Seriously?
He wanted me to dive to the ground?
He got that there was a gun pointed at my head, right?
He did it one more time, and I swallowed heavily.
Okay. I blinked once.
I was going to do it.
“I get that you’re going through something right now. But for the moment, everyone’s safe.”
I mentally counted in my head.
One.
“Don’t do something you can’t take back. Don’t makemedo something I can’t take back.”
Two.
“All we want is for everyone to go home safe.”
Three.
I dove for the pavement away from Trent.
Immediately, a gunshot rang out.
I clutched at my head and cried out.
Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Four shots followed.
Then silence.
So still, I could actually hear the tweet of a bird.
And then more chaos.
“Is she okay?”
“Disarmed!”
“Oh my god.”
“Was she hit?”
Someone touched my shoulders, and I whimpered.
“No visible wound. Looks like it’s all his blood.”
I finally opened my eyes, and the first cop was bent over me with his hands on my shoulders.
He smiled down at me.
“You were so brave. How are you feeling? Do you think you could stand up?”
