Don't Fall for the Rival

Chapter 3

The sounds fired throughout the school. Kimmy Jin, was shot and killed on impact from the shotgun that went off. I would know i was there, her lifeless eyes staring into my very silver ones. I was 16 at the time. Shade and Arch were 17 and we had protected one another back then and today we do the same. I was sitting under a table in the opened door way where the killers could walk in any moment. The sounds of their footsteps echoed through the empty and quiet halls as I heard one of the librarian try to call the police and the other authorities. I wanted to get up and hang up the phone before she gives away our positions. But of I did I would be killed then and there. Then a saw pair of shoes. Black ones. I gulped and pushed myself further under the table as I gulped. This was it..... They walked further into the room as I looked up at them from where I was hiding and saw who it was. My eye widen at the sight at the two I did not know they can pull this off.

I woke up with a gasp and sweat running down my forehead. I looked around me and saw nothing but my plain black walls, the soft white rug and my blanket that was tangled in my legs. I whimpered and brought my legs to my chest as I looked down and let the tears fall down my cheek. "It's already been a year and here I am waking up from that day" I whispered softly as I sighed and got up and walked out of my room.

I walked down the steps and went into the kitchen as I look for something to drink out of the fridge. I found a bottle of water and closed the door as I took a drink out of the bottle and felt the chill of water go down my throat. I sighed and put the bottle down onto the counter as I look at the kitchen area. That nightmare/memory was always in my mind. I was not the only one that lost people that day. Hell, I killed a kid that day to shut him up. That's the real reason, why we moved from Grandview. To get me away from the haunting memories of that day. So many kids died that day. 200 injured, 150 students dead.

"Maria?" I hear Melinda's voice as I look up at see her walking into the kitchen with a concerned look. "Sorry did I wake you up?" I ask as I took a drink of water. "No, but what are you doing up?" she asked as I gave her sad look. "I wish I can forget that day, I wish I can just erase the memory. But I know it's always going to be there, to remind me of the evils of that day could contain." I say as she sighed and wrapped her arm around my shoulder. I was shorter then her, so it was easy for her to do that.

"Maria, it wasn't your fault. We came here for you to forget. I know this is hard, but you can't leave it to be permanently  in your mind" she spoke as I let my tears fall. "Mom, I was there. I watch as so many people I had class with died in front of me. I have Jacobson's blood on my hands. I had to shut him up and here I am still feeling guilty about everything. I caused it all." I started to sob as I crushed the bottle in my hand as water flowed down my hand as let the tears flow. "This is how I felt when I learned that I was the one who had my own parents killed because of my birth!" I screamed as Melinda shook her head and held me close but I pulled away from her and ran out of the kitchen as I ran up to my room and changed into some running clothes. Once dress I grab my phone and shoved it into my pocket and opened my window and jumped out as i grab a hold of the side of the next door house as I climbed up and ran across the roof.

I then flew off that roof and landed onto the Heffley's house as I woke up Greg when my foot hit his window. He groaned and looked at my foot as I slid up and grabbed a hold of the rooftop. But I heard the window open as Greg looked up and see me. "Maria?" He says as I put a finger to my lips and ran across the rooftop and jumped onto the fence as I climbed up some trees so I would be much quieter and not waking up anyone with my loud footfalls. I jumped here and there as I got to a play ground from where I jumped from the trees.

"Slip away- behind the rain

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