Cerpen: Loud

Without any second wasted, we began to run to another building for shelter. My heart dropped when I saw a body lying on the ground. It was a body of a girl. I kept running with my head full of nothing but one thought, 'please save me.' The thought kept being repeated at the same beat as my heart. I felt the cold that morning was getting harsher. Until the moment we reached the shelter, I still have the same thought. I didn't realize my body has been shaking nonstop. 

"Ae, you okay" I heard a familiar voice. I saw Ajax coming closer to me, I just nodded my head. His state was not any better than mine, his body looked tense and I saw blood on his right shoulder. "what happened?" I looked at him, bad thoughts already filling my head. 

"I piggybacked a wounded student, fortunately, the shooter missed vital organs" I didn't realize I was holding my breath until I let out a relieved sigh. 

It's been a year since that tragedy. I still vividly remember my mom's reaction the first time she saw me after that. She hugged me so tight it made me hear her loud heartbeats. It was so loud, but it's different from the sound of the loud bang I heard in school. I lost friends and teachers in that terrifying winter. The loud sound of a gun was still clear, living in my memory.