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Luther yanked Adam toward the abandoned car as the man reached for his father, for the hole—no, holes—in his skull.
“Adam!” Luther yelled, as he struggled against him.
The younger man elbowed Luther in the gut, but Luther grabbed him and slammed him against the car. The impact sent both of them to the ground, just as the next round shattered the car window above them.
Luther got to his knees and watched Adam do the same, shaking his head and sending little bits of safety glass flying. He looked dazedly at Virgil lying a few feet away and would have gone to him again.
Luther seized Adam’s shoulders and shouted, “Stop!”
Adam placed a palm on the ground and extended the other toward his father, protesting, “I can fix this!”
“No, you can’t! You can’t fix Virgil.” Luther gave Adam’s s
