Love is Madness

Introduction

The events of today will forever be implanted in my head. So many things went wrong in such a short amount of time. I, Ben Franco, was in AP Chemistry as we heard this loud blast. I peered over to the window to see a huge smoke cloud arising from the ground. Immediately after every one's phones began to buzz. One girl screamed so loud my ears began to ring. I looked down at my phone and saw the emergency alert. Shit, we were bombed by another country. What am I supposed to do? I'm just a 17 year old student! I begin to panic. The alarm system rings the loudest I've ever heard it in my life. My teacher tells us to stay calm, but some of the students are freaking out. A few students dart out of the room. I am the worst at handling stress let alone a foreign attack! I shoot my friend Eric a text. "Hey are you okay?" He responds with, "Yeah meet me in the lunchroom." So I head for the lunch room. I need Eric now more than ever. He has always been there for me in any circumstances. My first breakup, my parents divorce, and especially just helping me not drop out of school. He's truly my best friend and I wouldn't be here without him. I finally see him in the lunch room. He seems seriously worried and I haven't seen him this worried in my life. "Ben we need to get out of here as soon as possible." I am surprised by his words, but then he shows me this video. There was a strange gas contaminating the air from the shell of the bomb. I realize I haven't even thought of contacting my mom. I call her four times and straight to voicemail every time. Eric hasn't been able to contact his parents either. We need to focus on the video. Eric brings it back to my attention. The army is wiping out the people in the blast zone. Eric says the gas is having strange effects on people. They do not want it to spread. I tell Eric we should go back to my house. So, we devise a plan to get out of this school alive. Kids are going nuts and running around without supervision. We grab supplies from the kitchen and make makeshifts masks. Eric is so smart I would have never thought of this. We proceed through the back hallway to sneak out the back doors. The doors are in sight, but someone appears. It's freaking Jaron. He stands in our way in an attempt to intimidate us. He's always been a thorn in my side. Jaron thinks its cool to bully his way through life. Jaron walks up to Eric. Eric lets out a sigh and punches Jaron straight in the face. "Sorry Jaron I don't have time for your stupid shit", Eric grabs my hand and pulls me toward the door. Why am I blushing right now? Eric asks me if I'm okay and I just tell him I got really flustered. Now I have two events I have no explanation for. We exit the doors and stop to take in the surroundings. Everything seems normal. However to my dismay the sounds of loud vehicles surround the area. Eric grabs my arm and begins to run. We sneak around the back side of the school to his car when we see a disturbing sight. Tons of soldiers are unloading out of these vehicles with guns armed and ready. They march straight into the school. I can't bear to imagine what happens next. Eric tells me to get in and we both buckle our seat belts. He looks at me with the biggest smile. My heart is pounding, but I can't tell if it's because of Eric or the fact the world just went to shit. "I'm so glad we are okay Ben. I don't know what I would have done if we didn't." I can't help to blush and smile. "Lets get out of here okay?" Eric agrees and we drive out of the school parking lot. I wonder if anyone is home.