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We realized that we needed to escape this building right
now. The police had already been called but it would arrive

in 5 minutes. So, the next 5 minutes of our lives would

determine our fate.

After the banging stopped, we all started to remove the

tables and chairs. My legs were weak and my stomach was
in a mess. Eventually, we had a free exit, and at the count

of three, we will all run to the entrance as quickly as

possible. 1,2,3.. And sprinted. I ran anxiously because, at any

moment, the shooter could take my life. As I was running in a
long hallway, I heard screams coming from the end followed

by gunshots. I froze for a second before I ran as fast as I

could but the shooter was coming closer and closer. I knew I

had to think of something. Then I saw it, a lifeless body on
the ground lying covered in blood. I backed up for a second

before I knew what I had to do. I lay down next to the body

hoping that the shooter would run past me and assume that
I was dead. As I lay there I cried not only for me but for this

soul lying dead beside me. They had a life, a future ahead

of them, all ruined because of someone with a weapon.

Then I heard footsteps, and I froze. As the footsteps got

closer and closer, my heart beat faster and faster. I can

hear my heart pounding in fear and I hope and pray that I
will be able to live. After 10 excruciating seconds of my life,

the footsteps fade away. After I am sure that they have left

the area for good, I stand and just as I was about to run, I

pay respect to this soul.I run and run and in my state of
panic, I hear the softest help. I stop in my tracks and

frantically look around and there I spot in the corner a girl

that had been shot in the arm. Blood was everywhere and
the girl looked pale and weak. I ripped off my sock and

wrapped it tightly around the arm to stop the bleeding. We

started to head to the exit and the police were going to
arrive in a minute. Now it was us versus the shooter.

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