Everything that happened thereafter was surreal, as if it had been taken out of the movies. The snipers
followed the command that they had just received. They both aimed for Molly at the same time - but
they missed. That same second, Brian aimed his gun and fired two consecutive shots. Bang! Bang!
The bullets met mid-air and dropped to the ground. Only the howling of the wind could be heard until
another round of gunshots started again.
Brian was starting to get frustrated, his face darkening. His gun was top of the line. It could fire twelve
shots in a row. In his mind, he calculated how many shots the snipers had left. They had already fired
five shots each which means they didn't have much ammo left.
This assured Brian. He started to relax a bit and fired five shots towards the snipers. The first two
bullets missed but the last three made it to Howard's car. After which, he heard them fire another two
rounds aimed at Molly. He shouted,"Down now!"
Molly ducked at his command avoiding the bullets. The bullets flew over her head and went through the
windshield. It was so strong that Molly was shaken. She tried her best to maintain control of the car but
it was difficult as she was trembling now. The car skid
sideways.
At that moment, Brian swooped in and stomped on the brakes. The car began to spin at high speed.
Molly's face had been drained of all blood - she was terrified. She tried to still hold on to the steering
wheel but her hands were so sweaty now they kept slipping. They were losing control of the car now.
At that moment, Brian thought of something crazy. He held his breath, fired two more shots and waited
for the perfect moment - he reached out and grabbed Molly's hand and steered the wheel himself. As
soon as the car made a sharp turn, he raised his free hand and fired the last shot.
Bang!
The last shot disappeared into the distance but Brian knew he got them. He smiled, satisfied with
himself despite the wound on his shoulder.
The crazy car chase came to an abrupt end as one of the tires on Howard's car burst.
Brian turned his head to look back even though he didn't care what happened to them. They deserve
whatever comes their way. At that moment, Molly yelped in despair. Her face was white as a sheet as
she watched the car skid towards the barriers along the road.
The car came to a halting screech.
Brian was already so weak at this time but he still tried to keep his foot on the brake. It was too late
though because the car hit the barriers and flipped over in one swift movement. They were hurled over
stopped only by the trees along the road. Brian instinctively held Molly into his arms as all of this
happened. They were both seriously injured by the end.
Trembling in horror, Molly pressed her face against Brian's chest hoping and praying that this would all
end now. Molly realized that Brian was only pretending to be calm for her sake because she could hear
how rapid his heart beat was. Brian's scent engulfed her forgetting for a moment how horrible the past
few moments were.
The car tires burst open due to the impact.
She could hear the gas seeping through the busted tires. As they sat in the car, time seemed to freeze
for them. The car seemed to decrease in size with its four broken tires.
The only thing could be heard in the perfect silence was Brian gasping for air. His left was still on the
steering wheel and the other was caressing Molly, still not over the idea of possibly losing her. From the
beginning, he had calculated the distance, car speed, and the bullet's speed and he knew that Howard
wouldn't hesitate to target Molly. Despite Brian's effort and determination, they didn't make it out
unscathed. It was as if it was destined to happen anyway.
These thoughts haunted him. He tightened his grip on Molly and pulled him closer to his chest. He
could tell that she was still scared, she hadn't been able to calm down since this whole thing started.
Molly was still quivering from the trauma of the accident. It hurt Brian to see her like this and more so, it
made him feel guilty. Brian gently lowered his head and planted a soft kiss on her head, and
whispered,"it's okay now, we survived."
The kiss didn't work as well as it should have because Molly was still traumatized. Her teeth were
chattering partly due to the cold and partly due to the trauma. She buried her head in chest and
whimpered wishing for all of this to be over.
Brian gently helped her sit straight up and kissed her softly on the forehead. Seeing Molly like this killed
Brian, he couldn't handle it. "Are you hurt?" His voice was deep and his words solemn.
Molly pressed her lips together and gulped. She looked at him in the eye and slowly shook her head
no. She wasn't hurt at all, only her hands were numb for holding the steering wheel too tight for a long
time. Mostly, she was hurt mentally, she was traumatized from all that had happened.
Molly was moved by Brian's sincere concern. She had started to tear up as she thought of how Brian
had protected her all throughout. He promised her once that he would never let anything happen to her
and it was true after all. She looked at him as her eyes welled with tears and gave him a warm and
grateful smile.
When Brian saw that she was crying, he pressed his mouth,"What? Are you still scared?"
Molly couldn't hold it any longer, she burst into tears. She reached out for him and wrapped her arms
around his neck. She couldn't pretend anymore. Tears were still streaming down her face. She couldn't
hide her feelings any longer. She was still scared but mostly at the thought of losing him. For days on
end, she had been living in fear at the constant threat of such violence like this to happen. And it did
happen and she thought she was going to actually die. This crippled her to no end.
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