you all so much.
Sorry updates have been slow, I came back to writing this today and accidentally started writing in 3rd person. *mentally facepalms*
But anywho, I hope this was okay (and sorry if the Spanish wasn't perfect)
Hope to see you again soon. :)
-LOu