A/N: So, this is the first story I've ever done where I've gotten into a character's thoughts, so I thought Zero Day would be a good start as it is such a thought-provoking movie. Please leave feedback on how I did, I usually prefer writing stories that get more straight to the point. Sorry for the short story.
As I pulled up into the parking lot of Tielson High School, I heard gunshots, I immediately drifted to the left and got out of my car to get behind cover. ''Shots fired in the building,'' I said into my radio. I could hear distinct chatter coming from the radio, but I was too busy focused on the gunshots coming from inside. I saw more flashing lights pull up and more police officers already start to form that diamond shape procedure. I got outside my car and went behind it for cover.
I peeked over my car and immediately got down as I heard gunshots, they weren't even coming towards me, I felt like a coward. I didn't feel like Officer Price anymore, I felt like an innocent just watching the whole thing unfold.
It had been three minutes. Soon enough the screaming came. ''Where the hell is SWAT?'' I heard some officer yell worriedly from behind me. Quite frankly I was wondering the same thing, but I could not get the words out of my mouth. This was the first active shooting I responded too, and it shook me up. I craved for an easy way.
Why wouldn't they come out with their hands up in their air?
Why wouldn't they just surrender?
I wanted an easy way.
Maybe it was the screaming that got me, maybe it was the dead body out in front of the school entrance, maybe it was parent's cars pulling up only to get pulled back by police. Whoever was inside there was killing people, there was no question to that, they had already taken down one, and there was nothing I could do about it.
Not a single damn thing.
But I was okay with that.