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Bobby stops cowering, looks up, first at the e and then at rabs et un under his chin, pushing hiain, this time with the other hand and harder, and o he tearsmy face up to his

"You are dead," he says, his voice low and hoarse

It’s like we’re dancing, colliding with each other before we crash into a wall, al each other until Bobby th ainst it until theacross un

I lurch up, blinking blood out of affer tosses me a clip to reload with

I catch it and then slaainst a stall door I duck as his fist co on me like we’re in aat ainst a urinal and then grabs s his knee up into it,violently

Bobby pullsun rests, now next to the trash can

"Get it-get his gun," I’ rab for a stall door handle, hanging on to it

Bobby grunts, reaches down and grabs the waistband of the Prada slacks I’ with hi backward

I land on top of hiet on one knee and stand up, then run into a stall, sla the door so I can slip the new clip into the gun but Bobby tears the door off its hinges and throwsto block the force of i into thefro at ain we both fall, sprawling, the gun knocked out ofthe icy floor, and when I spot Bobby’s gun under the sink I reach out but his boot is suddenly on iant bolt of pain causes rinding intountil he loses his balance and slips, falling on his back

Staggering to un

I point the barrel where he’s lying on the floor but Bobby kicks out a leg, knocking the gun fro into my side, and I’ with the side ofsound and as he lurches towardoffsounds, both of Bobby’s hands cla, his teeth stained red with blood

I shove one hand under his chin, trying to push hi un

I’ the tiled floor

Bobby holds the gun at chest level, riding me, the barrel tilted towarder

I closeFor a second we’re both still

And then I spring up yelling and I hit Bobby hard, knocking hi fro around un and the new clip

I spot the toward the in a circle, Bobby reaches into his jacket for a new clip and quickly reloads

I reach under the sink and slip in the clip, tensing up, closing my eyes

Bobby fires A bullet splinters another , the bullet thudding into the wall behind

I roll over ontoat him