I hear the gun go “POW!”

I fall to the ground

Mud and tears flowing through my eyes

I’m a stubborn girl, so this comes as a surprise

Crawling under the desk

My heart is beating 10 miles an hour in my chest

I look up for 5 seconds max

I gag, and I hear a CRACK

The quiet girl who sat beside me in class,

Shivers and whimpers beside the broken shards of glass

The guy I once known as my best friend

Is now the enemy, the fiend.

I rise up in determination

Knowing that I am God’s creation

He looks at me with wide eyes, shaking his head NO,

Like he doesn’t want to pull the trigger, doesn’t want me to GO

We stand there, staring at each other

Remembering that we’re siblings, we love each other