Corruption of the Free {Book 1}

Chapter 2: Florida School Shooting

"Hrmmmm....."
Drip...
"Huwwaaaa!!"
Thud!!
Oooooowwwwww.....
I opened my eyes and started blinking rapidly. I looked at my surroundings frantically. I am on the floor? But why was my face wet? I stood up and looked at the sheets of my bed. It looked like there were raindrops falling on my bed. I looked up. Aw shoot. I ran to see out the window. It was raining so hard I could barely see the other buildings.
The rain leaked through and entered my house. I went down the stairs and entered the kitchen trying to look for a bucket. Once I found one in a decent size to last for hours, I ran back upstairs. It was unbelievable on how big my apartment room is. It's like a mini house with two floors.
I placed the bucket on my bed and watched at the water dripping in the bucket. Hehe, I am so smart. I looked at the clock above my door and nearly screamed.
11:37
I promised Gil and Mathias lunch. They said they were heading towards my place, so I didn't really need to drive there. But I still needed to clean up and get dressed.

{30 minutes later}
Prussia's POV
"Mein gott.." I mumbled under my breath. "Come on Gil! Chill out! We made it out of our jets already and made it on the freeway!" Mathias cheered. I grumbled. It wasn't that. It just something else shocked me...
"I thought it vas mostly sunny here! It's raining cats and dog!!" I groaned. It was true. Once we were getting out of our jets, we had to walk to our reserved car. Which means going through the the rain without any umbrella. Once we got in the car, we were soaked.
"Well, I guess it depends on which state were are in..."
"And vhich state are ve in?!"
"Uhhhhh.... Do I look like America to you?"
I groaned louder. Next time we should have been dropped of near his home. This will be a long drive.

America's POV
"And don't forget to feed the whale! Oh, and if Canada visits and wants to get his maple syrup bottle back, tell him no." I told Tony. Tony gave his assuring nod. I then gave him a hug.
Suddenly I heard two firm knocks on my door from.
"Hiya dudes!!"
"Hi America!! Come on and let's go party!" Mathias grinned widely.
"It's only lunch dude." I chuckled. I turned to the car a sea Gilbert in the front seat.
"Is he in a good mood?" I asked pointing at him.
"Uhh, yea he's fine! He is just a little turned down by the weather."
"Kay!"

We made it to a little cafe downtown, and it had cheesecake. Mmmm~
To bad it didn't have any burgers though. It also had ice coffee, which made everything better.
"So, what did you guys do yesterday? You know, when I didn't go with you." I asked.
"Well, we were just about to ask you, but you ran out the meeting room." Denmark said, "We tried running after you, but you were way to fast. We even tried calling your cell, but you weren't answering. So once we gave up, we just went to the bar."
"Of course you guys did." I sighed with a smile.
"By zhe vay, vhy on earth did you run out like that?" Prussia questioned.
"Didn't I tell you yesterday? I was catching up with my son."
"Ohh!! Zhe kid New York?" Prussia caught up with me once again.
"Hehe, yeah! I remember that kid! And his siblings are the other 12 right?"
"Mhm!" I grinned. At that point on, we started recalling memories from the past. Like before, when Prussia trained me and the 13 colonies during the Revolutionary War, or how Denmark first met them. I loved those memories. The first 13 even gave Denmark and Prussia the special title "uncle".

~~~TimeSkip (1 day later)~~~

"Alright Tony see ya!!" I grinned. Tony waved back and I walked all the way to the airport. I brought some luggages with me since I will be traveling across the country. I have enough time, since the next world meeting won't come until next month. I didn't really need to bring a lot of stuff.
I don't need to be staying in the plane where the other people will be staying one. I get a private jet!
Some people in my country believe I really am an immortal being, and that I am the actual personification of the U.S.
While most believe I am a myth. But those most that don't believe in me, believe in God. I won't judge them because I do to. Since I am still a Christian nation.
But England doesn't. At least 70% of his people believe in the afterlife and ghosts. How silly. When people die, we either go to heaven or hell, duh. But I shouldn't criticize him to much, we each have our own religions.

I'm already aboard, just waiting till the pilot is ready.
And after 45 minutes, we were ready to take off.
During the plane ride to Florida, my body seemed unsettling. I felt very uncomfortable. I wanted to puke. Not only that, but I felt aching pain in my chest. I started to get an anxiety attack. I moved around the seat to try and get comfortable.
One of the flight attendants saw me and asked, "Are you alright sir?"
"Um, yea... Just a little uncomfortable..."
"Well, do you need water?" The flight attendant asked.
"Sure... Thank you..."
"No problem, I will be back with your water."

I was able to drink the water the flight attendant gave me, but I still can't shake of the feeling inside me...
"WAIT PLEASE!!"
I suddenly jolted up. What was that?
*gunshots*
I looked around me and actually stood up. I must be imagining things, but those gunshots and screams. I heard them so clearly. I suddenly got dizzy and my body collapsed. I clutched onto my shirt and started breathing quickly. Some other flight attendants saw me and rushed over to me. It suddenly felt like bullets were being shot at my chest.
Everything around me disappeared immediately.

I woke up again but slightly panting.
"Sir are you alright?" One asked me.
I looked up to see a whole bunch of attendants staring at me. One seemed to be holding my head up while I was laying down, and the other was fanning me. They were all women, but they were physically older than me. Like in there 30s.
"I-I am fine..." I mumbled. I looked down at my chest, and saw bandages around my stomach. "What happened?"
"We saw you collapse, then a pool of blood started to swarm around you. We got scared, but one of use grabbed gauze, alcohol, a needle, and some string. We were able to clean, stitch, and wrap your wound. We decided to send you to a hospital once we land."
"What injuries did I get?"
"Once we saw the blood, we immediately checked the wound, we saw claw marks on your body,"
Claw marks? Aw man... Hopefully they won't scar up.
The two were able to help me up and place me back on the seat. They offered some drinks and kept asking me questions. They were obviously worried. Once I was able to convince them that I was fine and didn't need to be checked by s professional, they left me alone. I stared at my hands, and made them to a fist.
What's happening to me?

A lot of hours later, I was able to make it to Florida's front door step. Thank goodness. But the pain kept throbbing inside of me. I can't help but take a short break every once in a while. The yelling from other people kept happening inside, but I tried to shove it at the back of my head. My chest ached terribly, but Florida was my top priority right now. I needed to scream, but I could only do it internally. I wanted to surprise him, since he always likes surprises.

I pressed the doorbell and waited. Nobody was answering. I clicked it once more.
Then after multiple attempts, my body panicked. Everything clicked in my head. What if the pain earlier and now was because one of the states got injured, what it was Florida?
"Florida!! Hey buddy you there?!" I yelled.
I wanted to break the door down, but instead, I clawed out the doorknob and was able to open the door from outside. I put my luggages inside the apartment room.
I walked in the hallway, but slowly. I made it to Florida's room. I placed my ear against the door, but I heard something which made my heart break into millions of pieces.
I heard the silent sobs of my state.

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I won't be posting a lot of chapters soon... I will be leaving and might not have the time to write the next part. I will be gone to the Philippines, France, and possibly Spain for the next couple of weeks. So I won't be updating in a long time. And since school will be coming up as well, I might not even visit this story. So I beg for forgiveness, but let me remind you that it doesn't mean I and giving up on this story.
I am also working on 3 more America related stories, and I am trying to finish at least one of them for your amusement. I couldn't finish this one at this moment because of how long it will take me to write this. Once I find the time, I will update it.
~Author