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Daniel grabs me by the hand, pulling me to the south side of

the room where a terrace balcony runs. Kent is close behind us,

providing cover. There’s a door there at the corner of the room and I’m filled with relief when I see it – but suddenly, a man jumps in

front of it –

A man all in black, wearing a ski mask-

I stop short and start to pull Daniel back, but my act is disrupted when I hear a BANG at my ear and scream again, clutching the side of my face.

The man in front of us falls and Daniel bolts forward, dragging me with him, I turn slightly to look behind at Kent and see a gun in his

hand-

What the how the hell did he –

“Go, Fay!” he yells at me, clearly frustrated at my delay.

Daniel, who reaches the door and pushes it open, pushing me

darts out, quickly scanning–then I hear more noise, see his. finger pulse again as he

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Kent yells “clear!” and Daniel pulls me through the door. We run ahead of Kent then as he follows

watching our backs.

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I realize that there are bodies that we’re stepping over – there’s blood on the ground – one of the men on the ground moans, reaching for his gun and

so much that I can’t think, can only act – can only follow Daniel wherever

goes down the stairs first, expertly sweeping the area, firing efficiently at the threats he sees. Daniel looks

start down the stairs. “Fucking hurry, Daniel!” he shouts, and

bottom there is a moment of quiet where we huddle together with

“I don’t know who did it, but this is a setup, targeted at us. They want one of us – maybe all of us-” his eyes shift to me,

my

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expert command. I trust him to know

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things off your feet,” he says and I hurry to pull them off, standing barefoot on the cement at the bottom

around

it,” he says, gesturing a hand out towards the golf course spreading out before us. “Across the greens, into the darkness. Head for the trees, and then keep going. When I say go, you two run.” He looks us in the eyes

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