BACK AT SPRINGWOOD HIGH
Jennifer walked around the halls in a daze. She didn't get much sleep last night, and she was worried sick bout Taryn.
Where the fuck is she? Is she OK? Is she going back into her habit. I needa snatch all the needles in the world. All the needles and heroin, needa take it all away from Taryn and have my friend back. I miss the late night talks about Dokken and whatever else we felt like talking about.
Those thoughts raced through Jennifer's mind.
Jennifer was very worried about Taryn, it was actually making her sick.
The English teacher was taking attendance, and when he asked where Taryn was, Jenifer screamed "NONE OF US FUCKIN KNOW! FOR ALL WE KNOW SHE COULD BE DEAD!"
Everybody just stared, and Jennifer flipped them off.
It was really, really stressing her out.
Jennifer really need to know what was happening to Taryn. Once school let out for the day, she was going to go on a search for her.
She had to. There was no ifs, ands or buts, about it.
Once the school bell rang, Jennifer ran out of there like a bat out of hell.
Jennifer walked all around.
She stopped at a bookstore and bought a copy of every heavy metal magazine, to find out the Dokken tour dates, hoping that would lead to some clues to Taryn's whereabouts.
There was only 5 dates left on the current tour, so that was somewhat of a sign of hope, but not much, not much at all.
So Jennifer went into the local 7-11 and asked the clerk.
"I haven't seen her in days. Sorry Jen." The clerk said.
So she walked all around town, coming to the realization that Taryn fled town.
So she walked over to the next town.
Jen knew that she would probably get in trouble, but she honestly didn't give a flying shit, she needed to see if Taryn, her best friend, was okay.
After hours of searching for her, Jennifer finally stumbled across Taryn. She looked like hell.
"Uh, Taryn? Taryn?" Jennifer asked, walking over to Taryn.
"Yeah?" Taryn asked.
"How the fuck are ya? Girl, what's been goin on?" Jennifer asked, not knowing where or how to start the conversation.
"I need, Jen, I really need. You know what I need." Taryn said, her eyes look like they were pleading.
"HELP? YES YOU NEED HELP TARYN!" Jennifer screamed, hoping that is what Taryn was getting at.
Taryn nodded her head sadly, and she embraced Jennifer in a warm, tight, close hug, as tears rolled down Taryn's face.
"Don't worry. Just don't worry, Taryn. Everything will be all right." Jennifer re-assured her friend, even though she wasn't so sure the words she was saying were true.
Jennifer really did not know if it was going to be okay.
It was quiet there in the park.
Sure a few little kids were running around, playing baseball, but that was the only commotion going on. Those kids didn't even make a peep. It was strange.
"I told you! THIS IS NOT THE VENUE!" A man's voice screamed, it sounded like he was walking into the park, from the back parking lot.
Taryn looked up.
It was no other than Don Dokken and George Lynch having a fight. And it looked like it was about to get physical.
"Jen, am I hallucinating, or is Don and George beating the living shit outta another?" Taryn asked, wiping her tears away with her sleeve.
"It's really happening, you are not hallucinating, at all." Jennifer said, watching the two heavy metal stars fight.
"GO DON!" Taryn screamed, she seemed like she really was getting into this fight.
"Taryn!" Jen said, looking at the fight then at Taryn.
"Don's the cute one." Taryn said, almost innocently.
Jennifer just shook her head, and rolled her eyes.
Then the fight stopped, as George saw Taryn and Jennifer sitting on a nearby bench.
"Uh, hey." George said.
"Hi." Taryn said.
"Hey, uh, it's kinda cold out, don't you girls think?" Don asked.
"Yeah it is." Jennifer said.
"Um, well if you guys want, we can go to Dunkin Donuts and get some coffee." Don of course the girls said yes.
"Okay, I'm like your biggest fan, but why dose it seem that you guys always pop up when I'm in serious fuckin denial?" Taryn asked.
"Because we gotta stick together, Krueger will kill all of us if we don't!" Don said, and George nodded in agreement.
"But why me?" Taryn asked.
"Why not you?" Don answered.
"I'm a stupid, over obsessed fan girl, and a crazy junkie chick." Taryn sobbed.
Don held Taryn in a close hug.
"Well I find that very attractive." Don said, giving Taryn a kiss.
Jennifer and George stared at each other in disbelief.
"Holy fucking shit!" Jennifer said.
"I like her a lot." Don said.
They just walked down the street quietly, when Taryn said, "Holy shit, Don, did you just? FUCK YEAH! Are you sure I'm not hallucinating?" Taryn asked.
"No, you aren't." George said, still in shock.
"Oh damn." Jennifer said, sounding like she was about to be sick, when George kissed her.
"GEORGE! DID YOU JUST?" Jennifer screamed.
"Yeah." George said.
Jennifer was about to be sick, really sick.