Another Turning
He hugged me close to try to block the bullets with his wide back.
I yelled out in fear, "Joseph! No!"
However, the gun suddenly went silent, and he was not hurt.
It was Elliot who had dashed in front of us, breaking away from Joseph's people. A bullet had gone right through his heart. He slumped to the ground, and blood kept pouring out.
The others quickly circled around Sheila, who was frozen with shock.
Elliot, who was barely hanging on, gave me a weak smile and said, "I'm sorry... If dying means I could go back to the past, then I'd do it."
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