“Then just decide!”

That was the last thing I remember hear before everything went black. They tell me that I didn’t immediately black out, but that’s what I remember. They tell me that I jumped in front of her, and I believe them because well you do that for someone you love.

I’m running so hard that it’s hurting, but I can’t stop. This is my outlet, my escape. I truly never thought my life would turn out like this but I have to say that I am more then happy with it.

I’m reaching my destination, I can see it, it’s only about 300 metres away. I glance down at my watch, 35:49 and counting. Not bad for what usually takes me 45 minutes to run.

I slow down my pace with a smile on my face as I open the door to the café. I’m greeted with a latte and a friendly smile “morning”

“Morning shell” I greet while still walking. It’s the same routine I go through every Tuesday. I wake up, go for my run and end up at A.D.D. I’m greeted by shell with my morning latte then we walk through the back to my car that she drove here and drive back to my house while she tells me about everything I need to know.

I guess your probably wondering where I am, where I’ve been, what I do? Well I guess the only way to explain is to start from where everything went south.

“Then just decide!” Spencer shouted. I genuinely couldn’t believe that she actually believed that I would have chosen Aiden. I wasn’t even a question. I looked at her then glanced at Aiden. 

How do you break your best friend’s heart with hurting him? Stupid question huh? I opened my mouth to say something and I heard the first shot.

From then on everything went black but this is what everyone else has told me what happened.

I glanced at the shooter and put myself in front of Spencer. I took her to the ground with me and kept her body under mine. When the shooting stopped Kyla looked around for me and called my name. Apparently I answered back and stood up.