Chapter 88

As she listened to Laura on her phone, Gwen looked over to see the status of Jared. Two kids were holding bandages to his back and talking to him. Gwen felt relief when she saw one of Jared’s hands move. She knew he had to still be alive, at least for the moment.

Nancy Burns was seething as she carried her EMT kit into the gym. The police had locked the entire school down after learning that the terrorists had bombs on their bodies. It would take hours for any bomb squad to reach Sparta and there were victims inside that needed immediate assistance. She had been in a confrontation with the local police chief when Dr. Laura Masters paged him on the police band.

“Chief, I’m in direct contact with the kids in that school. Steve Hammer shot the terrorists. They’re all dead. I’ve been informed that he instructed another student on how to disconnect the triggering devices on the explosives. Time is a luxury these kids don’t have. Grow a set of balls and let the ambulance peopl