"SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, SHIT."
Erik immediately picked up his phone. He needed to tell the others to call their parents and check if they were ok, but he needed help, so he called Amber.
As the phone rang, Erik's hands shook with adrenaline. He couldn't afford to waste any time. He needed to warn the others and come up with a plan to save the hostages in case they got kidnapped.
"Answer! Amber, answer the phone!"
Finally, his girlfriend answered, and Erik wasted no time blurting out the urgent news.
"Amber!" he said, his voice urgent and filled with emotion. "The Mambas have kidnapped the families of our classmates from school, including our friend's parents. They're using them to lure us into a trap. We need to do something now!"