My Happy Ending

“Gavin, wait! Come back! Let me explain!” I cried after him.
He stormed out, and I just blinked a few times.
What was that?!
I got up and walked out of the lunchroom, but I didn’t go to my class.
I went to the back of the school, where I knew I’d find Noah.

I sighed in relief when I did see him, but something made me stop.
He was pressed up against a wall.
A guy stood directly in front of him.
I was about to call out his name, but I froze.
The guy had a knife in his right hand, which was a mere inch from Noah’s chest.
I gasped, but I could not move.

I was afraid if I moved towards him, the guy might hurt him.
I was afraid if I moved away to go get help, the guy would hurt him.
I was afraid if I didn’t move, the guy would see me, and hurt us both.
I didn’t know what to do.

Much to my horror, Noah shook his head once, and made an attempt to get away.
The guy grabbed the back of his shirt, and in one swift move, jabbed the knife into his back.
I let out a loud scream, causing them both to look up.
“Cara, run!” Noah screamed at me.
The guy dropped him and ran towards me.

I took off towards the quad, screaming as loud as I could manage.
The school patrol officer, gun in hand, told me to duck.
I hit the ground just as there was a loud shot.
I looked behind me and the guy fell to the ground.
I took deep breaths.

The officer ran towards me, and I wanted to tell him to go to Noah, but I couldn’t speak.
I pointed in the direction that I came from, but the officer didn’t understand.
I felt as though I could not breathe.
I got up and ran back, knowing that the officer would follow me.
A few police cars and an ambulance had shown up, and were taking care of the guy.

I ran to where Noah was.
I ran to him, and to my horror, found myself kneeling in his blood.
I cried and held him as the officer called for another ambulance.
His eyes fluttered as he tried to stay awake.
His eyes closed, and for 9 minutes, they wouldn’t open.
I felt my eyes close as I felt sick.
“Wake up, “I muttered.

I didn’t know what would happen after that…
It started a whole other life in myself.