Wow. That's about all I can say. I never expected to get 27 reviews for my first chapter! You guys seriously made my day! I opened my inbox and it was full of reviews! I wasn't sure anyone would like this story! I feel all tingly inside. hehe. Ok, a few people didn't like the way I wrote in first person POV, so I changed it to 3rd person. Hope you will like it better. Also, this is based on an episode of One Tree Hill called "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept" It just premiered tonight and it was the best episode of OTH that I have seen! It inspired me to write the next chapter of my story! Plus, all of the reviews pushed me to write more. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I didn't own it last chapter, do you think in the past couple days that would change?
Previously:
We all laughed and talked until all of a sudden a gunshot was heard.
Everyone started screaming and tried to run. A lot of people got out, but there were a few who couldn't escape. Tristan grabbed Rory's hand and ran with her towards the door. They were almost at the door when the guy with the gun shut it before they got out.
"Everyone get down on the floor!" The gunman shouted. All of the girls were in tears as they dropped to the ground, as told.
"Hey man, listen-" Tristan started.
"Get on the floor, or I'll shoot!" The gunman said to Tristan as he held the gun above his head. Tristan held up his hands in defeat as he sat down on the ground next to Rory, who was terrified. There weren't a lot of people in the gym, but there was enough. The people in the gym were Rory, Tristan, Paris, Madeline, and some guy from Rory's English class.
"Everyone stay on the ground. I won't hurt anyone if I get what I want!" He yelled.
"Tristan, I'm scared." Rory said with tears in her eyes. Tristan looked at her and grabbed her hand.
"Don't worry," He whispered back to her. "I'll get us out of here."
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"Luke! More coffee, please!" Lorelai yelled across the diner.
"Can I finish serving the customers first?" Luke responded back to her.
"If you must." She said back to him. While Lorelai was waiting for Luke, her cell phone rang.
"Outside!" Luke yelled. Lorelai ignored him and answered the phone.
"Hello?" Lorelai asked.
"Is this Ms. Gilmore?" The voice on the other line asked.
"Yes. Who is this?" She asked.
"This is the Hartford Police. There is someone inside Chilton shooting. We think your daughter may be inside."
Lorelai already had tears falling down her cheeks. "Is she okay?"
"We aren't exacty sure yet. She's been inside for about 15 minutes."
"I'm on my way." Lorelai hung up her phone with tears rolling down her cheeks. This had to be a dream.
Luke walked up to a crying Lorelai. "What's wrong?" He asked her.
"It's Rory. There..Someone is shooting at Chilton. Rory is inside."
"Everybody out!" Luke yelled at the people in the diner. "Foods on the house, just leave now!"
"Luke-"
"Come on. We are going to the school." Luke said. He grabbed Lorelai's hand and lead her out of the diner.
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Tristan and Rory were sitting next to each other on the floor as the gunman paced around the cafeteria.
"Tristan!" The man with the gun called out to him. "Get your ass over here." Tristan hesitantly stood up and walked over to him.
"Call the police. Tell them that if they don't give me $10,000 in 30 minutes I'll start shooting." Tristan just stared at him in shock. 10,000 dollars? That was a lot of money for the police to come up with in the next half hour.
"Do it now, or I'll just shoot you!" The gunman yelled at him. Tristan fearfully took out his cell phone and slowly dialed the number, as he was told. Someone picked up on the other line.
"Hello?" The policeman on the other line answered.
"Yeah, this is Tristan DuGrey. Me and 4 other people are in the Chilton cafeteria and some guy is holding us hostage. He said that if you don't bring him $10,000 in 30 minutes he will start shooting." Tristan told the man.
"Listen, kid, is there any way you can get out of that cafeteria?" The man asked.
"No. There is no way. He has a gun. He'll shoot us if we do," The gunman pointed to his wrist, indicating him to hurry up. "Look, we just want to get out of here alive. Please bring the money." Tristan said quickly.
"Ok. Just tell the gunman not to start shooting. If he'll let you out, will get him the money."
The gunman took the phone out of Tristan's hand.
"Just bring me the damn money and call this cell when you have it. You have half an hour. The time starts now." The gunman hung up the phone.
"Please, just let us go!" Rory screamed at the gunman with tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Just shut up, alright! I'll let you go when I have my money. Unless you start misbehaving, then I will shoot." He held the gun in the air to emphasize his point.
Rory put her head in her hands and started sobbing hysterically. Tristan walked back over to her and crouched down beside her. He put his arm around her.
"Tristan, we aren't going to get out of here! He is going to keep us here until they bring him the money, and they won't bring it! I know they won't." She said.
"Listen to me, Rory. We are going to get out of here. Trust me." Tristan said with determination in his voice.
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When Lorelai and Luke arrived, there were SWAT cars surrounding the whole building. They both got out of the truck and went over to one of the officers.
"Officer, my daughter is inside. You have to get her out!" Lorelai told him with tears forming in her eyes again.
"Ma'am, we are doing everything we can. The gunman has requested $10,000. We don't know if we can get that within the next 15 minutes." The officer told her.
"No, you don't understand. You have to get that money! You can't let those children in there die!" Lorelai started yelling at him.
"You need to calm down. We are trying our hardest to get them out." The officer told Lorelai calmly.
"Calm down? How the hell do you expect me to calm down when my daughter is in there! She could die!" Lorelai shouted at him.
Luke stood in the background listening to their conversation. He couldn't let Rory die. He had to do something. He couldn't just stand there while Rory was being held hostage in that building. So, while Lorelai stood arguing with the officer, Luke cautiously walked to the side of the building. Luckily, the door was unlocked. He looked around, and when he was sure that no one was watching, he went inside the building. Risking his own life to save Rory's.
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Tristan sat with Rory on the floor, who had somewhat calmed down by now. They have been in there for 20 minutes. They only had 10 minutes until the gunman would start shooting. Everyone was sitting together, trying to figure out how to get out of that cafeteria.
"All of the doors are locked. There is absolutely no way we can get out unless someone unlocks it from the outside." Paris explained to the other four teenagers.
"Well, then we have to figure out another way! I have to get out of here." Madeline said to Paris.
"We all have to get out of here! It's not all about you!" The boy, whose name is Robby, as everyone found out earlier.
Madeline just ignored him and started to cry again.
"Let's all just stay calm. We just have to wait until the police come get us." Rory said to the group.
The gunman was starting to grow impatient. He wanted his money, and he wanted it now. Even if he had to risk a life to get it.
"The police obviously don't care about you enough to get me my money. Your time is running out. If they don't call in the next 5 minutes, someone is going to die." He said to the frightened teens.
Tristan stood up. "Please, you don't have to do this!" He tried reasoning with him.
"I need money. You don't understand. This is how desperate I am to get it."
"There are other ways to get money! You could get a job or-"
"Don't you go telling me what to do! I hear enough of that from everyone else in my life!" The gunman yelled loudly at Tristan.
Tristan backed up from the gunman. "I'm sorry. I didn't know. But this is wrong. You have no good reason to hold us kids hostage. We didn't do anything to you."
"I know that. But I need this money. I'm sorry, but this is the way I had to do it."
Tears were forming in Rory's eyes again. "Isn't this possibly the worst thing you can do, though? When you get the money, how will you get out of here? There are SWAT cars surrounding the school. You'll just go to jail for shooting on school property."
"I'll find a way out. Now sit back down!" He yelled.
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Luke wandered through the school, trying to be as quiet as possible. He had no idea where the hell he was going. He just knew that he had to find Rory and get her out of there. Soon enough, he heard voices through two huge doors leading into the cafeteria.
Well, the Luke thing was kind of spontaneous. It was going to be Jess, but I decided to have Luke go in instead. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! It's a little longer than the last one... but it's still kind of short. I'll try to lengthen the chapters a little more. Please review! Oh, you can also visit my homepage. The link is in my profile!
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