Chapter 11

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Chapter Eleven

Flashback

Lisa, Ethan and I wanted to go to this concert and we were so excited that we had already picked our outfits hours before we wanted to go. We were laughing the whole time. And then we finally left.

Before the concert Ethan had to go to the bank to sign a few papers. We decided to go with him since the bank was directly on our way.

We were in such a good mood and I remember thinking about calling that day one of my favorites on the ride.

"So hurry up! I don't want to be late!" Lisa told Ethan and while he went to one of the employees Lisa and I stood in one corner and laughed about a man who wore some much too short trousers and a weirdly colored tie. He made weird faces in our direction and so we couldn't stop laughing.

But then suddenly we didn't have a reason to laugh anymore. Because everything changed. And after that I couldn't see the world like I did before.

They were three. Three men with guns and dark masks entered the building. Everything went so fast that I had no time to think about the right thing to do. I tried to warn my best friend the moment I spotted them because he had his back turning to the door. He didn't even know what was going on.

"Everyone on the ground!" one of the men shouted and immediately everyone bend down. I seemed to lose control over myself but I felt arms pushing me on the ground as well. Obviously Lisa. She pressed me down and I couldn't even lift my head. I saw how the men were threatening the employees and then suddenly one took Ethan and pressed a gun at his forehead. I screamed a little but Lisa fast had her hand over my mouth. I tried to get out of her grip but she was stronger than me. I saw how the men got their money but they weren't satisfied with what they had. Maybe it wasn't fast enough so they were angry. I could see the anger in their eyes and their movements.

And then it happened. Actually I still don't know what exactly happened because Lisa pressed my head to the ground so I couldn't see that much. But I heard that melody. It was the song "Chocolate" by The 1975. Ethan's ringtone. They told me afterwards that Ethan jumped when he heard his phone ring and he must accidentally had touched his pocket. The men thought he wanted to tell someone what was going on and so I heard it.

It was a shot and it destroyed the silence. It was not only me who was shocked because I felt Lisa loosening the grip. I hit her a little and freed myself. She couldn't do anything to hold me back.

"Ethan!" I heard myself scream and run to him. He was lying on the floor and his leg was bleeding. They shot him right into his right thigh.

"It's okay" I whispered to him and kneeled down. The men were laughing about me.

"Oh, do you have a little girlfriend?", one said to Ethan. One of them put his hand on my head and patted me like a dog but I didn't care because I wanted to stop the bleeding. I took my scarf and wrapped it around his leg.

"You must love this idiot so much" a man said and then I felt someone's hands on my shoulders. They pushed me up on my feet and I watch as they pet my cheeks and as they made fun of me. But I didn't care. I wanted to help Ethan.

"Maybe we can have a little fun hurting her when we don't get all the money we want" One said. And then Lisa started running over to us.

"No! Let her go!" She screamed. She had red stains of tears all over her face and I saw the anger and the fear in her eyes. I didn't want to see her like that. I wanted her to smile like she usually does. I wanted her to tell me that everything would be okay. I needed her to say that. But she didn't. Because she wasn't a liar. Because nothing was okay.

"Shout up, everyone and give us the money!" The man who hold me screamed and I saw another one holding Lisa back. It was so weird.

And then Ethan's phone rang again and everything went so fast. The man who held Lisa let her go to point the gun at my best friend. But I couldn't let him get hurt anymore. So I kicked behind me and freed myself. I run over to Ethan and felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. The bullet hit me. I heard how Lisa screamed.

"You stupid child!" someone said and pulled me up. They threw me over to Lisa where I fell onto the ground. I wanted to get up because Ethan was still in danger but Lisa pressed me onto the ground and since I was hurt I wasn't strong enough to free myself. I felt Lisa's weight on me and I wanted to push her away. She pressed her hand over my mouth and tried to speak but no words were coming out of her mouth. I tried to move, to help Ethan, my best friend of all time. Ethan who was funny and nice and simply perfect. But my sister held me back. She didn't let go even though I tried so hard. And since Ethan's phone didn't stop ringing they shot him again. Right in his chest. He died right there in front of me. In front of my body that got pressed to the ground by Lisa. My mind was with him and saw how Lisa held me back from saving him. How my sister destroyed his life. How she destroyed mine.

When I screamed his name it was already too late and the men must have made fun over me because they came to me and petted me again and then they spit into my face but I didn't care. I couldn't stop but look at my best friend who closed his eyes to never open them up again. They killed him and then they ran away.

Thankfully police officers cached them afterwards but they only got seven years in prison. Locking them up didn't change anything. Ethan was gone and he couldn't even attend one last concert. They banished him from the earth after only 18 years. That wasn't enough. Not at all.

Well, but that's what happened the day that changed everything. 


A/N Another chapter. I hope you liked this flashback. Now you know everything that happened that day! But this story is not over, yet! There's a lot more to come. :) Thank you so much for reading and everything! :) 

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