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She followed him back inside and over to their group. Adalyn raised an eyebrow in question as Seth dragged Jason aside, away from eavesdroppers, but still within sight.
“Is he going to kill Jason?” Adalyn asked.
Jesska nodded. “I think he wants to.”
“Maybe he’ll leave you alone now. Good riddance, I say. I found your purse.” Adalyn handed it to Jesska. “It was in the hallway.”
“Oh, thanks. I totally forgot about it.”
“I hope Jason doesn’t make a scene,” Adalyn said. “He should just leave.”
“I know. But he’ll probably be all weird... he’s always weird.”
Jesska watched as Seth and Jason argued in the middle of the bowling alley, but what happened next was so out of left field, she wasn’t sure she could believe what she was seeing. When someone screamed, Jesska realized all too quickly, her world was about to come crashing down.
“Knife! He’s got a knife!”
As Seth collapsed on the floor, Jason took off, to where, she didn’t know and didn’t care. All she cared about was getting to Seth. Falling beside him, she saw blood flowing from his chest. She pressed her hands against it to try and stop the bleeding. “Someone call 9-1-1!” she bellowed.
“I’m on it,” Adalyn said, her cell phone to her ear.
“Seth, come on Sethykins, open your eyes.”
He blinked his eyes open with a grimace. “I didn’t count on a knife,” he rasped.
“I know,” she said. “Try to stay awake, okay? Paramedics are coming.”
“Hey, I love you.”
She forced back tears. “I love you, too.”
He coughed. “I can’t breathe.”
“Help’s coming.” She pressed harder on his wound.
He closed his eyes again, his breathing labored.
“Open your eyes!” she screamed. “Open your goddamn eyes.”
He did, but they were glassy. “Tell my family I love ’em, okay?”
“No! No, I won’t tell them anything. You’re going to tell them,” she sobbed. “You’re going to be fine. We’re going to get married and have lots and lots of babies.” His arm dropped to his side and Jesska shook her head. “Seth King, you open your eyes right now! Right this minute!”
Gentle hands wrapped around her arms and tugged. “Jess, the ambulance is here.”
She glanced up to find the EMTs wheeling a gurney in and opening their bags. “Miss, if you’ll give us some room.”
Jesska nodded, stumbling to her feet and into the arms of her friend. Once they had Seth loaded onto the stretcher, she tried to follow, but the paramedics wouldn’t let her.
Adalyn turned her around. “We need to call his parents. And yours. Jess! We need to call your parents.”
Jesska nodded. “I’ll get my purse.”
“No, wait.” Adalyn pulled her back. “You’re covered in blood.”
“What?”
“Blood. You have blood on you. I’ll get your phone, okay? Here come the police. We’ll tell them what we know and then we’ll get you cleaned up.”
