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RED DIRT
October 7th, 2010
Luciana had decided to leave. Nick wasn't happy about it, but he got over it. He invited me to come shooting with him. Apparently Jeremiah was gonna teach him how to shoot a gun. We were at the shooting range. Jeremiah shot the target, and the loud noise made Nick flinch. Me, and Nick both had guns, but Nick wasn't even aiming it. I aimed the gun I was holding and shot at the target. I then looked at Nick who still wasn't in the head space to shoot a gun
"Hey, you got me up for this" Jeremiah said
"Yeah, sorry" Nick said as he stared at the gate. He was waiting for Madison to come back
"Eh, worrying ain't gonna get 'em back any faster" Jeremiah said
"We should go after them, man" Nick said
"They'll be back when they get back. Now, just clear your mind" Jeremiah said
"All right" Nick said as he cocked his gun. He then aimed it and shot the target. Though he had some western cowboy bullshit stance. He completely missed the target. I looked at Nick as I sweatdropped
"Yeah, um, whatever the hell that was.. um no. It's hot and all, but definitely gonna get you killed. Your feet should be like this, and you want two hands on the gun. So, match me" I said as I got in position and aimed the gun. Nick looked me up and down before he matched my stance
"I'm impressed you even know how to hold a gun. I mean, you look like a city girl" Jeremiah told me as if I hadn't bullseyed the target earlier. My eye twitched
"I grew up in the south. Of course I know how to handle a gun" I said. He seemed surprised
"You, from the south? I am even more shocked, I thought you were from a rich family in L.A. you know, those privileged sons of bitches" Jeremiah said. I was this close to putting a bullet in between his eyes
"Oh, is that so?" I asked with a strained smile
"Um, why don't we just shoot" Nick said trying to defuse the situation before it got really bad
"Oh, yes. I suppose you're right" Jeremiah said. Nick began shooting again. That's when we noticed people in the distance walking really slowly. Nick began running towards the gates. I followed after him. The gates open and a bunch of people alongside us ran out to meet up with Troy's group. They were in terrible shape
"Jesus, Mom!" Nick yelled
"Mike!" Gretchen said as Nick grabbed onto his mother. She then fell to her knees in pain. Alicia rushed over with water. Madison drank the water quickly
"What the hell happened?" Jeremiah asked. Troy said something I couldn't hear to his father
"Talk private? Did I hear you right?" Vernon asked
