Emma was typing away on her laptop working on some health class paper. Each student was assigned to choose sone topic relating to health issues in high school and given her situation she thought what better than teen pregnancy. She had been researching challenges facing those specific to teen moms, as if pregnancy wasn't already BS she thought to herself, she wouldn't admit it but it was beginning to upset her more than she let on. She got distracted when she heard the door at the top of the stairs open, she got excited seeing it was Paige.

"Paige!" She said excited, as she reached the bottom of the stairs she ran up hugging her. Paige could feel her face turn red and warm. "I haven't seen you in so long, I missed you."

If only she knew what her saying they did to her, Paige thought to herself. She quickly snapped herself out of the daze.

"So Emma as you may have heard my band is competing in the battle of the bands and I made you this mix of some of the songs we been rehearsing, all written by me." She said the last part proudly.

"That's so cool! I know you played and sang but I didn't know you wrote to."

"Well I just started recently."

"I needed a break from my health paper. You want to stay and listen with me?"

"Sure I really want to hear what you think."

At first she was worried she wouldn't like the music but as each song played she would get even more excited.

"So they're all love songs though aren't they?"

"Umm yeah I guess they are."

"So who is the lucky person?"

Paige began to panic, she hadn't expected to be interrogated, especially by her.

"No...no one in particular, just you know that feeling when you like someone."

"You're so talented, singer, guitarist, fashionista, and now writer. Whoever it is you sing about should consider themselves lucky."

Why did she have to say that? Paige thought to herself, she wasn't making this any easier.

"You and Sean got any plans tonight?"

"No, Sean is working at his garage job until late."

"I'm having sone people over later just to hang out and watch movies, you want to come?"

"Sure that sounds fun."

"Okay I gotta go now but I'll pick you up for tonight."

They hugged again as Paige went to leave. As soon as Paige made it outside to her car she started dialing in a hurry.

"Hello." Ashley replied.

"Ash I need you and Jimmy to come over tonight!"

She has rushed home after convincing Ashley and Jimmy to come over. She ran up to her room going through multiple outfits trying to find one for the night. She wanted something that would look good but not look like she put to much effort into it. As she opened another dresser drawer something caught her attention, the small brown paper bag from the drug store. It was a reality check to her as she looked over to the calendar in her desk, only 2 days to go she said to herself. She shoved the bag back into the dresser, hoping to forget about it for the moment, before heading downstairs to set up for her get together. Finally she left to go pick Emma up. By the time she returned Ashley and Jimmy had arrived, Ashley helped Jimmy from his chair to one end of the couch sitting beside him, Emma sat down on the other end where Paige joined her. Ashley, Jimmy, even Emma would make comments about the movie but everyone seemed to be enjoying still. Paige meanwhile couldn't focus to much on the movie. This was all about to change, the hero in the movie pulled out a handgun, cocking it. At the sound of it Jimmy tensed up, Ashley noticed this moving to check on him.

"Hey...hey, you okay?" He didn't reply.

At the same time Paige noticed Emma was also on edge at the sound. She knew something was wrong with her friend. The character on the TV pulled the trigger firing the gun.

"Get down!" Despite his paralysis Jimmy managed to throw himself in to the ground covering his head with his arms.

Meanwhile Emma's breathing started becoming more frantic, Paige wasn't sure but thought she may be having a panic attack. That's when she realized based on the look Ashley gave Jimmy she must've reached the same conclusion. Both of them were there when Rick fired the gun.

Ashley had gotten Jimmy back on the couch, he was still shaken but okay. Emma's breathing was still erratic, Paige placed her hands on Emma's shoulders.

"Emma look at me. Just focus on me." Paige made slow deep breaths eventually Emma started copying her breathing, slowly her breathing returned to normal. "All better?"

"You flashed back to it also didn't you?" Jimmy asked. She didn't answer just slowly shook her head yes. Paige wrapped her arms around her pulling her in for a hug. "It's okay sweetie, no one's going to hurt you."

Later on Paige had pulled up in front of Emma's to drop her off. "I'm so sorry for tonight, this is the last thing I wanted, you know that right?"

"I do, I don't blame you, when I heard the gun fire...it's like I was back there."

"If you need anything you call, got it?"

"I will, see you tomorrow."

That night as Paige lay in bed she thought if everything that had happened this last school year. Jimmy being paralyzed, Sean and his breakdown, Toby and his struggle with what his friend had done, and of course everything that had happened to her. This happened because if the relentless bullying by the entire school. If only more people had been like Emma and tried sticking up for him even if she had started it alongside her. Then it hit her, this all started because of her and everything that had happened to her close friend she felt responsible for. Yes she had apologized to him before he started the rampage saving herself and others but if not for her Emma wouldn't have had to suffer the last few months. She rolled over again knowing she wasn't going to get much sleep tonight.

Author note:Okay so this chapter went through a few differant rewrites I hope you like it. As usual let me know what you think