March 14th, 2002
Danny kissed Ronnie's lips softly. She grinned wrapping her arms around his neck. Over the past few weeks, things certainly have gotten hotter between them. Danny pulled away.
"We do have class you know." He grinned.
"Do we have to go?" Ronnie asked. Danny chuckled softly.
"Yes, Miss Cook." He said, "we wouldn't want you to be late." Ronnie winked.
"Meet me here during our lunch break." Ronnie smiled walking out of the room. She sighed slightly going into her room. She wasn't looking forward to giving an oral quiz. Her students always hated that, but she had no choice. They were suppose to read two chapters last night and Ronnie wanted to make sure they read.
"Everyone please have a seat." Ronnie said putting her things down. Chad was standing in the corner with a few of his friends, "Chad, please have a seat." She looked at the student, "Chad. Seat. Now." The student gave her a look but sat down anyways, "Thank you."
Ronnie grabbed her piece of chalk and wrote in big letters; quiz. A few students groaned loudly. Ronnie chuckled and turned around, "Everyone, please take out a blank piece of paper and get ready for the quiz. If you read the chapters I assigned this won't be too hard."
"I'm not taking this, Miss Cook." Chad said. Ronnie raised her eyebrow.
"Yes you are." Ronnie said, "Now the first question is please describe MLA format." A few students began to write things down.
"I'm not taking this, Miss Cook." Chad said. Ronnie ignored him, "Ronnie, I'm not taking this." Ronnie looked up.
"You will address me as Miss Cook when you're in this school." She said.
"I can call you whatever the hell I want." A few students murmured.
"Chadwick, you can report to Mr. Harper's office at once." She said.
"Fuck you! I'm not doing that! You can't make me." Chad said getting up. Ronnie looked around the room then back at Chad.
"I am your teacher and your need to listen to me or else-"
"Or else what??" Chad laughed. He reached into his pocket and pulle dout a loaded gun. Students jumped up and Ronnie jumped back against the black board, "Or else what? You'll shoot me??" Chad spun around pointing it at all the students; "You're not going anywhere." God how am I going to get these kids out of here? Ronnie held up her hands.
"Chad, please put the gun down." She said, "You don't want to do this."
"The hell I do!!" He snapped, "You all are getting on my nerves!"
"It's not loaded." A student whispered. Chad spun around.
"Yes it is." He aimed for the wall behind her and shot the gun off. The loud sound made all the students scream. A few ran to Ronnie. Ronnie's hands were shaking as she hugged Debbie.
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"Do any of you realize that this is your last year here? Huh?" Harry paced back and forth in front of his class. "These test grade are absolutely horrible. Did any of you study??" All the students looked at their desks. "That's what I thought!" He threw the tests down on his desk as the gunshot went off.
"What was that?" A student asked.
"I don't know. Stay here and read chapter thirteen. There will be a quiz on it tomorrow." Harry ran out of the dungeon. He ran up the stairs and peered in a few rooms. He heard people crying coming from Ronnie's room. He jogged over and peered in. His heart stopped when he saw Ronnie and students being held at gunpoint. "Fuck." Harry ran to Steven's office as fast he could.
"What do you want now?" Steven groaned.
"There's a gun man in Ronnie room holding her and her students hostages." He said. Steven stood up.
"This better not be some sick joke."
"Would I joke about Ronnie's life?" Harry asked.
"Shit." Steven cursed, "Evacuate as many people you can without being noticed. Scott call the police." Steven's heart pounded. A gunman at Winslow.
"I was extremely pleased with your papers." Danny smiled, "These showed a lot of though and creativity. Not one person in this class got lower than a D." Harry knocked on the door. "Afternoon, Mr. Senate."
"MR Harper has asked me to escort all your students outside." He said slowly. Danny frowned.
"Why? We're in the middle of class." Harry walked up to Danny and leaned over.
"There's a hostage situation." He said.
"Oh god." Danny ran his hand over his strawberry blond locks, "All right. I'll escort them out."
"You need to know who's in there." Harry said.
"Whom?" Danny frowned.
"Ronnie." Harry said. Danny's heart stopped and the colour drained from his face. "Her and all her students including Debbie are in th-" Danny bolted out of his classroom and to Ronnie's. Harry sighed. "Will everyone please stand up and quietly and follow me outside. It's important that you stay quiet."
Ronnie's hands shook as she held Debbie who was crying. Chad was pacing back and forth.
"Chad, why don't you let the kids go." Ronnie said, "All you want is me. I the teacher." Chad laughed.
"We've only been here for an hour and you're already risking your life for these shits." Chad said looking at her. "I'm keeping them here until I get what I want." Ronnie sat Debbie and a few other students in the corner to cower.
"What do you want, Chad?" Ronnie asked softly.
"I'm not telling you!" Chad snapped.
"Who are you going to tell then?" She asked, "I'm the only one here listening."
"Stop talking all right, Miss Cook??" He pointed the gun at her. Ronnie's body shook and she nodded.
"All right." Ronnie Held her hands up.
"Sit at your desk and don't move bitch." Ronnie bit her lip and sat down. She looked out her classroom door. She could see Danny, Scott, and an officer. Ronnie's eyes well with tears. I can not cry. I can not show him my weakness.
"It's been three hours." Danny said with despair, "Something is going to happen."
"Don't think like that, Danny." Marilyn said softly, "Even thing will be okay."
"Ronnie has a cell phone" Danny looked up, "Call her cell phone and see how she is." The chief nodded.
"We might be able to negotiate a deal with the boy." He said getting his own cell phone and handed it to Danny. How could this have happened? Not his Ronnie. Not in this situation. He dialed her number. The cell phone rang in Ronnie's purse. She looked up at Chad.
"Answer it." He pointed the gun at her. Her hands shook as she reached into her purse and took the phone out.
"H-Hello?" Ronnie stuttered.
"Ronnie, Are you okay?" Danny asked. She almost broke down hearing his voice.
"D-Danny…" She whispered. Chad looked at her; "I'm fine. W-We're all fine."
"Good. Don't worry, Baby, We'll get you out of there." Ronnie bit her lip as Chad snatched the phone away from her.
"Who is this??" He snapped.
"Chad, this is Danny Hanson." He said slowly, "You need to let everyone out of there."
"Fuck you!" HE yelled. The cop nodded to Danny.
"Chad, what can I do to let you them out."
"Nothing. Nothing at all." Chad said.
"Release half of them then." Danny said trying not to loose his cool. Chad looked at all of them.
"I need something first." He said.
"Name it." He said looking at the cop.
"Five thousand dollars." He said pointing the gun directly at a student's head.
"Five thousand dollars?" Danny asked. The chief nodded, "we can do that." Chad smiled
"All right. I'll let the students go, but Miss Cook stays." Ronnie closed her eyes. No! Please I want to go home! Danny swallowed hard. He wanted Ronnie in his arms.
"Send them out." He said hoarsely. Chad hung up the phone and pointed the guns at the students.
"Go. All of you go." He said, "Miss Cook stays." The students didn't hesitate. They all rushed out. Debbie hesitated for a moment. Ronnie nodded.
"I'll be fine. Go home."
"Miss Cook…" Debbie whispered.
"Go!" Ronnie pushed Debbie to the door. Chad grabbed Ronnie's arm and threw her against the wall. "Oh god."
"God won't save you now." Chad grinned evilly.
"Please, Chad, Why are you doing this? What are you accomplishing?" Ronnie whimpered.
"I'm doing this because I hate you." Chad hissed.
"Why?" Ronnie asked, "Tell me what I did."
"You gave me a thirty on the last test." Ronnie stared at Chad.
"You're holding me fucking hostage because I gave you and thirty?" Ronnie shook her head; "You gave yourself that thirty because you didn't study!"
"Bullshit!" Chad hissed holding the gun at her forehead. Ronnie closed her eyes. This was it. She was going to die because she gave a thirty on a test. Ronnie opened her eyes. She saw an officer silently walk in.
"Chad, please put the gun down." Ronnie begged him.
"I'm going to shoot your pretty little brains out all over this wall." Chad cocked the gun. The officer didn't hesitate. He shot a bullet through Chad. Blood splattered everywhere and Ronnie screamed. Chad's body slumped to the floor. Danny rushed in and grabbed Ronnie. She collapsed in his arms covered in Chad blood.
"Oh god." She started to sob. The floodgates had opened and Ronnie couldn't stop crying. Danny hugged her tightly.
"It'll e okay, Ronnie, I have you now." He whispered. "I have you."
"P-Please don't ever l-let go." She sobbed. Danny closed his eyes and held her tightly.