There Are Worse Things I Could Do

Chapter 55: Day two Continued

The shots banging left ringing in your ears. It took a few seconds to realise it but then you did.

Someone is shooting in the building.

You didn't know what to do. You look to your left and see Zoe getting up to run.

"(Y/N) come on run now!" She says taking your wrist.

You look to your other side and see Dan. He stands up and follows you and Zoe. There was screaming me from the crowd. The shots kept going. Zoe keeps pulling you along. And to a hallway. At the time the shots were muffled.

"Where's Alfie and Phil?" You ask.

You look around and see people running everywhere. No Alfie. No Phil. Dan spins around and heads back to the stage.

"Dan don't you dare. You're not going into a room with an active shooter." You say grabbing your arm.

Dan struggles in your grip and pulls lose. He runs towards the stage wing. You but at after him and see there is no one left alive on the stage. Your body shudders when you see Garett's body left with bullets in it. The crowd has cleared out. At least 4 dozen body's were left in the seats. You were slightly relived that they were not the bodies you were looking for.

You see that no one else was living in the room except you and Dan. You turn and are greeted with Dan's tears.

"Dan they aren't here. That means they could still be alive."

You wipe his tears away and take his hands. There was nothing left to say. All you could do is find Phil.

Zoe comes up behind you but before she could open her mouth shots were fired. They were horribly close. You bolt out running across the stage. You jump off the edge and run out the doors. You look quickly and see Dan and Zoe are right behind you.

Where to run? Where can you be safe? You do a quick right turn and run down a completely open hallway. The shots were much farther away now. That was when you stop running. Dan and Zoe stop too. All of you were gasping for air. You walk into what looked like an office room and see Phil hiding in the corner. He had tears streaming down his face and blood on his cheek.

"Oh my god Phil are you all right!?" You whisper yell.

"I'm fine but Alfie isn't. He got shot right behind me. I tried to save him but I couldn't."

You could practically hear Zoe's hear break she starts crying and Dan comforts her as you talk to Phil. Phil went in to explain what happened from his point if view.

"I saw the men who had the guns. They were in the centre of the stage 3rd section. They pulled out he guns and started shooting. I couldn't move. After everyone started running I grabbed Alfie and ran. We ran in the opposite direction of you, Zoe and Dan. As we ran one of the men shot Alfie in the back and I dived into a room connected to this one and hid." Phil stated.

You grabbed him and held him close. After holding Phil he got up and went over to Dan and hugged him tight. You mines over to Zoe who was still hysterically. You couldn't tel her it's all right because you know how it is to lose someone. It hurts like hell. You hugged her and rocked her back and forth.

The four of you stay in that room but then you hear shots come closer.

"Get in that closet all of you." Phil says.

All of you jump in and you're sitting between Dan and Zoe again and Phil was crouching behind Dan. You hear the door to the room open and footsteps. Your heart was pounding and tears still came from Zoe's eyes. Dan looked at you and whispered so softly into your ear.

"I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. When we got home I was going to ask you to marry me."

Your heart slowed down. He was going to ask to marry you.

"I would have said yes Dan."

The door to the closet opened. A man stood in front of you. The gun was shiny and new. And it was going to kill you.

"I'm going to ask one question. If you answer correctly I won't shoot. Got it?" He said in a gravely voice.

You and the others nod.

"There are no homosexuals or bisexuals in here right?" He asked flipping the safety off the gun.

"No sir." Zoe says. "I have a boyfriend and (Y/N) is dating Dan right there. Phil is dating a girl named Cat."

The man nods and turns the safety on Zoe just saved all of you. And especially Phil.

"You're all all right. Leave the building so the others won't shoot."

You nod and run out of the closet. You see the front doors 20 feet away and run out of there so fast. A police officer stops you and the others.

"Did you see the shooter?" He asked.

"Zoe did sir." Zoe goes and speaks with the officer and you hug Dan.

You hugged him as if your life depended on it.

"I'll still marry you." You whisper.

He tilted your chin up and kissed you tenderly.