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43|For Her Friend
~Roman~
“My drones are in the air. Uno, Dos, move to the front of the building. There are trailer and thermal shows movements on the top trailers. That’s the farthest my drones can get, since I can’t let them stoop low.”
Mateo and I were on the move as soon as we got the instructions from Nico. “Cage, your team will move from the south, Warden, cover the west….” Nico continued to give orders like a general commanding his men.
We flanked towards the front of the building, eyes focused on the scope of my AK47 as we ducked. Mateo covered my back in the same position as we reached the large, rusty metal door. There was an opening big enough to fit one person. I motioned for Mateo to move out first, covering him until he reached the nearest trailer.
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