Rory was afraid to blink. How can this be happening? She was at lost for words, silent and scared, waiting for the fate to unravel the next few minutes, which at this moment, lay between Darwin's hands. . Rory clung tightly to Paris, something she never imagined she would do, but in time of danger human bond was the only consolation. Apparently the terror has just begun.
"YOU! Come over here! NOW!!" Darwin yelled and pointed at Madeline, who was sobbing hysterically and was close to hyperventilating.
"Darwin. You don't want to do this, I know you don't!"
Everyone looked at the person who dared to talk. Tristan. The last person Rory expected to hear. She didn't even know he was among the pack of students crumpled at the corner. Her eyes darted to where he was sitting. He held her gaze for a second and she saw a flicker of emotion she never saw in those eyes before. Sadness.
"How the hell do you know what I want? You certainly didn't care when you pushed me against that locker yesterday did you?" Darwin's face was red, his rage like a roaring fire.
Rory couldn't hold her tears any longer as they trickled down her face, welling up her heart with as much courage as she could handle. She saw the image of Lorelai that morning, her mother, her best friend, her everything.
"You're going to hurt your back with all these books, how about you drop three out"
"Mum I told you, I can't!! Imagine I decided to drop Little Women and then suddenly I craved a classic on the bus, what would I do?"
"Well you can read it when you're back! You're just going to school honey not migrating"
If only that was true.
Would we ever go backpacking through Europe? Will I become a Journalist like I've always wanted? Will I ever watch those cheesy TV shows with her again? Will I ever get to tell her that nothing in my life measure how much she means to me and how grateful I am to be her daughter, a part of her body and soul?
Her train of thoughts suddenly stopped when she heard it. An unmistakable shot, like a hammer on steel. BANG.
Her pupils dilated as she watched Madeline drop to the floor.
Lorelai was trying to confirm the bookings of next week when Michelle interrupted her as usual.
" Its for you, they say its an emergency"
Lorelai sighed. Who else would it be other than Emily Gilmore; probably freaking out because one of the DAR members couldn't attend the auction and she needed someone to fill her place, Namely Lorelai.
She picked the phone silently waiting for her mother's usual rambling that went on whether someone was listening or not. Instead she was greeted by the sound of chaos. Sounds of sirens, sobs, screams infiltrated the background.
"Who is this?" she swore the caller could hear her raging heartbeats.
"There's been a rampage at Chilton"
Lorelai didn't hear another word the man blurted. She dropped the phone and ran to her car. She tried to open the door but something wasn't right. The keys kept falling and her hand wouldn't stop shaking.
"DAMN IT!!"
She needed to breathe but she couldn't. She felt her chest tighten and her vision blur. Rory, Rory, Rory, please be safe.
"Lorelai are you aright?" she lifted her gaze and was met by those sky blue eyes she knew so well
" Luke" she choked and couldn't hear her own voice.