Blood, Sex, and Booze, chapter 2

I couldn't heip myself. I let out a scream. And sank back onto my bed, my head spinning.

I heard stirring around the room. Eden groaned. "What's going on?"

"Who screamed?" Angel cried.

The ceiling lights flashed on. All three of my roommates uttered statled gaspes when they saw Billie Joe standing over me.

"You're not aloud in here!" Eden shouted. She pulled her blankets up the chin.

Jasmine gaped at him silently, her was tangled around her face.

"Billie Joe, what's your problem?" Angel asked softly. She jumped to her feet. "Why did Grace scream?"

Billie spun around, his mouth open. Now everyone can see the fear on his face.

Eden shrank back. Jasmine eyed him suspiciously. Angel crossed her arms in front of her pajama shirt and stared hard at him.

"Billie thought he saw me out tonight with Brendan," I explained. "He thought-"

"But I was out with Brendan!" Angel protested. "I was wearing Grace's red outfit. You're so weird, Billie Joe. How could you think-"

Billie Joe's angry stare silenced her.

"I think I killed him," he mermered.

"Noooo! Eden shreiked., pressing her hands to her face.

"You're kidding...right?" Angel whispered hopfully.

Billie's expression showed all of us that he wasn't kidding.

"You've got to help me," Billie pleaded, turning back to me. "I'm pretty sure I killed him. I carved him really bad. I just lost it."

He sighed. "You know how I get sometimes, Gracie."

I gazed past Billie Joe. Eden had covered her face with both hands. I could see Jasmine trembling from across the room. Her chin quivered. She was about to burst into tears.

Angel stood perfectly stll, her arms crossed in front of her. She chewed her bottom lip and stared hard at Billie Joe.

"We can't help you," Angel said finally. "What do you expect us to do? Hide you under the bed?"

"You've got to help me!" Billie exploded. He tore off the leather jacket and heaved it against the wall. "I...I think someone may have seen me. I'm not sure. I panicked and ran up here."

His green eyes pleaded with me. "I didn't know were else to go," He added softly.

"Billie Joe, we can't do anything," Eden insisted, lowering her hands from her face. Her eyes were red and wet.

"You killed my friend," Angel snapped. She made a move toward the phone on the desk." "We have to call the police."

"No!" he screamed. "You can't!"

He moved to block her.

"We have no choice. Move out of the way," She ordered. She tried to slip past him to reach the phone.

But he shoved her roughly back.

"I won't let you, Angel!" he cried. His eyes bulged. His normally pale face darkened to red. "I'll kill you too!"

Angel opened her mouth to scream.

A hard knock on the door made us all turn.

The police!