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Recap of Chapter Twenty-Three:
Louis nodded at Gregg again, and I took my place next to a smiling Ava who was clutching onto her paper. The beginning of the song started up, and Louis took a breath, ready to start singing the first line of our newly composed song, but the door to Mr. Reed's classroom burst open, revealing a very distraught looking Forrest who was panting.
"Mr. Reed," Forrest said inbetween pants, our music playing in the background.
"What is it Forrest?" Mr. Reed asked, looking around the classroom as if the answer lied on one of the students faces.
"There's a shooting outside of the school, and the headmaster wants us to go into lockdown." Forrest panted out, before being rushed into the classroom by Mr. Reed. He shut the door and locked it behind Forrest, and then fast-walked quickly over the blinds and shut them too.
"Gregg," He said a little impatiently, "Please - cut the track."
Gregg complied and shut off the CD player before we all got rushed into the other end of the of the room where there were no windows or doors. Forrest stayed standing while we were all croutched down on the floor, huddled against one another.
"Forrest please sit down." Mr. Reed demanded.
Forrest shook his head and reached into the pocket of his hoodie revealing a freshly polished gun and he smirked, holding it up and examining it, "Nah Mr. Reed - I don't think so."
Chapter Twenty-Four
My bottom lip started to quiver as I watched Forrest eye his gun like it was his meal. Louis' are snaked around my waist, pulling me closer to him as we croutched down in the back of the classroom behind several students. I could see Mr. Reed speaking to Forrest who was clearly uninterested in what Mr. Reed had to say and was looking at his gun lovingly.
"Silence," Forrest demanded, pointing to the gun at Mr. Reed who immediatly shut up, "Now - as you all know now that there is no real shooting at this school - well, unless I don't get what I want."
"What is it that you want exactly?" Some kid behind Ava said quietly, and Forrest smirked at him.
"Good question Justin - I want Victoria."
I felt Louis arm tense around my waist, pulling me closer to him which I thought was impossible. I could feel tears start to rise to brim of my eyes because I never thought I would ever be in a situation like this - let alone a situation like this that was about me.
"Victoria," Mr. Reed's voice spoke out, and I looked up to see his face. His eyes were casting an intense gaze on me, and I squirmed a bit to get out of Louis arms before standing up. I looked and Forrest who was giving me a knowing look, before he stepped foward and grabbed my arm roughly before pulling me to his side, pointing his gun at my classmates, teacher and most importantly - my boyfriend. Forrest started to lead me out of the room, him walking backwards with the gun pointed at them. Once we apporached the door, he turned his back for one moment to open the door but was soon tackled down my someone - Forrest's grip on me was nonexistent after he fell to the floor his head making a deafening cracking sound.
"Mother fucker," He cursed, and hissed out in pain as he tried to get up.
I looked up at Ava who was standing up next to Forrest, looking down at him and Louis who was standing next to Ava kicking him in the gut and shouting profanities at him that I haven't ever heard in my lifetime. Huh, I think I should take some notes on those. Ava quickly unlocked the door that was behind her back and ran out into the hallway shouting for help. The gun -- which Forrest had been holding -- slid out of his hand and was now next to Mr. Reed's desk, a few good feet away from us.
I looked back at Mr. Reed who was quickly making the kids exit out of the classroom via sciene closet that was connected to the other science classroom next door. I watched for a few more minutes at Louis kept kicking Forrest, his stomach starting to bleed from the wounds and bruises Louis was giving him with his forceful kicks. After Louis stopped, he looked at me and kissed me gently on the lips before he looked back down, only for his eyes to widen.
Forrest was crawling over to the gun.
Everything happened in slow motion as I watched Forrest pick up the gun, Louis trying to dive for it, Mr. Reed's shouts and the sound of a gun going off from it being fired.
Then, everything blacked out on me.
~*~
Police Sirens. Ambulances. Police Officers.
Those are all the things I saw while I was sitting on one of the school steps next to Louis, who had a bandage around his head and stomach area. The bullet that Forrest fired off only grazed the top of Louis skin on his stomach, resulting in bleeding and needing to me stitched up. The bandage on his head was from when Forrest threw the gun at his head -- which I never saw because I blacked out -- after he shot the bullet.
"I'm sorry," I mumbled to Louis, and rested my head lightly ontop of his shoulder.
He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer to him, "There's nothing to be sorry about love."
I pulled myself away from him slightly to look up at him, and crack a sad smile, "Yes there is. If I never went to this school, Forrest wouldn't have wanted something he couldn't have. He wouldn't have done this just to have me."
Louis kissed the top of my head, "Tori, you know what?"
I shook my head, looking out at the parking lot where the paramedics were checking out a few students for scratches or anything that could have been an injury from the recent incident. Forrest had been taken away by a police car about fifteen minutes ago while Louis and I had just finished being checked out and being cleared to go. I called up my mum at work a few minutes ago telling her everything that went on and she said she would pick both of us up.
"Your worth it Tori. I'm not just saying that because I'm your boyfriend and I love you, but you are truely worth it."
I rolled my eyes and pecked him on the lips, "But - I'm still not having sex with you."
He fake gasped and placed his hand over his heart, "I am appalled Miss Green, I would never suggest such a thing!"
"Of course you wouldn't," I said sarcastically before fake coughing, "Man-whore, cough."
~*~
Biscuit barked happily as Louis and I entered my house trailing behind my mum who was currently in the kitchen probably starting some lunch up. Louis picked up Biscuit and started to stroke his head behind his ears as Biscuit licked away at his arm. I laughed at the two and walked up the spiral staircase to my room to put my backpack away since I wouldn't need it for a week or so.
School had been dismissed for the day and the rest of the week since the 'almost shooting' people were calling it since technically no one really did get shot except for Louis but his injury was minor. I threw my backpack in my open closet door before pulling out my phone and texting Rose.
'There was an 'almost shooting' at my school because some crazy guy liked me and wanted me for himself. Louis was the only one to get hurt.'
'OHMYGOSH GURL OMFG ARE U SERIOUS?!?! IS LOUIS OKAY? IS HIS FACE OKAY? HOPEFULLY HIS LIPS ARE STILL IN TACT, RIGHT?'
I laughed at her comment about his lips before replying, 'Yes Rose, his lips are still there. But good news - I have the rest of the week off of school, you should come by with some of your friends. :D'
'I think I will! I'll go ask my mum right now. ttyl torriii
I shoved my phone into one of my boots before grabbing my laptop and carrying it down the stairs to the kitchen where I found my mum and Louis happily chatting away as she cooked something on the stove. I sat down at the kitchen table and opened up my laptop and logged onto AIM. I watched as Louis looked over my shoulder and smiled at me, before his eyes grew wide with curiousity at the sight of AIM on my firefox web browser.
"Mum, Louis," I said before taking a deep breath and opening up my saved conversations, "I think it's time I show you guys something."
My mum nodded at me, as she continued to stir whatever was in the pot, "What is it about honey?"
I took a deep breath, trying to settle my fast beating heart, "It's about Forrest."
~*~
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Louis: Did somebody say shoutout? SHOUTOUT.
Me: Louis, please - your killing the mood here.
Louis: Sorry babe - BUT A MASSIVE TH-
Me: That's my job Louis -.-
Louis: Well excuuuseeee me *snaps fingers in z formation*
Sorry guys, Louis is a bit of a handful, I couldn't contain his commentary. xD Okay ya'll probably think I'm crazy right about now so I'm gonna go ....
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