Tonya looked up at the sky. She could only see a few stars here compared to what she could see on a clear night back at Mike’s house. Ahead of them, Max and Angela strolled up the walkway to the front door.
She looked over her shoulder when she heard a car coming down the street. She frowned when she noted that the driver had forgotten to turn on his headlights. Of course, that happened when you lived in a well-lit area sometimes. She was about to turn around when the car’s passenger side window opened, and a gun appeared.
“Gun!” she cried out even before she saw the flash.
She pushed Ashure to the side, knocking him off balance. She felt a brief flash of pain as she fell on top of him. In the background, she heard Angela’s startled cry, Max’s low grunt of pain, and the squeal of tires
