3b: Some Time Aside

Mandi, you need to run. Something dangerous is happening in the back! Spencer shouted as the doors slammed shut behind. Whether Mandi believed him or not wasn’t his problem. As soon as they all made it to the car he slammed the locks shut and started it up, stopping only once he saw Daria and Amanda parked out front.

Spencer pulled the .45 out of its holster and laid it across his lap. After what had happened inside he wouldn’t be surprised if Mandi had told the guard to stop them from leaving.

Idiots. They’re all idiots, he griped under his breath as he smiled and waved back to the guard. He pulled up slowly to the gate, hoping he wouldn’t have to add brandishing a firearm to his list of crimes today.

Amanda nods to Daria's words. A smirk can be seen of her face, as the guard wisely gives up harassing them. "Yeah. You're probably..." She stops in mid-sentence, as she notices Shull and the others approaching the iron gates from inside. "Um...okay?"

Are you sure? I mean really sure you can’t open that gate? Spencer yelled out to the guard. He figured he knew what the answer would be, but it never hurt to ask.

Turning back to Blake and David he said What do you think? Up for a little more property damage? as he revved his engine and grinned.

"Ram it!"

Spencer backed up a few feet, enough to give him the distance it would take to gain speed, and floored it.

David has hardly said a word since getting in the car. He keeps looking over his shoulder expecting to see the monster formerly known as Craig right behind them.

At the suggestion of ramming the gate. David tries to brace every part of his body as he readies himself for impact. He'll start crying to himself.

"Oh please God, just let us get out of here. I will be a better person. I'll go to church. Oh please God."

Amanda backs up to give Shull space, then puts the auto into drive as his barrels past. She glances over to Daria. "Should we follow them?"

"You bet! Follow that car!" Daria shouts back without hesitation

Spencer had no idea where he was going, just that it was away. By the time he had gone a few blocks the adrenaline and fear had dissipated enough that he was finally able to pull over and let Amanda and Daria catch up.

With the escape assured, David feels he can finally talk,

"What in the fuck was that! You ever see something like that! That was absolutely bat shit!"

Slowly but surely, David begins to calm down, and softly asks

"You think we should go to the police?"

Blake sits contemplating what he saw. He wishes he had a cigarette, never should have quit smoking. With a shaking hand he calls the head of the church.

When Amanda pulls up behind Spencer's car Daria jumps out and approaches the passenger window, knock on it to get David's attention, and then makes a "winding down the window" motion.