Trouble

The Spotlight Upon Jonny

I don’t know where Jonny is at the moment. Guy and Will are here- I can hear their hushed voices, a whisper after another. No sign of Jon, though.

“They’re taking much longer with him,” Guy says to Will. Who’s ‘they’? What are they doing with my best friend?

“He was the only one of us three out there,” Will answered.

“It just seems like trouble to me.”

“Guy, we know Jonny didn’t do this to him. Don’t panic. It’ll be alright.”

“Champs, have you lost your mind? We have every reason to panic.” I can hear Jonny’s voice now. It’s distant, but it’s coming from around here somewhere. He’s coming back. But my relief was short-lived.

“Look at him! My best friend! And you think I did this?” No. No. No! J never hurt me, never! You have to tell them, Chris! Wake up, wake up, wake up! But I can’t wake. I’m still frozen here, while someone is accusing the one I love of doing all of this to me. They’re taking him away, away from me. Every teardrop is a waterfall for him now. I join him inside as his voice fades away from the room. Guy lost it at Will.

“That’s it! That’s us all up in flames now! One’s arrested and the other’s half-dead!”

“Guy, please. Chris wouldn’t want us fighting.”

“What is wrong with you? Open up your eyes and see what’s going on!”

“Guy. Listen to me. We don’t know exactly the state he’s in. For all we know he could be hearing every word. We have to stay positive for his sake. It’s what he’d want.”