Everything felt moving in slow-motion as Scarlett gasped as she heard the gunshot ring in her ear. She felt her hand press into her chest to sooth the throbbing heart of hers, everything was still, everyone was silent, and then came the sound of footsteps, Scarlett was already too scared to look up and see who was this ruthless to fire a gun there. And the fact that Scarlett' eyes were squeezed shut due to the fear of hit and the fear of gunshot now, didn't help her to see who the ruthless person was.
The beady eyed man groaned besides her as he clutched his bloodied hand to his chest, his clearly not-so-sober-condition only worsened the effect, he could feel the pain. But at the same time it was numb, the feeling was confusing, yet it hurt.
Scarlett slowly opened her eyes as the man gro
