Cali Kids: XOXO Sequel (The Ranger$) #Wattys2015

24: Cali

I'm doing everyone's (what the parents were doing at the time included) take on the shooting & when I get to the last kid it's over. So somethings will repeat but moving along. Hope you enjoy this. Don't forget to vote, comment, or whichever. Dedicated to @TRAPP_QUEEN.

It all happened so fast. I was taking pictures with everybody then click, click, boom! Everybody hit the ground. Well I was drug down by the last person I thought would, Khilee. I had froze up as soon as I heard the clicking of the magnum being put in. It was like an outter body experience.
I was pulled down then was pulled along running. We hid behind the slides & my brain finally caught up to my body. I was panting, "Kh-Khilee i-i'm sca-ared", I stuttered in a whisper. She glanced at me. "Just keep running ok. We're gonna make it we just have to get home, ok?", she panted out. I just stared at her. "Ok?", she whisper yelled. I nodded too not trusting my voice to respond.

She grabbed my hand & we slowly crept from under the slides pulling. 3 shots rang out & they sounded close. I was fucking scared enough to piss myself. Khilee intertwined our fingers & pulled me with her into a run. We ran a few minutes before resting behind a tree. I feel like i'm going to pass out any moment now if I keep running like this.

I know Delilah's house is the closest but i'm too scared to know how though. Khilee checked around before we took off again. She glanced back at me when she bumped into someone. It was dark as hell out so I couldn't tell who it was & I felt someone come up behind me. Before I could scream my mouth was covered & we were pulled behind some bushes. "Shh, sis it's just me, JoJo & Don", Jeremiah whispered in my ear making me slightly relax.

He removed his hand from my mouth & hugged me I was shaking so bad. "Where the hell is everybody else?", Khi whisper yelled. Josiah shrugged, "I don't know. We all had split up. Dee & O went off together, Geovanni, Ade, & Aaliyah went off together, y'all too, & me, Lon, & Jer came this way", he responded. My heart was beating so fast. "Do anybody know who the fuck was shooting at us?", I whisper yelled looking at Josiah because I know this has something to do with him & when he looked away from us it confirmed it.

"Doesn't matter. We need to keep moving", Khi whispered & everyone nodded our heads in agreement. Khilee checked to see if the coast was clear before leading everybody further away. We kept a good pace all making sure we weren't being followed. We were about a block away from Dee's house when gunshots rang out again. The whole time Khi was holding my hand but the moment the back window of the car we were running by shattered she let go pushing me away from her.

"Split up!", she yelled picking up speed. I heard footsteps behind me but I didn't dare look back for fear that they would catch me. Pop! Pop! Pop! More gunshots. They started sounding close but farther away.

I slowed down slowing to a stop. Jeremiah & London who were running behind me the whole time ran pass me but stopped a few feet away when they realized I wasn't running anymore. Something told me to go back. I don't know what the he'll I was thinking but my feet started moving on their own. "Cali!", Jeremiah & London called running after me. I was tired but I had to keep going.

I saw 2 dudes running after Khilee & Josiah. No, no, no! Not my big sister & younger brother. I saw one slow down aiming his gun. For who? I don't know but I saw Khilee stop running. "Khilee!", I screamed.