Shane went wide-eyed as the gun went off. Rick looked at her and looked down. The blood began to flow and cover up his white shirt. Shane let go of the gun and dropped to the floor. Rick grabbed a hold of stomach and fell on his back. He laughed, but began to fight. He jerked a few times, before his heart stopped beating. Bella ran over to Shane and wrapped her arms around her. Shane wrapped her arms around her and kissed her cheek. The back door flung open, and the cops came through. Helena got off of Tonya and backed away. Bella helped Shane off the floor, and Shane wrapped her arm around Bellas shoulders. The girls sat down and told the cops what happened. Shane grabbed a hold of Bellas hand as they talked to the cops. The coroner came in and put Ricks body in a bag. Tonya hung a head low as she was hand cuffed and walked out to the car. The cops grabbed the finally conscious John from the floor and questioned him about the tape. John told the cops where it was at, and he was put in handcuffs. They sat there which felt like eternity. Bella gripped a hold of Shanes hand as the cops continued to question them. They finally finished and told them they were free to go. The girls followed after the cops as they walked out the house.

This is so unreal; I cant believe that this happened. Bella looked at Shane. How did they believe us?

Shane smiled and looked at Helena. We have our ways.  They continued to walk to Helenas car.

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            The students were sitting in the auditorium, and Mrs. Hill approached the podium. She took a deep breath and sighed.

Today is a sad day for our school. We loss one of our respectful and star students in the school: Rick Conway. He was one of the brightest student and star player, and he brought a great attitude to our school. Students crying in their seats as the girls looked at each other in disbelief. Mrs. Hill began to choke up. Im not going to hide it; you guys need to know how he was killed. He was shot in cold blood; he was taken from us maliciously. But we know that hes in a better place now.

Yeah, down a slope to hell. The girls laughed at Helenas statement, and Alice nudged her.

Lets bow our heads and have a moment of silence. Everybody bowed their heads. The door burst opened, and the cops came through. Everybody looked up and saw them charging through. Mrs. Hill walked away from the podium and towards the cops. What is going on here?  The cop flashed Mrs. Hill his badge.

Im detective Logan, and Im looking for Benjamin Smith, Richard Williams, and James Carter. Alice looked up when she heard those familiar names.

What is the meaning of this? The boys stood up and walked up to Mrs. Hill. What did they do? Detective Logan pointed to his men and pointed to the three boys. They walked up to the students and arrested them. What have they done?  Detective Logan walked up to them and began to talk.

You boys are under arrested for the rape of Miss Alice Pieszecki. The students began to boo and cussing out loud. Mrs. Hill tried to talk to Detective Logan about the situation as the boys were being led out of the school. The girls got up out of their seats and started to walk out of the back way of the auditorium. Shane wrapped her arm around Bellas shoulder as the girls continued to walk to the parking lot.

This means that everything changes. Bella looked up at Shane.

Yeah, she nodded. Nothing will be the same. Shane looked down at Bella and kissed her softly.