Chapter 55
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During the barbeque Zoey Allen talked to a few people. She had only one secret service agent guarding her. Some people noticed when this agent took Zoey's hand, and said they needed to leave right now. Noone seemed to know what this was about, but figured it was probably a precaution. Secret service was known to occassionally over-react, ut not for taking foolsh chances with their charge's safety. A few minutes later everyone heard colonel Sadler, the officer in charge of this site, make his announement.
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Sadler: Attention everyone. If you are working, please continue to do so while I am speaking. I felt it important to tell you right away. There has been an attempt to murder president George Mason. Our president has been shot. He has been taken to a local hospital, we do not yet know his condition. One shooter is already dead. We do not know the shooter's motives or if they acted alone. Vice-president Kimberly Allen has been sworn in as acting preident under the 25th amendment. I realize that it may not be easy to continue working right now, but we must. We must complete our mision, the work is too important to stop. If president Mason does die, he will not have died in vain. We can make sure of that.
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When Eve first heard colonel Sadler's announcement she went to the nearest tv room. She figured they would be showing news coverage of the shooting. Sure enough they were. Eve's cellphone rang, her father was just making sure she was safe. It was almost 1pm. They said that acting-president Allen would be addressing the nation at 8pm eastern standard time. The shooter was Pierce, a former secret service agent rumored to have recently had an affair with first lady Sharon Mason. Having lost his job, and his girlfriend lately, he didn't take it well. Pierce tried to murder Mason from a distance with a sniper rifle, shot him as soon as he stepped out of the limosine. Pierce tried to escape, but was shot and killed by loyal agents. The news stations were showing Mason's daughter Mimi, hysterically trying to get to her father. Eve was worried about her president, still no word on his condition. They were prepping Mason for surgery right now, the question remained as to whether or not they could save him.