I was terrified. We were cornered in with no way out.
"Gwen!" Shawn exclaimed, smiling as though this wasn't a dangerous situation. "Hey, come on. Put that gun down and let's talk it out."
I winced as I recognized Shawn's all too familiar way of getting the bad guys to give it up. But usually, there was backup waiting or on the way. But not here.
Shawn grabbed my arm and began to slowly move away from the wall.
"Stay where you are!" Hastings shouted, waving the gun in our faces.
I followed Shawn and he moved, wondering what he was doing.
"Relax, man," Shawn said calmly. "You may be a horrible man and you've done some horrible things, but if you just let us go, we won't tell a soul."
"Stop moving!" Hastings yelled, his voice high pitched and shaky. This guy was clearly out of his mind.
I felt Shawn pulling my arm and out of the corner of my eye I saw the door that Hastings had entered only a minute before. We'd come all the way around the room! Shawn still managed to amaze me even after all this time.
Shawn gently pushed me behind him. "Just...just hold on, okay?" He said, backing up.
"You're not going anywhere," Hastings said.
Shawn smiled. "Think again."
And suddenly, he turned, grabbing the door and shoving it open. I grabbed his sleeve and we raced back into the room we'd been in before. Just ahead, I could see a door leading outside. We raced toward it, ducking and weaving when the sound of gunfire echoed in the large room. The door was just ahead - we were almost there!
Just then, Shawn cried out and went down. I turned sharply and saw him on his side, clutching his knee which was bleeding. Without even stopping to think, I dropped to my knees and pulled Shawn into my arms, gritting my teeth as I strained to stand under his weight. Then I ran. It was hard to run with him in my arms like that, but I didn't have time to stop and shift him over my shoulder. Hastings was almost upon us.
I stumbled out into the cool evening air and made for the line of trees ahead, clutching a moaning Shawn to my chest.
"Hey! HEY!"
Hastings was right behind me. I ran behind the first tree and paused only to lift Shawn higher, draping him over my shoulders.
"Gus..." Shawn whispered, teeth clenched.
"Hang on, Shawn," I gasped.
And then I ran for all I was worth.
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