Life is Strange: Overcoming the Trial
Chapter 2 of my Life is Strange story, enjoy.
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VincentNguyen1: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, well, we can only wait and see what happens, I wouldn't say he is, if you look at his actions during and after the shooting, you'll see he didn't actually mean to pull the trigger.
CassieHU: Okay, this is seriously getting worrying, you need to stop that, please.
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Now onto the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange or its characters.
Chapter 2
The terror still gripped her as Chloe watched the scene unfold before her. She was still pressed against the wall, she had not expected things to turn out like this. She had come here expecting to make an easy score, get the money she needed, by blackmailing Nathan Prescott.
'The psycho brought a gun, and, and...' Her mind raced.
She hadn't expected anyone else to be here, yet when she heard the girl cry out, she wasn't sure if she was relieved or terrified. But then Nathan spun around and the gun fired.
Nathan was stumbling, grabbing onto a nearby sink, the gun had fallen from his limp hand. The girl didn't even seem to realize, at first, that she had been shot. When she finally realized however, she promptly collapsed, falling back. As she did so, Chloe's eyes widened.
She recognized the girl, despite the obvious changes. 'No, no it can't be, not her, not...'
It had been five years, five years and not a word, but now, here was her best friend from back then, the shy awkward girl that shared her love of pirates. Her fear and terror overcame her shock.
Shoving Nathan aside she darted towards the falling girl. "MAX!"
Max hit the floor, the blood already seeping from the wound. Chloe fell to her knees, her breathing already erratic.
Max's eyes were unfocused which only made things worse for Chloe's nerves.
"Ch-Chloe..." Max choked out.
"Max..." Chloe began but then panicked. "No, Max, no!"
Max's eyes fluttered closed and Chloe, not sure what made her do it, but her hands instantly went to Max's wound, pressing down on it.
Chloe glared as she looked up at Nathan. "Bastard, you, you…!"
Nathan was shaking. "I, I didn't, I didn't mean..."
It was then suddenly the door burst open and Chloe had never been happier to see her step-father in the whole time she knew him.
"What's going on!? Chloe?!"
Chloe reacted at once. "David, he's, he's got a gun, Nathan, he, he shot Max!"
Nathan did not even resist as David reacted, quickly subduing and cuffing Nathan.
"I, I didn't mean, the gun just, went off, I didn't..." He stammered.
Chloe knew that was possible, some guns had a hair trigger and the way Nathan seemed to be shaking uncontrollably, but right now, she didn't care. Her attention was focused entirely on Max, the laboured breathing of the girl the only indication she was still alive.
"Chloe, what are you doing here?" David burst out as he knelt next to her.
Chloe shook her head. "Hardly the time for that, Max is..."
David looked down, finally noticing and recognizing the girl Chloe was talking about. Chloe's hands were still clamped over the wound, the blood already on her hands.
David grit his teeth, this wasn't good.
'Of all people, Max Caulfield, just what is going on here...' He wondered. 'No time, I have to act, quickly.'
He wasted no time, calling for emergency services, he also had to report this. He looked over to Chloe who was about to move.
"Chloe no, stay here, keep your hands firmly pressed on Max's wound, alright." He told her. "Keep pressure on the wound, it'll lessen the bleeding, it might be her only chance."
Chloe bit her lip but nodded while David quickly left. Chloe continued to apply pressure to Max's injury, not caring for the blood getting on her hands.
She shook her head. 'God no, not Max, not this, please, nobody deserves this but, but Max least of all...she can't die, please...'
She let out a shaky breath, looked over at Nathan. The boy was now docile, clearly having accepted his fate. She no longer cared, he was now no longer a threat, David had arrested him and made sure he couldn't reach the gun. She turned her attention back to Max, focusing entirely on her.
'C'mon Max, c'mon, don't do this, stay with me, c'mon...open your eyes...' She thought frantically, she could feel the tears pricking her eyes.
She never once thought she'd meet Max again, yet here they were. However they had clearly been reunited in the worst way possible. She couldn't believe that they had be reunited, only to be torn apart in such a drastic and horrible way.
Chloe wasn't sure how long she was there, holding Max's wound, trying desperately to do what little she could to keep Max alive. She jumped when the doors opened but it was only David, along with police and paramedics.
Chloe was reluctant to let go of Max, but knew she had to let the professionals do their job. Her mind was still racing as she simply followed the paramedics out as they moved Max, now on a gurney, heading for the ambulance.
Meanwhile the police took Nathan and began to leave. Chloe was only dimly aware that the incident had drawn a crowd. She could hear the gasps of horror as they saw Max being taken out, Nathan being escorted by the police. Watching this all unfold, many of the other students reacted, mostly in shock, even the teachers were watching things in disbelief.
Mark Jefferson watched, wide-eyed.
'God, of all things, this isn't, this...' He thought in stunned disbelief. 'How could this happen, to Max of all people, such a...such a terrible waste...'
The students mostly in shock by this were Victoria, both at Max's condition and Nathan's arrested, Kate and Dana, Kate nearly collapsed and had to be held up by Dana, both in dismay.
"No...Max..." Warren choked out. 'This can't be, not her, no...'
He couldn't believe it, Max was, Max had been shot and right now, it was clear, her life was in the balance, no way to know if she would live or die.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.