Cody's POV Everybody's stopped screaming. There's the occasional cries and whimpers, especially if a gun goes off. Both me and Chase have been moved to the center of the dance floor, surrounded on all sides by civilians, and gunmen. Elaine made it this way so that if we act out, there are civilians in the way that will definitely be killed because of us. Girl's a lot smarter than she looks. Most of the girls in the group are crying, makeup streaming down their faces, others just sit still in shock, trying not to draw attention to themselves. That's the smartest thing to do in a situation like this. Some of the guys are crying as well, but who can really blame them. Some of the 'braver' ones glare at the guys holding the guns but otherwise do nothing. And some of the people look like

