"Noreen!" Krysti exclaimed as she fell out of the tree, "Ah!"

...

"Did you hear that?" Noreen asked.

"Here what?" Chris asked.

"Jen, go see what that was... I could've sworn I heard someone scream."

Jennifer walked out of the house and into the Littrell's backyard to find Krysti on the ground.

Krysti jumped up, "Stay away from me!"

"No," Jennifer said, "I mean, be quiet before Noreen comes out here! She'll ring my kneck if she finds out I'm trying to help you."

"Help me?" Krysti asked suspiciously.

Jennifer pulled out a gun, "Do you know how to work this?"

"No... wait, yes I do."

"Good, here," Jennifer handed the gun to Krysti.

Krysti started to form a plan. "I could use you as a hostage... say I took you by surprise and -"

"No, it won't work. Noreen doesn't care about me. She doesn't care about anyone but herself."

"Ok," Krysti headed next door...