I limped over the corpses that sprawled all over the floor in abundance, akin to flowers in a garden, supporting my pained body against the lockers in the bloodstained hall. They all mostly died a quick death, clear by the visible bullet holes in their corpses and splattered remains. I hated them, resented them, but I never wished for this to happen.
It reminded me of my actual wish, one that didn’t involve the pale and familiar faces that my eyes wouldn’t turn away from. I was at the lowest of my low, enjoying solitude on a deserted grass plain and inviting misfortune upon myself with open arms under the night sky.
“I wish I could just disappear.”
Abducted, stranded, murdered, any of those would fulfill the wish that I yearned. Despite that, only I remained alive to tell the tale of this massacre while their dreams, future, and freedom were all robbed without warning. The weight of what it all meant came crashing down and broke open the dam of tears I tried my best to hold back.
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“I’m sorry, I’m, I’m sorry, oh god, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m so-“
The sounds of police sirens alerted me, made me pause, and recollect myself before I pushed further to the doors at the end of the wide hall. I panted and grunted in pain as I struggled onwards, more tears mixing with the grime and blood on my face. Help arrived; it was over.
The doors burst open and light from outside blinded me, aided by foreign flashlights which illuminated the once dark hall. I raised my hand from the lockers and covered my eyes from the near painful lights. Their owners yelled incoherent things, which my ringing ears could not pick up on.
“H, help, I’m-!” my frantic yell twisted into an agonized cry of pain as the result of a bullet that pierced my unhurt leg. I fell and landed face first, forced to stare with whimpers at the barrel of a pistol I once held.
My vision blurred, and the lights took advantage of such, disorienting me along with the mixed sounds in the background. Before I knew it, I disappeared from that world, unaware of that tragic incident but grateful for being granted my wish in the way my heart truly meant.