The City of Angels

Shootout

I sat at my desk, doodling on the side of my geometry work. This school was a small school, everyone assumes that the issues that bigger school's suffer from won't happen here. That isn't so true though. It takes one student or any person in general to fuck around with any school. 
The bell rang, I looked up, took a breath, collected my stuff and left for my next class. I was a bit zoned out and I had bumped into one of the worst bullies here. 
"I.. I am uh… so so sorry!" I shouted.
"Sorry doesn't cut it! Watch it next time faggot! Or I'll break that arm!" He scoffed and turned away. I was the school gay, I was once super open about it… then he came along, and fear had filled me. Tears formed in my eyes. How embarrassing. First day of my senior year, and I'm already losing my shit. I heard whispers amongst other students in the halls from the event he caused. I picked my stuff back up and continued down the hall in shame. I was once a sharp blade myself, how I dulled out, I will never know. 
"Some confidence would do you some good ya know. What happened to the Addy we knew in early High School?" Alexus asked while we sat outside with our lunch. 
"Just… Nolan… is all." I replied.
"Don't let it get to your head, he messes with even the best of us." Alexus said gently. 
"Yeah… I know." I still said emotionless. 
"Cheer up! You'll drive yourself suicidal again if you keep this up!" Kathryn said with her usual amount of energy. 
"We have one year of Highschool left, after that, no more Nolan. K, you can do it. I believe in you." Alexus said with a smile. 
I didn't respond. 
I knew trouble would come soon, sixth hour… Nolan was in that class, only trouble could come with him around… especially for me. I got to my sixth hour early, but unfortunately for myself, Nolan happened to have done the same thing… he's usually super tardy… what the hell is going on? I sat down at my desk nonetheless, and just kept my eye contact away from him, all of a sudden… I felt a metal item touch the back of my skull. I understood now. 
"I think I'm kinda getting sick of your presence here. This whole school sucks, but you, I hate the most. Listen, I hate faggots like yourself." Nolan chuckled.
"Do it… karma will come back on you ten-fold." I said with a bit of a sadistic smile. 
"You're nothing more than a filthy whore and a stupid homosexual." Nolan said.
"As soon as you set the gun off… 9-1-1 will be called." I smirked.
I heard the gun cock. I already accepted my fate.
"You have five minutes before the teacher and everyone else shows up. You'll have witnesses." I said.
"Nah, I can't have witnesses, they'll all die… just like you. I already destroyed the cameras in this room as well." Nolan said. 
"You're even sicker than myself, christ on a stick." I chuckled. 
Silence, now everywhere. Darkness surrounded me. 
"I guess he fired the gun." I said in the deep, black void.