Helanie:
There were screams, agonizing screams and yelps as some got hurt in the process. Many omegas fell to the ground, and the others just walked over them.
"What the heck is going on?" Jenny started to cry almost instantly. I noticed Lamar looked so concerned before his eyes met mine, and he acted like he didn’t care about her. Poor guy, it was obvious he had feelings for her.
Penn arrived, and our group was the last one to reach the exit when we heard another shot from the second floor and then a loud scream.
"What happened? Something happened," I turned to Penn, who was also looking toward the staircase.
"That fool probably shot someone," Penn hissed, shaking his head.
Guilt and sudden regret hit me. The next thing I knew, I was trying to go for the stairs when Lamar held my arm and dragged me out of the academy.
"What are you doing?" Lamar asked, confused about why I had to go for the rescue of whoever got shot.
"Lamar, it’s--my fault," I muttered under my breath, biting my tongue.
"What?" he questioned, but the air changed as four cars dashed past and parked in front of us.
The trainers came out one by one, shocked looks plastered on their faces.
"What is happening here? Why are you all standing outside in the cold?" It was Norman who took the first step, wearing a gray suit and looking even broader than yesterday.
Emmet was in an all-black suit, Maximus wearing a black coat and white shirt, with Kaye only wearing a black shirt tucked neatly into his pants.
"Sir, Rayden has lost his mind," one of the students yelled, making the brothers quickly look around and ease up until their eyes landed on me. It was as if they were already aware of the stress Rayden caused me.
"I will go check," Norman said, but his brothers seemed all set to go behind him.
"You guys stay here and check the injured students," Norman noticed some students were bleeding from their noses and elbows. Some had their heads split, all set to be treated.
It wasn’t too big, but Rayden had acted really stupidly.
I should have known he would lose his mind.
"You okay?" While passing by me to check on the students behind me, Kaye asked in a subtle tone. Only after I gave him a nod did he proceed to check on the others.
After a few minutes, Norman came out holding Rayden by his collar, his legs dangling in the air. Norman had snatched the gun out of his hands by this point too. Rayden looked guilty, especially when Norman seemed so enraged.
I noticed blood dripping down in streams from Rayden’s arm.
Norman threw Rayden to the ground and then stood in front of him with his hands on his waist.
The brothers exchanged a glance, looked at Rayden, and then at Lamar.
"And who shot you?" Norman asked.
"Oh that--I saw something on the ground and thought it was the viper. I accidentally--" Rayden shut up once he realized he couldn’t say in loud and clear words that he dropped the weapon out of fear and it fired on him.
The deadly viper would have been nothing to an alpha like him. But the vipers from the rogue community are said to grow up on the dead bodies of monsters. They can be very deadly and dangerous to anyone.
"Lamar," Emmet uttered, asking my friend to speak for himself.
"Sir, I don’t know what he’s talking about," Lamar stepped forward to explain himself. He must have been caught off guard.
"Really? What if I tell you I have proof?" Rayden’s confidence intrigued everyone. Even Jenny looked bewildered at the turn of events.
"Okay, show us the proof," Norman cleared his throat, demanding evidence. If Rayden was able to prove he wasn’t lying, Lamar would be in huge trouble.
Rayden turned to me and smiled, signaling that he wanted us to work as a team.
"Helanie, show them the text messages." As soon as he said that, Lamar turned to me with his eyes wide open.
I gave Rayden a nod and started going through my phone.
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