Chapter Thirty-Two

The blinding light faded away. Suddenly I felt a hand grasping my arm. When things finally came into focus I was standing in font the door to my room. Time was quite literally standing still. Will was frozen mid-stride next to me. My mother’s hand was around my arm. Satan was giggling next to me.

Satan: That was fun wasn’t it?

I had so much rage in me right now I could plow through walls.

Ty: AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Satan: I wouldn’t move. You will rip your mothers arm right out of her socket!

Ty: What is wrong with you!!

Satan: I’m the Condemner of Souls remember?

I stopped and breathed for a second. Regain your cool. Suddenly Will was shoved into my head. “Can’t lose what you never had Justin.” STOP IT!! Think about the present. Ask the right questions.

Ty: Is that going to happen?

Satan: If you don’t stop it. I gave you a day’s warning. Have fun.

He was gone, and suddenly I was back into the night before.

Mom: I know you two are smart, safe, and all that jazz – but you have all afternoon most afternoons…

I couldn’t sit though this again.

Ty: We have to go. We have to stop it.

I must have sounded crazy by the looks they gave me.

Will: What? What are you talking about?

Ty: We have to stop our lives from ending.

Mom: What are you talking about?

Ty: Will – tell me everything about Justin Gambonawitz.

He looked shocked. As if there was no way I could ever know that name. As if I never should have.

Will: Wha-what about him?

Ty: Tomorrow morning at 8:14 in the morning he begins a terrorist attack against the school in a fit of revenge against you. We need to find him – otherwise we are all dead.

Mom: How do you know all of this? I mean really – what the hell is going on?

Why were they being so freaking slow?

Ty: I HAVE LIVED THIS!

I shot my hands up for dramatic effect.

Ty: All of this! Tonight – when I go to sleep – I meet the Devil. Then I get to school. We all have the same schedule. We are sitting in Sociology – when the wall explodes. Everyone dies – except for Will, Coach, and I. But then the terrorist comes to take us out personally. He blows Will all over me. Then he drags my body into the courtyard – which is surrounded by Police. You are there Mom. The East and West Wings are gone. EVERYTHING IS GONE! Then – then he explodes. Killing everyone left alive. And now – now I am back here. Satan is giving me ONE day to fix it. ONE day to change what is CLEARLY not supposed to happen. So now – right now – I need you to tell me everything you know about Justin Gambonawitz.

Will: Ok, I will tell you everything I know.