Chapter 2

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I kick him in the gut. He stirs then groans. I kick him harder and he jolts awake, eyes wide. "What are you doing here Phillip?" I say, "I told you to never come back." He looks into my eyes and I see a hint of fear. "There isn't much time, we have to leave now," he says grabbing my hand. I slap him, hard. He sits up and says, "You think i'm joking? Trust me this one time and you will not regret it, I promise," he says. I believe him.

We start to run and I have no idea where, I just follow him hoping that I made the right choice. "Where...are...we...going?" I shout to him gasping for breath between words. He replies, "Somewhere safe. Just stay behind me and-" A deep rumble fills the air and the ground as we look up to see a jet plane hurdling towards us. "Run!" he screams. I hear nothing as I sprint away. I look back at my ranch for one last time, then the jet blocks my view and all I hear in ringing in my ears as my vision goes black.

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