I was sitting on the bus with Liam, Mason, Cassie, and all the soon-to-be sixth graders we were volunteering to help watch. Everyone was talking among themselves. Liam and I were listening to the Smashing Pumpkins on his phone.
A truck came slamming into the side of the bus, making us slide into the ditch.
There was a chorus of yells and screams from the eleven year old children.
I turned my head towards Liam and saw his head laying on the window, "Shit." I muttered. "Liam, you okay?"
He groaned, "Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine."
"Good. Mason, how about you?"
"I'm alright, so is Cassie." Mason replied from behind us.
"Liam, start getting these kids off the bus." I commanded.
"What about you?"
"I'll send them to front. Lead them a few blocks back. Okay?" I stood up and kissed Liam, then made my way back to end of the bus.
"You all okay?"
The girls huddled in the seat, nodded, and I hurried them out of the seat and towards Cassie.
I got four rows up then busted open the emergency back door and climbed on top of the bus.
"Hey boys." I yelled to the men outside of the trucks that just ran into the bus. "Where's Ms. Towers?"
I turned my head and saw Liam, Mason, and Cassie running with the kids.
"She's should be here right about now. We're just, uhm, stalling." The tallest one said and smirked.
I turned and got lifted, a hand on on my neck.
I gasped for air and clawed up her arm as she slammed me onto the bus.
"Hey, Kenna, miss me?"
"Yeah, I miss nearly clawing your fucking face off." I groaned and flipped her over me.
I took deep breaths and walked toward her as she jumped up.
We charged at each other, claws out.
The last thing I remember was black after my head hitting the rocks.
Liam ran back to where his girlfriend was and saw an older, blonde girl getting into one of the trucks that ran the bus off the road.
He went past the front of the bus and saw McKenna laying there, bleeding out.
"Oh my god, Kenna?" He asked worried as he moved her head into his lap.
"McKenna?" He asked again, dryly.
Liam pulled out his phone and dialed 911.
