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I hadthe Beretta in the inside pocket ofwith Schroeder Except my jacket was zipped halfway up Why wouldn’t it be?

Norun with one hand What a show-off, I thought He ai atyou only see inHe said, "I’ to enjoy this" That is what it took to kick-startmouth

I seized Jace by the arht behind the bu

Nor hiered backward, hit the glass wall of his business, and slid into a sitting position on the sidewalk, still holding the carton in front of him, his eyes closed

Jace screauish, but at that moment it was merely noise to me I pushed her down under the bumper and said, "Don’t un

I don’t know if Norman was surprised that he missed me or that he hit an innocent bystander, yet for a preciousdown on Tapia, as paralyzed as I had been

I circled to the rear of the Audi in a low crouch and broughton thehim completely, before I dipped back under the bumper of the car I don’t knohere s ripped into the body of the Audi

I wished people would stop hurting my car

Nor lot, hit the sidewalk, and kept going I caave pursuit Norman had about a thirty-yard lead and I wasn’t sure I could catch him, wasn’t sure I wanted to: He still had a shot left in his 38 and one was all it took I was surprised when he decided to use it, when he brought his gun up to shoot over his shoulder

I stopped chasing and went into a Weaver stance--a shooting stance with good balance I brought the Beretta up with both hands, took two quick, deep breaths, and sighted down the barrel with both eyes open I took a third deep breath, let half out slowly, and squeezed the trigger

I fired one round

It caught Norh in the shoulder

Yes!

The force of the bullet spun him in a complete circle and knocked hiain his feet An a, his pace ht better of it Norman was fifty yards away now and I didn’t want to take the chance on a wild shot