Things Only Musician Understand

Part 9: JJ

I rushed out of the room

because I heard Eliza screaming,

when I got out there,

she was grabbing her keys,

and opening a drawer,

to see her pull out a pistol

and shove it into her waistband.

She turned to see me

"Meredith

and the children need help.

Stay here

and keep your phone on,

I'm going to get them."

I grabbed her shoulders

to stop her from leaving,

"What the hell is going on?"

She turned

so that I could see

the flame in her eyes

that could have cooked anything

within seconds.

"Meredith called

and said she needed help,

then there was yelling and screaming

and a gunshot

and it sounded like

she was attacked

because the line cut dead.

I need to go help her,

I made a promise to her

a long time ago

that I would come

when she called.

Now let me go."

She said

wriggling out of my holding.

"How about,

why do you have a gun?

And

how is it legal?"

She was halfway out the door

and yelled over her shoulder,

"I'll explain later."

But,

there was one thing I knew

that was for sure,

she wasn't going alone.