FUCK! I ran to the kitchen to take out the cookies, but when I got there, there was smoke everywhere. I took the cookies or what was left of them out of the oven. ‘‘Fuck Liam and his stupid white flag.’’ I turned everything off and grabbed my coat; I would have ended up buying food anyway. It’s not like those cookies would taste any better than how they look. I headed to the ice cream shop that was a couple of blocks from my house, all I wanted was to forget today ever happened and ice cream would do the trick. I walked into the empty shop and was glad to have it all to myself a little peace and quiet. ‘‘Hi, what can I get for you?’’ I looked at all the ==flavours== ‘‘I’ll take some cookies and cream please’’ I mean why not I have been robbed of my cookies so I’ll do what I can. I was paying for my ice cream when the bell to the door rang ‘‘Shit” I mutter to myself, as I turn around only to see Liam and his friends walking in. So he did have other people to hangout with he just choice to ruin my night. I grabbed my ice cream and tried to run out when one-off ==Liam’s== friends stood in front of me blocking my exit “Please get out of my way” I said in a low tone ‘‘Common Dakota can’t do that we just got here’’ It’s confirmed, stupidity is just a guy thing or anyone who hangs around Liam too much. I was about to say something when Liam cut me off ‘‘Jake just let her go’’ I refused to turn around and look at Liam so i pushed past Jake or whatever this dicks name was and walked out the door. Assholes ‘‘Dakota, wait’’ I turned around to see Liam running out the door towards me, I rolled my eyes but waited for him to reach me ‘‘What do you want Liam?’’ ‘‘I just wanna say I’m sorry for tonight I didn’t mean to cross any lines’’ I felt kinda bad for slapping him, but then again he did have a quote-on-quote girlfriend. I don’t feel like adding home wrecker to my every growing list of problems. ‘‘It’s fine, try and be a little smoother next time’’ ‘‘Next time?’’ he smirked at me ‘‘Bye Liam’’ I turned around and walked away from him before he kissed me again I decided to take random detours back to my house while I ate my ice cream I walked into an alleyway but quickly regretted it as I realize it was a dead-end, all three brick walls blocking any sort of escape. However, as I look at the end of it, the figure starts becoming more and more visible. It looks like a man, although I can’t see his face with his hat lowered on his head. He leans against the wall, a lit cigarette between his fingers. His whole appearance screams danger, but who was I kidding? Everyone was a threat to me, considering the fact that I was a teenage girl. I trust no one. I’m probably overreacting. Perhaps he’s just a normal man, smoking randomly in this alleyway, late at night. I mentally slapped myself, yeah because that sounds completely and utterly normal I slowly backed out of the alley trying not to make too much noise in case he didn’t hear me, I made it out of the alleyway successfully and decided it was time to call it a night and head home. As I was walking back I could hear footsteps behind me I didn’t turn around because one I was sacred and two they could just be people walking home or something. I was about a block away from my house and I could still hear the footsteps, I decided to turn around just in case it was a murderer and they were trying to see where I lived either that or Liam I shivered in disgust at the thought When I finally turned around I saw the guy from the alley behind me, I whipped my head back around confused as fuck at why he was following me all of a sudden. There were only so many options 1. show him where I live and potentially die 2. confront him 3. scream (even though he could live around here and it could be a false alarm) I raked my brain for any other solution that didn’t end in death or embarrassment but everything came up blank. I took a deep breath stopped walking and turned around he was still smoking and his face was down. ‘‘Are you following me?’’ I immediately held my breath waiting for his response He slowly looks up, and through the puffs of smoke, his face starts becoming more and more clear, but I still couldn’t see his face I take a step back making sure to keep my distance just in case. He takes a step toward me and I quickly regain my confidence without showing it. I have to continue this ==façade== of being a weak, innocent girl. Especially until I figure out who he is. I hear footsteps behind me, and for some reason, I hear a few gasps. However, I don’t dare to turn around. Without a warning, he takes out a gun from his long black coat and aims it behind me. Ten shots are fired, and then silence. It doesn’t take a genius to know if they are alive or not, but still, I turn around to look behind me. 3 bodies lay on the ground filled with bullet holes, blood oozing out all of their foreheads. Just fucking brilliant. I turned back around and stare at the man in front of me ‘‘What the actual fuck was that?’’ he lowered the gun and put it back in his coat ‘‘Better get home’’ those are the only 3 words he said to me before he walked in the opposite direction. I stood there in shock until he disappeared around the corner leaving me with the bodies, I turned back around making sure I wasn’t just hallucinating the three motionless bodies. I took a deep breath and pulled out my phone my hands were shaking tremendously as I tried to steady myself to call 911. I put the phone up to my ear and waited for them to pick up ‘‘911 what’s your emergency?’’ ‘‘==Ummm== hi, t-this is Dakota, Dakota Williams’’ I tried to get it out as clear as possible ‘‘Okay, Ms. Williams where are you right now?’’ ‘‘I-I’m a block from my house and there’s b-bodies’’ ‘‘Where do you live Ms. Williams?’’ ‘‘I live ==umm== at 4327 Clark Street’’ ‘‘Okay, I’m sending people to your house right now okay?’’ I nodded my head even though she couldn’t see me ‘‘Do you wanna tell me what happened’’ ‘‘I-I don’t know I’m not sure there was ==umm== a guy and he was following me I think and, and I turned to look at him and then h-he pulled out a gun and shot these people and left’’ tears were swelling up in my eyes and my voices were coming in gasps ‘‘Take a deep breath for me the police are almost there’’ I took a shaky breath in ‘‘Hon do you remember what the man looked like?’’ I tried to remember everything I could about him ‘‘Yeah he was tall and he was wearing a black coat, and a hat that’s all I could see I don’t know ‘' ‘‘It’s okay keep breathing the police are almost there do you hear them’’ I took the phone off my ear and tried to concentrate on the hear sirens ‘‘I don’t know. I don’t think I can.’’ ‘‘ I’m gonna stay with you on the phone until they get there’’ a couple of minutes later there were 3 police cars and an ambulance. The 3 paramedics went straight to the bodies, and the police officer got out of the car and headed towards me, for some reason my whole body went cold I knew I didn’t kill anyone and I was just a witness but with the current circumstance, I doubt that that’s what they’re going to think. The officer had one hand on his vest and one hand on his belt between his gun and taser. ‘‘I’m going to need some identification’’ I don’t really know how all this works so I showed him the only card I had which was my bank card ‘‘T-This is all I brought with me, I was only going for a short walk’’ he looked down at my hand then back at me with a stern look on his face ‘‘Ma’am this isn’t a joke there are three dead bodies behind you, I need to see picture ID’’ his voice was stiff i stared blankly at him, i stood there for what felt like ==housrs==, then i noticed a crowed starting to form i looked back at the officer as 2 other ones started got out of the there cars to control the crowed. The officer that was standing in front of me leaded in closed to me  ‘‘This might be a joke to you but you now have three bodies on your hands so whether you did it or not you being off the streets is good enough for me’’ I was in complete shock and confused at what he just said, he took a step back and took his handcuffs out of the latch on his belt  ‘‘You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?”_  my mind went blank as I was pushed against the wall and handcuffed before I could even answer. Now I understand why in movies, everything movies so slow when someone gets arrested; nothing feels real, especially when you’re innocent. I looked around at the people gathered. Almost everyone had their phone up recording me, if my life wasn’t hard already when those videos get published now everyone’s going to think I’m a criminal. He shoved me in the back of the cop car and we drove away I sat in silence contemplating everything that happened today. As I was staring out the window and watching the people pass by when I locked eyes with Liam before his body disappeared into the background with everyone else.