Chapter Two
All of the guys got quiet. Justin looked up at Joey, searching his face for any clue to show he was joking.
Joey's face stayed solumn, but his eyes reflected sadness, worry, and fear.
"No..." Justin whispered.
Jc turned on the TV, and all attention was on the small, curly red-headed reporter.
"For those of you just joining us, pop princess Britney Spears was found dead early this morning in her
hotel room. The police have told us that they have a special detective on the scene right now, and it looks as if Miss Spears was murdered.
"As to the identity of the killer, they believe it to be not one, but a whole network behind it. I will have more information on this story as I get it. Back to you, John."
Justin's head dropped into his hands, shaking as sobs overtook him. Chris put his arm around his younger
bandmate in attempt to provide comfort. He felt horrible, and could imagine how Justin felt, sence he was closest to Brit. The guys all hung their heads, unsure of what to say. The quietness ended as a knock came at the door. Johnny walked over and opened it, looking at his secretary.
"Yes Stacy?"
"Mr. Wright, I'm sorry to bother you, but there is an officer and a detective here. They heard Mr.
Timberlake was the last to see Britney Spears alive, they want a word with him." Stacy said, hiding behind
her curled blonde hair.
Jc looked up and cleared his throat. "Can't they wait a while? I don't think he's up for that right now..."
"Jc, he'll be all right. The sooner he gets it done, the better," Johnny replied.
"I'll walk over with him. Come on, J..." Chris said, getting up and pulling Justin to his feet.
Justin leaned against Chris, still crying. The pair followed Stacy into the main building.
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Everything was quiet in the main building. Nobody knew what to say. Chris turned to Justin and his heart
wrenched. He wished there was some way to ease his brother's pain.
"Mr. Timberlake, the detective is waiting for you in that room over there," Stacy said before walking back
to her office.
Chris patted Justin on the back. "I'm right out here, Justin. Just tell them what you know and we can go back. It'll be okay."
Justin nodded and wiped his eyes, taking a deep breath before walking into the room.
Justin got a terrible feeling in his stomach as the officer and detective went through their questions.
He couldn't help but feel like they were trying to get him to say something wrong. They do that in the
movies... get innocent people to break down and say they did something they didn't. They couldn't possibly
think I... Justin's thoughts were cut short by a knock on the door.
"Justin, there's somebody on the phone asking for you," one of the office personal said.
"Who is it?" Justin asked, only to get a shrug in return. He looked up at the detective who nodded, and got up. He walked slowly out of the room and over to the phone. He picked up the phone, the bad feeling in
his stomach grew to ten times the strength it had been. With a deep breath, he put the phone to his ear.
"Justin, we're going to get you..." said a raspy voice.
"Who is this?" Justin asked, trying to keep calm.
"You remember her pretty face, Justin? We made some improvements to it. To her whole body as a matter
of fact. She wasn't to keen on the idea, but we made her see reason.
"She has a very nice scream, her tears almost made us feel sorry for her... almost. It'll be your turn soon, Justin, but I think we'd like to toy with you a bit. I hope you're up for some fun."
"You sick son of a bitch--"
"Watch it, little boy. You wouldn’t want to make us angry now, would you? I'll be seeing you
soon. Goodbye."
Justin set the phone down and backed away, shaking his head. "This isn't happening...this isn't happening..." he repeated over and over.
Chris walked over and put an arm around Justin’s shoulder. "It'll be alright Justin. I promise."
Chris tried to stay calm for Justin, but his mind was racing. What the hell was going on? Why was this happening? He just hoped he could keep his promise to Justin.
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