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FROM BAD TOO WORSE

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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terror. Blood seeped between her fingers, staining her dress and pooling on the floor beneath. Laura. Josh was kneeling beside her, his hands hovering

he murmured, his voice breaking as he tried to reassure her. "Help is coming. You're

trembling, but she didn't say

her. She bucked against

air and drowning out Sarah's frantic rambling. A second later,

where we can see

yelled, my voice raw as

their weapons drawn. One of them grabbed me by

jerking my chin toward Sarah as

officers pinned her hands behind her back. "They're

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I was trying to

her

now, her wild eyes locking onto

voice snapped me

him cradling Laura, his hands trembling as he brushed the hair from her face. Jess was still pressing against the wound, her face streaked

on cue, EMTS rushed in with stretchers and medical kits. The sight of them

over me.

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

over with practiced efficiency. Another began checking Laura's vitals, speaking

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

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