Simple and Sweet

This is life in this world

At exactly 2:35p.m. my whole world shattered.

Somethings go right

The ambulance came not long after the gun shot.

Somethings go wrong

Everyone screamed and ran for their lives.

It's just how the world can be

Everyone but me.

People just want to be free. Yeah.

~Earlier~
My God I hate this class. Honestly how does Sociology matter in my major?

It doesn't. It really doesn't.

But all of this stuff doesn't matter right now. What really matters is what happens later.

The verdict came in and it said I was guilty

Because what happens later changes everything.

I looked at the judge, "Hey America built me"

No one knew why and no one could see it coming.

Tried to get rich but they label me filthy

Only thing is...

Only God can judge me, touch me, feel me

I knew why.

My friend calls me at 9 o'clock

I knew why she shot one of my closest friends.

The reason being...

Says, "Get in the car it's time to rock"

Me....

Never heard him speak this way

I was always jealous of her: Kylie. She was perfect in just about every way. She got straight A's, part of many clubs, great at chess, awesome at art, and friends with just about everyone.

I grab the keys and hit the road

Including the craziest, weirdest, and loner girl of them all.

It's all a flash but who would know

She reached out to this loner girl and stuck up for her.

How the story would unfold

The most annoying thing about her. And the thing I really wanted to change about her.

Don't charge me for the crime

I just wish my best guy friend hadn't gone about it the way they did.

Wrong place, wrong time

Maybe I had just complained about her too much. Maybe that was it. Maybe I just need to let it all go and talk to Kylie myself. Instead of going to my guy friends: Brian and Greg.

Don't charge me for the crime

I shouldn't have let them do what they did to that poor, poor girl.

Wrong place, wrong time

I really shouldn't have.

I really shouldn't have.

Don't charge me for the crime

It had all really started a few weeks ago. A few long weeks ago it seemed now. I just wish I would've let it all go and just talked to Kylie myself. I wish oh how I wish now.

My friend gets in the car with bags

Since Kylie had been hanging out with the loner girl, Giselle, so much lately I had begun to take even more comfort in my two guy friends: Brian and Greg. They were great guys who loved to just have fun and mess around, pulling pranks galore.

They just took this one prank too far.

Filled to the top with loads of cash

Way, way, WAY too far. So far that it ended in disaster. Utter and complete disaster.

And throws his pistol on the dash

About a week ago I had been watching Brian and Greg play pool in the student lounge while I worked on my Sociology homework. When Brian suddenly stopped playing, looked at me, and spoke, "I know what we can do to get Kylie to stop hanging out with Giselle".

Says I'm sorry for the crime

Both Greg and I stopped and stared at Brian.

"Huh?"

"What?"

Brian set down his pool stick and walked around the pool table towards Greg and me.

"I said I know what we can do to get Kylie to stop hanging with that stupid loner girl: Giselle"

That I've involved you in this time

"What is it?"

Brian sat down on the couch next to me and leaned in close.

"You know that concert next week?"

"Yeah"

"We embarass Giselle and blame Kylie"

You're the only friend I got"

"What?"

"We figure out a way to embarass Giselle. Blame Kylie. Giselle will be so mortified that she won't want to hang out with Kylie."

Greg high fived Brian.

"That's awesome!"

Don't charge me for the crime

They both looked at me.

"What's wrong?"

"No."

Wrong place, wrong time

"I can't believe this. We can't do that to her, to Kylie."

Greg rolled his eyes and Brian just looked at me.

"Come on. It's just one prank. One little prank that will get Giselle to leave Kylie alone."

Don't charge me for the crime

I close my book and stood up.

"It's still wrong."

I started to walk away but Greg cut off my path.

"It's not that big a deal"

Brian spoke from behind me, "We'll be good I promise you"

Wrong place, wrong time

I thought about everything that had happened. How Kylie had ditched me for this loner girl, Giselle. Everything came flooding back to me.

"Don't be too hard on her"

Don't charge me for the crime

"Yes"
"Yeah!"

Greg and Brian high fived and leapt in joy.

I start to freak and scream so loud

"Remember be nice!"
"Hunny"
"There's no nice in pranks"
I sighed.
"Just be not so harsh on her ok?"
"Yeah, yeah yeah"
"We got it"

Just like the females in the crown

I left Brian and Greg then to go about planning their prank. I headed back to my room silently hoping that they would be harsh.

That's when he gets in my head

I went about my day and the day after that, and the day after that. Waiting for the boys to get back to me.

You could live like a king

The day before the concert in which Giselle would be "pranked" on Greg and Brian came running up to me outside my dorm building.

"It's all set up"

Has soon has that was said I instantly felt a pang of guilt.

With everything you'd ever need

"What?"
"It's all set up!"
"She's gonna get it good!"
"Not too good I hope"
"No of course not"
"Okay tell me"
But has they told me I couldn't help but feel like they were only down playing this. That it was going to be so much worse.

All the dreams of every man

The next day I was standing outside the auditorium with Kylie waiting for everything to begin.

"Hey I'm sorry for not being there. Giselle has a lot of issues and I'm helping her through them right now."
"It's fine"
"Thanks for understanding. You're a great friend!"
Kylie hugged me and ran off into the auditorium.

Some friend huh.

Don't charge me for the crime

Just has Kylie left Brian came waltzing up to me.
"It's all a go!"
"Uh...Brian...I don't think this is a go..."
"No you said to go, we did, it's too late. Plus she'll be fine. It'll all be okay. Don't worry."
With that Brian left and I just stood there feeling like something bad was about to happen.

Wrong place, wrong time

At 11a.m. I entered the auditorium and sat down next to Greg.
"What's going on?"
"It's all good. Brian's finishing up."
"I don't know"
"Stop worrying it'll be fine"
But I just knew it wouldn't be fine anymore.

Don't charge me for the crime

At 11:30 the concert started. Just a normal orchestral concert. Pretty basic except Giselle was going to be having a solo during one song. She would be playing her violin then.

That was when they would get her.

Wrong place, wrong time

Around noon Giselle came forward and stood at the front of the orchestra and began to play. I could feel my heart pounding. I couldn't stop it. Just has noon reached and Giselle was done and bowing, it happened.
The paint bucket fell.

Don't charge me...

There was no going back now.

No going back now.

Siren sound and my heart was pounding

Laughter erupted has bright green paint flooded over Giselle followed by bright green feathers and confetti.

A lot more than they had told me. So much more.

I looked at my man as the cops surround him

Giselle's eyes flooded with water and she ran off the stage and away from everyone laughing at her.

I looked over at Greg and Brian laughing like mad.
"You said"
"Of course we said"
"Duh!"
"Oh god!"
I ran out to find Giselle.

A teen on the scene with no objective

But she was nowhere to be found. No where.

God what did I just do.

The American dream can be so deceptive

I hadn't been outside long when Greg and Brian came out.
"Phase 1 complete"
"Phase 2 a go"
I rounded on them.
"What did you do!?"
The both took a step back.
"Woah calm down chica"
"You wanted this remember?"
"Not like this!"
"Are you sure about that?"
I thought back to it all. I had wanted it hadn't I?

Now I see the flashing lights

"I take your silence has a yes, Greg"
"On it Brian"
I watched has they both went their seperate ways to finish the plan. Greg would go find Giselle and tell her that Kylie had planned it. That I had tried to stop her but she wouldn't budge. She had her mind made up.

Oh God what was going to happen now?

There goes my future and my lfie[/]

I searched to try to find Giselle but I had no luck so when it came time for class at 2p.m. I went.

Sociology what a bummer. I had just sat down when Brian texted me saying it was done. I fought to hide back tears at what I had just done. I had just ruined a girl's life and placed the blame on another.

What kind of person was i?

"Hey girl"

Now I've go to do what's right

I spun around to see Kylie behind me.

"He...hey"
Did she know?
"Have you seen Giselle?"
"No I honestly haven't"
Kylie sat down next to me.
"I hope she's okay. She won't answer her phone. I've looked everywhere. Who could have done such a thing?"

Me

I stop the car and throw the keys

"I don't know Kylie"
"It's horrible. Just horrible!"
"Kylie..."
I was about to confess to Kylie when out teacher showed up. Kylie moved down a row or two to her seat and class began.

But It wasn't much longer until the door to the classroom banged open.

Out of the window set me free

Everyone jumped and looked to the door to see a green Giselle standing there.

A gun held out in from of her.

I throw the pistol in the back

Everyone was frozen where they sat. All except for Kylie who jumped up and walked towards Giselle.

"Giselle what's going on? Put the gun..."

"Shut-up you bitch"

Throws me out of the car

Kylie froze where she was a dozen or so footsteps from Giselle.
"Giselle what are you talking about? What's going on? You can tell me. What is it?"
"Like you don't know"
"I really don't Giselle now please, put down the gun"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"
By now Giselle was shaking and I was praying she wouldn't pull the trigger."
"You lied to me! Made me believe!"
"Made you believe what?"
"That you liked me! That you thought of me has a friend! When you had it all planned!"
"Giselle what are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb!"
"I'm not!"
"Just shut up! I'm done with this life!"

You know me well

"Giselle no! Don't kill yourself!"
"Oh I'm not going to."
"Then put the gun down"
"Shut up and let me finish! I"m not going down till you do!"
"Giselle n..."

The gun shot created such a loud bang that the room fell silent and the whole world stopped.

All except for Kylie who fell ever so gracefully to the floor.

I'm not going to jail

Everyone screamed and started to run. Everyone except for Giselle and me. Giselle looked at me for only a second before she turned the gun on herself and shot herself down.

I'm not paying your bail

I just stood there staring at both Giselle and Kylie bleeding on the floor.

Both broken.

And both my fault.

I may have just killed my best friend and a girl I didn't even know.

Believe me when I say

The ambulance came and they took them both away.

Giselle was dead.

Kylie just barely.

The won't charge more for the crime

I watched has the doctors ran about while I sat outside Kylie's hospital room hearing the crying that flooded the halls.

Wrong place, wrong time

The cops questioned me.

The doctors questioned me.

Kylie's family questioned me.

They all questioned me.

Don't charge me for the crime

When everything had settled down I walked into Kylie's room alone and saw her lying there, lifeless, and alone. Broken and hooked up to so many machines.

Just barely hanging on.

She was here because of me.

And I couldn't take it.

I started to cry.

Wrong place, wrong time

"Kylie...I'm sorry I charged you for my crime"

Then I broke down.

Don't charge me...