A/N This is a rewrite of my old story 'The Day the Sky Fell', now it will be written when Courtney, Robin, Patrick, Liz, and Carly are in high school, as well as almost everyone else. So R&R I can't wait to see what you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
The game was tied and everyone's eyes were riveted on the court. Cheerleaders from the home team were holding hands and shouting encouragement to their teams. It was the basketball finals, this was momentous, this was important. Suddenly the doors to the gym crashed open and three men came in firing guns into the air. At first people thought it was a joke but then they shot the first woman, her scream echoed through the gym. A blond haired cheerleader froze her blue eyes wide as the gun men walked further into the gym.
"Nobody move. Sit down on the ground." The first man commanded his voice cold. The teenager's dark haired friend grabbed her hand and pulled her down. "Let's play a game." He continued as he idly twisted his gun in his hands. "Hmm, who's the captain of this cheerleading squad?" He asked coming up to the huddle of girls.
"Me." The blond girl said meeting his eyes fiercely.
"Gather your squad and come up front." He commanded. She gestured for her squad to follow her. Looking into the crowd her terrified blue eyes locked with sapphire orbs so like her own, they reassured her that she would be okay.
"Can you tell me what a cheerleader does?" He asked the girl.
"They lead the crowd in cheers." The girl responded her face impassive revealing nothing; only those who knew her well would see her fear.
"Yes, they do in fact lead the crowd, and you, you and your squads are going to lead the people in a little game." The man said before turning to face a woman in the bleachers. "Tsk, tsk." He said and unflinchingly he shot her and she fell down the bleacher steps. "I wouldn't recommend anyone else tries calling the police." He said his eyes cold.
I remember crying; I remember not being able to stop it was as though I knew nothing but tears. They were my refuge and I cried that day. The day itself is a blur but I remember crying and I remember a feeling of hopelessness that grew steadily worse the as the day grew longer. I was there; on that horrible day the day the sky came crashing down. The day lives changed for ever. The day disaster struck. I remember noise but I don't remember what it was, and I remember talking but I don't know what I said. Sometimes I sit and I stare into space and I remember things from that day. The memories are disjointed and out of focus but bit by bit it comes to me and bit by bit I learned the magnitude of what happened. Sometimes I wish I didn't know; but I always wish I could take back that day, take it back and start over. Who am I? My name is Courtney Sofia Corinthos, and I was there that day. For you to understand that day; the worst day of my life I need to start at the beginning.
"Morning, Sonny." I said happily as I bounded down the stairs saying hello to my brother, who I lived with as our parents had long since died.
"Morning, Court." Sonny responded as he searched through his desk for some papers.
"Are you coming to my game?" I asked. I was on cheerleading with my best friends: Carly, Robin, and Elizabeth.
"Don't worry, I said I'd be there didn't I? Have I ever lied to you?" Sonny answered as he collected the papers he would need for the day.
"No." I answered after pausing a moment to consider and causing him to scowl at me. "Bye, Sonny. Be there at six, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, now go to school." I grinned at him and waved bye
The morning had started normally nothing that would ever have made me think that tragedy would strike. But tragedy did strike and what started out as a great day turned into something horrifying, I can't say that it was just bad or horrible; it was the worst day of my life. The day that my world came crashing down. It's funny how we were always worried that Sonny's or Jason's job would cause something like this to happen. But it had nothing to do with that. We were just at our school's basketball game.
A/N R&R.