Peter's Pizza

Quinn

"Hello! Welcome to Peter's Pizza! How may I help you?" I ask, trying not breath too much. Gosh, this person reeks of cigarettes. I hold back a gag. I wish Ken was doing this instead. "One medium Devil Fat, please." he breathes. Yuck, Devil Fat has so much cheese, it gives me shivers. "That will be $7.99, please. Cash or credit?" I ask holding my hand out. Without saying anything, the guy reaches into his pocket, fishes around, and slams a ten dollar bill on the counter. "Receipt or no receipt?" I ask. No response. Hmmpf. The nerve of this dude. "Hey Ken! One medium Devil Fat!" I shout to the back. Ken nods back, and I smile. A few minutes later, he hands me the pizza and I hand it to the man, who heads out. Everytime I see Ken, I think how lucky he is to live a completely normal life. I live one to, but I'm different. I haven't told anybody my secret yet. I'm ashamed of who I truly am. I have a girlfriend, a scholarship to my dream college, I have everything I want. I mean, my parents want. I have everything my parents want. But I don't want what my parents want. I want something else. Something different from other people.

A and P Groceries

Ray

"Su and Axel, please stop fooling around. This is not a playground for you two to play on. And, honestly, guys, I'm younger than both of you, yet I feel older. You two are going to graduate in a year, how can you be so irresponsible? I feel like I'm babysitting a bunch of two year olds!" I scold, gesturing to the olive oil spillage behind me. "Well it's not my fault. It's Ji Su's!" Axel blamed. "Really, Axel? Wow, how immature! It's not my fault that you're clumsy and bumped into me while i was placing stocking the olive oil shelf." Su squinted. "I don't care whose fault it is! Just clean the mess up!" I shout. They nod and walk off to get supplies. I shake my head. Why would the owners hire these two? Bang! Bang! Bang!

VCC Pharmacy

Reid

I put down the heavy box with a groan. Why is everything so heavy? Is it because I'm getting weaker? Because of what happened? I glance over to Cora, who is scrolling through Instagram on her phone. Everything came easy for her; the grades, the colleges, the jobs, the looks, the partners, everything. Meanwhile I had to work for everything, but I still can't top her even though I put my best into it. And when I finally got everything I wanted, she pried it out of my hands. Our parents didn't even disapprove of her, instead they were proud. If it was me, they would've disowned me right away. Cora gets everything without working for it. She even goes to the best college in the country, while I go to the best in the state. I wish her vacation would end already. She's already ruined my life for the two weeks she was here. It's all her fault that we are working overnight in our parent's pharmacy shop. It's all her fault that I'm still here. All her fault. Bang! Bang! Bang!

Security

Naya

Bang! Bang! Bang! "What the hell was that?" Wren shouts rushing to the monitor. Before we could see what was going on, everything went blank. "What the fuck is happenin'?" Trent yells. "Grab your fuckin' flashlights, Naya and Wren!" he shouts. I put a gun in my holster, trembling. Wren turns on his flashlight and faces us, the light in my eyes. "The fuck do you think is happening?" he asks. Trey shrugs. "Oh, fuck! My brother!" I exclaim. "You have a brother?" they both ask in unison. Bang! "Yeah, his name's Ray. Think he works in the grocery store as a manager. Hold on, lemme call him." I tell, fumbling for my phone. It's ringing, but no answer. Bang! I try again. And again. One more time. One last time. "Hello?" says a voice, shaking. "Hello? Ray?" I question. "Ray.... R-r-ray...." the voice quietly sobs. A different voice answers. "Hello? This is one of Ray's colleagues speaking. My name is Axel Chase and I'm afraid the person you are looking for isn't here anymore." the voice states in a firm voice. "Well, where is he? And why do you have his phone?" I ask, loudly. "Shh! We might get found! There's a guy with a gun outside. And if you're his sister, like the caller id says, you might not want to know." Axel says. "Wait hold on, there's a guy with a gun?" I put the phone in loud speaker. "Yeah, but I don't know where he is anymore. Ji Su Park and I are hiding from him in the storage room." he tells. "Stay there and don't move. Security's coming." Wren tells them. "Text me frequently, and inform us what is happening." I instruct. "Alright." I end the call and look up. "What's fuckin' wrong with the world? A shooting in a strip mall? Honestly, how stupid." Trey breathes. "Do we have any gear?" I ask them. They shake their head no. "Only guns." Wren says. "Oh, we're fucked."

A/N:

Guys! I'm soo sooo sooo sorry! I didn't realize until today, I accidentally published Chapter 1 three times! I'm soo sorry! I bet you guys were so confused. I am super sorry! I'm so stupid!

I'll try and make it up to you guys!

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And the story begins...

Hope you enjoyed! I'll publish the next part in Saturday or Sunday!

xoxo,

Sandy