The rope burned against my wrists as they loosened it, rough hands freeing me only after the masked man barked an order, he quickly picked his gun as he barged out with his men following behind him leaving us there. Jessica’s cousin whimpered beside me, tears smearing her mascara, while Jessica leaned back against the wall, her breath ragged and clearly panicked.
We ran out and followed behind them closely. We needed to survive. “Move,” the masked man snapped, shoving one of his men away. His voice was sharp, edged with anger, but his eyes never left me.
The boat swayed under our feet, music still playing from the party above deck like nothing had happened. My heart was hammering too fast, as people ran past me pushing us further apart.
“Bang.”
We heard another gunshot as it echoed eve
