stalling for time while
Bradley searched for his balls. “ Why are you working
with terrorists? ”
Ashley turned slightly so that
she could see Sarah, who was now standing only twelve feet behind her. “ Honey, we are terrorists. ”
“ We are no such thing, ” argued Dr
Cartwright.
Ashley rolled her eyes. “ Keep telling yourself that, Doc, but you knew there was going to be
blood on your hands eventually. You can ’ t
change the world with hypotheses. We ’ ve all taken a hand
in what ’ s happening. But don ’ t worry so much,
Doc. Today ’ s terrorists are tomorrow ’ s freedom fighters.
Just look at Mandela. Future generations will thank us, even if this one doesn ’ t. ”
“ I want to get out of here, ” Dr Cartwright said.
Ashley switched her aim
between Mandy, Bradley, and Sarah, then back again. “ Doc,
if anybody moves, inject that son-of-a-bitch with whatever it is you have there,
understand me? ”
“ Yes. ”
Ashley slid between a pair of
parked cars and fumbled in her jeans pocket with her free hand, keeping the gun
raised with her other.
Sarah crept forward. Bradley
followed her lead and got a little closer too, not that the kid would be of any
use if he couldn ’ t pull the trigger.
Ashley thumbed a button on a
key fob and a blue Ford Focus flashed its lights. “ Get
in, ” she told the doctor.
“ What about him? ”
The doctor was talking about Howard,
still held hostage by his needle.
“ He comes with us. ”
“ No, ” said Sarah. “ Hand him over and we ’ ll let you leave. ”
“ I ’ m leaving anyway, ” said Ashley. “ So keep your
compromises to yourself, freak. ”
Sarah really wanted to kick
the girl ’ s ass now. We ’ ll see how pretty she is when I ’ m done with her.
“ Get in the car, ” Ashley ordered the doctor again.
Cartwright reached around
Howard and pulled open the rear passenger door of the Ford. He then awkwardly
began to shove and position Howard inside, but couldn ’ t
keep the needle in place while doing it.
Howard spun around on the back
seat of the car, yanked the doctor down on top of him, and then headbutted him
in the face.
Cartwright slumped into the Ford ’ s rear foot well
and wailed like a wounded lamb. Howard leapt out of the car and rolled across
the tarmac, throwing himself behind a Toyota minivan for cover.
Ashley immediately opened fire. She missed
Howard with her first two shots, but quickly readjusted and fired the next two
at Mandy just as he was about to pop up from cover.
Sarah saw her chance and rushed toward the girl
from behind. She made it halfway before something stung her shoulder and
dropped her to her knees. Her vision tilted and she gritted her teeth as pain
overwhelmed her.
Ashley fired another round, this one at Mandy,
and then several more at Bradley. Sarah remained on her knees, wondering who
the hell this girl was and who had trained her.
Sarah slumped forward onto her
hands, feeling like she needed to be sick. Ashley approached her, an
animalistic expression on her face. She pointed the gun at Sarah ’ s forehead. “ You idiots have no idea what ’ s
happening, do you? We ’ re going to bring this whole country to its knees. Too bad I ’ m going to put you out of your misery before you have chance to see
it. ”
Sarah closed her eyes and
waited for the sound of the gunshot that would end her life. She had expected
death so many times before that she was actually a little glad it was finally
here.
Blam!
Sarah flew backwards, but it
was out of fright, not pain or impact. She opened her eyes and found Ashley
clutching her right hand and cursing. Blood spewed from the girl ’ s fingertips. Her gun lay several feet away on the concrete.
Bradley took another shot, but
this one missed. Ashley leapt out of the way and sprinted for the Ford. Mandy
let off several shots at her as she leapt in behind the steering
Bradley searched for his balls. “ Why are you working
with terrorists? ”
Ashley turned slightly so that
she could see Sarah, who was now standing only twelve feet behind her. “ Honey, we are terrorists. ”
“ We are no such thing, ” argued Dr
Cartwright.
Ashley rolled her eyes. “ Keep telling yourself that, Doc, but you knew there was going to be
blood on your hands eventually. You can ’ t
change the world with hypotheses. We ’ ve all taken a hand
in what ’ s happening. But don ’ t worry so much,
Doc. Today ’ s terrorists are tomorrow ’ s freedom fighters.
Just look at Mandela. Future generations will thank us, even if this one doesn ’ t. ”
“ I want to get out of here, ” Dr Cartwright said.
Ashley switched her aim
between Mandy, Bradley, and Sarah, then back again. “ Doc,
if anybody moves, inject that son-of-a-bitch with whatever it is you have there,
understand me? ”
“ Yes. ”
Ashley slid between a pair of
parked cars and fumbled in her jeans pocket with her free hand, keeping the gun
raised with her other.
Sarah crept forward. Bradley
followed her lead and got a little closer too, not that the kid would be of any
use if he couldn ’ t pull the trigger.
Ashley thumbed a button on a
key fob and a blue Ford Focus flashed its lights. “ Get
in, ” she told the doctor.
“ What about him? ”
The doctor was talking about Howard,
still held hostage by his needle.
“ He comes with us. ”
“ No, ” said Sarah. “ Hand him over and we ’ ll let you leave. ”
“ I ’ m leaving anyway, ” said Ashley. “ So keep your
compromises to yourself, freak. ”
Sarah really wanted to kick
the girl ’ s ass now. We ’ ll see how pretty she is when I ’ m done with her.
“ Get in the car, ” Ashley ordered the doctor again.
Cartwright reached around
Howard and pulled open the rear passenger door of the Ford. He then awkwardly
began to shove and position Howard inside, but couldn ’ t
keep the needle in place while doing it.
Howard spun around on the back
seat of the car, yanked the doctor down on top of him, and then headbutted him
in the face.
Cartwright slumped into the Ford ’ s rear foot well
and wailed like a wounded lamb. Howard leapt out of the car and rolled across
the tarmac, throwing himself behind a Toyota minivan for cover.
Ashley immediately opened fire. She missed
Howard with her first two shots, but quickly readjusted and fired the next two
at Mandy just as he was about to pop up from cover.
Sarah saw her chance and rushed toward the girl
from behind. She made it halfway before something stung her shoulder and
dropped her to her knees. Her vision tilted and she gritted her teeth as pain
overwhelmed her.
Ashley fired another round, this one at Mandy,
and then several more at Bradley. Sarah remained on her knees, wondering who
the hell this girl was and who had trained her.
Sarah slumped forward onto her
hands, feeling like she needed to be sick. Ashley approached her, an
animalistic expression on her face. She pointed the gun at Sarah ’ s forehead. “ You idiots have no idea what ’ s
happening, do you? We ’ re going to bring this whole country to its knees. Too bad I ’ m going to put you out of your misery before you have chance to see
it. ”
Sarah closed her eyes and
waited for the sound of the gunshot that would end her life. She had expected
death so many times before that she was actually a little glad it was finally
here.
Blam!
Sarah flew backwards, but it
was out of fright, not pain or impact. She opened her eyes and found Ashley
clutching her right hand and cursing. Blood spewed from the girl ’ s fingertips. Her gun lay several feet away on the concrete.
Bradley took another shot, but
this one missed. Ashley leapt out of the way and sprinted for the Ford. Mandy
let off several shots at her as she leapt in behind the steering
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