2:00pm

"I wanna go home," Jade mumbled as we sat there, it felt like we'd been doing this forever. Jade hadn't spoken much the whole time we've been in here. He's barely done anything, unless he's been asked to.

Laura was curled up in a ball between Shaun and I who were both leaning against the wall with our legs crossed. Jade was lying on the floor in front of the three of us, his hands behind his head.

We were over this. We couldn't think anymore, didn't move unless told to, didn't and couldn't do anything.

There was a bang at the door as it opened and hit the wall. I still couldn't help myself but look up at who was there, though I was over doing that too.

Max and Harry walked in, both holding someone up by the sleeves of their shirt. The guy's hair was a mess and he had huge bags under his red, puffy eyes. It wasn't until they started yelling and shaking this guy when I realized who it was. But Jade bet me to it.

"Alex," he said. He'd sat up and stared along with the rest of us at Alex.

"This is an example of someone who doesn't do what they're told," Harry yelled as they both proceeded to violently shake Alex. He started to cry but didn't move. He was strong and stared past everyone to the back wall.

"Why did we bring you in here? Huh, what did you do wrong?" Max yelled at Alex. He waited for an answer but Alex gave him nothing. My heart was beating a million per minute and my breathing was going wild. Don't do anything stupid, please.

Alex whispered something, so quietly not even Max or Harry could hear.

"What?" Harry yelled at his face.

"I. . . I did it! I called the police!" Alex yelled, suddenly taking his eyes off the back wall of the room and his eyes darted across everyone. Waiting for their reaction. But we were all speechless. We thought Max and Harry were just blaming us for the police being here. But it really was one of us who did it. And not just anyone, it was Alex who did it! He called the police on us!

I stared on in confusement and scared as they let go of his shirt and began. Kicking, punching and threatening as Alex fell to the floor and howled in pain.

"Stop! Stop! Please! Don't!" But they didn't stop until he stopped yelling. When he was unconscious. I couldn't look away and I couldn't do anything. Even though this seemed to be the
end of one of my best friends.

5:18pm

They took Alex out of the room after they'd finished and they turned off the lights and told us to be silent. We were left in the darkness and quiet for three hours. None of us were brave enough to even whisper words of comfort to those that were silently crying. All I could do was watch on as silently, Laura's eyes filled with tears and she had to bite her tongue to stop from sobbing.

Max came into the room and we lined up like every other time he had taken us to the bathrooms. He lead us down the hall. As much as I hated walking down the hallways at school I never minded as much as I did then. There were two bodies. Bodies of people from our school. Just lying there in the middle of the hallway. Max told us to step over them. I never hated school as much as I did righ that moment. I didn't look at the faces, I didn't want to know who I was leaving behind.

When we arrived to the bathrooms Max pulled out a key. It hit me that they must've been planning this whole thing for a long time considering they had keys for all the classrooms. You can't just get them over night.

Max began to unlock the bathrooms. Before he did he turned to us.

"We've begun locking them so you nasty little kids can't hide out," he said with a mischevious grin and continued on with unlocking the door. The lock didn't budge though. He tried another key and this time it unlocked. Before he could do anything he was on the ground. Two guys at the front of the group had pushed him by the head into the door, causing him to hit his head hard and fall to the floor. I didn't even notice or know it had happened until everyone had gasped and sort of stepped back away from them.

Max stared up at the two boys from the ground, amazed and looking a little worried two. We were suddenly gaining power over them. Before I could even register it the light haired boy reached down and pulled Max's gun from his pocket in one quick move. He pointed the gun down at Max's face.

"You will get in this fucking bathroom and you will stay there 'til everything's over. No talking, no yelling, no nothing. Shut up and get inside," the boy said to Max. Max stayed there for a moment before slowly standing up. He stared both boys in the eye before speaking.

"There's no fuckin' way I'll listen to you. Now give me back my gun or we'll shoot all of you," Max threatened them in a low voice. Like he was trying not to draw attention to us. I looked up and down the hallway but no one was coming. No one had noticed us.

I watched as both boys raised their fists and punched him in the face. I flinched as Max got hit hard in the face and fell back to the floor. The light haired boy was reluctant to put the gun down so kicked Max in the ribs as the other boy kneeled on the ground and punched him again and again in the head. We were all amazed and a little shocked. The kicks and punches didn't seem to make a noise. It seemed silent, like this wasn't real.

Suddenly both boys stopped and turned to us.

"Look you need to leave," the other boy said in a breathless voice, "Run. But be careful 'cause the others are out there. Just leave, you will get out alive," he told us.

It wasn't even a second before most of the group had broken away and it was just Shaun, Jade, Laura and I, the two boys and Max. We stared at the two boys before they yelled at us again, telling us to leave. And that's what we did.

We just ran. I don't even know how we knew to run in the same direction but we did. We all ran down the hall, trying to be quiet about it. When we reached the end of the hallway we turned the corner and stopped, just a moment to catch our breath.

"Where do we go?" Shaun whispered. I shrugged and breathed hard, looking at the others.

"In there, someone's coming," Laura whispered, pointing to the nearest classroom. I couldn't hear anyone coming but I wasn't even thinking as I threw open the door and the four of us rushed inside. Quickly closing the door quietly behind us and we hide behind the teacher's desk at the front of the room. Laura and I hid under the desk, it had draws on either side so we were hidden from view. Shaun and Jade hide behind it, in front of us. We listened as footsteps did go past the classroom quickly and I wondered how on earth Laura had heard them.

"What should we do?" Shaun whispered, "How will we get out?"

"We have to get Alex and Bailey," Laura told us. I looked at her like she was crazy. Suddenly my mind had changed and I didn't want to save Alex or Bailey anymore. Because I couldn't. I had no idea where they were and I didn't know if I could even get my self out alive.

"Okay, there's only two places I think they could be. Back in their old classroom and in the hallway," Jade said, "Do you think we should risk trying to find them?" I shook my head immediately but Shaun and Laura both nodded furiously.

"I do too," Jade agreed with them.

"Me and you will go find them!" It will be fine. Look I'm sure the other kids in our group have gotten out alive and soon the police will be in. We won't get hurt or anything. And if we can't find them in just a few minutes we'll leave,"

"It's not a good idea, us four will just leave," I tried to tell them.

"No! We're taking Alex and Bailey with us. We'll be okay. Seriously, we'll go look for just a few minutes. If we can't find them we'll meet you guys in. . . the gym changerooms. The changerooms are completely seperate from the bathrooms so it'll be okay. And you can hide in classrooms along the way," Jade told us. I considered this for a moment. It was a good idea and the changerooms were closer to the main entrance of the school than here. But to save Alex and Bailey would be a waste.

"But Alex and Bailey will get out okay anyway! Like Shaun said, the police will be in here soon. We should just wait," I told them worriedly but Shaun was already standing up.

"C'mon Jade, we'll meet you at the changerooms in ten minutes!" Shaun whispered and pulled Jade up. Jade gave me a sympathetic smile before leaving the classroom with Shaun.
I took a look at Laura who was already staring at me.

"I'm afraid," she whispered. I bit my lip and stared back.

"I am too. But we'll all be fine-"

"I'm scared I'm gonna die, Andy," she said. I didn't know what to say. We were trying to escape a group of kids with guns. How would I know if we would get out alive?