The gunshots erupted at 9:35 on a Monday morning- a day Joan would never
forget. Supposedly just a normal day in English, but turned out to be a
tragic day nobody was ever going to forget.
There was chaos as everybody was running out of the classrooms, to the nearest exit, to try and get out of the school. Joan ran out with Adam but lost him in the crowd. She was having trouble thinking, everything was happening too fast. People were being shot, blood was everywhere, and Joan couldn't stop worrying about her mom and younger brother-she hoped they were safe. As she ran through the halls she could see people lying on the floor with blood around them. Joan ducked into a spare classroom, having no chance of escaping-the exit was just too far to attempt it. Grace was sitting on the floor, looking unfazed face looking pale. Joan sat beside her. They sat quietly for a few minutes,and then Grace ventured to talk to her. "I bet Luke and your Mom are fine." Joan looked at her. "You think so?" "I know so." Grace replied. Joan tried to find the words to say to her, but all that could come out was a simple, "Thanks."
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The police office was unusally quiet as Will Girardi was working at his desk. "Will?" a young police officer asked. "Yes?" he replied. "You may want to sit down for this- a school shooting has erupted in Arcadia High." Will rubbed his forhead. "Did I just hear you right?" The police officer nodded his head solemnly. "All right," Will said, his voice rising. "I want a negotiater in the building as fast as you can, I want four police cars on the school grounds, and.. bring an ambulance too." Will didn't want to think of the impossible- that three people he loved most in the world were in the building. They were going to get them out. Will picked up the phone to call Kevin.
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"Hello?" Kevin asked. "Kev, listen-you need to get down here right away." "Why, Dad. What's going on?" There was a hesitation on the phone. "There's been a school shooting at Arcadia High." Kevin cursed and promised he'd be there. There was no way that he was going to lose his family- not if his Dad could help it.
There was chaos as everybody was running out of the classrooms, to the nearest exit, to try and get out of the school. Joan ran out with Adam but lost him in the crowd. She was having trouble thinking, everything was happening too fast. People were being shot, blood was everywhere, and Joan couldn't stop worrying about her mom and younger brother-she hoped they were safe. As she ran through the halls she could see people lying on the floor with blood around them. Joan ducked into a spare classroom, having no chance of escaping-the exit was just too far to attempt it. Grace was sitting on the floor, looking unfazed face looking pale. Joan sat beside her. They sat quietly for a few minutes,and then Grace ventured to talk to her. "I bet Luke and your Mom are fine." Joan looked at her. "You think so?" "I know so." Grace replied. Joan tried to find the words to say to her, but all that could come out was a simple, "Thanks."
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The police office was unusally quiet as Will Girardi was working at his desk. "Will?" a young police officer asked. "Yes?" he replied. "You may want to sit down for this- a school shooting has erupted in Arcadia High." Will rubbed his forhead. "Did I just hear you right?" The police officer nodded his head solemnly. "All right," Will said, his voice rising. "I want a negotiater in the building as fast as you can, I want four police cars on the school grounds, and.. bring an ambulance too." Will didn't want to think of the impossible- that three people he loved most in the world were in the building. They were going to get them out. Will picked up the phone to call Kevin.
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"Hello?" Kevin asked. "Kev, listen-you need to get down here right away." "Why, Dad. What's going on?" There was a hesitation on the phone. "There's been a school shooting at Arcadia High." Kevin cursed and promised he'd be there. There was no way that he was going to lose his family- not if his Dad could help it.