"Trigger"

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Note: i thought i'd update for the last time this year
We'd Be Better Off Together
Chapter 38: "Trigger"
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"No!" Noah screamed. The sound of a gunshot exploded in the air. Smoke rises and blinded Noah, him putting up his arm to protect his eyes. Jack stood there, his hands gripping the mans arm with the gun.
"No," Jack said, Noah saw his grip grow tighter.
"Jack..." Noah whimpered. The man lifted up his fist smashing it towards Jack's face.

***

"Where the fuck are they?" Finn asked, pacing back and forth.
"Finn, I'm sure they are fine," Wyatt reassured.
"But what if they aren't!" Finn argued.
"I'm sure they are okay! They must be! You know those two—"
"Wyatt! What if they aren't okay?! What if they are in fucking danger?!"
"Finn this isn't Stranger Things when wherever you turn there is a fucking demodog or whatever you call those pieces of shit!"
"Wyatt I️ swear to fu—"
"Enough!" Jaeden screamed, they all stood there, shocked that Jaeden would ever raised his voice. "If something was to happen they would've called already! Understand?"
They all nodded, scared.

***

The man's fist collide with Jack's face. The boy's hands going straight to his cheekbone, stinging agony well up. Jack shouted in pain.
"Hey! What the—"
"I️ will shoot him."

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