Life is Strange: Overcoming the Trial
Chapter 3 of my Life is Strange story, enjoy.
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Chapter 3
Chloe sat in numb disbelief, in the hospital, sitting outside the surgery room as the doctors worked on Max. She was breathing erratically, fighting back tears as she sat, worrying frantically about Max.
'This, this is all my fault, it should've been me, not, not Max...' She thought desperately. 'This isn't...God, what's even happening in there; they've not...'
She shook her head and tried again to calm down, taking a deep breath, but all she did was nearly burst out crying. However her restraint only lasted for a few minutes.
"Max..." She whispered; before her restraint broke.
She burst into tears, trembling uncontrollably. It was only when she raised her hands to bury her face in them that she realized she still had Max's blood all over them. Inhaling shakily and trying to stay focused, she quickly stood up and darted into the nearby bathroom.
She got to work, scrubbing her hands, trying hard to ignore her surroundings, which reminded her too much of what just happened, of Max actually being shot.
She shook her head, tears spilling forth. 'No, please, please don't let Max-She has to live.'
She couldn't believe it, after five years, she finally saw Max, her best friend from way back then, after all this time, only for that moment to be such a cruel and dramatic moment that now left Max fighting for her life, while she remained, frantic and unable to do anything.
Her hands finally clean again, she staggered back out into the hall, nearly blinded by tears. She flopped back down onto the seat and buried her face in her hands, breaking down completely as she wept.
'She can't...Max has to live, she doesn't deserve this.' Chloe told herself. 'It should have been me, it should have...I'm the one who agitated the situation, it should have been me who got shot.'
She wasn't even aware of her surroundings, until suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder.
She started. "What…?"
"Chloe." It was David. "Chloe, I."
He never finished, Chloe was so torn up, she never realized just how desperate she was as she ended up hugging David of all people. David froze before, awkwardly, returning the hug, doing his best to soothe his step-daughter.
"Chloe." He said softly, as she began to calm down. "We need to talk."
Chloe just nodded, sniffing and wiping her face. "I still can't believe it."
David nodded slowly. "What is going on, what were you even doing there, what was Nathan doing there?"
Chloe inhaled shakily, her mind raced, she had to admit the truth, but how would David react. She knew after all this was all her fault. Now she had to admit it, that was the hardest and most terrifying part.
Still, the truth had to be told, it was the only way, especially when she remembered Nathan and his gun. He had to be stopped.
"It's all my fault, I...I arranged to meet with Nathan, to...to have him pay me money." She explained. "I caught him, peddling bad drugs to other students, he tried to drug me too. I arranged things, in the hopes of getting money from him, so I'd stay quiet. But he brought a gun, things got crazy and then, and then...Max was there. She cried out, Nathan spun around and, and the gun just fired..."
She broke down again and David shook his head.
"God, this is..."
Chloe then choked out. "This shouldn't have happened, not to Max, I can't...I can't believe she was even there."
David did his best to calm her; but Chloe was still too worked up to even think about that.
"This is; urgh; this is just so fucked." She burst out. "It should have been me."
David started at once. "Chloe, don't ever say that!"
"But."
"Just, stop." David said. "That's not true, nobody should've been shot. Nobody."
Chloe just shook her head and slumped in her seat again. She waited frantically for any news of Max. The doctors were still working to try and save her life.
Meanwhile, at the police station, Nathan sat in the interrogation room; he was glaring as he waiting for things to begin. He knew what he to do but one thing was standing in his way. His own family; his father had somehow already heard about him being arrested, and had already sent the family lawyer down to intervene.
'I have had enough of this, dad keeps thinking he can control everything, but this isn't...I am not going to let this go.' He thought angrily. 'This shooting is only the beginning, there's, there's so much more, I can't. I can't hold back, the truth must come out; but, how do I tell them, everything when, when...'
He shook his head, finally deciding enough was enough; just as the door opened and his lawyer stepped in.
"Well, Mr. Prescott, we..."
"Are done." Nathan said. "You can leave, I don't need you."
The Lawyer stopped. "Mr. Prescott, your father..."
Nathan shook his head. "Is wrong if he thinks that this will be brushed away. It's not, I'm done hiding and there is to be no interference. You leave and tell my father I'm not accepting anything he offers, now leave."
The lawyer seemed taken aback but finally did so, leaving the officer standing at the door somewhat surprised.
Sitting down Nathan spoke. "Well, no doubt you have questions."
The officer recovered quickly and went to take his seat.
Sitting down the officer spoke.
"Well, Mr. Prescott, as you of course know, you are charged with..."
Nathan decided to cut to the heart of the matter. "I know what my charges are, nor do I deny it, I shot Max Caulfield. But I didn't, mean for things to happen that way, I was only, trying to scare that girl, the one who tried to blackmail me. I didn't mean for the gun to go off, I didn't actually want to shoot anyone. But, it happened."
"Be that as it may, you still shot Maxine Caulfield and we've yet to receive word from the hospital." The officer replied.
Nathan shuddered at that, there was still no word if Max Caulfield was alive or dead yet.
He knew however there was something else. "That's not all, there's something I need to get off my chest, something I've known from the beginning."
The officer raised an eyebrow, confused.
Nathan sighed and then said it. "I know...what happened to Rachel Amber."
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.