“Too late,” Tess said behind my back, and I heard the sound of a gun being loaded. I wasn’t an expert with guns, but everybody knows what that sound means.
I raised my hands above my head in a sign or rendition and asked: “Tess, what are you doing here?”
“Well, Hannah, I’m here to pay a visit. I heard you and Ethan setting a date for tonight here, so I decided to break into your little party,” she said. Her voice was different, as if she was under the influence of something else. I turned slowly to her and saw that her face was contorted, not natural.
“You didn’t have to do this, Tess. You didn’t even have to bring this gun with you,” I told her.
“Well, Hannah, I brought this gun with me to reinforce my point of view tonight, but apparently, it doesn’t matter how many times I tell you
