Chapter 257

Everyone waited with concern until Lisa returned her phone to her pocket and hugged Jason. It took her a couple of minutes to explain the situation to him between her sobs. Finally she managed to calm down. He hugged her shoulders as he led her back to the group to explain to them what Lisa had just been told.

“That was Paula. She and Diane took Theresa and Billy with them to the mall a little while ago to do some shopping. As they parked their car, two vans pulled up, one in front of their car and one behind it, effectively blocking them in. Several men with guns got out of each van and headed toward Paula, Diane, and the kids who were all still in the car. All Hell broke loose. Paula told Lisa that the guys with guns suddenly started dropping as they were immediately engaged by another group with guns. It was over pretty fast. The men still standing dragged two injured men back to the vans and drove off, leaving three others lying dead on the pavement!”

“Was it a gang