Lynn Hudson

"Put the gun down, Diego!!" Micky shouted from the side of the hangar.

Finally! Where the hell had he been?!

"You put the gun down first, Pig!" Diego yelled back at Micky.

They were in a gun showdown and I had no idea what would happen next. My nerves were all over the place and I couldn't help but feel like something horrible was going to happen. My eyes flitted between the two men, wondering who'd surrender first.

"I don't want to shoot you, Diego! Put the gun down!!"

"Diego, listen to Micky!" Drake shouted. "Please!" The sorrow in his voice was evident. Diego was still his little brother whether he wanted to acknowledge it or not.

"Why?! So he can send me to prison?! No fucking thank you! I've got ten million dollars on that airplane and Mom and I are leaving the country. You owe us this much, Drake!"

"I'm giving you five seconds to lower your weapon, Diego!!" Micky shouted.

But Diego had other plans. He turned the barrel of the gun right on me as my breath hitched in my chest. I s