A Day in the Life
Collection of drabbles.
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"Fuck!" Reno whipped his head around, surprised at Rude's outburst, to see him hit the ground and roll to the side. He was clutching his shoulder tightly, but he hadn't yet lowered his gun.
Reno waved his own weapon at Rude. "Get the hell up, yo, before I shoot you, too."
"I think it hit a major artery, man." Rude grunted as he stood up, aiming his gun across the room and shot the man Reno was aiming for right in the head.
"Hey! He was mine!" Reno ducked behind a large cardboard box, then realized it probably wouldn't provide much cover, especially since it was currently empty.
"Shit! Cover me, yo," he yelled, and then dodged across the room as bullets ricocheted around him. He landed roughly against the opposite wall where Rude was standing behind a large steel console, a bit slouched, clutching tightly to his right shoulder, his hand covered in blood.
"Now," Reno grinned, "let's finish this." He pulled out a grenade and smiled slowly. Removing the pin, but still holding the clip down, he eyed Rude.
"I might have to use two—we'll see." Then he tossed the grenade over the console and waited.
The explosion knocked both of them off their feet and rattled the infrastructure of the building they were in. Debris went everywhere, pieces of mangled steel clattering to the ground around them.
Crouching, Reno turned to look at his partner who was slowly getting to his feet.
Ignoring the throbbing in his shoulder, Rude brushed the dirt off his pants and from the front of his jacket before adjusting his sunglasses. He gave Reno a look before surveying the rest of the room.
"Let's go."
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to be continued.