A SHOT IS FIRED
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this story
"I'm coming Colin," Amy Abbot yelled down the stairs to her boyfriend who had just honked his horn to pick her up. Amy rushed out of her room kissing her mom on the cheek and grabbing a banana for breakfast.
"Bye Mom, I'll see you later."
"Bye sweetie, love ya."
Amy smiled when she saw her boyfriend of over a year sitting in his truck with that goofy grin on his face. She couldn't have asked for anything better.
"Hey hon," she said as she kissed him on the cheek. 'He's such a sweet guy,' she thought, 'why do I imagine him as someone else when I kiss him?' she pondered nervously. 'What's wrong with me?' She continued to smile at him hoping he wouldn't notice that anything was while he grabbed her hand to help her into the oversized truck.
"Hi," he said back looking at her. 'She's so pretty,' he thought to himself, 'I'm so lucky.'
They began to drive away in a comfortable silence as the radio blasted one of their favorite songs. They made it to school in ten minutes and began to hurry to their first class.
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Ephram Brown grabbed his backpack off of his floor making sure he had all of his homework. Once satisfied, he went down to the kitchen and got a quick bowl of cereal. He quickly ate it while having morning chatter with his beloved sister Delia.
"So I said." Delia was interrupted by the entrance of their father Dr. Andy Brown. They both looked up at him while Delia lovingly called, "hi daddy!"
"Hi sweetheart, good morning," he replied while giving her a pat on the back.
"Hey dad, gotta go," Ephram said as he quickly exited the kitchen. He could hear his father say in the background, "bye son, have a good day."
Ephram rode his bike to school while taking in the surrounding scenery. He tried to concentrate on an upcoming French test, but his mind kept wondering to that girl. He couldn't stop thinking about her. 'Stop it,' he thought, 'what's wrong with me?'
Just as Ephram pulled into the school, he noticed Amy and Colin exiting his truck. He stared at them in a somewhat resentful manner, but stopped before anyone could notice.
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Amy hurried to her locker because the bell was going to ring in one minute. Colin was still standing beside her waiting to walk her to her first class. Soon she was ready and they scurried down the narrow hallway to room 305. On the way she noticed him coming. She tried to look down at the ground away from his addictive eyes, but she couldn't help herself she looked right at them. They had somewhat awkward eye contact as they passed both looking at the ground and then at each other. When they had passed she turned around to get one last look at him. When she did that, she saw that he was doing the exact same thing. They stared at each other wistfully, lovingly. She wished that they could have something between them, but knew it would never happen. She was with Colin and she loved him.
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Just as Ephram was approaching his first class he saw her coming arm in arm with her boyfriend. He didn't know what to do at first, but then just decided to play it cool. He just looked at the ground with his hands shoved in his front jean pockets. He knew he couldn't help but look at her so he stared intently into her eyes. He could get lost in those eyes. When he walked past he turned around again and their eyes met one more time. Amy Abott, the girl he could never have.
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When they reached the room, Colin gave Amy a kiss on her forehead and said to her brother Brite, "take care of her while I'm gone." Brite rolled his eyes at his best friends command and took his seat. After Amy said goodbye to Colin, she took her seat beside him. Math started off as boring as ever while the teacher, Mr. Hastings, taught them about quadratic functions. Amy was beginning to zone out and her attention immediately wandered back to him. She was imagining them walking through the park together hand in hand enjoying the crisp spring weather and each other's company. They looked at each other and just as they were leaning in.
"BANG, BANG!"
"What was that?" Amy asked as she looked over at her brother who also had a confused look on his face. Amy glanced up to see Mr. Hastings walking towards the door to see what was happening. Just as he made it close to the door, another bang went off and staggered to the floor with a bright red stain on his shirt. Amy sat there in terror and was immobile. Her eyes were fixed on the masked man standing so close to her that she could hear him breathing. She didn't know what to do when something pulled her underneath her desk. It was Brite, who was also terrified, but was remaining calm. Brite grabbed his sister's hand and whispered into her ear, "I won't let anyone hurt you."
She just looked at him fearfully and nodded trusting her brother with her life. Just then she felt something else grab hold of her. It was the shooter! Brite was up right behind them yelling, "let her go! Let her go!" But the man wouldn't listen.
He said in a fierce voice, "everyone on the ground or I'll shoot her right in the head." Everyone including Brite hit the floor fearful of the consequences for disobeying. He was holding the pistol right at my head and I could feel the cold medal, which made shiver. 'What was I going to do?' she thought, 'help me Ephram!'
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Right next door in room 307, Ephram's class was in equal terror. Although nobody obtaining a gun had come in yet, they could hear the happenings next door. 'Amy has her class next door,' Ephram thought suddenly. When he realized this he was up like a bolt. Just as he was about to run out of the classroom his teacher, Ms. Smith, blocked his path.
"Sit back down Ephram, we need you to stay calm. It's not safe for you to be out there."
"But I have to help her!" he replied.
"Ephram, I know you're worried, but please just sit back down for now. I'm going to lock the door."
"I have to save Amy!" he shouted as he sat down. All of his classmates were looking at him with surprised looks on their faces, but he didn't care all he knew was that he had to save her.
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this story
"I'm coming Colin," Amy Abbot yelled down the stairs to her boyfriend who had just honked his horn to pick her up. Amy rushed out of her room kissing her mom on the cheek and grabbing a banana for breakfast.
"Bye Mom, I'll see you later."
"Bye sweetie, love ya."
Amy smiled when she saw her boyfriend of over a year sitting in his truck with that goofy grin on his face. She couldn't have asked for anything better.
"Hey hon," she said as she kissed him on the cheek. 'He's such a sweet guy,' she thought, 'why do I imagine him as someone else when I kiss him?' she pondered nervously. 'What's wrong with me?' She continued to smile at him hoping he wouldn't notice that anything was while he grabbed her hand to help her into the oversized truck.
"Hi," he said back looking at her. 'She's so pretty,' he thought to himself, 'I'm so lucky.'
They began to drive away in a comfortable silence as the radio blasted one of their favorite songs. They made it to school in ten minutes and began to hurry to their first class.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ephram Brown grabbed his backpack off of his floor making sure he had all of his homework. Once satisfied, he went down to the kitchen and got a quick bowl of cereal. He quickly ate it while having morning chatter with his beloved sister Delia.
"So I said." Delia was interrupted by the entrance of their father Dr. Andy Brown. They both looked up at him while Delia lovingly called, "hi daddy!"
"Hi sweetheart, good morning," he replied while giving her a pat on the back.
"Hey dad, gotta go," Ephram said as he quickly exited the kitchen. He could hear his father say in the background, "bye son, have a good day."
Ephram rode his bike to school while taking in the surrounding scenery. He tried to concentrate on an upcoming French test, but his mind kept wondering to that girl. He couldn't stop thinking about her. 'Stop it,' he thought, 'what's wrong with me?'
Just as Ephram pulled into the school, he noticed Amy and Colin exiting his truck. He stared at them in a somewhat resentful manner, but stopped before anyone could notice.
. . . . . . . . . .
Amy hurried to her locker because the bell was going to ring in one minute. Colin was still standing beside her waiting to walk her to her first class. Soon she was ready and they scurried down the narrow hallway to room 305. On the way she noticed him coming. She tried to look down at the ground away from his addictive eyes, but she couldn't help herself she looked right at them. They had somewhat awkward eye contact as they passed both looking at the ground and then at each other. When they had passed she turned around to get one last look at him. When she did that, she saw that he was doing the exact same thing. They stared at each other wistfully, lovingly. She wished that they could have something between them, but knew it would never happen. She was with Colin and she loved him.
. . . . . . .
Just as Ephram was approaching his first class he saw her coming arm in arm with her boyfriend. He didn't know what to do at first, but then just decided to play it cool. He just looked at the ground with his hands shoved in his front jean pockets. He knew he couldn't help but look at her so he stared intently into her eyes. He could get lost in those eyes. When he walked past he turned around again and their eyes met one more time. Amy Abott, the girl he could never have.
. . . . . . . .
When they reached the room, Colin gave Amy a kiss on her forehead and said to her brother Brite, "take care of her while I'm gone." Brite rolled his eyes at his best friends command and took his seat. After Amy said goodbye to Colin, she took her seat beside him. Math started off as boring as ever while the teacher, Mr. Hastings, taught them about quadratic functions. Amy was beginning to zone out and her attention immediately wandered back to him. She was imagining them walking through the park together hand in hand enjoying the crisp spring weather and each other's company. They looked at each other and just as they were leaning in.
"BANG, BANG!"
"What was that?" Amy asked as she looked over at her brother who also had a confused look on his face. Amy glanced up to see Mr. Hastings walking towards the door to see what was happening. Just as he made it close to the door, another bang went off and staggered to the floor with a bright red stain on his shirt. Amy sat there in terror and was immobile. Her eyes were fixed on the masked man standing so close to her that she could hear him breathing. She didn't know what to do when something pulled her underneath her desk. It was Brite, who was also terrified, but was remaining calm. Brite grabbed his sister's hand and whispered into her ear, "I won't let anyone hurt you."
She just looked at him fearfully and nodded trusting her brother with her life. Just then she felt something else grab hold of her. It was the shooter! Brite was up right behind them yelling, "let her go! Let her go!" But the man wouldn't listen.
He said in a fierce voice, "everyone on the ground or I'll shoot her right in the head." Everyone including Brite hit the floor fearful of the consequences for disobeying. He was holding the pistol right at my head and I could feel the cold medal, which made shiver. 'What was I going to do?' she thought, 'help me Ephram!'
. . . . . . . . . .
Right next door in room 307, Ephram's class was in equal terror. Although nobody obtaining a gun had come in yet, they could hear the happenings next door. 'Amy has her class next door,' Ephram thought suddenly. When he realized this he was up like a bolt. Just as he was about to run out of the classroom his teacher, Ms. Smith, blocked his path.
"Sit back down Ephram, we need you to stay calm. It's not safe for you to be out there."
"But I have to help her!" he replied.
"Ephram, I know you're worried, but please just sit back down for now. I'm going to lock the door."
"I have to save Amy!" he shouted as he sat down. All of his classmates were looking at him with surprised looks on their faces, but he didn't care all he knew was that he had to save her.