The team’s last exquisitely landed shot confirmed victory, lifting the crowd to their feet, pumping their fists, and shouting their approval for that magnificent effort.
The cheerleaders were ecstatic, realizing the win. The crowd went wild and shrill as the girls were thrown higher into the air.
A sharp crack in the air set off an unfortunate series of events. With blood oozing blood from her head wound, the popular cheerleader went limp and dropped. The distracted young man below her took the full force of her body, breaking his neck, killing him instantly.
The shooter was not a fan.
Oh I never anticipated this! And I suddenly reminded of the school shootings that keep occurring in the States.
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Excellent! I’m glad I could surprise you. Yes, I tied it into the awful situation of constant school shootings.
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There seems to be no end to it with supporters for carrying weapons overshadowing the ones against!
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Yes, I’ll never quite understand the mindset for people and their guns. The violence will continue until we understand what drives people to kill.
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It sure is a multi-dimensional problem and needs intervention from every sphere.
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Absolutely! I’m with you on that one.
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Great ironic ending line, which I was not expecting, love it! 👍👩🦰❤❌
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Awesome! Glad I could surprise you too, Carolyn! 🙂
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🙂
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So well written Susi..
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Thanks, Mich! Appreciate the praise! 🙂
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holy moly
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lol I first read that as ‘holy roller’! 😉
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😂
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Gasp! I was so caught up in the narrative that this turn of events took me by surprise!
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Excellent! 🙂
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Oh no what a tragedy. So well written Susi.
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Glad you liked it, Sadje! Funny thing, I had written this for a “paying site”, only to find out they no longer existed! Well, needless to say, I wasn’t going to let it go to waste. lol 🙂
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It’s too good a story to let it go to waste.
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❤
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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