11:45am. Degrassi High School.
It was over. The carnage, the mayhem, the chaos. It was all over. The shooter, when faced by the police decided to turn his gun upon himself. Spinner waited solemnly behind the police line, his face buried in his hands. Emma sat still by her stepfather's side as the paramedics came and tried to revive him. It was pointless. Ellie still waited in the bathroom, shaking with fear, blood silently dripping from the fresh cuts that criss-crossed her arms.
If only I didn't sleep in today. If only I would've woken up. This isn't right, it can't be right. Good people just aren't supposed to die. She had such a bright future... Oh God, why couldn't I have woken up?! I could've been there for her, I could have saved her life! And if not, I could have at least kissed her one last time. It's just not fair!!!
Spinner snapped out of his thoughts as he slammed his hand hard down on the pavement. He looked around and saw survivors hugging their families, he saw them hugging their friends and comforting those who had lost loved ones. He was the only one that was alone. For the first time in his life he truly cared about something, Paige, and she had been stolen away from him.
Why did I say that? Why did I have to say that I wished he would die? I should have been the one to die. Why did he save me? I don't deserve to be saved. I'm scum. I couldn't even be thankful for having such a caring stepfather, and now I guess I've gotten what I deserve. It's just not fair!
Someone was shaking her shoulder.
"Miss Nelson?" It was a police officer.
She nodded.
"We're going to need to take you down to the station to ask you some questions if that's okay."
She nodded again and got up to follow him.
Ellie swung open the door and looked out into the hall. Several dead bodies littered the floor, which was soaked in blood. Several windows were broken, their shattered panes strewn about the carpet. It smelled faintly of blood and smoke. She could only stand there in complete shock, tears forming at the corners of her eyes. She only had one thought.
It's just not fair.
It's strange and sad how life can change in a moment, how everything a person has built up in their life can be saved or destroyed in one second. That decision to sleep in, that last minute choice to go to the bathroom can save your life, but all it takes to shatter it is the pull of a trigger. It's just not fair.
It was over. The carnage, the mayhem, the chaos. It was all over. The shooter, when faced by the police decided to turn his gun upon himself. Spinner waited solemnly behind the police line, his face buried in his hands. Emma sat still by her stepfather's side as the paramedics came and tried to revive him. It was pointless. Ellie still waited in the bathroom, shaking with fear, blood silently dripping from the fresh cuts that criss-crossed her arms.
If only I didn't sleep in today. If only I would've woken up. This isn't right, it can't be right. Good people just aren't supposed to die. She had such a bright future... Oh God, why couldn't I have woken up?! I could've been there for her, I could have saved her life! And if not, I could have at least kissed her one last time. It's just not fair!!!
Spinner snapped out of his thoughts as he slammed his hand hard down on the pavement. He looked around and saw survivors hugging their families, he saw them hugging their friends and comforting those who had lost loved ones. He was the only one that was alone. For the first time in his life he truly cared about something, Paige, and she had been stolen away from him.
Why did I say that? Why did I have to say that I wished he would die? I should have been the one to die. Why did he save me? I don't deserve to be saved. I'm scum. I couldn't even be thankful for having such a caring stepfather, and now I guess I've gotten what I deserve. It's just not fair!
Someone was shaking her shoulder.
"Miss Nelson?" It was a police officer.
She nodded.
"We're going to need to take you down to the station to ask you some questions if that's okay."
She nodded again and got up to follow him.
Ellie swung open the door and looked out into the hall. Several dead bodies littered the floor, which was soaked in blood. Several windows were broken, their shattered panes strewn about the carpet. It smelled faintly of blood and smoke. She could only stand there in complete shock, tears forming at the corners of her eyes. She only had one thought.
It's just not fair.
It's strange and sad how life can change in a moment, how everything a person has built up in their life can be saved or destroyed in one second. That decision to sleep in, that last minute choice to go to the bathroom can save your life, but all it takes to shatter it is the pull of a trigger. It's just not fair.