Chapter 10 - Bullet proof I wish I was

"No ones going anywhere" Jimmy repeated, Haley could hold it any more she staggered over to the waste paper bin and threw up. Jimmy pointed the gun at all of them "Don't move." He said.

"I'm sorry I've been ill. I'm ok." Haley said in reply to the worried looks on Skills and Mouths faces.

"All of you to the back of the classroom now." Jimmy demanded although he was slightly shaking. Haley made her way with the others and sat down at a table and Skills put his arm round her shoulder the others were all sitting around the back on the class room all looking pale and scared.

"Jimmy you don't have to do this I'm your friend." Mouth said tears in his eyes.

"You haven't been my friend in a long time, you just forgot about me and moved on." Jimmy replied angrily.

"Oh great so you too had a tiff and you decide to shoot up the school" Marcus muttered sarcastically. Skills looked over at Marcus and muttered

"Keep your mouth shut if you want us to get out of here."

"Stop whispering!" Jimmy shouted making the girls in the room jump.

"It was nothing man, you don't want to do this Jimmy. We used to be friends your not like this" Skills said trying to talk Jimmy down.

"Your right we used to be friends and since then you know nothing about me, what my life's like, you think this is because I lost some friends this is much more then that." Jimmy said with hatred in his eyes.

"Well tell us then what's so bad." Rachel added.

"Ha like I'd open up to you lot three of my ex friends and three strangers." Jimmy replied lowering his arm with the gun slightly as it started to ache from having to hold it up.

"Talking can help, it can make everything seem not so huge as when you keep it to yourself." Haley said and inwardly laughed at herself, how could she even be giving this advice when she hadn't been that truthful lately with the people she loved.

"Because I hate it here, because I hate everyone here. High school it's a joke, is it the best days for anyone. Everyday I come here and I get picked on or teased or ignored and it wears you down." He started off angry but by the end of the sentence he just sounded so sad, his gun was now by his side as he appeared lost in thought. It was in a split second that Marcus jumped up and headed towards Jimmy while the gun was down but as soon as Jimmy saw movement the gun was back up again and Marcus came to a holt just a meter in front of Jimmy.

"Do I need to remind you I have a gun, get the fuck back to where you were." Jimmy shouted again. Marcus just stood there.

"There's six of us I'm sure you can't shoot us all." Marcus said.

"Do you want to try that theory out; huh you want me to see if I can shoot all of you." Jimmy shouted gun still pointed at Marcus' chest.

"For fucks sake just come sit back here now." Skills said firmly. Marcus still stood there for a second before turning and sitting back down at the back of the classroom muttering darkly under his breath but nothing anyone could hear. Haley didn't like how this was going, they couldn't afford to have people keep loosing their tempers.

"They don't all need to be here Jimmy, how about you let them go and we can talk just me and you like old times." Mouth said suddenly speaking up. Haley's heart went out to him he was being so brave, she knew most people overlooked him but Mouth had such a big heart.

"You don't get it Mouth, its not old times everything has changed and it can't all be fixed by a fucking conversation. Nothing in this life is good and there aren't always happy endings so why should this be any different. No one is leaving." Jimmy repeated. The classroom fell into silence no one knew what else to say, there didn't seem anything else that could be said. Haley looked round the room, Mouth was sat at the table next to hers with his head in his hands with Rachel's hand on his shoulder. Abbey was sat at the back of the class room knees pulled up to her chest just staring down at the ground. Marcus was also sat on the floor but in the corner, he kept looking up front and shooting Jimmy dirty looks. Skills was sat next to her keeping his eyes steadily on the front where Jimmy was, ready in case anything kicked off. Haley stared ahead again, she had no idea how this was going to end, Jimmy was refusing to let them go so it seemed that they weren't all going to be able to leave alive.

Haley shivered slightly at the thought but considered it for a second, did she really care if she died, she had been feeling crap lately with being ill and she couldn't remember the last time she had felt truly happy and could she see it getting any better in the near future? These were the thoughts running through Haley's head but as she glanced down at her hand and her wedding ring she felt determined. She wanted to see Nathan again and make things better, she couldn't leave it like this she didn't want to die with her last thoughts being of her regrets. It was stupid she was feeling a lot of the things that Jimmy was, she had been picked on and ignored by the people she cared about but it would never have crossed her mind to do something like this. She was surprised that she wasn't feeling sympathetic towards Jimmy but she wasn't angry with him either, she felt sorry for him he was obviously deeply unhappy and confused. Haley stood up determinedly.

"Jimmy" Haley said looking straight at him "You can't do this." She continued firmly, the others all turning to look at her surprised, gone was the scared look of a minute ago now she looked strong and determined. "It will not make you feel better to hurt us. We all know you're hurting but this is life and bad things happen to good people. They don't deserve it like you didn't deserve to be picked on but this is not going to help. We're just kids and we do and say stuff we don't mean because our hormones are still racing and we haven't learnt how to deal with things properly. You have to let us go Jimmy because we don't deserve this and neither do you." She finished still just staring at Jimmy, he was surprised he had expected this from Mouth or Skills but not Haley and he saw in her eyes something different not just the scared looks like everyone else but a deep pain there too like his eyes. He didn't know what to say he knew she was right.

"I…" Jimmy started but stopped.

"You haven't hurt anyone Jimmy you can stop now before it gets too big." Mouth chipped in also standing up. It was all true Jimmy thought and he didn't want to be here any more, when he had brought the gun in he hadn't really planned what would happen it had just all got out of hand.

"Ok" he said softly "You can go but two at a time and tricks." Haley saw Rachel about to speak presumably to get out first but she knew Abbey was diabetic and she was looking dangerously pale.

"Abbey needs to go first, she needs her insulin." Haley said quickly, Abbey softly smiled up at Haley "You'll take her won't you Skills." She finished and saw Rachel glare in her direction.

"That's fine what ever just take her" Jimmy said still pointing the gun at all of them.

"You going to be ok?" Skills asked Haley he didn't want to leave her here when she was still ill.

"Just go I'll be out in a minute." She replied. Skills walked over to Abbey and helped her up and helped her walk out the room, the door shutting behind them seemed to echo round the silent classroom. Not a second had passed when Rachel spoke up.

"Me and Mouth are going next" She said.

"No your not I'm going out next" Marcus.

"Just let them go next" Haley said she didn't see why they were arguing now, when they were all so close to leaving.

"Whatever" he said angrily walk back to the back of the classroom hitting his fist on a desk.

"Well go then" Jimmy said irritably, he just wanted them all gone he wanted to be alone. Rachel grabbed Mouths hand and started half dragging him towards the door, he seemed reluctant to go, he wanted to some how make his old friend feel better. Rachel finally pulled him out the door, not didn't look back.

"Are we finally allowed to go now" Marcus said moodily, Haley had no idea why he was being so obtuse they were so close to getting out he just needed to keep his mouth shut.

"Just get out of here." Jimmy said sounding weary.

He started walking for the door and Haley followed praying he would keep his mouth shut but just as they were getting to the door he open his mouth again.

"Well it's been fun fat ass but you'll understand if we don't stay in touch" Marcus said sarcastically. Jimmy walked towards them in rage

"You're just as bad as them, even now you can't leave me alone." Jimmy shouted pointing his gun straight at Marcus.

"I.." Marcus didn't know what to say he was stunned to silence for once having the gun so closely pointed at him. Haley stood there frozen wanting to cry in frustration they had been so close to getting out.

"You do deserve this." Jimmy said looking straight at Marcus and pulled the trigger, he was two meters from them. Haley leaned forwards and pushed Marcus out of the way and felt the bullet plunge into her arm before she felt to the ground. She tried to hold on to her injured arm but felt all her strength slowly leave her body. She heard another gun shot and saw as Marcus felt to the ground next to her, his eyes were closed and blood pouring from his chest. She then heard the door open and close as Jimmy left.

"Marcus" Haley whispered "Marcus" But there was no answer and it was all too much for Haley the pain and horror of what had just happened caught up with her and she passed out.