The sound of a shot from the gun filled the room, a shot so loud most of the school would probably be able to hear it, a scream was followed shortly after.
Linda screamed loudly looking at the splatter of blood on her dress.
She shakily lifted her hand, it was covered with blood.
But it wasn't hers. Leon dropped to the floor
"Leon!" Linda said trying it hard to talk through the tears "It's okay darling, everythings going to be okay" she said stroking his head
Michael who had heard a bang came in to the office "Linda what's..." He paused seeing Linda knelt down on the floor with a lifeless looking Leon on her lap
"Leon he...he's..." Linda said panicked "He's been shot in his stomach.."
Leon looked Linda straight in the eye "You did this! Tell gran she can open the envelope now.."
"Envelope...What envelope.." Linda said put stopped talking when she looked at Leon "Michael.."
Michael knelt down next to her "Leon.." He tried to find a pulse on Leon's wrist
Linda shook her head putting her hand on Michaels to stop him "Michael...He's gone"
"No.." Michael said tears coming down his face
Linda fell into Michael's arms "It's my fault isn't it" she said
"No, of course it isn't" He said kissing her head.
Linda watched as Leon's body was carried out of the room as Michael was talking to the police
Sian walked over to Linda "Are you okay?"
Linda shook her head tears coming down her face.
"Come here" Sian said hugging Linda "It will get better"
Michael came over "Linda the police want a word"
"Okay.." Linda said drying her eyes, she looked at Sian "Thanks Sian"
"It's okay, go on" Sian smiled at her
"I need to call my mum, tell her" Michael said "I don't know how I'm going to do this.."
Michael dialed her number
"Hi, Michael" Anne said
"Hi mum.." Michael said shakily
"Are you okay darling?" Anne said noticing his tone of voice
"No, mum it's Leon" Michael said
"You've found him!" Anne said happily
"No..well yes but..." Michael sighed "I'll come over soon we need to talk"
"Talk about what Michael" Anne said
"I can't tell you, not like this I'll be over soon" Michael said hanging up on her sighing
Sian who had been listening in on the conversation said to Michael "Nobody said it was going to be easy you know"
"Yeah.." Michael said
"Have you told your mum" Linda asked coming over
"No I said we'd go over" Michael said
"Go now, me and Tom can take care of stuff here" Sian smiled
"Are you sure?" Michael asked
"Yeah school finishes in about an hour anyway, go and tell your mum" Sian said
"What about Katie" Michael said
"Me and Jez will have her tonight you need some space to get your head round things" Sian said.
"Thanks Sian" Michael said then put his arm around Linda "Come on then"
Jez came over to Sian noticing her rubbing her tummy
"Our baby will be alright you know" Jez said
"How do you always know what I'm thinking" She smiled
"Because I know you, your a natural worrier" Jez smiled
"What's happened" Anne said as Linda and Michael came in
A tear rolled down Linda's cheek
"Linda, dear what's wrong" Anne said concerned "Come on, come in the living room"
Linda and Michael sat down
"Mum, it's Leon..." Michael said
"What about him" Anne said getting impatient
"He's dead.." Linda muttered
"What?" Anne said
"He's dead" Linda said trying to say it louder but ending up shouting it
"Don't be stupid.." Anne said "He can't be"
"I'm sorry mum but it's true" Michael said putting his head in to his hands
"But how.." Anne said
"He wasn't well, he hadn't been taking his tablets and he brought this gun into my office, he was convinced that everyone was against him so he tried to kill himself" Linda said through tears "I tried to stop him, get the gun of him but he pulled the trigger on himself and there was nothing I could do I just felt so helpless..."
"I can't believe.." Anne said crying "My grandson.."
"He said something about some envelope" Linda said drying her eyes
"Oh yeah, a few weeks ago he turned up here, he was ill, like you said, he said he had some were to stay but just came to say bye and then he gave me an envelope and told me I'd know when to open it, I put it in a draw" Anne said
"He planned it all didn't he" Linda said frowning
Anne got the envelope from the draw and started to read it
Hi Gran, Love you
If you're reading this then that means that I've gone,
I'm sorry but I just couldn't do this any more, I can't live like this were everyone hates me,
That's why I need to be with the one person that I know I can trust, my mum, I'll be happy now because I'll be with her so don't worry about me,
You were also some I could trust but I didn't want to be a burden to you,
like I was to Michael and Linda,
I know this was the right thing to do, the voices in my head say it is, I don't know if it's my conscience or something else but I know that this is the right thing to do,
I'm not ill no matter what Linda says, she's wrong, she doesn't care about me I know she's going to give up on me, like my dad,
She turned her back on me after what happened with Katie,
She wouldn't even listen to my apology so she is one of the reasons why I have to do this, so I'm going to make sure it's her that see's me die,
Because you can't trust her gran, she's not nice, I know I'm a bit messed up but so is she.
You know how you were talking to me about someone running over Michael and trying to kill him but he wouldn't tell you who it was.
It was Linda.
She tried to kill him.
Leon xxx
Anne looked up from the letter angrily
"Anne, what does it say?" Linda asked
Anne said nothing but the way she stared at Linda was enough to see her rage.
