I sent him a few texts throughout the day, but he never replied. I wanted to know what was going on with him and what I could do to help. After all, he was my best friend, and I would have done anything for him. When the bell rang for classes to end, I saw Bryan walking out of his history class. We made eye contact and he immediately turned in the opposite direction and began to walk away quickly. I ran after him, shouting his name and pushing through the crowd of people that filled the hallways. When I finally caught up to him, I was slightly out of …show more content…
You’ve been ignoring me, and you were acting really strange yesterday,” I said to Bryan while trying to catch my breath.
“Nothing is wrong, just leave me alone,” he replied. He seemed unusually nervous, and his hands kept fidgeting in the pocket of his hoodie.
“No, you’re my best friend,” I argued. “I’m sorry I haven’t spent much time with you but that can’t be the only reason for this. Whatever is going on I want to help.” I reached for his arm, and as soon as I did he pulled out a gun and pointed it directly at me.
“I said leave me alone!” he shouted. Everyone in the hallway froze. I took a step back, unsure of what to do. “Bryan,” I said with voice trembling. “What are you doing? Why do you have a gun?”
“You left me. You started dating Liam, and you left me alone. You were the one friend I had, and you just tossed me to the side when you found someone new.” His hands were shaking as he held the