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“Scarlett Crane is in Room Two, we need to move Tully Crane to Room Four!”
An image of my sister bleeding in the front seat suddenly flashes across my mind.
“Excuse me…” I attempt to speak. “Where is…Where is my sister?”
Beep! Beep! Beeeeep!
The masked faces suddenly cover my face with a blue bubble and my world turns black again.
36
EASTON
Hey. How did Tully react when you told her about us?
Did you change your mind about doing that tonight?
Irefresh my inbox for the hundredth time before setting it down on the grass.
Sirens have been blaring all over town for over half an hour, so I decide to head somewhere quiet.
Walking into the athletic complex, I hold out my student ID, but the security guard doesn’t take it.
“You have to scan this for the door to open, Max.” I smile at him. “Remember? They changed the system last week and you joked with me and my teammates about it.”
“Dude…” He sighs. “Please tell me you’re only here as some type of weird coping tool because I’m not good when it comes to talking about sad shit.”
“I can scan it against the machine myself, if you push it a bit closer.”
“Easton.” He stands up from his chair, looking as if he’s seen a ghost. “You know, right?”
“Max, I’m a little too tired to joke with you right now. I came here to get some peace and quiet.”
“Your girlfriend and her sister were in a really bad accident tonight.” The words rush out of his mouth. “They had to use the jaws of life to get them out of the car.”
“What?”
“It’s all over social media…” he says. “Haven’t you seen it?”
37
EASTON
Imake it to the hospital in fifteen minutes flat.
The waiting room is a sea of crimson red, every chair occupied by fellow students and teammates.
“Hey son.” Coach walks over to me. “I was just about to call you.”
“How bad is it?” I ask.
“I don’t think I’m the right person to tell you.”
“How fucking bad is it?” I need to know now.
“They’re both in critical condition,” he says, “They have them in an adjoining room, and that’s the last I heard.”
“Where is this room?” I start to walk past him, but he grabs my arm.
