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WARNING. THIS STORY DEALS WITH THE SENSITIVE SUBJECT, OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. IF THAT'S GOING TO BOTHER YOU, PLEASE DON'T READ. THANK YOU.
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ACT 1.
Skyler walked into work, to pick up her last check. Oz was sitting behind his desk, when she went in. "I just want my check," she said, coldly.
"Ofcoarse" he said, as he handed it to her, "Now you can go."
"FUCK YOU! I got another job, anyway." It was a lie, she hadn't found another one. But she didn't want to know that. "Good for you. Goodbye. "She walked out, and left him.
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Later she met Sara, in the mall, after cashing her check. "Well, I better enjoy this, will I still have money."
"Aren't you going to get another job," said Sara?
"I'm trying, but nobody'll hire me. (The camera moves on her, showing her wearing boots, black pants, a , black T-shirt, with Tool writen on it. Her hair, in pigtails (three, for some reason). spiked braclets, a spiked dogcollar, and black eyeliner.) I don't know why."
"Hey, girls" said Zeke, as he sat down," was up?"
"Hey" said Sara, "Where you been?"
"Just busy."
"You know, those guys, are dicks, anyway. They just."
"DO WE HAVE TO TALK, ABOUT THAT?!"
"I, I didn't mean."
"Shit, I'm sorry, Sara. I just don't want to talk about it."
"Ok. Well talk about something else. Hey, Skyler got fired.'
"What, why? Where you being you, again?"
"What's that supposed to mean? I'm cool."
"Well, you can be, well a little mean, some times," said Sara.
"Just to people that suck. (they both look at her) Hey, is it my fault, most people suck?"
"Poor Skyler" said Zeke, "nobody likes her."
"Bite me, assclown! I just AAAHHHHAAAA!" The vision hits her. She sees Zeke, and the boys, from the other night. They're laughing at him, and mocking him. Suddenly he pulls a gun, and shoots them. She falls, as the vision stops. "Are you Ok," said Zeke?
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ACT 2.
Faith, was sitting in front of the TV. (Kenny was at work) She was watching Rosie Odonald. "Ok, she has to be a demon" said Faith, "No other way, she could be this evil." Then there was a knock, at the door. She got up, and opened it. It was Skyler. "Hey kid. You got a vision, for me? Please say yes, cause I'm boird as hell."
"Well, uh (tell her. What are you waitng for?) No. I just thought I'd hang out, you know, in case one came. I'd be close."
"You Ok? You seem I don't know, worried."
"No. I'm just tired. (TELL HER! BEFORE HE HURTS HIMSELF, OR SOMEONE ELSE!) Job hunting makes me tired."
"I thought you had a job."
"Yeah, I got fired."
"What? Why."
"I don't know."
"Yeah, well I do. That son of a bitch! I'm going to."
"No, just let it go. it's just a job."
Are you sure, nothing's wrong?"
"YES! NOW GET OFF MY BACK!!! I'm sorry. I'm just tired, I should go."
"Freeze Wendesday. You think I'm stupid. Something's up, now what's wrong?"
"Nothing. I, I just I just. It's getting to me. The demon hunting. (Coward!) I mean it was fun, at first, but now I'm scared. I could die."
"Hey, Fears not a bad thing, kid. It shows that your not stupid. But hey, you've got two badass slayers, watching your back. You were picked, for a reason. People are going to live, because of you. I mean the vision thing's a rough gig, but you go with it. You always do the right thing, with what you know, right?"
"Uh, right."
"you hunger? I could go for some food."
"Actualy I just rememberd something, I have to do. It can't wait. Maybe some other time."
"Yeah sure. I'm here, if you need me."
"Thanks."
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Later Faith walked into Oz's record store. (called the Land of Oz). She walked by a clerk. "Can I help you" he didn't get to finnish, as she walked past him, and into the back, "Hey, you can't go back there!" She walked into Oz's office, "I tried to stop her."
"It's Ok" he said, Give us a minute. (he walked out) Forget it Faith. I'm not helping you."
"Oh, don't worry, I don't want you help! In fact I don't even want you around me!"
"Then why are you here?"
"What's the deal, with firing Wendesday?"
"Oh, she sent you to beg. I fired her, because she was lazy, and unrealiable, simple as that."
"Really. And this has nothing to do, with you being pissed at us?"
"Now why would I be pissed at you, Faith? Just because you rode into town, and ruined my life, in record time?"
"So it's my falut, your girlfriend left?"
"Well we were happy, until I joined you, and the Getalong Gang! If you hadn't show up, I'd still be with her!"
"Oh, gee, I'm sorry, let me get a violin, and play you a fucking song! Hey, it's a hard gig, but."
"BUT NOTHING! Why do I have to do this? What the HELL do I have to make up for? I didn't murder a bunch of innocent people, after all! (Faith glares at him) Oh, does the truth hurt? You deservet to have to do this. And worse! Not me."
"I think I liked you better, when you didn't talk."
"Well, I think that's my problem. I keep queit. Well, no more."
"Fine! feel sorry for yourself! I really don't care! But you talk about having nothing to make up for. What's the kid ahve to make up for? You want to be pissed at me, fine. You don't want to be in the group, fine. I think your doing us a favor. But the kid didn't ask for this, ether. She was drafted. She doesn't need you making it harder. But hey, not your problem. So I'll go, and you can feel sorry for yourself." She walks out. And Oz sits down, with a guilty loke, on his face.
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Skyler , and Sara, walk into school, the nexts day. Zeke ran up to them. "Hey, wait up," he said!
"We're not walking that fast, weakling," said Sara.
"Hey" said Skyler, "what's up?"
"Not much. You know what I saw, last night? There going to." Suddenly a foot stuck out infront of him, and triped him. "Oh, did I do that," said one, of the two boys, that beat him up, before. (lets call them, Mike, and Steve). "Here, let me help you up." Mike picked him up, and slamed him against the wall, and punched him, in the gut. "Leave him alone," said Skyler!
"Shut up Dyke," said Steve, as he pushed Skyler down. Zeke jumped up, and hit Steve, who just laughed at hi, and droped him, with one punch. Then the pricible walked up, and said, "HEY, BREAK IT UP! (pointing to Zeke) My office, now!"
"WHAT! They started it!"
"Well, I saw you, hit him, first."
"Hey, they jumped him" said Skyler, "And this ape, knocked me down!"
"She's lying" said Kelly, as she walked up, "He just hit Steve, for no reason."
"That bitch, is lying!"
"Young lady, one more word, and you'll be joing this hoodlem.! Now, my office!"
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After school, the girls caught up, with Zeke. "What happend," said Sara?
"I got supended, for a week, no big deal."
"It's not right. They started it, they should."
"Hey, don't worry. I'm glad, the kicked me out. I needed a break, anyway. Besides, they'll get what's comming to them."
"What's that supposed to mean," said Skyler?
"Nothing, just people get what they deserve, that's all."
"Hey, their assholes, but that doesn't mean, you should do something stupid."
"Hey, why are you turning this on me?"
"I'm not, just I think you should, I don't know."
"look, I'll see you guys, later." He leave.
"What was that, about" said Sara, "You were kind of hard, on him?"
"Sara, I, he. I need to tell you something. Remember I told you, I get visions? Well, I had one. About Zeke."
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Zeke walks into his house. His dad is sitting on the couch, with a beer, watching TV. "I'm home," he said.
"SHUT UP' I'M WATCHING THIS," said his Dad! Zeke went to his room. and out on some music. The went to his closet, and picked up a box. inside was a gun. he picked it up, nd thought about what had happend. Though about all the times, he'd been humliated, by thouse bastards. He wasn't a coward. He'd always stood up to them, but it never did any goodAnd the school didn't care. Mike, and Steve could throw a ball, so they were better. But that was going to change. He held in his hand, the power to take life. This made him, better than them. Because power was jutice. He knew that. If you are stronger, your right. If your weaker, your wrong. But soon. When he went back to school, he'd make them pay.
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ACT3.
"he wouldn't do that" said Sara, "He's a good guy, he wouldn't hurt anyone."
"Hey, I don't want to believe it ether, but my visions haven't been wrong, yet."
"So, are you going to tell you friend, the slayers?"
"No, they would just kill him. Your right, he's a good guy. we just have to stop him, from doing something stupid."
"How? Do we just say, we know what your doing? He might freak."
"I don't know."
"look, I have to go. I'll call you later, Ok?"
"Yeah, sure." Skyler began to walk hoem, when she ran into Oz. "Hey," he said.
"How'd you find me?"
"Smell. I can do that. Wolf, and all."
"Go away."
"Look, I'm sorry, about everything. I was upset, adn I took it out, on you. I know it doesn't make up, for it. But if you want your job back."
"Fuck you, asshole!"
"Ok, I desereve that. I know I was wrong. But I hope you can forgive me, someday."
"Don't hold your breath." She starts to walk away, but he stops her.
"Hey, evrything Ok? you seem upset?"
"Yeah, cause your dwarf ass, is here, Lord of the Rings!"
"Ok, I'm sorry, I'll leave you alone." He starts walking away.
"One of my friends, is in trouble," she blurted out. She didn't know why, but she wanted to tell him. She always felt he cared. Even after.
"What kind of trouble?"
"I had a vision. He brought a gun to school, and killed some people."
"Oh" said Oz, not liking what he'd heard. "Have you told anybody?"
"Who, Faith? What's she going to do, stake him?"
"Actualy I was thinking the police."
"He'd go to jail!"
"And that's a bad thing?"
"He's not a bad guy. These assholes beat him up, last summer, he was in the hospital, for a month. But the school doesn't do anything."
"Well, that doesn't make it OK to kill them."
"I know. (she starts crying) But he's messed up, I can't believe he wants to hurt anyone. He's my friend. I don't have many."
"Skyler" says Oz, as he hugs her, "I'm sorry, this is hard. But he is messed up, and he needs help. Something has to be done, before it's to late. If your really his friend, you'll do what you have to."
"I don't know what I have to do."
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Skyler knocks on Zeke's door (his mom, let her in) "Hey, Skyler. What's up?"
"I know" she says,' when the door closes.
"know what?"
"I know what yor planing. I know your planing to kill Steve, and Mike."
"What" he said, trying to act surprised?
"Don't. You can't do it. It's not right."
"Who says."
"So you admite it?"
"What if I am? They desever it. And how did you know?"
"Doesn't matter! You can't do it! Sure their assholes, but you can't kill them!"
"Why not? What they've done to me, to you! I only regret, that I can't make them suffer more!"
Skyler couldn't believe how crule he seemed. Or how fast, he admited it. "Zeke, please. Listen to yourself. This isn't you, you not a bad guy."
"AND WHAT'S IT GOT ME? THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT! ALL MY LIFE, PEOPLE SAID, HE'S GOING TO BE A CRIMANAL! SO WHY FIGHT IT! THEY MAY NOT LIKE ME, BUT THEY DAMN WELL ARE GOING TO RESPECT ME!"
"NO, THEY WON'T! THEY'LL SEND YOU TO JAIL! YOU THINK YOUR GETTING BULLIED NOW?"
Get out" he said, "Just go."
"I'll go to the cops, if I have to."
"Go head. I'll just say, I don't know what your talking about. They won't believe you. They'll think your just a psyco. Just like you mother."
"Fuck you," she said, trying not to cry. He said the most hurtful thing, he could, to her. She turned to leave, and he said one more thing, "My suspention is over, monday. You might not want to go to school, that day."
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THE NEXT MONDAY.
Skyler walked though the school. She hadn't seen Zeke. She told Sara, to stay home, but she didn't. "Maybe he won't do it."
"I saw it, Sara."
"But that was before you talked to him. Maybe knowing."
"He was diffrent. I've never seen him like this."
"What are we going to do."
Suddenly they saw him, walking in the hall. "Hey," said Skyler, as she ran to him.
"What are you doing here? I told you to stay home!"
"Well to bad! I'm not going to let you."
"Well, look whos back" said Mike, as he walked up, with Kelly, and Steve, "How's are favoret girl, today."
"Fuck you," he said. Mike punched him hard, and knocked him down. Mike luaghed, but stoped, when Zeke came up, with the gun. "Whoa, hey! Hey, man, I was just playing, yo. Just calm down."
"What's wrong" said Zeke, "I thought you were bad."
"Zeke stop" said Skyler, though it was hard to hear her, over the screams, "Don't do this."
"I told you, to go away!"
"Listen to her" said Oz, as he steped forward, "You don't want to do this."
"Who the fuck, are you! I'll shoot you too!" Oz jumped at him, wile he was talking. But he couldn't change, in front of nall the kids, ao he did the best he could, to get the gun away. Zeke struggelge, with Oz. Then the gun went off. "OH GOD," said Zeke!
"OH GOD" said Skyler, "SARA!" Sara was standing right in front of the gun, when it when off. She feel, as blood poured, for her chest. "SARA, NO!!!!"
"I didn't mean it" said Zeke, "I'm sorry."
"SHUT UP, said Skyler, "JUST SHUT UP! Sara, it's Ok. Your going to be Ok."
"I don't want to die," Sara said, over, and over, until she stoped, and closed her eyes. Skyler began screaming, at the top, of her lungs. Zeke droped his gun, and ran for the door. but the police showed up, and caught him.
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ACT4.
Skyler sat in the hospital, with Oz. Faith, and Kennedy came in, and huged her. "Are you Ok, baby," said Kennedy. Skyler didn't answer. She just cried.
"what happend" said Faith. She wondered why Oz was there, but it wasn't the time.
"The shooter was one of her friends" said Oz, "She'd had a vision, a week ago.
"What? Why didn't you say anything?"
"I wanted to help him. He was my friend, and I didn't want to loss him. Now I've lost them both. OH GOD!!!"
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We see Zeke, in his cell. As music is heard.
Early one morning, with time to kill. I borrowed Jeb's rifle, and sat on the hill.
I saw a lone rider, crossing the plane. I drew a bead on him, to practise my aim.
My brother's rifle, went off in my hand. A shot rang out, across the land.
The horse he kept running, the rider was dead, I hung my head. I hung my head.
I set off runnig, to wake from the dream. My brother's rifle went in to the sheen.
I took off running, into the southland. That's where they found me, my head, in my hands.
The sherif, he asked me, why had I run. And then it came to me, just what I had done.
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead. I hung my head, I hung my head.
Here int he courthouse, the whole town was there. I see the judge, high up, in his chair.
Explain to the courtroom, what went though your mind, and we'll ask the juiory, what verdic they find.
I felt the power, of death, over life. I orphaned his childeren, I widowed his wive. I beg there forgiveness, I wish I was dead. I hung my head, I hung my head.
Early one morning, Time to KILL. I see the galos, up on the hill.
And out in the distance, a trick of the brain. I saw a lone rider, crossing the plane. And he come to fetch me. To see what they done. And we'll ride together, til kingdom come.
I pray for God's mercy, cause soon I'll be dead. I hung my head, I hung my head.
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The song was I HUNG MY HEAD, writen by Sting. But the version that would be playing, if this where a TV show, would be the one, by Johnny Cash, from the albam, WHEN THE MAN, COMES AROUND.
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