Peyton got off the bus and walked into the old gym where the guys were practicing for now with all the kids that got out of the school. Her mind was racing on Nathan, Haley, Brooke, Lucas, and Jake. She didn't know if he was in the school or not she didn't see him in school this morning, and she knew he didn't make practice this morning because Jenny had a fever. When she called his house from her cell phone on the bus on the way to the gym there was no answer so she knew he was at school or on his way to school. When all the teachers were checking off the names of the kids that were there Peyton snuck out of the gym and started running toward the school. She had to get in there and find her friends and Jake because if anything happened to any of them she wouldn't know what to do. She couldn't lose somebody else that she loved. Peyton ran so fast that she made it to the school in less than 10 minutes she ran around the back way because she knew that the cops and SWAT team would be there soon and would never be able to get in. She climbed through one of the windows of the art studio. She was in, she needed to find then now.

"How the hell did this happen" Mayor Dan Scott screamed at the Chief of Police

"Mayor I understand your frustration but these things happen when you don't have metal detectors in the school we cannot check everyone before they step into school everyday. The school board that you are on did not approve it so you need to sit down and let me do my job" he firmly said while turning away to talk to his team.

"I will calm down when my kids are out of there, my sons are in there and I want people in there NOW to get them out" he yelled

"Lucas is inside?" when Dan heard this voice he turned around to see Karen standing right in front of him. She looked like she was going to lose it.

"Ya he went back in after Nathan…Haley and Brooke are inside too" he told her.

"Oh my God! They are all inside. What is going on now? What is being done to get my son out of there?" she asked getting more impatient when everyone just looked at her "HELLOOOO"

"Karen calm down" Keith said coming up behind her and hugging her "they will go in and get him but they have to make sure it is safe first so nobody else gets hurt, why don't we go over there and talk to the policeman and give them a description of Lucas"

"Ok let's go I want my son out here now" she said walking away with Keith.

"Ok guys we need to find out how many shooters we have, how many kids are in there, and then get a team in there and get them out. Lets move!" the chief said. Dan stood there and watched, for the first time in his life he felt helpless he couldn't take over the situation. There was nothing he could say to fix it and to protect his kids. For the first time too he wasn't just thinking about Nathan he was truly worried for Lucas also. What would possess them to run into a building with kids shooting people. Then he remembered Haley was in there is anything happened to his boys Mrs. Haley James Scott would pay big time. Little did he know that Haley so far was the only one in serious trouble for now.

Karen had just given the police man a description of Lucas and now she was told to sit and wait. It brought her back to when Lucas was 10 years old and fell down the stairs he was unconscious she was so scared for him. While she was waiting with Keith in the waiting room she thought she wouldn't be able to just sit there and do nothing. It was her son, the only thing that mattered in her life how could she just sit there and wait. Then after about 2 hours the doctor came out and told her that he was going to be fine. His CAT Scans were fine and he just had a broken leg. She would never forget that feeling on that day. Now she was leaning against a police car just sitting and waiting again with Keith next to her and that feeling that she had that day in the waiting room was coming back. She would not just sit there this time and wait. She would give the police time to try and get in there and get the kids out, but she wouldn't wait long and then she was going to go in there and get them. No one was going to stop her this time, she was the parent and she was going to protect her son.

"Karen it's going to be ok. Luke is a fighter and he will be fine he knows how to use his head. You taught him well" he said rubbing her back

"I know Keith I just want him out here. I don't understand what kind of kids would do this?"

"Some kids just break and can't take the pressure of High School they just snap" he said

Dan walked over to them

"They are getting ready to send the SWAT Team in" Dan said leaning against the car with them

"Ok" they said together holding hands.

Thanks for the reviews guys. They are very encouraging please keep them coming. I have so many ideas for this story another chapter prob today