BRAVE

Fear to Happiness

22/5/1995

'It was truly a game of two halves' the announcer declared. It was 22 May 1995 Auckland New Zealand. I was at a rugby game at Eden Park, and I was about fifteen at the time when everything turned. Bullets were fired into the air. Along with a lot of human blood. Screams fled around the room. Terrorists had taken over the stadium of the outcome of the game. The All Blacks won the game and the US lost. My mum and dad were there with me that night when things got out of hand. My brother was lying on the floor with me trying to hide, there were lots of bodies on the ground. I had called the police and they were coming. 'But we should have won! All Blacks Come out and face us or we will kill everyone in this Stadium!' The announcer said. They walked out onto the field. I heard some people scream 'NO!' and 'They'll kill you!' I couldn't watch. I covered my brothers eyes, hoping he wouldn't see his Idols die. Shots were fired. I knew what had happened. Mum and Dad covered my eyes. Why did we have to go through this....

My brother was crying when he was picked up and choked. I got and saved him, kicking the guy in the head. Philp my brother was all right but I ended up with a big bruise on my leg from the man kicking me quite hard but I was fine. Well at least I thought I was. I felt so sad for Philp for going through this, he was only five. Then darkness, I collapsed. I was still holding onto Philps hand when he let go...

I woke up still at the stadium but nobody was there except my family and some other families and corpses. My family were sleeping, Please be sleeping.... There was a pistol on the ground, of course the stupid girl I was I picked it up, Cocked it then held in in my right hand. I found some band aids and rapped up my leg. There was a girl lying on the ground. Oh my gosh, she had the same mark as me. On her right hand there was a dark mark on her hand, just like me... She looked exactly like me.... Like my twin.... Short brown hair, Green eyes, quite tall I woke her up, she woke and when she saw me she cried, hugging me. 'Lauren! Oh my gosh I can't believe I found you! I've been trying to find you for years!' She said. 'Do you remember me? Well I'm your twin Sister, Lilly' Lilly said. 'Oh my gosh.....' I said, hugging her tight. Tears running down our faces, 'Is Mum and Dad alright?' Lily asked. 'I'm not sure, but we have a brother now!' I said. 'Really? What's his name?' She asked me while getting up on her feet. 'Philp, that's his name. Do you want to see him?' I told her. We walked over to where we were sitting but they weren't there.... I rang Mum but she didn't pick up. Then Dad, He didn't pick up either. I was starting to get scared. I heard someone Chock their gun behind me. I turned, Mum, Dad and Philp were standing there. 'Mum, Dad do you-' They had already ran up to Lilly and hugging her asking questions. 'I will never leave you guys out of my sight' Lilly said. 'Mum, Dad who's this?' Philp asked. 'Philp this is your older sister, Lauren's twin sister!' Mum Said. 'Lauren you're a smart brave girl you know that right Honey?' Dad told me. 'Let's go home guys' Dad said

First we had to get out of the stadium safely, I held onto mums hand, Lilly held onto Philps. We got out of the stadium, Corpses lay in front of us, thousands... it was so disgusting that someone wanted this many people died... Someone Choked a gun I turned, he shot at me, I got hit in my lower left leg, I collapsed. Dad had already shot the guy and lifted me and started to run jumping over the dead bodies, my family followed not far behind, my eyes drifted off, Everything was a blur, I couldn't hear a thing. I saw a blurry man running behind me, but I wasn't scared I felt somehow connected... I was terrified, hoping I wouldn't die just after meeting my twin after fifteen years of not knowing her. I drifted out of consciousness... I didn't want to die young, I wanted to live my life until the end. I then woke in a white room. 'Guys she's waking up!' She shouted, I couldn't see who that was. She put glasses on my face so I could see. It was Lilly, Mum and Dad and Philp ran into the room excited that I wasn't dead. I looked in the mirror, my leg was gone... I had a fake leg on. Those are expensive, we weren't exactly rich so I was very privileged to have it. 'We put or savings into your leg' said Lilly. 'Oh guys you didn't need to do that for me!' I said. 'But we did because you saved my life!' said Philp. 'Thank you....' I said. I was privileged to have a fantastic family.

A year had passed it was now Lilly and my birthday, we were turning sixteen years old tomorrow. A Lot had changed, we were coming popular at school and everybody liked us. Also Brad asked out Lilly.  And Lilly said yes, I'm so happy for her to have a boyfriend. We were having a huge party at our house, Dad got a promotion and we had brought a new house with a pool. We had invited so many people that I forgot it was our party. Tom a friend of mine came up to me with a glass in his hand it think he was drinking even though he was seventeen. He asked me if I would like to be his girlfriend, I said yes of course. We went up to my room. That's when he was the nicest I've ever seen him.  I was drunk and so was he. We went up to my room and closed the door and locked it.  We made out, I was putting my arms around his neck when he held my waist.  He started taking off my clothes then I lay down.  I was shocked we did it for a couple minutes then I got up to get a glass of water when I saw Lilly, I told her all about it and she told me about her and Brad.  She had done it too.  I went back to bed then went to sleep.  

The next morning I got up quietly and went to the store to get a pregnancy test for me and  Lilly.  I came back and gave one  to Lilly, she wasn't pregnant. Good. I toke it. Oh Fucking hell. I was pregnant. I told Tom.  He was a good Boyfriend and said he would support me no matter what.  I was going to be a mother....