Ace
With a dry mouth and shallow breathing, I said, "Daniel, do you think..."
"He's the only one who cares enough to that for you so I'd say yes. Next time, though, try not flipping someone off when there is a target pointed at you. Even if it's me. It's like you're begging to get yourself killed," now he was rebuking me while my mind was reeling in panic, "he could have shot you. You know the snitches in ditches phrase is an actual thing. It would be wise to remember that."
I swallowed but it felt like razor blades licked along the inner lining of my throat, making me wince, "God, I'm at his house."