Chapter 6
(TWO WEEKS LATER)
"I swear if that girl doesn't come back soon, I'm going to kill her the next time I see her!" JC exclaimed.
"Patience is a virtue!" Lance said, then sighed. "What do you think they're doing to him?"
"I don't even want to know!" Joey exclaimed.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. JC's eyes lit up. "That HAS to be her!" he said, rushing to the door. When he opened it, his face fell as he saw a blonde-haired teenager standing before him. "Listen, we're not giving autographs or anything like that until we can find Justin," JC told her.
"But that's why I came!"
The other three men had come to see who was at the door and they were now staring at the girl. "Who are you and what do you mean?" JC wondered.
"My name is April, and I know where Justin is!" She watched their eyes light up.
"Y-You do?" Lance asked. She nodded. "Are you gonna tell us?"
April looked to her left, then to her right. "Not here. Meet me here." She handed them a small piece of paper, then ran off.
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JC paced back and forth, treading the grass. "This better not be a trick!" he was saying.
"I don't think it is," Lance defended. "She looked like she was scared to death to even SPEAK to us!"
Sighing, JC sat on the black, metal bench with three of his band mates. They sat there, looking at some kids that were throwing sand at each other.
"There she is!" Joey exclaimed, pointing to their left. JC looked up and followed Joey's extended finger.
As April got closer to them, JC stood up and walked over to her. "So, where's our friend!?!" he asked.
"Chill JC," Lance said, standing up. "Have a seat," he offered patting to the seat next to him. She thanked him and sat down. "So, how do you know where he is?"
"Because I..." She thought of a good way to put it without maddening anyone. "...I was kinda helping the person that kidnaped him."
Four pair of eyes stared at her. "You helped kidnap him!?!" Chris asked.
"No, I was in charge of bringing his meals," April explained.
"So, you've seen him!?!" Joey wondered.
"About two weeks ago," April said. "I've been told that he's not to be fed anything now."
The guys stared down at the floor. "When you saw him, how was he doing?" JC wondered.
"Let's just say that I wouldn't want to be him." There was silence, then April said, "Julia-"
"Julia?" Lance repeated.
"The person that kidnaped him," April informed them.
Chris began laughing. "I'm NEVER going to let him live THIS ONE down!" he chuckled. "He was kidnaped by a GIRL!"
"Listen guys, we have to go...RIGHT NOW!" She turned around, but JC grabbed her arm.
"Why, 'RIGHT NOW'!?!" he demanded.
"Julia isn't watching him right now!" she tried to free her arm, but JC still held onto it.
"How do we know you're on our side?" he asked.
"You'll just have to trust me!" she said with a straight face.
JC looked into her eyes, trying to detect whether or not she was lying. "Alright, we'll go," JC sighed, releasing her arm. "But if this is a trap-"
"Believe me, it's not!" April led them to her blue PT Cruiser and they all stepped inside.
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