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I block rin on er, and it hits the water in all different directions I screa awesood, I don’t kno to do this"

He hands un "You just pull this bit back--" he points to a little leaver "--then hold it up to your shoulder here, stare down through the little hole, and pull the trigger"

"Eeek," I say, taking the gun froht

"I’ out his phone "I want to see how the second one explodes"

"Oh, pressure!"

"Wait," he says, walking over and sliding the ear rin up at hih the tiny hole I pull the trigger The sound explodes around un presses back into h me makes me want to screaood

"I ot five bullets"

I aier The bullet hits the watermelon, and it explodes I whoop with joy and look over to Ro as he filain, and shoot the last three bullets,the traffic cones each tiun back "That was so cool!"

"Well, the trees, bushes, dirt, and air that got hit by your bullets don’t think so"

I thump his shoulder "Shut up I tried"

He rolls his eyes with a grin "You couldn’t see the big, orange traffic cones?"

"Tosser"

He winks at me

"You like that?" he asks as alk back to the truck

"That esoet some When I used to live out here, I used to just sit in this half closed in shed I uess"

I laugh "I wouldn’t come and piss you off in that man cave"

"Ha, nah I wouldn’t either"

"It’s a shame you have to sell this place It really is incredible"

"Yeah" He nods, putting the guns back in the case and sliding it into the truck "It is, hey Still, when I sell it, I’ll buy so closer to where we are now"

"That’ll be nice too It’s a good area"

"Yep You hungry?"

I nod

"Let’s go get some food"

We both leap back into the truck, and I realise for the first time in a feeeks Michael hasn’t crossed my mind once

Is this how it feels to finally move on?