Page 157 of Stanton Unconditional

“Hello,” Abbie answers.

“What’s happening?”

“I think they are next,” she replies.

“Oh shit.” My heart starts to thump.

“Hey, did you know that Bridget likes Ben?” she asks.

I frown. “Who told you that?”

“Cameron and Murph.”

“Huh?”

“Apparently they call each other all the time.”

I screw my face up as I hold my hand in the air. “What?”

“I know that’s what I said and now she is sitting with him and they are giggling and flirting and shit.”

I shake my head as I listen to this story. “Are you serious?” “Totally, oh here they come. I will call you back,” she yells over the noisy crowd. Oh my God, oh my God. I pace through my apartment with my hands on my head.

Twenty minutes later my phone rings. I snatch it from the table. “Hello.”

“Okay, so.”

My eyes widen. “So what?”

“Um, so they really hate each other.”

My horrified face drops. “What happened?”

“So, the fight was okay. Josh won.”

“Yes,” I answer nervously.

“But then it got out of hand again and they kept fighting after the bell.”

I bring my hand to my face as my eyes widen. “Yes.”

“And I think Joshua has done something to his arm and then he knocked Jesten out.”

“What!” I shriek. “What do you mean?”

“Joshua hit Jesten so hard he fell to the ground and then he didn’t get up.”

My eyes widen in horror. “Is he dead?”

She laughs. “No, I don’t think so. No, definitely not, he’s alive.”

“Where is Joshua?”

“He is in the dressing room and Cameron is with him.” “Okay I’m going,” I hang up and immediately dial

Cameron’s phone.”

“Hi Tash.” He answers first ring.