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Cole
The firefight lasted seconds. That felt like an eternity. I saw Annie go down, saw blood explode on her shoulder. Even though I knew she was all right – over the guns I could hear her solid nonstop cursing – I wanted to get to her.
Scott held me back in between shooting. He didn't have to. I'm not stupid. I can't hold Annie if I'm dead.
Two minutes after it started, it stopped. If there was more security on sight, which I doubted, they were playing it safe or running like hell.
Two of them were dead. Three were injured. One surrendered. Apparently Annie had a grudge against that one because when everything was secure and everyone dared to move again, she walked over and ordered him to his knees, then kicked him hard between the legs. When he collapsed forward, she smashed him in the head with the butt end of the gun she held.
When he lay face down in the dirt, she spit on him.
Only then did she come to me. Running. Hard. And launch herself into my arms.
