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there”

“And ill our move be?” Annabelle asked

“Still thinking of it Just drive And hit the curve fast I want the driver focused on the road, not me”

Annabelle accelerated and drove into the bend in the road at speed

“Punch it more,” instructed Reuben

She did so, fighting to keep the car on the road

Reuben had turned in his seat and was looking back He pulled a large handgun from his pocket and aimed it out the

“I didn’t know you were armed,” Annabelle said

“Well now you do”

“Do you have a per?”

“Yeah, but it expired about fifteen years ago”

“Wait a minute, what if those are cops back there?”

“We’re about to find out”

The SUV ca out the side of the truck holding a subun

“Don’t think they’re cops,” said Reuben “Keep it steady”

The subun fired about the same ti at the front tire The sub hit its target, blowing out the backof their car Annabelle hunched forward and down, her head near the steering wheel

Reuben fired once, twice and then a third ti the sub reloaded The front tires on the SUV shredded The car shot across the road, hit the shoulder and flipped on its side

Annabelle sat back up “Jesus”

Reuben turned back around “Look out!” he screamed

A second SUV was coht for them Annabelle cut the wheel hard and her car lurched across the road, cleared the shoulder and landed in the dirt She gunned the engine and steered the car toward a stand of trees They reached it She slammed the car to a stop and they jumped out and ran for the trees as the SUV bore down on them

Reuben turned and fired a few shots in the truck’s direction, causing it to veer off The second they reached the trees, bursts of subrabbed Annabelle’s arm and threw her into the cover of the woods

He wasn’t as fortunate A round slammed into his arm

“Shit!”

“Reuben!”

He wheeled around and fired at the now stopped truck The windshield splintered and the men inside took cover

Reuben turned and stu with Annabelle She held on to his other shoulder and helped hiood time to call the cops, Annabelle I’d rather have to explain things to theuys finish with us”

She slipped the phone fro happened

“Damn it No bars”

“Great”

“But I had reception around here before”

“Maybe they’re janal”

“Who the hell are they?”

“People we do not want to meet up close”

They heard running feet behind them

They took cover behind a tree Reuben fired off the rest of his ammo in the direction of their pursuers A volley of automatic fire came back at them

“Load ritted teeth “Extra clip in ht pocket” She did so and handed it back to hiainst a pistol only has one outcome,” he said