(A/N: I decide to change to third person due to the story length. Some shorter chapters I may change to first person, but this chapter was just too long. )
The ride to the library was quite, the only sounds were the sirens of the emergency personnel vehicles as they headed to the school and the radio; broadcasting the terror that was happening at the school.
"We have received reports of an explosion coming from inside the school...
...As we have been reporting through out the morning, gun shots and explosions at Trinity High school. All parents of students are urged to remain calm; They are also urged to go to the Dallas county public library...
...Nobody has access to the school; Dallas county police have erected barricades on the streets around the school, and is only allowing emergency personnel in the area surrounding the school campus...
...Still no word on how many students have been wounded, no word on fatalities, if any, but reports of repeated sustained automatic gunfire continue to pour in from residents in the nearby community, who are witnessing this horrific attack..."
Sydney reached over and turned off the radio knowing that it would be too hard to listen to the rest. Soon Alex and Sydney arrived at the library and found a parking space as close as they could. They soon notice that Erica's car is parked two spaces down from them and is still waiting in the car. Once Erica sees them walking toward the library, she gets out of the car and walks into the library with them.
The library was chaos, parents everywhere waiting anxiously for word on their children. No buses had arrived yet, but lists of students known to be safe was being sent from the school and printed out and distributed or taped up on the walls and doors in the library. Chairs were being arranged in groups of five to ten, and restaurants in the area had begun delivering food for the families.
Once inside the library doors, there is a table set up for parents to fill out forms for their children that would later be used in identifying the wounded and fatalities.
Name: Marcus James Trivette
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 150 lbs
Clothing: dark denim cut-off shorts, red t-shirt with the words "Trinity Taros football" on the front in black and white letters, and white athletic running shoes.
Name: Jacob Connor Gage
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 140 lbs
Clothing: Black basketball shorts with two white vertical stripes down each side, gray t-shirt, and white and black athletic running shoes. A gold class ring on right ring finger with a blue gem.
Name: Andrew John Walker
Hair color: Red
Eye color: Blue
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 120 lbs
Clothing: Red basketball shorts, white T-shirt, black slip-on sandals
Name: Angela Elizabeth Walker
Hair color: Blonde with red highlights
Eye color: blue-gray
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Clothing: faded denim shorts, light blue spaghetti string shirt, light brown sandals. Silver locket with butterfly on front; Silver class ring with purple gem on left hand ring finger; and a sliver band on right hand thumb.
As Alex fills out the form about Angela, the topic about Angela's weight brings up the memory of an argument between Andrew and Angela that had happened that morning
(Flashback)
"Morning Angel, Sit down and eat breakfast. Don't be one of those girls that don't eat anything." I said as I see Angela grab a box of breakfast bars. Angela is on the varsity cheerleading squad at school and is very weight-conscious; even though she doesn't need to be.
"Mom, I'm fine, and I do eat; I just prefer not to eat certain things…" Angela said as she begins to get what she made for her lunch last night together.
"Oh here it comes;" Andrew interrupts, as he allows his head to hit the table with a soft thud. "Miss Anorexic is going to tell us all her entire diet of foods she won't eat. Hey Angela, why don't you make it easy on us and change your argument to just whatever that stuff is that you do eat."
Alex could tell that Walker was about to give Andrew a reprimand for his outburst, when Angela without missing a beat, looks straight at her brother, and with the most straightest face said: "Andrew; first of all, I am not anorexic; and second, you've got one life to live, don't push it!"
"Angela, don't threaten your brother. Andrew, leave your sister alone about her eating habits; unless you know she really does have an eating disorder, and in that case come to us instead of teasing her." Walker said, looking at both kids in turn before going back to his coffee.
(End flashback)
"Alex? Are you alright?" Sydney asked noticing that Alex seemed to be a million miles away in her thoughts.
"Yeah I'm just thinking about the argument about Angela's diet that Angela and Andrew had this morning." Alex replays as she tries to keep the emotions of what is happening at bay.
"I know I keep doing the same thing myself. Mostly the argument about Jacob wanting his own car when he turns 16, now it all seems such a stupid thing to argue over." Sydney says, thinking over the argument that Gage and Jacob had this morning.
"Come on, let's find a place to sit, we may be here awhile." Erica suggests as they go to one of the group of chairs nearby and sit down and begin to wait for news about their children.
TBC