"Sean you're the one who rushed me out the door!"

"You couldn't of turned off your straightener before we left? Great! Can't wait for my apartment to be burned down." Sean said while shutting his locker and putting his head black tuke on.

Ellie flipped one her red hair back and said, "fine, lets just skip class and go home to turn it off, its no big deal... I do it a lot."

"Everything ok guys?" Emma asked, coming through.

"Are you ok?" Ellie asked back, Emma looked at her and shrugged, Ellie added, "You look like you've been crying."

"I'm fine. I'll see you later." Emma said, spotting Manny and going the other way.

Ellie shrugged to Sean who took her hand and went to head the other way until kids were running and shoving another.

"RUN!" they shouted.

Sean held Ellie tight and wondered what the hell was happening.

He saw Jimmy walking back slowly, with his hands in the air.

What the hell?

He then saw Rick and Rick yelled at Jimmy, "Don't walk away from me!" with that, Jimmy turned to run.

BANG!

Jimmy landed hard on the ground and Sean's eyes budged out in horror as Ellie gasped and tears sprung down her face.

"Jim-Jimmy." She covered her mouth and Sean grabbed her tighter.

"Ellie, go!" Sean instructed and pushed her towards the exit, running out before Rick saw them.

Suddenly a big sound alarm that made your ears bleed, kept going off in and outside of school. Some students were out, some were still in.

A recording repeated over and over on the announcements in school:

"I repeat, this is a school lockdown. I repeat, this is a school lockdown. I repeat, this is a school lock down."

"School lock out, just great." Spinner sighed, standing next to Jay outside of Degrassi with a bunch of students and some teachers, cops too.

"Least I was late and not stuck in class." Jay said with a smirk as Ellie and Sean ran from the side of the school and over to them.

"Guys!" Spinner said with a smile until noticing Sean's fear struck face. Ellie had even collapsed on the ground, crying. Some people rushed over.

Spinner and Jay gave another clueless looks and Jay asked Sean lightly, "What's going on in there?"

Sean looked like he was in shock, he kept opening and closing his mouth like he didn't know what to say.

"What is it?" Spinner asked this time.

"It's Rick." Sean finally answered, "He shot Jimmy."

"Rick!" Jay freaked out. He knew it! Knew that kid wouldn't change. He looked around, "I should find Emma, she's probably in shock he would do this. I told her he was just a freak."

"Jay." Sean said, staring down at the ground.

Jay just shook his head and went to turn, "I got to find her."

"Jay!" Sean finally yelled.

Jay turned and gave him a look.

Sean rubbed his face hard and sniffed, "Emma's still inside." He said with pure guilt and sorrow.

"What?" Jay said, staring in defeat.

Sean tried to explain, "I-I was running the other way, she didn't see."

"Why didn't you grab her you idiot!" he shouted, trying to grab Sean but Spinner held him back.

"We're all a little panicked right now, Jay!" Spinner insisted.

Jay backed off and put his hands on his head. Emma. If- if something happened to her... god, he'd just die.

Jay put his hands on his hips turning around to look around.

Suddenly he took off back inside the building.

"JAY!" Spinner and Sean yelled trying to grab him and so did some cops but he made it inside.

He had to get Emma out. He had to save her.

Inside, the alarm was going off and Emma was with Manny, panicking, trying to find somewhere to hide.

What was going on?

All the doors were locked, it was mandatory but shit, couldn't Raditch have spots for students in the halls to hide when this alarm went off?

Suddenly there was another gun shot and Emma and Manny clung together, hugging and crying.

"Emma, I can't do this!" Manny shook in fear and balled her eyes out.

Emma hugged her tighter and looked around to spot a janitor closet.

Perfect.

Emma went over and opened it to a small area with a mop and broom.

"Emma, we can't fit!" Manny said with tears streaming down her face.

"You can, just go!" Emma said, shoving Manny inside. Manny tried to fight her but Emma closed the door as quick as she could.

"No! Emma!"

With that Emma, by herself, started walking slowly around the halls, careful of each corner. She noticed her breathing being a bit un even, and her hands shaking.

"Emma." She jumped by the voice and sound of her name.

She turned to see... Rick?

"Rick." She said out loud and then broke into tears when she saw him holding the gun. It was him. He had done all of this. Oh god, who did he hurt

"Don't cry Emma." Rick said getting closer and Emma just cried harder and backed up to see she was against a wall and shut her eyes tight.

"please don't do anything Rick." Emma begged.

"Funny, coming from you." Rick said with anger, "You cause harm to everything."

Emma opened her eyes but couldn't look at him, she sniffed and ran her shaky hands through her hair.

"Don't do anything stupid, Rick." Came another voice and Emma stared in horror, seeing Jay walking down the hall over to them.

Was he stupid!

Emma couldn't believe this. Why was he here? Why was he coming over!

"I would never hurt her." Rick sneered, raising the gun at him.

Emma shut her eyes one more time, "Don't, don't, don't!" Emma begged, crying even harder. No, no, no. Not Jay! Please no. God no. Why was this happening?

"Why?" Rick yelled at her, "He doesn't love you like I do!"

Silence.

"Yes I do." Jay informed bravely.

"Jay." Emma snapped, shaking her head no. This was just going to anger Rick even more.

But this was what Jay wanted, he spotted a door 10 feet from Emma, the emergency exit. If he distracted Rick, she could run out it.

"Probably more than you could ever love her." Jay informed Rick who shook with anger. Jay caught Emma's eye and safely and slowly nodded behind her to the door.

Emma swallowed hard and looked over her shoulder, seeing it.

"NOT TRUE!" screamed Rick, clicking the safety off his gun.

Now Emma's whole body shook, and Jay's would of been too if not for her, if not doing this for her.

"Why doesn't she look at you then?" Jay said, stepping a little closer and glanced at Emma and back to Rick, "She kissed me, she kiss you?"

"EMMA! Why did you kiss him! Was I not good enough for you?" Rick cried, putting the gun to his head, itching it like an insane person.

"Rick don't." Emma pleaded, shaking her head and taking a slow step to the side.

"She's mine." Rick told Jay looking at him, Emma took another step to the side, he yelled at Jay, "You don't deserve this, you deserve some slut in the ravine! O-Or Alex. Not this, beautiful girl."

"Oh god." Emma cried, she was almost there but he looked back at her and aimed at her.

"Go!" Jay yelled running toward Rick who gave a wierd look and looked back at Jay to be tackled, "GO!" Jay yelled once more at Emma, wrestling for the gun.

Emma ran for the door.

The gun went off.

Emma stopped and turned, her eyes widen, her heart stopped, her world... just stopped.