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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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Laura's side, her face pale with terror. Blood seeped between her fingers, staining her dress and pooling on the floor beneath.

breaking as he tried to reassure her. "Help is coming. You're going to

lips trembling, but she didn't say

shrieked, dragging my attention back to her. She bucked against

louder, piercing the air and drowning out

we can

raw as I held Sarah

their weapons drawn. One of them grabbed me by the shoulder,

my chin toward Sarah as the officers restrained her.

pinned her hands behind her back. "They're lying!"

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

her wrists as they hauled her

soft and eerie now, her wild eyes locking onto mine. "You'll

Josh's desperate voice

cradling Laura, his hands trembling as he brushed the hair from her face. Jess was still pressing against the wound, her face streaked with tears. "Paramedics!" Josh shouted toward the door, his voice breaking. "We

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

over me.

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

began checking Laura's

hers. "You're okay, babe," he murmured again, his voice choked. "Help's here now. You're going to be okay. Just hang on."

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