Chapter 43
"Oh my God!" Mandi yelled, hearing the gun shot.
Skyler broke down crying. "God, please don't let that be Justin.." she prayed.
"Or JC.." Mandi added, turning and preparing to run into the building.
Joey and Chris stopped her.
"Let go of me!" she yelled, trying hard not to cry.
"Mandi, you can't go in there... Or you might be next.." Joey said.
"You are a dumb guy, Joey!" Chris yelled at him.
"Oh, God!!" Mandi whispered. "The dynamite! Oh, no! It'll go off... They'll all die.."
That didn't help Skyler at all. She just cried harder. Mandi took one glance at her and couldn't look at her.
She was on her knees with her head in her hands crying and saying, "Don't let that have been Justin," over and over.
Mandi's tears began then. She pushed Chris and Joey away and ran into the warehouse.
"Oh, God.." JC said, holding his shoulder.
"Jace, man, are you ok?" Justin asked.
"There's the stupid question of the year." Lance said, leaning down and looking at JC's shoulder.
Suddenly Mandi came running in the room. "Oh my God, JC!" she said, and it took her all of two seconds to cross the room and be at his side. "Oh my God." she repeated.
"Hey, Sweetie.." JC said, trying to smile.
Justin looked up at Josh.
He was still holding the gun and hadn't moved. He looked at the gun for a minute, as if he couldn't believe he'd shot someone. The he laughed.
Chapter 44
