Amelia took a deep breath, and pushed open the door to her 20-year high school reunion.

Her hand trembled as she placed it on the brass door knob leading to her high schools PE room, which was also used for prom a few days ago.

“ deep breaths, Amelia. Do it for him. “

She forced herself to turn the doorknob and open the door.

One step.

Two steps.

Amelia looked around.

Everything looked exactly as it was during prom night. The tables were still full with red plastic cups, with a colourful pink liquid inside, and a few bottles of beer which shouldn’t have been there. Immediately memories from last night flash by. The forest green dress which fit perfectly around her body, Kai’s hand on her waist, their mouths inches apart.

When suddenly he had to go, family emergency, he said.

That’s when she heard a shot.

That’s when a young man’s tuxedo was stained red, right above his heart.

At first she thought it was a some sort of joke, it was tradition that seniors played jokes on other students during their last years. It was almost ironic, and seemed planned since the song murder on the dance floor was playing at the same moment Amelia heard the shot.

Until she saw her brother look at her with watery, pleading eyes, before he collapsed to the floor.

Amelia stared at him, unable to move, while everyone ran out of the room and hid under tables and chairs, waiting for the shooter to come inside the room. But he never did. Finally someone called 911. That was when Kai came back, and as soon as he saw Amelia’s body, racking and shaking with sobs, he held her close, not saying it was okay because it clearly wasn’t.

That would’ve been a stupid question.

That’s the thing Amelia liked about Kai. He was always honest. Always.

Ambulances arrived, doctors rushed into the room, but they knew it was too late. Blood was still pooling on the floor when they arrived, and even though Raimon’s cheeks were still pink, and his eyes still open and deep as always, where he had gone was a point of no return.

Amelia shakes her head. Tears well up at the thought of what happened the night before.

A cop suddenly appears before her eyes, dressed with the classic blue uniform and golden badge on his chest.

“ Miss Arlian, i give you my condolences. I’m very sorry for what happens to you and your family, but we must ask you to cooperate. “

“ Yes. Of course. “

She was determined to answer the questions the police asked her, she wanted to help in any possible way she could. But when she saw her brothers body lying limp on the floor a few metres from her, she froze. The cops words turned into a muffled sound, and Amelia’s vision turned blurry.

She tried to steady herself with a table near her, still filled with food, but she could do nothing as she collapsed on the floor. The only thing she remembered is that she would never have wanted to wake up again.