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Andy lay flat on her back, struggling to breathe and trying to focus in on something, anything. Her vision was blurry, and it was too painful to move. She kept squinting and slightly moving her head as she listened to the constant and rapid gunfire all around her. Each shot rang through her body like an EMP, and there was nothing she could do. She was helpless and vulnerable.

She listened as best she could and tried to decipher what was being said through all of the yelling. She heard Laughlin shouting commands but being cut off by gunfire. She heard the two gunmen taking transitions, one covering for the other as they reload.

Now, as Andy felt like drifting away, she heard one of the metal doors slam open and at least 5 other officers enter while yelling commands. The gunmen already had cover behind a wall, but Andy could sense their confidence fading. They were starting to panic. She pressed her eyelids together and winced in pain as she tried to move. The gunmen then started yelling at each other while trying to figure out an escape route.

In the midst of all of this chaos, Andy then heard Sam's voice. All she wanted was the strength to lift her head and see his face, even if it were for the last time. She tried with every ounce of power she had left, but to no avail. It was no use, all she heard was yelling, arguing, and gunfire. She just wanted to get away from it all. What happened next was the last thing anyone could have expected.

One of the gunmen ran out and unloaded several rounds causing all of the officers to take cover. Sam ducked behind a counter but continued to watch Andy intently. Then, the second gunman ran out and grabbed Andy, he picked her up, causing her to scream in excruciating pain, and put his gun to her head.

They figured their only way out was with a hostage, a cop nonetheless. Sam was infuriated, he stood up and placed a bullet in the head of the gunman providing cover fire, disregarding his own safety for a moment. Now it was only one gunman standing in the way of Andy. He was holding her up to the best of his ability, hiding behind her like a coward. She was barely vertical, her teeth clenched together from the pain, her body shaking from the lack of oxygen and struggle to breathe.

"BACK UP! PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN OR I'LL SHOOT! I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL!"

Several officers exchanged glances, unsure of what to do. Sam was now so angry he could barely contain himself. He wanted to charge the gunman and cause him so much pain that he'd wish he were dead. Sam, instead of putting his gun down, subtly snuck out and around the officers. He wanted to get a better angle.

Before leaving her sight, he looked at Andy, with more passion, with more desire than he could have ever imagined he'd feel, ignoring the screaming and madness taking place for one second. Her eyes were now swollen with tears, red and bloodshot. She was barely conscious. He kept trying to see if any of the bullets had gone through her vest, however even if they hadn't, she could still have severe injuries.

He snapped out of his thoughts and kept moving, though. He climbed on top of a few wooden boxes at the other end. He now had a shot, but it wasn't clear. It was too risky, he couldn't jeopardize her life like that. He got down and searched vigorously for another vantage point, as he heard the situation escalating. Scream after scream, threat after threat, until..

BANG!

A single gunshot rang throughout the entire warehouse. The whole room became silent, and Sam stopped in his tracks, not having visual contact with the situation. His heart seemed to be in his throat, and every muscle in his body refused to move as he ran through all of the possibilities of what had just taken place in his mind…