Chapter 5
Donnie is still on the other side of the street when he sees the car. It’s speeding right at Jed. He yells, knowing he has no chance of getting there in time. He yells again, and he’s never been gladder to see a security guard. The guy launches himself at Jed, knocking him out of the path of the car.
The car doesn’t stop. It just keeps going. People are screaming; cameras are flashing. Donnie tries to go to Jed, to see if he’s all right, but there’s security everywhere, and they herd the protesting band back into the building they’d come from.
The band is forced into a room to wait, while everything is chaos. Finally, Jamie appears to tell them what is going on.
“Is Jed okay?” Brenton asks.
“He bumped his head on the way down and hurt his leg, so they’re taking him to the ho
