sorry for the delay for the next chapter (: i again wrote this in study hall. i think this is going to be a very emotional chapter. a lot of things are ending in this chapter. it was going to be the last, but a friend of mine gave me an idea & i'm running with it (; but within the next 1 or 2 chapters it will be the end :( this was my first fanfic & it went really well, so when this story is done, look for another new degrassi fanfic from me! (: thank you so much for all of the reviews, you guys are so great, & you give me tons of ideas. so thank you(:
Alli looked around at the blurred world around her through her tears. Everyone was moving so fast. The SWAT team was assembling. Teachers pushed students back farther away from the school. People were screaming out about a possible bomb threat. Alli wanted to know who had the gun. Who would want to harm the entire student body? She saw events from the past few days play through her mind. She saw K.C telling her about Kelsey. Telling her how they had a secret relationship behind Jenna's back. How it made him want to kill someone because Kelsey broke it off with him for Eli. She saw Kelsey and Eli smiling to each other at the dance. Laughing, Dancing, Running through the halls with each other. It was K.C. Alli whispered slowly.
"K.C"
Drew looked down at her in confusion. Alli started speaking louder.
"K.C…it's K.C"
People were looking at her. She wriggled out of Drew's grip. Her voice grew louder.
"K.C Gunthrie…He has the gun."
She looked around at the people around her.
Kelsey grabbed for anything. A branch, the trunk of the tree…anything. Her fingers grazed a couple leaves. She pulled at them. They detached themselves from the tree. She was falling. She tried to grab at the trunk, only to end up pulling the bark off. Blood was trickling down her arms and her hands from cuts she received as her arms dragged down the tree bark. She fell to the ground with a thud. She bit her lip to prevent crying out in pain as she heard a crack. Her eyes filled up with tears as she saw cuts on her legs were also bleeding. Her left leg was throbbing, along with her left arm. She struggled to stand up. As she put her weight on her left leg, it gave out instantly. She knew it was broken, along with her left arm, but she didn't want to give up yet. She had something to tell Eli. Her leg was going numb as she supported herself against the tree. She started limping over to the nearest gym door, inhaling as much air as she could when she put any weight on her left leg. She pulled on the door with her right arm and it swung open. She was surprised it was unlocked. She continued limping through the dimly lit hallway she was in, only to find herself walking towards another dimly lit room. She soon realized she was in the boiler room. She limped forward to the next door, wincing in pain. She pushed the door open, seeing that it was an exit towards the main hallway. She looked around and thankfully saw no one. She limped out, deciding to check the closet she had last been in with Eli.
Adam told Fiona everything. How he had liked Kelsey. Eli spilling his secret. He told her the whole story behind his decision to be a girl. He even told her how in the next few months he was planning on getting surgery, so he wouldn't be a girl at all anymore. Fiona then told Adam everything about her. How she was always jealous of Declan's girlfriends, not because they were dating him, obviously, but because they basically stole him away from her, leaving her with no one. She went on to tell him all about Bobby. How he beat her, and caused her so much pain. She told him about the drinking, all the court orders, and how lonely it gets when she's living alone, with the rest of her family in New York City. They had a lot in common. Adam liked her. Maybe a little too much, considering they had just started talking an hour ago. He didn't want to make the same mistake in one night. But maybe it wouldn't be a mistake since she already knew he was a girl. Adam leaned over and pressed his lips against hers. He was waiting for her response before he made any other moves. He felt her reaction. She was surprised at first, but her lips soon started to move against his. He felt her hands wrap around his neck. He placed his hands on her back. The door swung open, once again. Adam cursed Eli in his head and started to turn around.
"Eli, will you plea-"
He stopped mid-sentence when he saw a group of men in camouflage with guns. The SWAT team?
"put your hands where we can see them."
Fiona and Adam rose their hands in the air slowly,
"you need to evacuate the building immediately."
Fiona and Adam slid off of the desks and followed the men out the door. They looked towards each other, and Fiona reached over, and took Adam's hand in her's.
Eli was going crazy. He had heard a gunshot and had no idea what was going on. Was someone even shot? Clare? Adam? Kelsey? Was K.C outside his door still? He felt completely defeated, and had no idea how he could help anyone stuck inside of this closet. He stood up, preparing himself to run into the door, in attempts to knock it down. He was counting to three in his head several times, not quite sure if this was the best idea. He was persuading himself in his head that this would be the best way to handle things. He was getting ready once again to run into the door when he heard the scrapes of metal against the door. He heard soft sobs behind the door, and he saw the doorknob turn. He looked up at the face of the person standing outside the door.
"Kelsey…"
She had blood streamed down her arms and legs. She was sobbing and her leg and arm were swelling and bruising. He walked towards her and wrapped his arms around her, pulling into a tight hug. She cried into his chest, and he felt her tears soak the front of his shirt. She started to pull away and Eli became panicked once again.
"Clare..where is she? Adam?"
Kelsey shrugged, a new set of tears pouring from her eyes.
"I have no idea..I was trapped in the classroom, and I just got out..I came to find you.."
Eli picked up Kelsey in his arms and she wriggled in his grasp.
"Eli, put me down, i'm fine. you need to get Clare, i'll follow behind."
Eli placed her down, and saw she had moved a desk away from the door. She moved that with a broken arm and leg? He looked around and then he ran towards a set of classrooms. Kelsey watched him from behind. She slowly stepped forward. She didn't know where to go, or where Eli thought he was going. She limped over to his side, and saw him studying each door intensely. She wasn't sure what he was looking for, but she left him alone. She had finally gotten a hold of herself and had stopped crying. Eli's head turned to the right, and Kelsey heard crying. They started walking to the door, Kelsey still a little slower than Eli. She had given up being careful with her leg. She couldn't feel it now anymore anyways. They heard muffled cries.
"K.C..please..please no.."
Kelsey saw Eli's eyes fill with tears.
"Clare is in there."
Eli ran to the door and started breaking the glass windows. There were gun shots. Eli ducked under the windows, protecting himself from the gunshots with the wood part of the door. He unlocked the door from the inside and as he swung it open a bullet went through his right arm. He fell to the ground in pain, and Kelsey's eyes widened. She saw K.C turn back towards Clare and Kelsey ran towards the door. She didn't think about her leg, or how much pain she was in right now. Her eyes filled with tears once again as she ran into the classroom. She screamed towards K.C as she ran in front of him.
"K.C STOP. PLEASE. just..just wait..and listen to me please."
Kelsey was standing in-between the raised gun and Clare. Clare was still looking at the wall next to her, where the bullet K.C had previously shot was embedded in the wall. Clare looked in front of her to see Kelsey. Kelsey felt the tears falling down her face, and she opened her mouth, hoping her voice would stay steady for once.
"K.C. i am..i am so sorry. it was a mistake. i'm sorry about everything. I shouldn't have left you..for someone that wasn't even interested in me. I hurt you. and i'm sorry. but if you're going to hurt someone…let it be me. Clare didn't do anything, she doesn't deserve it."
Kelsey was breathing heavily, and she noticed her tears had stopped. K.C still pointed the gun towards her. She looked towards the door and saw Eli standing up, and the SWAT team coming in behind him. They took K.C in their arms. Everything was moving in slow motion. Eli was walking over to her. She looked up at him, tears forming in her eyes.
"you love Clare, Eli. I know you do. I know she's the first thing that runs through your mind. You were thinking about her while we kissed. The only thing you were worried about in that closet was her. As bad as it sounds, when you heard the gunshot, you were hoping it was anyone but Clare. The way you ran for this door..how even though you were trying to be heroic and carry me around, when I mentioned Clare, all you wanted to do was get rid of me and find her. The way you look at her…you'll never look at me that way. Don't throw what you have away because of me. You can love someone, and be attracted to someone else, but that is only temporary. But please, Eli. Stay with Clare. You two deserve each other."
Kelsey wiped the tears from her face, and kissed Eli on the cheek. She smiled at him and began walking out the door. She turned to her left and walked down the hall. She looked back and saw Eli and Clare come to the door. They hugged each other. Eli leaned down and kissed Clare. She saw K.C still struggling in the SWAT team's arms. She turned back around, still limping down the hallway.
"K.C STOP. K.C."
She turned around again and saw Eli and Clare running for him, screaming. She heard the gunshot. She felt it go through her. She heard another. She fell backwards on the floor. She didn't know whether to cry, scream..She didn't know where she was anymore. Nothing mattered to her. She felt no emotion. She heard people screaming, but she could barely hear them. She couldn't see anything anymore, she didn't feel the desire to see anyone anyways.
She was being pulled out on a stretcher. Her whole body wrapped up in blankets. People were tending to her gunshot wounds. She had a mask over her face, and people were yelling frantically to each other. Eli and Clare held hands, standing outside with several police officers. One of them held out a pair of shoe's and a purse to Clare. She took them and opened the purse. The phone was buzzing. Clare pulled it out and read the screen. 14 missed calls, 20 text messages. She opened them, one by one.
'Kelsey, i'm having the baby..come to the hospital!'
'Kelsey where are you!'
'i can't believe you're not here…'
'you know how much you being here means to me!'
'kelsey why can't you just leave the dance and come!'
Clare read more, all repeating the same thing. She looked up at Eli and held the phone out to him. Eli opened the last text message and tilted the phone towards Clare.
'Kelsey, you mean everything to me. please answer my texts. come to the hospital. i need to know you're okay. come see the baby. it's a girl. Her name is Megan. kelsey text me back asap im so worried.'
Clare looked back at the ambulance that was pulling out of degrassi.
"who's going to tell her?"
Eli pulled Clare into a hug and Clare's shoulders began to shake as tears poured out of her eyes.
okay, i decided while i was writing this, there will be only one more chapter, & then possibly an epilogue. i'm really proud of this chapter, i really think this is my best writing. I hope you all enjoyed this. The next chapter will be no where as good, but i have to wrap it up somehow.
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everything will be explained. thank you so much for the reviews, once again.
