Riley

Chapter 27

Riley POV
"Daniel, can you move. We have to go now. " Peter says

It registers that the shooter can come through the window just as Peter did and kill us all.

I push Peters clothes off the bed into he duffle and pull out a gun.

"Woah, you know how to use that right." Daniel asks

I stare at him incredulously. "...yes"

Movement near the window catches my eye and I see the shooter hold the gun up to Peters head.

"Peter! Behind you!" I say as I take aim and pull the trigger.

The glass shatters as I shoot, killing the assailant with a head shot. I run to Peter and throw my arms around his neck, inhaling his scent in the process . He could have just died then and there. It makes me realize that I should tell him my feelings as soon as possible.

"Peter I-" I start but he cuts me off by putting his finger on my lips.

I go cross eyed looking at his finger and look into his eyes.

"Get down!" He shoves me to the floor as multiple bullets fire throw the wooden door.

"Daniel!" I yell as I try to turn and see him.

"No, go! Get out of here Riley. Take the duffles and go." He shouts over the shooting.

"But Daniel-"

"I will get Daniel!" He yells.

I nod and watch as he moves near the bed and pushes the duffle towards me, which I reach to grab. Daniel is lying on the floor crawling towards towards us so we can get out the window.

It'll be hard trying to get out considering the glass is broken...and people are shooting at us.

"Flip the bed mattress up!" I yell from the floor in the space between the bed and wall with the window.

"I won't be able to get out if they are shooting like that. None of us will." I explain.

Daniel nods and tries to crawl towards me at a quicker pace. Upon reaching me he rises slightly to flip the mattress. A bullet hits him in the shoulder and he grunts in pain. He doesn't deserve any of this. I should have never brought him into this. I should have just let him alone at the store.

"Okay. It's safer now, go. " Peter yells

I toss the duffles outside the window and knock the rest of the glass out of the way.

"Riley give me a gun" Peter demands before I toss a duffle out the window. I toss him a gun and toss the second duffle out and try to climb out the window.

I kick the body of the person I've shot out of the way.

"Daniel, c'mon. We have to go." I say turning back to the window.

The door can now be kicked through at any moment now, there are so many bullet holes in it. You can see the movement beyond the door. Peter shoots back at them and a loud grunt comes from the other side of the door.

Daniel is climbing out of the window as I try to help him. I will have to wrap up his shoulder also. The door gets kicked in and Peter does a head first jump through the window. He shield his head and rolls upon landing.

Rapid fire gunshots go off but we all take off running as quickly as we can. The firing stops as the people realize that we are not in the room. They were probably firing at the mattress hoping we were behind it.

"Wait the truck." I say

"We can get another truck. They are probable sorrow ding that hotel." Daniel says.