"Oh, my God!" Cadence exclaimed just above a whisper. She was vaguely aware that Meagan was sitting on the ground nearby crying. "Jamie!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. "Where the hell is Jamie?" she yelled, throwing herself on the ground next to her broken friend.

The expression on Aaron’s face said it all. "He's hit, too," he choked out.

Cadence's eyes widened even further. "No!" she stammered. "How...? Why...?"

Aaron was just shaking his head in utter despair.

"Hannah's on her way," Meagan said, gulping in air. "But I don't think..." she burst in to tears, unable to complete the sentence.

"Elliott," Cadence implored, "please, don't do...