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Golden Dandelions: Barns Courtney
"Hey, guys? I've got people I'd like you to meet." Mac enters the lab with me and Vienna. "Sandra, Ben!" He runs over and I follow him.
"Oh, my God." Vienna gasps.
"Get in the car, lock the doors. You don't come out for no one but me." I hand her the keys. "V, go!"
"Be careful, mom. You too, Mac." She runs out.
"No." I kneel down and check Ben's pulse. I get nothing and I slowly blink. I then look down to see myself kneeling in a pool of Ben's blood. I thickly swallow and then get up. "Frankie?" I look around with a heaving chest. "Frankie!" I turn to see a man raising a gun at the back of Mac's head. "Mac!" I shove Mac out of the way and the bullet goes off, hitting me in the side.
I groan and fall to the floor. I choke on my breath and cough a few times. I then see Mac lunge and starts to fight the guy. I continue to cough and catch my breath. I now roll up my shirt to reveal the bullet in my vest.
I let go of my shirt and hold my stomach. I slowly get up and I see the man putting a bag against Mac's face, aiming to suffocate him. I clench my jaw and take off. I put the man in a headlock and yank him off Mac. I then send a hard kick across his face and he stumbles back.
"Mac!" I hold my stomach and fall to my knees.
"Amanda!" Mac chokes out and places his hand on my waist. "You...You-"
"He didn't." I roll up my shirt to show him the bullet in my vest. "I'm okay. I'm okay. Stay here. Don't move." I take out my gun and get up. I saw the man grab his gun and run to the back.
I fire and so does he. I turn back and I grunt as an ache passes through my stomach. My back hits the wall and more gunfire goes off. I follow him out of the building and I run. I lose my balance a bit and stumble forward. I grab the railing and grunt.
I regain my balance and continue running. I see the man get into the car and drive off. I go to raise my gun, but I fall on one knee instead. I grunt and once again hold my stomach. I squeeze my eyes shut and let out a cough.
"Amanda!" Mac yells.
"I'm—I'm fine." I sharply inhale. "I'm fine." I sniffle and he kneels down, placing his hand on my back.
"I searched everywhere. Frankie's gone."
"Yeah, no shit. It's what the fucking government does. You get close to curing cancer and they wipe you out." I slowly get up.
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"Thinner nose. Bigger forehead. Not attractive in the slightest." I keep an ice pack on my side.
