It was like everything in the world slowed down for a moment as I watched the chunky guy pull the trigger on his Beretta M9, the bullet was headed for him.
"Jess, " I cried for him "look out"
It was too late, the bullet had already got to him, piercing through him, near his heart. I ran towards him. Crouching down beside him I tried to save him, but I just couldn't.
"Amelia, stop." he said
"No, no I have to save you, I have to call the cops." I said, pulling out my phone, with tears in my eyes.
"You have to go," he said, his voice raspy "Amelia, run away." those were his last words.
My best friend, My role model, My brother, was gone.
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This is my first story, please do not copy my work. If there is a book similar to mine out there, please be aware that I had no intention in copying you. Enjoy the story! :))
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
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Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.