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𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫

"Holy shit!" I yell, ducking immediately. "Guys!"

Kiara lets out a screech as JJ and Pope grab onto JB. "John B, get down!"

John B crouches as low as he can go, still needing to be able to see over the steering wheel of the boat. Another shot rings out in the air, hitting the metal of the boat and bouncing off with a ping.

Pope flinches and drops down onto the floor, curling his legs and covering his hands with his head. "We're gonna die!"

Each of us are thrown to the side as JB takes another sharp corner, reving the engine as fast as our boat can go. I look behind me to glance at the boat as the man lifts his gun once again, making me duck down. My eyes land on our fishing net in the back of the boat, giving me an idea. I go to crawl on my hands and knees to get closer to it, but falter when the man fires another bullet and it whizzes past my body, hitting a metal pole and ricochets back into my right arm.

"Fuck!" I yell, throwing my left hand over the wound, grimacing when I see that the bullet has pieced a small layer of skin. Blood oozes out from below my fingers, coating my forearm in the red, sticky liquid.

"Lavender!" JJ yells, throwing himself at me. He lands on top of me with much force, sending me winded. "Lav! Are you okay?"

"JJ, let go," I gasp, using all my strength to try and wiggle from underneath him, wincing when my arm comes into contact with the bottom of the boat. "I need to get to the fishing net!"

"Are you crazy! You're hurt!" he he grunts, keeping me down.

"Lav, I got it!" Kiara shouts from across the boat, crawling over to the fishing net. She gets up onto her knees as she unfolds the line, ducking when another bullet whizzes past us.

"Kiara!" JJ yells, still holding onto me.

"Kie, get down!" John B calls out to the girl, doing his best to get us away.

Kiara ignores the boys pleads as she moves further to the back of the boat, standing up near the edge. Another bullet is shot, making me yell. "Kie, throw it and get down!"

She throws the net with a grunt and it lands into the water with a splash. I watch with wide eyes as she quickly drops down to the floor, smiling when it catches into the men's boat. Their boat's motor crunches with a bang, coming to a tough halt which sends them flying forward.

JB continues to speed off into the Marsh, going as fast as he can to get as far away from the men as he can. They shoot one last bullet as we disappear around a corner, way out of their eyesight.

"Oh my God!" JJ grunts, slowly removing his body from mine.

"Woo!" John B calls out and chuckles as Kie grins with pride.

"That was crazy!" Pope yells in disbelief as JB slows the boat down slightly.

"Fuck." I hiss, sitting up from the floor when JJ allows me enough room to move. I look down to my arm and gulp, covering it with my other hand.

"Lav!" John B calls out, almost swerving the boat when he turns to look at me. "Did you get hit?"

Popes head snaps towards me at this comment, turning pale when he looks at my arm. "Oh my God."