Lia grabbed Eli's arm and struggled to pull him back. "Please, Eli. Stop. We're not going to let him get away. The police are going to take him, they're the experts. We're teenagers. Please." she pleaded with him, trying to get him to calm down.
He shoved her away. "This man shot Ella! How can you not care enough to shoot him? He has ruined our lives!"
Ella shook her head, grimacing in pain. She closed her eyes again. She hung her head.
"And if Griffin hadn't tacked him, he would've shot me too! We would've both been dead, and you guys probably would've been soon! He doesn't deserve to be able to leave this world without consequences! He deserves to rot in jail for the rest of his life!" Lia responded, fresh tears again falling down on her cheeks. "Of course I want him to pay. I want him to suffer, not peacefully die."
Eli sighed, understanding what Lia was saying. "Fine." He leaned back against the wall, crossing his arms.
Through the fighting, no one noticed Eleanore's body relax, or her eyes close, or exhale audibly.
Lia looked over to Leo and Ana, who were still sitting next to Ella. "How is she?" She asked.
Ana looked over at Ella, panicking a little. "She's unconscious!"
Leo took his head out of his hands to look over at Ella. Her arm hung limp. He took it and checked her pulse.
"What? She was just talking!" Lia yelled and ran over to them. "Oh god, oh god, oh my god where are the police!?"
Leo backed away. "No-" He choked on his words.
Lia put her hand to Eleanor's neck to check her pulse. "She's alive, but barely. We don't have much time."
"Are you sure the police call went through?" Jace asked, and Lia nodded. "I'm sure. I was talking to someone… They said they would be here in 10 minutes."
"It's been like 30 minutes, Lia. Something happened."
"I knew we should have shot him." Eli exclaimed.
“Nonononono”, Griffin panicked. “They have to come, she’s dying!”
Leo took the phone and redialed. There was an immediate answer.
"Police, name your situation."
"My friend is dying. We called 30 minutes, no one's arrived."
"Address?"
Leo covered the speaker. "Address?"
"135 Brightroad Lane. I saw it on one of the papers we found. Hurry!" Lia tells Leo.
Griffin gave it quickly.
"135 Brightroad Lane!" he shouted into a phone.
"10 minutes."
Lia sat against the wall and put her head in her hands, silently praying. If Eleanor died, she would never be able to live with herself.
(if this rp is gonna go on, something's gotta happen. Ringmaster escapes, Eli shoots him, ringmaster locks them all up…)
(shoot him shoot him shoot him)
(then everyone hates Eli and he might get arrested idk)
(what I was thinking about the phone thing was like the ringmaster had interfered with the phone beforehand and made it so they're not actually talking to the police. And yeah, I think that he should escape somehow.)
(ooh that's a good idea!)
Sure! I’m good with anything)
(Eli tries to shoot him, but he escapes cause Eli can't manage to pull the trigger?)
(yeah sure)
He couldn't stand it anymore. Eli grabbed the gun out of Jace's hand and pointed it at the ringmaster. "Say your goodbyes, you piece of s***."
Leo watched HELPLESSly as Eli pointed the gun at the Ringmaster. "Eli, this is your very first kill. They won't exactly ignore this at a correction school."
"Eli, stop!" Lia started to yell, but froze.
The gun didn't go off.