A SHOT IS FIRED
Chapter 5: A shot at the heart
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters mentioned in the story. A/N: Seriously, thanks for the reviews everyone. PLEASE KEEP REVIEWING!
"Oh, I love you Amy," Colin said sincerely to her.
"I love you too Ephram," Amy said in response.
As soon as Colin heard what she said, he was stunned. He looked at her expectantly hoping for an explanation.
"What did you say Amy?" Colin questioned.
Amy then realized what she had said. She had said that she loved Ephram. Now, the thought had entered her mind many times, but never had she said it out loud to someone. She felt relieved, but when she saw the look on her current boyfriend's face, she was anything but relieved.
"Um, I said, I love you too," she said unconvincingly.
"That's not what you said Amy. I heard you, you said, 'I love you too Ephram.' Why did you say that? What made you think of Ephram?" Colin asked.
"Listen Colin. I uh, I don't know why I said it. I guess it just popped out." Amy said looking down at the silver charm bracelet she wore around her wrist. Amy wasn't ready to tell anyone her true feelings for Ephram yet. He would never feel the same way about her and she would just end up getting hurt. She did feel safe with Colin, but she was definitely not in love.
"Alright, I guess if you say so," Colin said still unsure of what she meant.
Amy decided that it was time to change the topic and said, "I wonder if it's safe to go outside yet. I mean, we should probably try to get out of the school. I bet a lot of people have evacuated by now."
Colin was distracted from her comments and said, "yeah, you're probably right. I'll peek out." He slowly opened the door a crack being extremely cautious. He was relieved when he looked down both sides of the hall and saw that they were clear. Amy was right though, there were many other students littering the hallways, quickly clearing out of the building. They joined the crowd and hoped to flee the school safely. They were close to the side door of the school when it occurred to Amy, she still hadn't seen Ephram. What if something had happened to him. She turned back in a moment of hesitation, but was pulled out of the school by the crowd and Colin. There was no way she would be able to go back inside now. 'I guess I'll just have to find him outside,' she thought to herself, 'I'm sure that he's fine.'
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The third floor that Ephram was still on was beginning to get crowded. He was surrounded by people, but didn't see Amy anywhere. He ran down the hall as fast as he could going the opposite way of the speedy crowd. When he finally approached the end of the hall, he was surprised with what he saw. It was a small pool of blood. Luckily, there was no body so hopefully whoever had been there was rescued. Ephram got the thought out of his head and continued on his way. He was going down the staircase to the first floor and was surprised to see that it was empty. He knew no matter what that he had to find her. There was a chance that she could be safe and outside, but there was also a chance that she was still in the building, and he wasn't going to let anything happen to her. He loved her too much.
Still running in a mad search, he looked in every open classroom door, but no luck. He was beginning to feel discouraged, but that was immediately changed to being scared when he heard yet another gunshot go off. He could tell that it wasn't far from him so he decided to hide. He ran into the closest door to him and shut the door behind him. Panting heavily, he turned on the light to find that he was in a darkroom. Ephram was overwhelmed with emotions and collapsed to the floor. Not only was he feeling fear and panic, but he also felt a little bit of excitement at the thought of telling Amy his feelings for her. He knew that he was crazy for wanting to tell her, but he had to. This experience had made him realize that he couldn't ever let another opportunity pass by him. Suddenly, something shiny caught his eye. He looked to the ground and found a silver bracelet lying delicately on the floor. He picked it up out curiosity and knew that it looked familiar. He was trying to remember where he had seen it before when he saw one of the charms. It said Amy. Reminded of the goal he had in mind, he arose from the floor and had an unbelievable rush at the thought of seeing Amy again. He was terrified, but at the same time so excited. He put his hand on the door knob when he heard another shot go off, this one followed by a scream and it was definitely close.
Chapter 5: A shot at the heart
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters mentioned in the story. A/N: Seriously, thanks for the reviews everyone. PLEASE KEEP REVIEWING!
"Oh, I love you Amy," Colin said sincerely to her.
"I love you too Ephram," Amy said in response.
As soon as Colin heard what she said, he was stunned. He looked at her expectantly hoping for an explanation.
"What did you say Amy?" Colin questioned.
Amy then realized what she had said. She had said that she loved Ephram. Now, the thought had entered her mind many times, but never had she said it out loud to someone. She felt relieved, but when she saw the look on her current boyfriend's face, she was anything but relieved.
"Um, I said, I love you too," she said unconvincingly.
"That's not what you said Amy. I heard you, you said, 'I love you too Ephram.' Why did you say that? What made you think of Ephram?" Colin asked.
"Listen Colin. I uh, I don't know why I said it. I guess it just popped out." Amy said looking down at the silver charm bracelet she wore around her wrist. Amy wasn't ready to tell anyone her true feelings for Ephram yet. He would never feel the same way about her and she would just end up getting hurt. She did feel safe with Colin, but she was definitely not in love.
"Alright, I guess if you say so," Colin said still unsure of what she meant.
Amy decided that it was time to change the topic and said, "I wonder if it's safe to go outside yet. I mean, we should probably try to get out of the school. I bet a lot of people have evacuated by now."
Colin was distracted from her comments and said, "yeah, you're probably right. I'll peek out." He slowly opened the door a crack being extremely cautious. He was relieved when he looked down both sides of the hall and saw that they were clear. Amy was right though, there were many other students littering the hallways, quickly clearing out of the building. They joined the crowd and hoped to flee the school safely. They were close to the side door of the school when it occurred to Amy, she still hadn't seen Ephram. What if something had happened to him. She turned back in a moment of hesitation, but was pulled out of the school by the crowd and Colin. There was no way she would be able to go back inside now. 'I guess I'll just have to find him outside,' she thought to herself, 'I'm sure that he's fine.'
. . . . . . . . . . .
The third floor that Ephram was still on was beginning to get crowded. He was surrounded by people, but didn't see Amy anywhere. He ran down the hall as fast as he could going the opposite way of the speedy crowd. When he finally approached the end of the hall, he was surprised with what he saw. It was a small pool of blood. Luckily, there was no body so hopefully whoever had been there was rescued. Ephram got the thought out of his head and continued on his way. He was going down the staircase to the first floor and was surprised to see that it was empty. He knew no matter what that he had to find her. There was a chance that she could be safe and outside, but there was also a chance that she was still in the building, and he wasn't going to let anything happen to her. He loved her too much.
Still running in a mad search, he looked in every open classroom door, but no luck. He was beginning to feel discouraged, but that was immediately changed to being scared when he heard yet another gunshot go off. He could tell that it wasn't far from him so he decided to hide. He ran into the closest door to him and shut the door behind him. Panting heavily, he turned on the light to find that he was in a darkroom. Ephram was overwhelmed with emotions and collapsed to the floor. Not only was he feeling fear and panic, but he also felt a little bit of excitement at the thought of telling Amy his feelings for her. He knew that he was crazy for wanting to tell her, but he had to. This experience had made him realize that he couldn't ever let another opportunity pass by him. Suddenly, something shiny caught his eye. He looked to the ground and found a silver bracelet lying delicately on the floor. He picked it up out curiosity and knew that it looked familiar. He was trying to remember where he had seen it before when he saw one of the charms. It said Amy. Reminded of the goal he had in mind, he arose from the floor and had an unbelievable rush at the thought of seeing Amy again. He was terrified, but at the same time so excited. He put his hand on the door knob when he heard another shot go off, this one followed by a scream and it was definitely close.