Lame Choices

Chapter 24

CHAPTER 24

After Christmas Party

"Carlo! Carlo!" I called him as everyone went out of the room after the party. "Were you the one who gave me the twelve gifts?" I asked him.

"Nope." He shooked his head.

"Oh... right... but you are my secret santa!" I looked down.

"No. I wasn't the one who gave you the gifts." He said. "I was the one putting the gifts!" He added.

My eyes widened. "Then who would be giving those?"

"Well, I'm not supposed to tell you." He walked away quickly but I was able to catch up.

"Tell me." I asked desperately, but he just kept quiet.

We were already strolling on the school field unknowingly.

"It was them." He whispered.

"Them?"

"Yeah... Dain, Hurvy and Alab." He looked hurt.

Omg? He looked hurt or maybe just disgusted?

"They requested me to put the gifts on your chair and the stuffs you like. At first I said no. They did all the things just to convince me. So, I suggested that I can do it in exchange of the complete set of The Hunger Games trilogy, The Hobbit and Percy Jackson books."

"Huh?"

"Dain told me to give the gift to you on Monday, then Alab on Tuesday, then Hurvy on Wednesday and so on." He explained.

"But there's only eleven gifts. It's supposed to be twelve." I told him but he simply looked on my Eiffel Tower necklace which he gave and looked away.

"They were really fighting over you." He change the subject. "I gave them the idea to give you the 12 gifts of Christmas and the one who gave you the best gift wins." He shrugged.

"I guess they forgot the twelfth gift." He added.

"DANFORD!!!" Someone called behind us and we both looked back to see who it is.

It's Jane Wright!

"She's been following you." Bryant panted as he ran towards us.

"And you've been following her?!" Carlo raised a question with his hand in his pocket.

"No! Of course, not. I was stalking you--I mean both of you. I mean! I mean.. I was going on the same direction when I saw her." Bryant nervously explained.

"Danford, look at me!" Jane startled.

"What?"

She zipped her pink Gucci bag open and took her...well... she's getting something deep down her bag... oh no!

It's a gun!

The gun that Alexia and Bianca told me about!

Carlo, Bryant and I were shocked, surprised, worried, scared, frightened, panicking, afraid, spooked, terrified, terrorized, alarmed and horrified.

For short, we don't know what to do.

She pointed her pistol with a silencer attached to it at me.

"Danford, it's all your fault! YOU TOOK CARLO FROM ME! He is mine!!!!" Jane scandalized like a crazy psychotic girl.

"I did not take anything from you." I said.

"Carlo, step away from her!" She ordered. "When one of you runs, I'll kill Danford."

I saw Hurvy walking with his studs. I think he is going to his football practice.

As I looked on the other direction of the field, Alab too, was walking and carrying a basketball. I guess he is going to his basketball practice.

"Are you crazy? Put the gun down!" Carlo shrieked.

"Jane! Jane! Put your Colt Model 1903 pocket hamerless .32 .380 ACP pistol down." Hurvy screamed when he saw me... I mean, us. He immediately ran in our direction to stop Jane Wright.

"You!" She pointed her Colt Model 1903 pocket hamerless .32 .. point... what?.. the one that Hurvy said to him.

Hurvy stopped running. "Carlo! Get out! I'll take care of Eljin!" Hurvy shrilled.

"The four of you! Don't move! If you do, I'll kill Danford in one single shot." She reminded.

Bryant was just standing still, not moving a muscle that he turned pale and white, for the first time in forever.

"Please! Let's talk about this! Don't hurt them." I pleaded.

Alab, from my west saw us and turned to the east and walked 5 meters forward. Then, turned to the north and walked 10 meters forward. He turned and walked 10 meters to south. Finally, he headed 12 meters to the east which is only 3 meters away from me.

What is his distance and displacement?

I guess the distance is 37 meters and the displacemet is 17 meters.

Good computation, Eljin! I patted my shoulder.

"I SAID, DON'T MOVE!" Jane Wright pointed the gun at me again. "Why did you pat your shoulder?!?"

My mouth widened, unable to speak.

Alab asked as he arrived, "What's the prob here?"

"YOU ARE ONE OF THE PROBLEM!" Jane Wright yelled.

"What's the problem, Jane? Tell us, we'll listen to you." Carlo calmly asked.

"DON'T YOU DARE ASK ME! YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM! YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU! I'M YOUR GIRLFRIEND! WE HAVE A MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING!"

"What are you talking about?" Carlo asked looking innocent.

Bryant was still white and pale.

"Jane! Just don't kill anyone! You can punch me... anything!" Hurvy suggested.

"SHUT UP! I DON'T WANT YOU!"

"Me?" Alab Yu asked.

"NO! I DON'T WANT HURVY AND YOU, YU. I WANT CARLO ALONE AND DANFORD TO DIE!"

She aimed at me and about to pull the trigger.

"Eljin, get behind me!" Carlo stood infront of me. "If you want to kill my best friend, kill me first!"

Best friend? My heart pumped faster. I have a best friend!!! I can't believe this!

This is the first time, someone admitted that I'm his bestfriend... and yet he is about to be killed at this moment!

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Will Carlo die? Or Alab? Or Bryant? Or Hurvy?

Will Eljin live happily ever after?

Or Jane Wright is just insane that she would kill herself in the end?

Authors' Note

Get ready for the ending! It will be posted on January 25! Stay tuned!

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-the PsychoBabes