CASSANDRA
After a couple of loud gunshots, my world turned silent. It was like a deafening silence that I never wanted to experience. And as I was slowly falling onto the ground, tightly gasping on her hand, I could do nothing else other than look at her, as well as Austin, who was running away in our direction. Despite the weak feeling all over my body, I still managed to hold onto her longer than I expected.
Why does it need to happen now? Is this how everything is supposed to end? Those were the thoughts hanging inside my brain as I was trying to catch my breath, which seemed to be the hardest thing I have ever faced.
“Melanie…” Calling her name was the last thing I remembered right after I fell unconscious.
I woke up with tears in my eyes falling to each side of my face. I tried bl
