Chapter 1
Alice was laughing with her friends. Probably making weekend plans thati haven't agreed with yet. She wasn't you average little girl. NOT AT ALL. She's always caught up in adult drama. I honestly fell bad. Its been 4 years since the terrible work shootting that claimed both of are parents lives. I was only 14 getting ready when i got a call. They said they had been shot.my dads best friend had token 12 bullets instead of my dad and mom. Shielding them. But eventually as my mom and dad had run to the parking lot they each got 21 bullets to the back. But the footage gone. Since then IV cared for Alice. And no I didn't drop out of I finished High school. I want to go to college an become a Doctor but my sister comes first. I've sortta developed a mother bear instinct. to me she fells like my child. So now I'm here living in the same house waiting for my 10 year old sister to get off the bus. I set out some snacks for her too eat. I'm looking through the kitchen window as I start too cook dinner. Cutting up the carrots. Out of the Connor of my eye I see a yellow bus pull up. I take a brief glance up and then continue to cut up the carrots. I was making her favorite soup. I start to hum my favourite song. the I hear the reload of a gun and a Gunshot. Everything feels like it's in slow motion as jump at the noise and my full attention turns to the window as I see a bullet him Alices chest and he petrified scream follow it. My instincts come through. I drop them knife and sprint out the door. Panick rose up in my chest. I see the shadows of the kids on the bus there all standing up and running too the window. People start to fling open there car doors and run towards alice. Alice collapses. Adrenaline coursing through my veins. As I'm sprinting there I see somebody in all black gloves, a scarf covering his or her face, and a hood. I watch still sprinting as they take there gun out of the window and back into the car. As I got to her I could see blood stains on her white Millston Office tea shirt. The of company mom and dad worked for. Mr. Millston Gave it to her. As I hold her an army of people shield me and I hear mixed yells. My throat tightens, and I force the words out "Call 911". I see a man wearing a gray shirt and jeans walk up to me. "Excuse me I'm going too school to be a EMT I don't have any equipment but I can help stabilize her till one gets here" He has a ghetto ish accent and he looks around my age. I'm too scared too speak so I just nod my head. I watch as Mrs. Whihold, An elderly woman who always gave us cookies when we would water her plants, take out her phone and call 911. The EMT guy was taking a towel and holding it on the blood coming outta her chest. Everything was in a blur after that. Screams faded. The ambulance came and they loaded her up into the stretcher and wheeled her off. I sat in the ambulance holding on to her tiny hands. She looked at me with this weak expression. "Mari?" She asked her voice tiny. "Yes baby?" I answer wiping my tears. "Will I be joining momma and dad" Alice asked "No these nice nurses will make sure you'll be fine" I reply a little too quick. "Promise?" Alices eyes water as she lifts her pinky. "Promise" I say gently wrapping my pinky around hers.
