They dragged me outside the warehouse. I peered through the bobbing crowd of people, and the next thing I saw was a row of figures in uniform. Cops.
The nerves I had kept strung tight for days snapped all at once. There was only one thought ringing in my head, 'I'm gonna be okay.'
The officers whipped their guns up instantly, voices sharp as blades. "Everyone drop your weapons immediately. You are surrounded."
Like those scumbags were ever gonna listen?
An ice-cold, hard barrel dug hard into my temple, and my whole body started shaking so badly I couldn't stop it even if I tried.
The cops kept negotiating with them. Every single person in the area tensed up like a loaded spring. Then, bang, an ear-splitting gunshot tore through the air.
I froze solid, my brain going completely blank
