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FROM BAD TOO WORSE LUKE

A deafening crack rang out as Sarah pulled the trigger. The bullet ricocheted off the ceiling, sending shards of plaster raining down. Jess screamed, clutching Laura, both dropping to the floor.

"No!" I roared, my heart hammering as I launched myself at Sarah.

I slammed into her, knocking the gun from her hand as it skidded across the kitchen floor. Sarah shrieked, thrashing wildly beneath me. Her nails scraped against my arms and face, but I didn't let go, pinning her to the ground with every ounce of strength I had. "You ruined everything!" she screamed, her voice raw and cracking. "This was supposed to fix it! You don't understand, Luke! I was trying to help you!"

Her voice spiraled into incoherent sobs, the desperation in her words cutting through the chaos.

"Josh!" I bellowed, not daring to look away from Sarah. "Get the gun!"

But Josh wasn't listening.

"Oh my God," he whispered, his voice trembling. "There's blood- Luke, Laura's been shot!"

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Jess was pressing her hands against Laura's side, her face pale with terror. Blood seeped between her fingers,

murmured, his voice breaking as he tried to reassure her. "Help

nodded faintly, her lips trembling, but she didn't say

to her. She bucked against my

sound of sirens grew louder, piercing the air and drowning out Sarah's frantic rambling. A second later, heavy footsteps pounded through the

where we

yelled, my voice raw as

the kitchen, their weapons drawn. One

my chin toward Sarah as the officers restrained

hysterical as the officers pinned her hands behind her

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their grip. "You don't understand! I was trying to save him! I was trying

cuffs around her wrists as they hauled her to

and eerie now, her

Josh's desperate voice

brushed the hair from her face. Jess was still pressing against the wound, her face streaked with tears. "Paramedics!" Josh

medical kits. The sight of them brought a wave of relief

over me.

a lot of blood," Jess stammered, her voice cracking as she looked up

practiced efficiency. Another began checking Laura's vitals, speaking in calm, clinical tones to keep the situation

hovering close to hers. "You're okay, babe," he murmured again, his voice

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