A bullet from a sniper's gun smashed into the basement window.
Glass went flying over the floor.
Leo quickly pulled Father Gabriel to safety behind a wooden shelf.
Then another shot was fired into the room.
Vittorio yelled at everyone to get down.
The guards moved fast.
Some of them ran upstairs to find the sniper.
Others made a circle around Father Gabriel to protect him.
Bella crouched down beside Leo.
She asked him if he was okay.
Leo said he was fine.
Bella asked him again.
Leo said he was still breathing.
That was good enough.
He smiled for a second.
Outside things were getting crazy.
More shots were being fired on the church grounds.
The quiet village had become a war zone.
Salvatore looked out the window.
He said the attackers were everywhere.
One of the guards
