Everything was normal, Sophie and Fitz were talking by their lockers; promising to be together till they died and all that. Dex and Biana were comparing their french notes at one of the cafeteria tables. Keefe had roped Jensi and Valin into one of his pranks. Linh was… in a wheelchair. That part was not normal. He wheeled her down the halls and towards their lockers.

"You know that I can wheel myself around, you don't need to be there to push me."

"What and leave you all by yourself to get hit in the face with book bags and stray hands, I don't think so."

"You have classes too Wylie. You can't be late to everyone because you decided to wheel me to class."

"Well I have something called manners and I thought this was a good way to spend some time together, Your locker m'lady."

"Thank you kind sir, you are quite chivalrous." he opened his own locker and got his books….

Bang

"What the…" he started.

Bang, Bang

The hallways erupted in screams. People were running and running fast towards the exits and the announcement system was playing.

"Attention students and teachers, this is not a drill. Please proceed to the nearest classroom. Attention students and teachers this is not a drill please proceed to the nearest classroom. Attention.." Wylie tuned out after that.

"We have to go, Now." The hallways had mainly cleared at that point only the struggling student trying to get their things from the floor were left.

"My, My, My look who decided to show up."said a voice.

"Well I go to school here so…." The man was wearing a mask so Wylie couldn't see his face but he knew that voice. It was the voice that came to his house every saturday afternoon to take Biana and Fitz to lunch.

"Alden Vacker." he spat.

"Wylie Endal," he spat back. "I hoped I would run into you here. Your father has said great things about you in the time I spend at the prison."

"Delta one come in Delta one," came a voice from the walkie-talkie " Delta one do you read me."

"I read you," said Alden.

"Good, we found a girl hiding in a closet, she took off your way."

"I'll handle her." Just as he said that Maruca ran by and Alden raised his gun and squeezed the trigger. She fell to the ground, dead.

Linh screamed, a reasonable response Wylie thought. Alden looked at his watch and raised the walkie-talkie to his lips.

"Delta two, Alpha three and Omega our mission has been completed it's time to make our escape." Wylie knew he should try to follow him but all he could do was stare in horror at Maruca. He distanly heard sirens in the distance.

Hours later, he was sitting in a hospital waiting room chair, waiting for Linh. They had taken her in after Alden had left. He looked up at the TV the news was playing, he expected to see the school and something about Maruca but instead they were showing footage of the prison.

"Earlier today convicted felon and murderer Prentice Endal escaped from the Britshire Prison," the reporter stopped and looked behind the camera. "We have breaking news, It seems that the school shooting and Endal's escape were at the same time, police suspect that Endal was working with forces outside of the prison to coordinate his escape." The camera switched from the reporter at the prison.

"We have chief Sencen here with us, Chief Sencen how do you think that Prentice Endal escaped from prison.?

"Well we don't know, all security cameras were wiped clean and there were no signs of him breaking out but I assure you that I have my best detectives on the case, we will find him."

"And while you and your police force are finding him how do you think that the citizens of Britshire should stay safe."

"Well we advise that citizens do not go out at night, always keep a cell phone on you and travel in pairs."

"How long do you think that it will take for you to catch the guy?"

"We suspect that is shouldn't be more than a few days and in the meantime stay safe."

"Thank you chief Sencen, I'm Oralie VonHaughinton, back to you Alina." The camera switched back to the set.

"Thank you Oralie for that pressing update, and now the weather with Bronte."

Linh emerged from one of the exam rooms, the stitches along her face had been taken out.

"You didn't have to wait for me, I know that Della and Tiregan are probably worried."

"They probably are but I wanted to walk you home first."

"Can we take a walk?"

"Well are you asking if I can take a walk and you can continue to stay in that wheelchair."

"I'm asking you if you want to push me around downtown," she asked.

"Well in that case I'd be delighted."

They walked all around the city, and came to a stop near the candy store. It had always been a mystery to Wylie. He had lived in this town his whole life and that candy store had never opened. There was sign that read: closed for renovations. But what renovations could take seventeen years.

Linh sighed.

"What's on your mind there Linh?" he asked.

"Nothing much, it just seems that every day something bad happens. Sometimes it's the small things, getting a bloody nose in gym class or twisting your ankle on your way home from school. But then there are days like this when everything goes downhill and you just want leave it all behind."

"It sounds like you've been thinking of this alot,"

"I just want to skip ahead to the part where we ride off into the sunset, not a care in the world. To a place with no death and no weird things and no candy stores that should be open. To a place where our crappy parents don't exist and I can walk and talk and laugh without my ribs hurting."

"Did you see that?" he asked suddenly.

"No, what did you see?"

"I thought I saw someone moving inside the candy store,"

"That's ridiculous nobody could be in there it's been closed and bolted shut for years. Remember, Keefe tried to break in a few years back."

"You're right I'm just being paranoid. It's not every day when your crazy murderer father escapes from prison."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really, can we just get back to the part about sunsets and rainbows with no crazy parents."

"Sure but not now, It's getting late and I think I should head back,"

"Yeah probably," he said, then changed his mind. "Or."

"Or what?"

"Or, I know a place that's perfect for watching the sunset."

"That sounds better than what's waiting for me at my house."

They walked for a while until he saw it, the tree where he had carved his initials into when he was ten so that he could find the spot again.

"It's just through here," he said and pushed linh onto the path, worn down from countless visits to his spot.

"Wow," Linh said. It was amazing, the spot lead to a clearing that looked towards the western horizon The sun was setting and the sky was filled with colors.

"This is amazing,"

"Yeah it kinda is," Then he leaned in and kissed her, and she kissed him back.

They sat there for a while kissing and talking about nothing just being themselves until they could barely keep their eyes open.

"This is perfect," he said to no one in particular.

"Yeah it kinda is."

(A:/N) Allison: Hi I hope you liked the chapter.

Carin: Hi *waves*