This is my attempt at a little JB fiction (as of yet, not really titled). Let me know what you think. 

"He what?" I gasped into my cell phone. She repeated herself. "Oh no..." I breathed, feeling myself turning into stone right there on a bench in Tracers Square. My world just stopped, even as  car horns kept sounding, people kept hurrying down sidewalks, and the pigeons kept waiting for my french fries. I pressed my phone even harder into my ear.

"...Yeah," she was saying, "they rushed him to the hospital and he's there now. Honey, I called because he's been asking for you."

"For me? Are you sure he meant me? Not a different Rae?"

"They're sure. He mentioned your last name, too. Can you come?"

Nothing else mattered, not even the distance. "Of course," I said. I would have to get over to the subway station and take a train, probably. Did I have money?

"Anna?" I asked after a pause. "How bad is it? Is he...have you seen him?"

"No, I haven't. I think he'll be fine eventually, though, if he can get everything worked out. Like I said, he wants to talk to you. He won't say anything else to anyone."

I shook my head in near disbelief. Tears were beginning to shake my whole body, and I had to fight to steady my voice. "I can't believe... That's just so strange. Why me?"

"I don't know. Hey, are you okay? Do you need someone to come get you?"

I stood up and wrapped my scarf back around my neck. "No, I'm fine. I'll be there as soon as I can."

I set off toward the subway station at a brisk walk that turned into a jog. The sky was steely and full, and the wind bit my face and bare hands. All I could see, though, all I could feel, was my friend's pain. His face came into my mind over and over, I saw him in every person I passed, writing a note, making plans. What have you done? And why do you want to talk to me? Worse, what will I say?

Thanks, Ashlee!

Here's some more. A JB might be in this update... :)

I managed to buy a subway ticket myself and shoved my way down into the station. I was still getting used to doing things on my own. More by luck than skill, I found a platform for a train going in the right direction. People were lining up already, spreading out in anticipation of four or five doors opening. I stood alone between two groups of people. One group actually seemed to be together, the other just a bundle of businesspeople who happened to be near each other; they weren't nearly as tightly-knit. Someone in the first group laughed--a teenager, I saw as I turned to look. He had dark hair, too. I turned away, pain squeezing my chest.

The train came into view, and the air became slightly charged as everyone prepared to make a mad dash into the waiting cars. As the train slowed to a near stop, I saw that the last car--the one the close-knit group was about to be standing in front of--was empty. There would be plenty of room, then. The doors opened, and I stepped forward. The group with the dark-haired boy got on, and I was just about to board behind them when a huge man who had been with them turned around and blocked my path.

"Please choose another car, miss," he said firmly.

Stunned, I turned quickly to see that people were piling into all the other cars like sardines. I would never make it before the doors closed. I looked up into the man's face desperately. "Sir, please let me get on; there's no room anywhere else."

"Wait for the next train, then," he said harshly. "I can't let you on."

The seconds were ticking away. "Who do you think you are?" I almost shrieked. "Are you an employee here? Look, I have to catch this train because I'm on the way to the hospital," I started crying, "...to see someone there, it's really important."

The last few people were stepping off the platform and squeezing into the other cars.

He hesitated. The bell sounded to alert people to stand clear of the doors. Finally, the man said, "Get on then", grabbed my sleeve, and helped get me inside in the nick of time.

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This is really good. Can't wait to read more.

I'm still loving it.

Post some more of this lovely story soon!!