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ver stop The sounds of wo was all aroundmy body to remain calm “Stay down!”

There it was A brief reprieve Silence, along with the distant rown fa my time in Panama Then I heard it, another sound

Gurgling

My eyes darted around, first to the left where the bachelorettes see I looked totoo fast

“Rocky,” I whispered “Breath slowly or you’ll pass out In withmatched my own Panic attack but otherwise okay

I ignored the cries and whiaze landed on Jana Her long golden blonde hair was spread out on the floor but the rise and fall of her chest was off

“Jana!” I crawled as quickly as I could without rising more than a few inches from the floor while the bullets continued to spray the shop, ruining everything in sight “Jana, say so!”

“I…” that was it other than ht I had to take a minute Thankfully the bullets stopped and tires peeled away

There was a long moment of silence before someone yelled “Oh my God! What the fuck?” I didn’t knoho said that, only that her thoughts echoed pretty much everyone inside the Rainbow Canvas

Jana coughed and that’s when I saw it The blood spurt out of her neck It wasn’t a good sign and in thatparents who insisted I go pre- as an EMT in Panama and then in New York It all ca out at y When I ask you a question, squeeze my hand Once for yes and twice for no Okay?”

One squeeze Two

“Perfect Vision blurry?”

Two squeezes No

“Nausea?”

Another no