Afterwards: A Life Is Strange Fan-Fiction <A Choice Story>

Chapter 42

I can't let this happen again. I have to save Chloe. I jump out of my hiding. "No! You can't do this!" She looks at me, and Nathan turns around and looks too.

"Caulfield?! You've been here this whole time?!"

"You can't shoot Chloe! You don't know what will happen if you do!" I shout.

"What's the worse that can happen? She's just some worthless punk chick." He says, still holding the gun at Chloe.

"You'll die. Everyone here will die. The whole Bay will be destroyed." His eyes become wide and he raises an eyebrow.

"Damn Max, what have you been smoking?"

"Look, if you kill her, you're going to die." I say.

"Is that a threat, Caulfield?" I can't rewind. I have to be careful.

"Nathan, I'm not threatening you. This thing that you're about to do will have disastrous effects."

"Really? I don't see it that way. The way I see it is I have the advantage here. And, I'm in a bathroom with two girls, just me and you two." He smiles a devilish smile. "Oh, the possibilities are endless, Max! But, I think I'm going to take it slow. Your pants, I want them off." He says to me. What the fuck?

"W-what?"

"Take your fucking pants off before I-." Suddenly, the fire alarms go off, and so do the sprinklers on the ceiling. Was there an actual fire? The water rains down right onto Nathan. "Fuck! I hate getting wet!" He yells. He drops the gun, and Chloe pushes him to the ground, then runs out through the door. I run after her. "Not so fast, bitch!" He grabs the gun from the ground and shoots it. A blinding, piercing pain hits my stomach, and I fall to the ground. I start to cry, but it really hurts my stomach. I think he just shot me.

"Fuck you, Nathan!" I yell. He stands up and points the gun down at me.

"Shut up! Just shut up!" He yells. The door bursts open and David appears. Nathan points the gun up at him, but he just runs over and tackles Nathan to the ground. The gun slides out of his hand and under a stall. Fuck, David is being such a badass, just like when he saved me. He punches Nathan, then slams his face against the floor. He goes limp, he must be unconscious. David gets up and runs over to me.

"Oh my god." He pulls out his phone and types in some numbers. "We need an ambulance here at Blackwell Academy quickly! Someone's been shot!" He gets down next to me. "It's gonna be alright, ok? What's your name?"

"Max. Max Caulfield." I say while holding my bullet wound, which is bleeding profusely.

"It'll be ok Max, I promise. Now Chloe out there told me about what was going on in here. Thank you for saving her. You see, she's my stepdaughter." I start to cough, and blood comes up. He grabs my free hand and squeezes it. "It's ok Max, they'll be here any second now. Just keep breathing." Is this it for me? Am I destined to die on a wet, dirty bathroom floor? Maybe that was the plan all along, to save everyone in Arcadia Bay. I'm a true Everyday Hero. I'm Max fucking Caulfield. I slowly close my eyes, and everything turns black.
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I open my eyes and see Chloe standing over me. "Chloe?"

"Fuck, I'm glad you woke up. Everyone was worried you weren't going to." Is it that bad? It doesn't hurt as much now, but that's probably because of everything I'm hooked up to. I feel like shit though. "Hey you two, wake up." I look over and see Kate and Warren sitting on a couch together asleep. Kate's head is on Warren's shoulder. They start to open their eyes.