Then, on the grainy screen, I saw Frank flip the guy with the knife over his head and Boone get to his feet, g*n in hand, to stand over the chef, who now lay on the floor with what looked like a head wound.
A moment later, Aaran and Ivan ran in, and while Aaran quickly took the g*n from Tassos, Ivan helped Frank cuff the man with the knife. Just like that, everything was back in our control.
Still, my breath hadn’t caught up to my brain, and I had to put my head between my knees to stop the panic attack that was threatening. I took several long, slow breaths, and when I sat up, my friends were all watching me, concerned. “I’m okay,” I said. “That was just a lot.”
“That was noth—” Omar started to say before Link cut him off.
“Everyone is okay. Let’s go see them,” they said.
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