Annie poked her head through the gym entrance and looked around before signaling to Jeff. "All clear." They walked into the gym, looking all around as they surveyed the area. With the exception of paint splotches everywhere it looked the same as it did this morning. Every surface was still covered in either sheets or plastic wrap. The ground was still covered with green streamers. And giant paper mache pterodactyls were still hanging from the ceiling.

After taking Rich out Jeff and Annie had walked all around campus searching for students. After one hour they thought people had just found really good hiding spots. But once two hours went by without seeing anyone else they stopped talking to each other, nervously sneaking glances at one another as they made their way back to the gym.

Jeff swallowed back his emotions as he slowly took out his gun. They had finally reached the point in the game he had desperately been putting off; the point when it was either him or her. He didn't want to shoot Annie. But the prize was too great for him not to try and get it.

As he slowly raised his gun she whipped around and pointed both of her pistols at him. "I knew it would come to this."

"Annie-."

"What Jeff? You think I'm just going to let you shoot me and hand you the game. I'm not going out without a fight." She licked her lips as her face became animated with anger. "You promised you'd let me win this. Remember. You told me that if we were the last two standing you'd let me win. I guess it was all a lie."

"That was before-." Jeff tried not to look into her doe eyes as he thought about how to go about this. "Look, how about this. I'll let you win and be dean, if you promise that you'll arrange it so I can graduate early. That way we both win. You win the game and improve the school, and I can get out of here. Win win."

"How is that a win Jeff? How is you leaving here early a won for anyone but yourself."

"I thought you were over this Annie! Forcing everyone to conform to your schedule. Having everyone put their lives on hold for your sake. This is the Spanish final all over again!"

"No it's not! I'm not trying to keep you from living your life."

"Then what would you call it Annie?"

As she looked at him sadness mixed in with the anger she was feeling. "I want you here as long as possible because once you leave you'll forget about us!"

"What?" Jeff shook his head as he tried to process this. "What are you talking-."

"Don't even try to deny it." As tears fell down her face Jeff could see that this wasn't a manipulation ploy or girlish defiance. But that she was truly and deeply upset. "I've known for years that as soon as you leave here you're going to forget about all of us. You hang out with us now because you're stuck here. But as soon as you're back to being a lawyer with your old friends we'll just be a distant memory. You spent just a few days with Alan and you almost chose him over us, even after you found out he betrayed you and got you fired. You chose a guy you can't stand over us, your so called friends!"

Jeff stammered as he looked at her, shocked at what she was saying. "I…I won't forget about you just because…we're friends."

"Are we Jeff? Are we friends? Because anytime you introduce us to anyone you always say 'they're my study group'. After three years you still can't admit to anyone that you're actually friends with us!" For the first time in the game her perfect aim wavered as her arms shook. "I know that once you graduate you'll never see any of us again. That you'll never see me again. I just want to keep you around until the inevitable happens and I lose my friend."

Just then footsteps were heard outside, following moments later by the doors bursting open and Marguerite and Pierce walking in. "Freeze." They pointed their guns at Jeff and Annie as Marguerite smacked her gum. "Well looky here. I was beginning to think no one else was around."

"Heard what happened to Britta. Guess it didn't take much for you to betray us. Again." Jeff said to Pierce.

"Jeff, you are, and will always be my friend. But come on. She gets me laid."

"Guess the expression 'bros before hoes' went right over your head."

The four of them continued their Mexican standoff as Marguerite looked at Jeff and Annie. "We haven't seen anyone else in hours. Have you."

"Nope. You two are the first ones we've seen since we took out Rich hours ago."

"Then it looks like we're the last four in this game." Without warning she raised one of her guns and shot Pierce in the chest.

"OW! What the hell!"

"Sorry sweetie. But I want out of this crap hole." As Pierce moved over to the wall Marguerite stepped closer, pointing a gun each at Jeff and Annie. "I'm going to give you till the count of three before I end this. One. Two-."

She suddenly stopped counting as they heard an ominous squeaking above them. They looked over and saw Pierce jerking a rope pulley. They had just enough time to look up before one of the giant paper mache pterodactyls fell from the ceiling. They dove out of the way as it crashed to the ground.

"Get her you two! Take her out!" Pierce yelled.

Seeing her chance Annie scrambled to her knees and fired at Marguerite. A red paint pellet hit her square in the chest just as she fired off one final round. Annie dove down like an expert dodge ball player, but wasn't fast enough as she was hit on the side of the neck.

As she felt her neck she slowly got up and looked at a shocked Jeff. "Looks like you won your freedom from here. Goodbye Jeff. I'll miss you."

To be concluded.