Fire

Austin grabs his cell phone as it rings, and turns from the group. Hearing Katie’s frantic voice, his heart leaps into this throat. “Oh no…” he breathes. “Have Adam bring you back here right now, and don’t do ANYthing else.”
Hanging up, he stands abruptly, grabbing Con by the arm, but not speaking to the others. He drags Con outside with him, whispering hoarsely to him as the door is closed behind them. “That was Katie. Someone’s got Jason. I’m going to go…” His voice trails off as a strange glow catches his eye and he looks towards the barn. Fire. Priorities have shifted in an instant. “Fire!” He yells loudly. “Con, get the others!” He steps off the porch and dashes towards the barn, as Con urgently summons the others from the mess hall.


Adam stuffs Jason’s watch into his pocket, and puts a strong arm around Katie, seeing that she is distraught. “It’ll be alright, Katie. Let’s get back to the ranch. I’m sure everything will be just fine…” They stop back at the table to grab Jason’s flannel shirt, then make it quickly outside and to the truck. All the while, Adam knows that if Jason has been kidnapped, it will either prove to break him or make him.