It didn't matter who yelled her name or whether they were in the classroom or the air vent. They gave the murderer a name.
"It's Emma." Sean whispered, "I'm going down."
Ellie nodded, understanding he will always have feelings for Emma Nelson. She was, of course, his first love.
Sean kissed Ellie hard and then slipped the tile out of the ceiling. He made sure not to drop it and handed it Ellie, smiling weakly at her. She smiled back, giving him the warmth he needed.
He jumped through the hole and landed as silently as possible behind Ms. Hazilakos's desk. He peeked around to see Emma huddling in the corner and Jay hugging her. Sean also noticed the bullet hole in the wall right next to them.
Sean scanned the room for any sign of the murderer, but he/she was nowhere to be seen. He stealthily crawled across the floor to Emma and Jay.
"What happened?" Sean whispered.
"A gun. A guy is here with a gun." Jay said, "We should probably make sure everyone else is okay."
Sean nodded, "They are. They're all up there." He pointed to the ceiling.
"Heaven?" Emma asked, "They're all dead?"
"No. Emma, they're okay. They're alive. They're up there. In the air vents." Sean said, rubbing her arm comfortingly.
"Let's go." Emma nodded, standing up, "Give me a lift."
Sean was just pushing Emma up when there was another gunshot. The books on the cabinet in front of them fell to the ground. They turned around to see someone dressed in black rushing towards them, grabbing Emma, and repeating her name in a loud whisper as he rushed out the door with her. They all could hear Emma's screams.
Jay was about to run after her when Sean held him back, "Don't."
"What?" Jay shrieked, "C'mon Sean. You of all people should know we have to go save her."
"We will." Sean answered, "But right now we have to go up into the vent. Once we find her, we'll save her."
Jay nodded and climbed up into the vent with Sean following close behind. Sean put the tile back in place and slowly led the way through the vent.
Sorry this chapter is so short. I'm trying to finish this story up because I have a few more that I want to get posted and I made a deal with myself to only have three chapter stories in progress at once. I have about four more chapters of this written and I'm expecting about four or five more after that. Maybe less. But I hope you enjoyed. : D Please reveiw.