Eli

The hunt for Rose went on for hours. Elyot was highly unstable so he couldn't drive. Things weren't looking good though. Her mom didn't know where she was going and she wasn't at her sisters… Who knows what kind of trouble has come to her on the streets carrying a huge suitcase. She'll probably be robbed or worse.

When all else failed after sweeping the area twice we reported her to the police and we went to the hospitals… that is where we found her. Elyot got even more upset when finding out she'd been admitted to the hospital. The nurse said she got run over by a car, but her body hit the windshield so it acted as a net. Only a few broken ribs and bruises…

"Excuse me miss… my name is Elyot Goldsworthy… I…she's pregnant."

"Yes, we are aware of that. The baby is fine. Heartbeat is still strong."

"Great."

After finding out where she was I took Elyot home and he left again in Mortso. I, on the other hand went to bed. Today has been kind of exhausting.

Clare

Today at Degrassi is going to be a good one, I feel it. I have my pickles and olives… Eli is here on time and I go for a checkup after school. Eli and Adam met me at my locker and we chatted like usual. Alli even joined the conversation. Suddenly Dave walked by looking like a zombie. Alli tried saying hi to him but it's like he didn't even here her. He just kept saying… "I'm tired of this shit" in a weird monotone voice. He was clutching his backpack to his chest like it was his life. We decided to go and tell Simpson but it was too late. He just pulled out a gun and started shooting it in different directions. Eli covered me on the ground. Dave reloaded his gun and walked over to where we were all lying on the ground. Adam was crying and gasping. He'd been shot! Dave grabbed Alli by her hair and pulled her up. He put the gun to her face.

"I loved you and all you ever did was put me in the fucking friend zone bitch!"

"I'm sorry Dave. You were just such a good friend I di…I didn't want to mess things up."

"Well now you won't be putting anybody in the friend zone."

"Drop the gun!"

"No!"

"Dave, son drop the gun!"

"No dad! You can't tell me what to do this time! You don't know what it's like. I'm a loser! I'm a nothing and a nobody…"

"Son you aren't a loser. You aren't a loser and you are me and your mom's pride and joy."

"Yeah… so you always tell me but that's not enough dad. That's not enough!"

Dave cocked the gun in his hand and before he could shoot Alli in the head, one of the officers shot Dave. He fell dead and Alli crawled back to us. She was trembling and shaking. Officer Turner went and cried over his son's dead body. The officer who took the shot apologized but he wasn't angry at him. Paramedics came and took Adam who was starting to turn blue in the lips. Everyone was held to get their stories except the people shot. Eli and I told them what we saw and then we went out the door. Mrs. Torres was hysterical as they loaded Adam into the ambulance. It's understandable.

Eli and I got into Morty and went to the hospital. There were others there as well, for different people. Drew along with Mr. and Mrs. Torres sat on the bench opposite ours.

"Eli, Clare… it was nice of you to come but you don't have to stay."

"With all due respect Mrs. Torres… Adam is my best friend. I can't leave until I know something."

"What happened?"

"It all happened quickly. Dave came by looking zombie like, Alli tried to say hello to him, he walked a little further and pulled out the gun and he just started shooting in random directions… Adam got hit and then Dave reloaded and grabbed Alli by her hair. He put the gun to her head and threatened to kill her for only wanting to be friends with him."

"Is she okay?"

"I don't think so."

"Send her my best wishes."

"Yes ma'am."

We waited for hours and hours until finally we heard something. A doctor came out and gave us some good news.

"Well, Adam will be just fine. We were able to repair the damage done to the lung and no major arteries were hit so that's a plus. The bullet went straight through so there is no worry of later rupture inside the body. He was lucky."

"Oh thank god! My baby is going to be okay!"

The Torres family hugged in relief and so did Eli and I. We told Mrs. Torres to tell Adam we'd see him tomorrow. They should be with him now. Lucky nobody died in the shooting but Dave. I got flowers and I went to The Turner residence… Well Eli and I. Chantay opened the door.

"Clare?"

"Hi Chantay I'm sorry about your cousin."

"You are?"

"Dave has done more good than bad. He just snapped and I'm sorry he passed."

"Thank you. You are the first person to say kind words to us. My aunt has gotten so many hate calls and irate visitors today that she's taking nerve pills given to her doctor on en emergency prescription. I can't believe my cousin would do something like this."

"Well… Tell Mr. Turner and Mrs. Turner I send my condolences."

"I will… Thank you Clare. Are your friends okay?"

"Adam will be okay and Alli is shaken up."

"Well I hope they get better."

"Thanks."

Eli stood there silently, holding me up like a rock of sorts. When I got back into Morty my dad called. He was yelling and all upset. I guess he'd just gotten the voice message Darcy left on his cell phone.

"Clare are you okay! It's all over the news on my phone!"

"Dad I'm fine. I didn't get shot."

"Oh thank god. Do you need me to come home?"

"No, I'll be okay. Thanks for calling."

"Honey I was worried."

"I know."

"Be safe. I love you."

"I love you too dad."

Eli

After dropping Clare off I went to the Dot where Fitz was at the bar drinking some kind of coffee beverage no doubt. I ordered a latte and I sat on the stool next to him while Peter made the coffee…

"Emo boy… Clare and the baby okay after this bullshit today?"

"Yeah. What about you?"

"Bianca got shot."

"She okay?"

"She will never walk again."

"That's horrible."

"She'll kill herself…"

"What makes you think that?"

"She told me when we were eight. If she ever loses her legs she will kill herself."

"Are you gonna let her?"

"How can I stop her?"

"Good point."

"I don't like to think about that though… You know Eli, if I hadn't changed Dave probably would have shot me today."

"What makes you think that?"

"He was one of my primary bullying targets. If I hadn't apologized to him and gotten cool with him I would have been dead fucking meat."

"Well it's a good thing you did."

"Degrassi sure has a way of bringing the crazy out of people… you know this isn't the first time it's happened."

"What? Shooting? Enlighten us Peter."

"I heard before I got there some guy name Rick shot up the school too…only he had specific targets."

"Wow…"

"Is there an end to the madness?"

"Never… It's been a rough day… Those drinks are on the house."

"Thanks Peter."

After leaving the Dot I went home where Elyot making an awful lot of noise in his room. I knocked and I saw him remodeling things… Now instead of one big bed, there were two twin size beds and a baby crib in the middle of them…

"What's going on?"

"Rose is moving in. I apologized and convinced her it's what would be best but she said she didn't want to be in the same bed as me so I granted her wish."

"Cool…"

"How is Adam?"

"He's going to be okay."

"Great… I guess I picked a good day to skip school?"

"I guess you did…"

I went into my room and plopped down on my bed. Today I saw somebody die. I saw somebody who I didn't think would ever be capable of senseless violence almost kill my best friend and take away the will to live of a young girl… Today true evil showed its face and I never want to see it again. Dave Turner wasn't the cause of this… The everyday evils were. I know what it's like to be bullied and pushed around for short periods of time. He has to deal with it every day and he gets no love from anybody except his parents and maybe his friends who are just as tortured as him. It was a sad situation today.

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