It's Jay, open the door," he says.
The three friends look at each other, uncertain. Jack makes his way to the door, and he twists the key, unlocking the door. Jay falls in through the gap. Jack pulls him inside. Skyler and Quinn rush to help him to the table.
"Jay, what happened?" Asks Skyler.
"I have no idea," he continued. "I came out from the toilet and was immediately hit on the head."
They prop Jay up on the seat, letting him rest. Mandy and Cole rush in the door, and Cole locks it behind him.
"What the fuck is going on?" He continues, "the security guard is fucking dead." Says Cole.
"We know," says Jack.
"Can we leave now, please?" Asks Mandy.
The group agreed to her plead. The group rushed from the library, running down the street. They run into a busy, well lit street surrounded by people.
"Feel safe yet?" Asks Cole.
Jack and Quinn cross over, wanting to get off the street. The rest of the group gets lost in the crowd.
Cole tries to catch up to the group. He pushes past people in the crowd as he doesn't fall behind. He eventually crosses the street but can't see anyone. He looks around, lost.
"Skyler!?" Cole continues, "Shit."
Jay continues walking down the street. He checks behind him to make sure everyone is following. To his unfortunate surprise, no one is behind him. He is completely alone, on a poorly lit street.
"Ah fuck" says Jay.
Jack turns the corner at the edge of the street. He cautiously checks every corner, every ally.
"You guys ok?" Asks Jack.
He turns around hastly. The group has separated. The harsh truth suddenly sets in. Jack is alone. He rushes back to the busy street. He spots Cole, but he is on a separate street that is separated through an alley.
"COLE!" shouts Jack.
Cole smiles. He makes his way through the poorly lit alley. The assailant appears from behind the dumpster. Jack gets wide eyes,
"COLE, BEHIND YOU!" shouts Jack.
Cole turns quickly as he grabs his attackers arms. He headbutts the assailant as hard as he can. Cole kicks them to the ground.
"Fuck you, bitch" Cole says.
Cole picks up a large cement block. He raises it over his head as the attacker drives the knife through his ankle as Cole falls to the ground. Jack pushes past people aggressively to make it to him.
The assailant cimbs on top of Cole, stabbing him three more times in the gut. Jack reaches the alley, sprinting as fast as he can. Coles attacker looks up, seeing Jack sprinting towards them.
They quickly jump up and run from the alley. Jack drops to his knees, holding up Cole's head.
"SOMEONE HELP ME, PLEASE!" shouts Jack.
A swarm of people rush to help. Within minutes, the paramedics are on the location, tending to Cole's wounds.
"Is he going to be ok?" Asks Jack worried.
"We'll do our best," he continues, "please move to the side."
Jack places his hands on his head, sitting at the side of the curb. He is tapped on the shoulder by Quinn. He jumps to his feet, hugging her tightly.
She drapes her arm around him.
"Who?" She asks.
"Cole," replies Jack.
Jack takes her in his arms. They both quickly get away from the scene. Witnesses bring police, police ask questions, and dig into the past. They can't have that happen.
Jay walks down the pooly lit street. He can see his breath in the cold. He tries to keep pushing forward. He takes out his phone to call Jack, but it goes to voicemail.
"Fuck sake" says Jay.