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I’ towards the house before Amar can say so Billy is not anywhere in this park What other reason would he have to drive through here? A gut feeling settles in my stomach I just know this is where River is I can feel it

My hands threaten to tre more potent in my bloodstream as I drive up towards the house I see a flash of h one of the first-floor s The h to make out who it was to be sure, but it looked like a flash of black hair

My car crests the driveway and Billy’s car co on the brakes and just barely do I shift the car into park before the door is open and e towards the front door, just as said door is flung open and h, her eyes ith panic

“River!” Her eyes fix on me, and when they do, tears flood theht into my body

“Mako! Watch out!” The last thing I see is the barrel of a gun being pointed directly at my head

Twenty Eight

River

THE SHOT FIRES, THE loud, abrasive sound echoing I feel Mako jerk beneath round Another shot rings out I squeezeto feel the burn in ht beneath me

“Don’tinch!” a voice screams fro a gun at Billy, with the latter pointing his right back, holding onto his bloody shoulder

Whipping my head back around, I lift up and inspect Mako Blood is pooling beneath hiritted in pain

“Mako! Are you okay? Please tellout of my mouth as I carefully scramble off of him He wheezes from the movement

“I’rits

Liar He’s not He’s been shot and is bleeding

“Where are you shot?” I ask He’s wearing a black shirt, which is concealing the bullet wound too well for my panicked eyes All I can see is blood Blood everywhere

“My chest,” he gasps