The New Girl

Chapter 26 : Breaking News

I started to panic in the bathroom. My mind racing with thoughts.

This can not be happening. I hope my best friend didn't get shot!

My hands begins to tremble and sweat. I speed dial to call Brianna but her phone went straight to voice mail.
My heart beat began to beat faster each time. I decide to call Jessica and it went straight to voice mail too. I text both them to call me back, but not either one of them call back.

I heard a knock on the bathroom door and I jumped. My mom open the door. "Naomi, are you alright?"

"Brianna —" the lump in my throat cause me to cry. My mom just stood there, didn't know what I was crying about.

"Is she okay?" She ask in a concern tone.

"After I left the party, someone started to shoot. Bri was calling me about what was happening and then I heard gun shoots in the background and the call just.... drop." I said sobbing away.

"Oh my God, I hope that Brianna is okay... Let me call her mother to let her know."  My mom said heading out the bathroom to get her phone to call Brianna's mom.

My phone begins to ring. I look at the caller ID and it was Brianna. Thank you Jesus!

"Ma! Brianna is calling me now, so you don't need to call her mom." I yell from the bathroom. I slid my screen to receive her call.

"Bri!" I said with tears in my eyes.

"Naomi are you crying?" Brianna ask me.

"I thought you got sh— sh—shot." I said barley couldn't say the last word.

"I hung up the phone because I start to panic when I found out Jessica was not behind me. I finally found her and we ran to my car." Brianna explains.

"You almost gave me a heart attack. My mom was about to call your mama girl." I said laughing.

"Girl forreal. At least she was looking out for me."

"Yeah, I need to finish taking my makeup off so, call me when you get home." I told Brianna. I disconnect the call and grab my makeup remover wipe to continue to remove my makeup.

After removing my makeup and putting on my facial cleanser. I wrap my hair for the night. I went to my bedroom and pull the covers from my bed to get cozy. I was flipping through the channels to see what to watch. The news caught my attention. It was a black woman with black straight hair with a mic in her hand from channel 7. She begins to speak.

"We are live, here at this million dollar estate where a shooting just happen not to long ago located on Fisher Ave." The camera zoom in to the mansion and there was yellow tape blocking people going inside the party except for police. I recognize some people in the background. 

"Witness said it was a party host by high school seniors. A couple of people here at the party has been shot and sent to the hospital, one victim is in critical condition and was air lift to Lincoln Memorial Hospital."

I wonder who it was?

"We have no reports on why this party was a target and have not yet identify the victims who got shot. But if you know any information that can lead police to an arrest, please call crime stopper on your screen. I'm Stephanie Stevens 7 news."

I grab my phone and went to the school twitter gossip page. The page diss people on who had the worst costume. I didn't see nothing yet about the party shooting. I went down my contacts to the 'R's. I click on Ryan name and sent him a text.

- Hey Ryan, I wanted to know have you heard who got shot at the party?"

Ryan: As soon as I heard the gun shoots, I was running away 💨🏃so I don't even know ma. But I heard it was Devonte, Trevon, and his uncle was the target.