Another Life

Skipping brings consequences

I've had enough of everyone staring at me. I walk out if the school. I start to walk home. I hate feeling like a charity case. There only looking for drama. I guess I bring enough drama. Not like I want to. I guess I have bad luck. I text Zoey to tell her where I went.

Went home didn't like everyone staring at me.- Sofie

Zoey would be at lunch right now. She will probably come home because she doesn't want me alone. I like being alone. I get to clear my head and think.

On my way there don't move.- Zoey

Zo I'm fine you have a big exam today anyway.- Sofie

I don't care. I'll make it up.- Zoey.

I hear a noise down stairs. Wow Zoey got here fast.

"Zoey I'm up here," I say. To where she can hear me downstairs. I hear Zoey coming up the steps. She is opening up random doors. Why she knows I would be in here. She is probably looking for her book bag she hasn't been able to find it.

I just left the school be there in 5.- Zoey

If Zoey just left the school then who is here. Maybe it's my mom but what if she catches me. Well she said I could come home if school got to much to me today.

"Mom?" I say. The door opens downstairs.

"Sofie?" Zoey yells.

"Zoey call 911 and run," I yell. I know whoever is in the house will know where I am now. Zoey just needs to stay safe. Of course she doesn't do what I say. She comes running upstairs. Damn it Zoey.

I dial 911 and leave the phone on the bed. If I yell loud enough the phone will pick up my voice. Hopefully 911 will come soon. I run outside to see Zoey and Karen. Karen has a gun pointed to Zoey's head I walk towards Karen.

"Don't move anymore or I shoot both of you," Karen says. Pointing the gun between us.

"Karen your making a mistake. You don't want to hurt us," I say.

"Your right. I don't want to hurt Zoey. I only want to hurt you Sofie," Karen says. Man grudges are thick these days. I don't even know what I did to her.

"Ok then why are you pointing the gun at zoey?" I ask. Zoey is shaking in fear.

"So you don't try anything," She says but pauses. "Now that I think about it. She is your best friend you can't live without her. So we will be leave now," Karen pushes Zoey with the gun to walk. No! She won't take anyone if she wants to take anyone it should be me. I don't know what I did to this girl but she isn't going to hurt my best friend.

I lunge at Karen. We both fall to the ground. The impact hurt but she let go of the gun. I hear sirens we will be ok. Maybe. Karen try to reach for the gun but Zoey kicks it down the stairs. Thank you Zoey. I look up and smile at Zoey she hears it too.

Karen takes control and pins me to the ground. That does hurt. She has both me hands above me. My feet to where I can't move them. I still struggle in her arms. I get one arm free. Just as the police come in the house and run upstairs. They get Karen off me.

They read her, her rights. They handcuff her and take her off to the squad car. Zoey and I hug each other. She nows feels both anxiety so do I. Watching your friend getting hurt possibly dying and being the person of possibly dying.

"Are you ok?" I ask zoey. She shakes her head no. Physically she is but mentally she isn't. I take her down stairs and cover her in blankets and get her some hot tea and soup. We turn on the fosters. Our favorite TV show. The police called out parents. They can't leave work. But we aren't aloud to leave the house.

"How do we get pass this? How do you not have nightmares? How are you not scared that this will keep happening?" Zoey asked a tear running down her face.

"Of course I'm scared. I just can't let fear control my life. Of course I wake up scared to death. When u have a dream about the cliff falling off it. I'm going to have bad dreams about Karen pointing the gun at you or taking you away. I couldn't let her do it though. If she took you away then she took a price of my heart with her. Of I'm scared they are going to say Karen is innocent and let her go and she will come back. But I don't even know this girl so I can't let her scare my that bad," I say.

"Thank you for you know saving me back there," Zoey says putting her head on my shoulder.

"I couldn't let her take the light from my life. If I didn't stop her then she would have keep taking things from me. I couldn't let thay happen," I say. After a while Zoey and I fall asleep like that. Our family wake us up. We give them all hugs. Everyone is crying. I think if the night at the cliff where I thought of jumping for a minute. I'm glad I didn't.

I still think about Karen. Everytime I saw her she was looking to kill me draw me somewhere. I know this girl never saw me. I never seen her either. It's so weird. I ask the police if I can come in and talk to her one on one.