Twenty-Seven
Ellie
It’s as if everything moves in slow motion. I hear the shot, and the next thing I see is Bryan falling to the ground, and Jake attacking Owen. Owen’s g*n flies out of his hand and they’re on the ground, punching and fighting like they’re in the MMA ring, only this is real. I don’t know what to do or why they’re fighting.
“Stop!” I shout again. “What the hell are you doing?” Bryan is still alive, so I hurry to him. He tries to sit up and blood oozes out of his shoulder. “What’s going on?” I cry.
Sucking in a ragged breath, he grabs my hand. “I’ll be okay. You need to listen to me. I’m going to say this fast.” He winces in pain and his breaths come out faster. “It’s been Owen this whole time. The phones trace back to him and he’s the one who killed Samantha, the one wh
