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

he tried to reassure her.

trembling, but

back to her. She bucked against my

out Sarah's frantic rambling. A second

Hands where we

my voice raw as I

One

I shouted, jerking my chin toward Sarah as the

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

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was trying to save him! I was trying

officers ignored her, snapping cuffs around her wrists as they

eerie now, her wild eyes locking

Josh's desperate voice snapped

his hands trembling as he brushed the hair from her face. Jess was still pressing against the wound, her face streaked with tears. "Paramedics!"

EMTS rushed in with stretchers and medical kits. The sight of them brought a wave of relief and dread

over me.

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

Jess aside, taking over with practiced efficiency. Another began checking Laura's vitals, speaking in calm, clinical tones to

hers. "You're okay, babe," he murmured again, his voice choked. "Help's here now. You're

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