Chapter 9
Friday
Allison could barely remember what had happened the day before. It all happened so fast; running into the gym, swiping Tom's knife, thrusting it into his chest, watching Stephanie die in her arms, actually watching many other band students die. She, herself, almost died, and she had the bump to prove it. Her band director, Mr. Greene, was also on the brink of death, but by some miracle, survived.
There was a memorial being built in front of the school for the 67 band students that were murdered. Allison knew all of them, including Brittany, the drum major, Stephanie, her best friend, Shawn, another friend of hers, Jim, a friend who she liked, the list went on and on. And the bodies under the bleachers? All were removed and buried. Yes, all this happened within a day.
Except there was a problem. The body of Tom Marner was gone. It, no, he, disappeared. Police searched the school top to bottom, left to right, inside and out. No one knew what happened to Tom. He was assumed to be dead, but since there was no body to prove it, it was a mystery. As for Allison, she was not charged with murder. It was ruled that she was defending the rest of the students. And Tom, Tom would be given the death penalty, if he weren't already dead.
Allison occasionally wondered what happened to Tom, but she never bothered asking. But if she had looked close enough, she might have seen the thin trail of blood leading out the gym, down the hall, and outside the school. Had she followed the trail, she would have noticed a bloody knife, lying in the bushes...
Friday
Allison could barely remember what had happened the day before. It all happened so fast; running into the gym, swiping Tom's knife, thrusting it into his chest, watching Stephanie die in her arms, actually watching many other band students die. She, herself, almost died, and she had the bump to prove it. Her band director, Mr. Greene, was also on the brink of death, but by some miracle, survived.
There was a memorial being built in front of the school for the 67 band students that were murdered. Allison knew all of them, including Brittany, the drum major, Stephanie, her best friend, Shawn, another friend of hers, Jim, a friend who she liked, the list went on and on. And the bodies under the bleachers? All were removed and buried. Yes, all this happened within a day.
Except there was a problem. The body of Tom Marner was gone. It, no, he, disappeared. Police searched the school top to bottom, left to right, inside and out. No one knew what happened to Tom. He was assumed to be dead, but since there was no body to prove it, it was a mystery. As for Allison, she was not charged with murder. It was ruled that she was defending the rest of the students. And Tom, Tom would be given the death penalty, if he weren't already dead.
Allison occasionally wondered what happened to Tom, but she never bothered asking. But if she had looked close enough, she might have seen the thin trail of blood leading out the gym, down the hall, and outside the school. Had she followed the trail, she would have noticed a bloody knife, lying in the bushes...