I woke up to the sound of arguing outside of the car. I rubbed my eyes and looked out of the window. Outside was a gang of three men. They were yelling at a little girl that couldn't have been more than 9.
"Okay you little brat! You have two options. Give us your food or we kill you."
The men cracked their knuckles and the girl stubbornly shook her head.
"No!"
"Okay so we're gonna play that way huh?" The man asked angrily, "Grab her arms! Don't let her move!"
The little girl struggled as the men forced her still. The leader drew his knife and pointed it dangerously close to her neck.
"I'm going to ask you one more time. Do you want to fork the food over or die?" The man seethed.
"Neither!" The girl said firmly.
I couldn't watch any longer. They were going to kill her. I loaded the OBREZ and then
BLAM!
The knife flew out of the man's hands.
"Wha... " He scrambled to the ground and reached for his knife but then,
BLAM!
I fired again, grazing his shoulder.
The man howled in pain as he clutched his bleeding shoulder.
His men dropped the girl and came rushing towards their master.
"Are you okay Hawkens?" A goon asked reaching for the man's arm.
"No you dolt! I was just shot in the arm.!"
The girl looked right at me. I signaled for her to run. She stood up and fled towards the forest.
"YOU IDIOTS!" Hawkens howled. "You let the girl run away!"
