Hello All!

So the last chapter was a chapter that had a serious issue in it. I hope nobody was offended or anything by it..

This chapter will also deal with some serious topics.

This chapter is the last one before the Epilogue.

Enjoy!

The door was kicked open by a few police officers. "We got a kid down." One of them told the others. They grabbed Abraham and brought him onto a gurney that the paramedics provided for him. I stood and took a deep breath. The officers noticed the tear stains on my face. "It will all be okay. We searched the building, no sight of anybody with a gun or anything dangerous." I remained quiet. I couldn't speak after what had just happened. I witnessed my best friend get shot. He could be dead. Even after I promised him I wouldn't let him get hurt. I started walking towards my dorm room, but one of the officers grabbed my arm. "I think we should take you too. We should get you checked on." He told me.

I nodded, and we followed the paramedics and other officers that had Abraham. I turned my head to watch the people beside me crying or freaking out because of what had happened. I kept looking until I saw Michael crying with Nellie in his arms. My heart dropped when I saw that she was okay. Knowing she was okay, it had made me at least a bit better. "Abraham.." Michael said to himself. He stood up and followed us. He grabbed me and hugged me tightly. "I'm so happy you're okay." Michael cried. He checked my body to see if there were anything abnormal.

"I am too." I heard Nellie say. I smiled through the pain. "Hows everyone else?" I asked them. Finally saying something. "I called Lily and Aylin, they're both fine. Charlie and Ali are too." Nellie pointed out. I took a large breath. "What about Maxfield? Do you know yet?" I finally had to ask. "I don't know. I haven't heard anything.." I turned towards Michael. "What about Blake?" I asked, quietly. Michael's eyes filled with tears. "I have no idea.. I won't be able to live with myself if he's dead. The last words I said to him was that I hated him.." He cried. I put my hand on his arm, and brought him in for another hug.

We hadn't noticed, but we had gotten to the front doors. We took a look around and saw some bullet shells on the ground, and a bit of blood. Michael whimpered at that. He couldn't believe what he saw. He turned around and saw more gurneys. Thats when we all saw it. It was Blake. On a gurney. Michael's heart broke. So did mine. And I'm pretty sure Nellie's did too. "Wait, guys. Where's Shanna?" Nellie asked us. I shrugged, looking around. I saw her screaming and freaking out at something. She was standing next to a gurney, but the identity on it was unknown. I ran over to her and took her hand. I took a quick notice at who it was.

Maxfield.

Tears formed in my eyes. "Oh.. Oh god."

When we all got to the hospital, I was one of the first people to get checked out. I didn't have any physical wounds, but they did recommend I see a therapist once a week and then whenever else I needed to. Michael was pacing in the waiting room. He was waiting to see if Blake was okay. Blake was my friend, I'd get really upset if he wasn't okay, but Michael was dating him. I wouldn't know how I would have felt if I saw Nellie on one of the gurneys.

Shanna was cuddled up with Aylin and Lily. I really felt bad for her. She was having a tough time with that. She had confessed everything to us that night. When she was 13, her father got shot and killed by a man in the streets. She must have thought about that during the whole time with seeing Maxfield on the Gurney.

Aylin and Lily were in their dorm when it happened. Aylin had kept Lily safe during the situation. She knew that Lily wasn't that brave when it came to things like that. Charlie and Ali were hanging out in the hallways, and when they heard the gun shots, they went into the closest dorm room possible. They kept each other safe. Charlie made sure that whenever they heard rattling or somebody running through the hallways, that Ali was okay.

Now on the with three people that I saw on the Gurneys. There were a few students who got shot and only had injuries. But some had died from it. Maxfield was walking in the hallways when the shooter was walking around. He saw them and saw the gun. He was terrified. He planned on running, but they had shot him right before he could. He was okay, and the doctors were able to help him. Though he'd be in the hospital for a few days.

"Tell me how he is." Michael insisted the doctors talk to him about Blake. The doctor took a deep breath before giving Michael the verdict. "Right now, we don't know. He's in a coma right now, and we don't know if he'll wake." First when the doctor said that Michael didn't want to believe it. But he took in the reality, and it was too much to bare. He began sobbing uncontrollably, and he fell onto the floor. I ran over to him and held onto him. He was shaking. "The last words I said to him before he went into a coma was that I hated him. I'm such an idiot!" Michael shouted. He got out of my arms and ran off.

I walked over to Nellie. "Can you please go check on him? I want to wait here so I can get to news for Abraham." I explained. "I love Michael, but I do want to know about Abraham too.." She told me. I nodded in understanding. "I'll go." Shanna told us. She ran out of the hospital for Michael. "I'm so nervous." I said, starting to well up. "Don't you dare cry, Shay. You've been doing so good. If you lose it, I will too." Nellie yelled at me. I nodded and took a shaky breath.

I looked around and saw a doctor heading towards us. "Abraham Lim?" He asked for. I walked over to him with Nellie. "How is he, doc?" I asked. He looked at his sheets and took a deep breath. "We tried, it wouldn't work. He just, wasn't strong enough.. I'm sorry. He's gone." The doctor told us. Tears filled my eyes. I kept shaking my head. I ran out of the building too. I sat on the front steps of the hospital, crying harshly. I couldn't breath properly. My body has been shaking, and my whole heart just dropped. I hadn't felt that bad since Nellie and me fought about Emily.

I felt a tap on my shoulder so I turned around. It was Nellie. I sniffled and wiped some tears away. She sat down beside me and grabbed my hand. "Just cry. You just lost your life long best friend... You're allowed to cry." She informed me. "Why aren't you crying?" I asked. She tucked her lips into her mouth. "I don't know.." Was all she said.

"I'm really sorry Nellie. For everything that's happened. I don't deserve it that you're talking to me right now." Nellie put her finger over my mouth. "I was so worried about you when I heard that gunshot. I was really scared that you weren't going to make it. I love you Dani. If you had died, I don't know what I would have done. I think I might have died myself." For the first time since before the shooting, I actually smiled for real. "Did you just say you loved me?"

"Yeah. Because I do. I love you and there's no denying it anymore. I just can't stop loving you. I don't think I'll ever get over it." She explained. That was when she started to cry. I grabbed the side of her face and turned it towards me. "I've never stopped loving you this whole time." Nellie admitted. "Me neither." She straightened up her figure and looked into my eyes. "So, what do you think would make us feel better about the whole, us, situation?" She asked.

"This." I grabbed the sides of her face and pressed my lips against hers. It was all that I needed. I felt her smile into the kiss. When we parted I wrapped arms around her. She cried into my shoulder. "It will all be okay." I reassured her.

[BACK WITH SHANNA AND MICHAEL]

Michael ran out of the hospital in tears. He couldn't believe that Blake was gone.. He couldn't be gone. He loved him. A lot. He heard the doors open, it was Shanna. "Hey hon." She sat down near him and leaned on his shoulder. "I'm sorry about Blake." She told him. He wiped tears away from his face. "I just, can't believe he's gone.." He grabbed Shanna and cried in her shoulder. She just patted his back. "You don't know that he's gone. He's in a coma.."

Michael sighed. "I'm really scared that he won't recover though. He's such an amazing guy, but sometimes he doesn't fight enough.." Shanna grabbed Michael's hand. "Did you mean it?" She asked him. "Mean what?" Shanna sighed. "That you hate him.. Did you mean what you said?" Michael closed his eyes. "Not one bit. If he doesn't make it out, then those would be the last words I said to him.." He cried. Shanna let go of Michael's hand and stood. "Not necessarily.."

Michael stood as well. "What do you mean?" Shanna smiled widely, and brought him inside.

I walked back inside with Nellie. I was really happy that we were together again. I missed her. But, that wasn't what I had to deal with at the time. I had to call Abraham's family. They'd want to know what was going on. I grabbed my phone and started to dial the number. But I stopped. "I haven't talked to Abraham's family since before I left.. I can't call them and say that there son has... You know." I started to tear up again. Nellie took a hand. "It will be okay.. Just call them."

I started dialing the number again and this time I clicked the call button. When they answered it, they seemed happy. I was about to break this. "Hello?" They asked again. "Sorry, hi.. It's Dani. Dani Shay." I greeted. "Oh hey darling. How are you? Hows Abraham?" My heart broke at that question. I held my hand over the phone and held my other hand over my mouth. I took a large breath and put the phone back up the my ear. "That's actually what I was calling about.. You see, something happened at school.. And well.. Abraham got hurt." I confessed. "How so?"

"He um.. He got shot.. And he didn't make it." I barely got those words out. "Oh. Oh my." I could hear his mother sob over the phone. "I think he'd really enjoy it if you came." I told her. "Of course. Of course. Want me to get your parents to come too?" She asked me. "Yes. That would be great. Thank you. I'll talk to you later.. I'm really sorry." All I heard was the dial tone after that.

Michael and Shanna walked into the building, Michael's face was all red. He turned towards one of the doctors. "Can I please see Blake Jenner?" He asked. The doctor nodded, and brought him into the other room. "What's he doing?"

Shanna turned towards me. "He's telling Blake that he loves him." I smiled and wrapped my arms around Shanna. I hugged her tightly. "Thanks Shanna."

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Remember, this is the last chapter before the epilogue, so stay tuned! (: