As I was walking home with some random stuff from one of the stores of Death City, I heard fast-paced footsteps. I turn around but no one's there. Of course that's when I get all paranoid.

Is it the killer? Did they find out I'm investigating them and now will try to stop me?

So I start to walk a little faster but not too fast. Then I look down to text Bryan that I'm almost home. I wish I hadn't though because that's when a hand came over my mouth and another one on my shoulder. I was quickly dragged into one of the alleys. Wonderful place to be, huh? Then I was pinned to the dirty wall and I saw my attacker. Sherry. I quickly grabbed her arms that were holding me down and try to flip her. She was faster though and forced me into the ground. Then I was just pinned down too well to make any other moves.

"So, you're blaming me, huh?" Sherry asked with anger in her eyes.

"WH-what?" I asked somewhat confused.

"Don't act retarded! You're blaming me for being some murderer!"

"How did you know?" I said now concerned and glared at her.

"The whole school knows about it, duh you retard!"

"Oh…." I remembered that I told the gang about it. Obviously they spread it around. God, I need to keep my mouth shut!

"What the hell were you thinking blaming me! Now everyone is calling me and Kate a murderer!" Sherry explained getting angrier by the second.

"Well, sorry but obviously the odds are against you." I said struggling to get up but that made Sherry grip me even tighter.

"I can't freaking believe you! I am NOT a damn murderer! Is it because that I was framed for murder before? Well that time I didn't killed either! I never killed anyone innocent you little freaking attention lover!" Sherry explained her voice now getting shaky.

Then all of a sudden she burst into tears. I lay there stunned for a little then realized it was my chance to get away. I pushed her away and was about to run off when a little voice in my head said "Where the hell you think you're going? There's a girl crying here!" Sadly I couldn't deny that little voice and I turned around to look at Sherry. She had fallen to the ground with tears all over her face and didn't even pay attention to me anymore. I slowly walked over to her.

"It's so hard to be blamed for everything!" Sherry looked up at me.

That's when I knew she was telling her truth because her eyes told me. It sounds crazy I know but when I saw her teary, blue eyes looking at me, I knew she wasn't lying. So that's when I sat beside her and hugged her. She gasped a little and started to stop crying.

"I'm sorry. I'll fix everything." I said gently to her.

"R-really?"

"Yes," I stopped hugging her but still held onto her. "I believe you. If you weren't innocent, you'd never make it into this school in the first place."

Sherry sniffed and nodded.

"Is there anything else I could do to help you?" I asked.

"Just tell everyone that me and Kate are innocent."

"Ok, I promise."

Then we just sat there hugging for awhile. Soon, we said goodbye and I returned home.

"What took you so long?" Bryan asked as he dove into the food I brought.

"Um guys," I said reluctantly. Everyone looked over at me. "Sherry and Kate are innocent."

Everyone just stared at me until Chad spoke up.

"Why? How?"

That's when I told them everything when Sherry confronted me and all that.

"Wow, so you're going to report to Death tomorrow and tell him?" Bryan asked.

I nodded.

"Will he believe you? Because Sherry can be lying you know." John said.

"I know, but something just made me believe she was innocent. So I trust her." I explained.

Everyone nodded but I'm sure they still didn't felt confident like I did.

The next day at school I found myself in the Death Room again.

"So you think Sherry and Kate are innocent?" Death asked after I explained everything.

"I do, and you may to if you researched further into my work." I said.

"Well, it was pretty convincing it could have been them." Death rubbed his chin and wondered.

"I know but please trust me on this one." I begged.

"Well…" Death paused. "Ok!"

Death made an announcement saying that Sherry and Kate were not suspects for the hit list murderer.

"I believe in you, Ali!" Death said as I turned to leave.

At lunch, the whole gang was questioning me the whole time about my encounter and why I changed my mind. It was fun getting the attention actually. Black Star was jealous indeed.

"Aw, who cares about that when Black Star is around?" Black Star exclaimed.

Everyone ignored him and questioned me more.

"I think you're doing the right thing." Chad said smiling at me.

Another touching moment with Chad. This dude seriously has to have somewhat of a crush on me!

Soon, the last class of the day came. Everyone was called to the auditorium to relax for once and watch a movie. It was great to get out of class but the movie was super boring. Bryan, Chad, John, and I were sitting in the back row yawning.

"Hey, let's ditch." John grinned at us.

"I'm up for it." Chad said.

"Why not." Bryan said yawning again.

"Let's go." I said excited to go somewhere else.

So we swiftly left the auditorium. We wandered the halls for a bit discussing where we should go.

"How about we go outside and chill on the stairs. That way we can't be caught that easily." Chad suggested.

We go outside and have a blast outside talking to each other. Meanwhile, we don't know it, but inside the auditorium the movie goes bizerck and shuts down. Everyone wonders what happened until the screen went back on. It had a message though. Everyone quietly read it to themselves.

You did not leave like I said.

So, prepare to DIE!

-Hit List Murderer

Students at first thought it was a joke but when they saw the looks on the professors' faces, they knew it was NOT a joke. Professors quickly leave the auditorium but it was too late. A giant purple shield conceals the whole school. That's when we see the shield behind us since we're outside.

"What happened!" I asked worriedly and quickly stand up.

"It looks like someone locked the whole school inside a purple barrier!" Bryan said standing up also.

Chad and John looked at us and began to laugh.

"Why the hell are you two laughing?" I asked somewhat mad that they weren't taking this seriously.

"Because," Chad said looking up and smirking. "We're the hit list murderers."