Test of Your Sanity 24

She looked around the terminal, looking for the familiar 3 faces somewhere amongst the laughter, tears, and emotions. She found them running up her, smiles on their stressed faces. She let out a laugh as the dirty blonde hugged her tight.
�Hey Bri.�
�Girl I missed you!� he laughed, looking her over. �What happened?�
She shook her head. �Nothing.�
�Sure Heather. We�ll believe that,� Kevin said sarcastically. �So how�d they find you?�
Her attitude suddenly changed. She didn�t want to tell them that she had been dragged to a police station, kicking and screaming, then kept caged while she waited for AJ and Nick. There were better things to say.
�What?� Howie asked, concerned at her fallen face.
�Nothing.�
They nodded slowly, understanding that this wasn�t the time to pry.
Then Heather smiled. �C�mon you guys! Aren�t there some fans around here somewhere waiting for you to come along and ambush you?�
The guys smiled and nodded, feeling the tension ease. Then they left the crowded airport, back to their bus.
***
�I can�t believe I left,� Heather repeated again, snuggling closer to Nick.
�I can�t believe I broke up with you,� Nick said also.
�Why DID you break up with me Nick?� she asked. �It hurt so much.�
�I know. It hurt me too. I wanted to kill myself. But I did it because AJ told me he loved you.�
�But�I love you.�
�I knew that. But I couldn�t help wondering if he loved you more than me.�
�Trust me. I think he learned that I�m not meant to be with him.�
Nick smiled. �Yeah I guess that�s true.�
***
�Hey Jessie,� Chris greeted. �How�s Heather?�
She smiled brightly. �She�s just fine Chris. Thanks for asking.�
�No problem.�
�She said she was gonna visit like next week,� she reported.
�Really?�
�Yeah. Taking a break and getting close again, you know?�
He nodded. �I see.�
�Yeah.�
�Hello everyone!� Justin shouted, making his presence known.
�Hey Just. Heather�s comin� next week,� she said casually.
�Oh. What?�
Jessie rolled her eyes. �She�s coming to visit next week.�
�Oh. For how long?�
�For about 4 days.�
�Oh. Cool.�
�Good.�
�Did I hear that my girlfriend is gonna ignore me cuz of her best friend?� someone pouted.
Jessie smiled and kissed his lips softly. �No silly. We�ll have the nights�and Heather and me will have the day. Does that work for you?�
�You promise we�ll have the nights?� he asked.
�You can count on it,� she said.
JC smiled. �Ok. She�s welcome here then.�
�You�re so cute when you pout,� Jessie cooed, pinching his cheek.
His smile grew, unable to pout any longer. �Note to self: Pout more often�
�Ok enough with the mushy crap!� Chris shouted, pulling them apart.
�We have to go through what you and Danielle do, so lay off!� JC joked.
�But Dani hasn�t been on tour for so long�� Chris trailed off, reminiscing his girlfriend, also a big part of his clothing company, FuMan Skeeto.
�Yes, yes. And that is your loss,� Jessie smiled, kissing JC again.
The guys groaned at their actions. Let�s just say they could �feel the love�.
***
�Heather!� she cried.
Her smile intensified as she neared her friend. Her red hair bounced as she ran to them.
�Hey!�
�What�s up?� Heather asked, feeling happy and energetic (ok, so maybe the Coke DID help a LITTLE).
�Nothing much.�
�Hey you forgot us!� cried 5 voices.
�I didn�t forget you guys,� Heather smiled, hugging them all.
�Alright let�s go,� came a gruff voice. It was Andre, another one of their guards.
�Going,� they chorused.
***
�Wow. I can�t believe it�s already been 2 days,� Heather sighed, plopping down on the couch.
�I know. It seems like only a couple hours.�
�Man. But we�ve done so little things.�
Jessie brightened. �I know. We�re gonna go shopping!�
�Shopping? Here? In IOWA?�
She beamed. �C�mon Heather. Not many people buy here so there�s bound to be something we haven�t seen before.�
After some persuading, Heather agreed to go.
�Great! I�ll leave a note for JC��
�And the rest of the guys,� Heather reminded, sick of the fact that Jessie acknowledged JC and left the rest of the guys as an afterthought.
�Yeah them too.�
Heather read over the note carefully,
          Hey guys�Heather and me are going shopping at the downtown mall�if there IS a downtown here. But we�ll see you guys around 4 ok?
     Love,
     Jessie and Heather
�Ok. Looks reasonable,� Heather said.
�Alright. Let�s go,� Jessie said, grabbing a burgundy button down sweater.
�Ok. Oh wait. I�m a little short on cash� could I-?� Heather started.
�No problem. You can borrow some of JC�s money. I am,� she smiled.
�JC is soo whipped.�
�No. He�s in love.�
***
�It�s gonna be me!� they sang, driving down the street.
�Ah the smell of�corn in the afternoon,� Heather laughed, looking at the stalks of corn breezing by.
�No�it�s cow pie,� Jessie laughed, scrunching up her nose at the smell.
�Oh man�this is great. I haven�t had so much fun since we were living at home.�
�I know. Finally some peace. All caught up in a reverie�� she smiled, reciting the line from the song, �Sailing�.
�Every word is a symphony,� Heather continued.
RING!
Jessie looked away from the road a brief moment, picking up the phone, turning it on.
�He-�
�AAAH!�
Jessie�s eyes snapped to the road, and saw a Jaguar speeding right at them!
�AAAAAAAAHH!!� she shrieked, forgetting completely about the phone. She swerved sharply, but didn�t see the car coming the opposite direction in the next lane. She shrieked again, but was cut off as the car made contact with theirs, the impact crippling the car, crippling the driver and the passenger, making their world go black.