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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"What the hell was that?" Rafe questions our father.

"Where are we going? Find where we are!" Dad counters hurriedly.

"All right" Rafe nods taking out his phone's map "Hey, this road goes down the same place. We're good"

"All right, stay through, stay through here" He adds.

"See anybody in the mirror?" Dad asks, speeding down the road.

"No, we're good" Rafe assures him.

"Are we going the right way?" Dad questions.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Rafe answers "Stay on this road. It's gonna take us directly to the airport"

We turn another corner through miles and miles of grass land and I notice two workers up ahead, one of them holding a red stop sign and the other waving a red flag.

"Are you kidding me?" Dad huffs.

"What the hell is going on?" I breathe out in disbelief.

"What do we do? Nowhere to turn" Dad groans.

"Dunno" Rafe responds.

"Get the gun" Dad orders and my heart drops "Get the gun, Rafe. Just hide it"

"Rafe, no" I plead and my brother hesitates, looking back at me.

"Shut up, Sylvie" Dad snaps and Rafe jumps into action, grabbing the gun and hiding it behind him.

"What's going on?!" Dad shouts out the window.

"Sorry!" The man apologises.

"Road's closed! Nobody coming through!" The female explains.

"Well, can you let just one truck through?" Dad chuckles hopefully as they approach us "We just- We kinda gotta get through today. We got a delivery that-"

"I don't think so" The girl cuts him off "Sinkhole. Massive"

"I'm begging you guys" Dad pleads.

"Let me see your hands" The man's voice demands and I turn my head to see him holding a gun at Dad's head.

"Don't do anything stupid" The girl warns us, a knife being held at Rafe's throat.

"Get out. Easy" The man says.

I shakily open the door and climb out of the car, looking at my brother and father in worry.

"Listen to your papa" The girl threatens Rafe as he slowly gets out the truck.

"Everything nice and easy" The man tells us "This is what we'll do. You're gonna walk to the sign. You'll put those signs on the side for me. You go to that sign. You go to that sign."

Dad and Rafe move to do as they're told and I'm grabbed by the man, the cold metal of his barrel pressed against my temple.

"You stay right where you are" He breathes out, digging the metal into my head and I wince in pain.

"Move the damn sign" The man demands and Dad listens to him "You too, buddy. Put it on the side of the road"

"Right over there" The girl adds as Rafe throws the sign onto the grass.

"Go to the barrel" The man orders "Put the barrels to the side of the road"

Dad chucks the barrel with a glare on his face and the man seems pissed off by that.

"Throw another barrel, and I'll blow her damn head off" He threatens, making my heart drop to my stomach in fear.

Rafe and Dad move all the barrels out of the way, clearing the road and I find my hands shaking so I clench them into fists, taking deep breaths.

"Take two steps back. Easy! Get on your knees!" The man shouts, making Dad and Rafe get down on their knees.

"Hands up. Kiss the ground" The man adds.

"Who are you? Who are you?!" Dad barks.

"I'm the Royal Commission for the redistribution of wealth. Kiss the ground" The man answers snappily.

"You guys are idiots" Rafe insults them "Our escorts are right behind us"

"A wise guy, huh?" The girl mocks.

"Go! Go! Hurry!" The man hollers to someone on the grass.

"Sarah?" I hear Dad mutter in awe.

"Get down" The man snaps at Dad.

My head snaps to the side and I see my sister running towards the truck with John B by her side.

"Sarah! You're alive!" Dad screams in joy "Baby, you're alive!"

"Don't talk to her!" The girl holding Rafe snaps.

"Stay back" John B warns him.

"Sarah! John B!" I scream.

"Shut up" The man behind me warns but Sarah's eyes widen as she spots me.

"Let her go!" Sarah demands.

The man lets go of me and without hesitation I take off into a sprint towards my twin sister who accepts my tackling hug with open arms.

"I'm so glad you're okay, barbie" I let out a whimper of relief and she squeezes me tighter.

"I'm right here, brat" She assures me.

"Sarah, you're alive!" I hear Dad repeat behind me "I love you, baby! I can't believe it!"

"Do not talk to her!" The girl yells and I turn to look at the chaos.

"Stay back" John B repeats, holding a gun to our father "Stop!"

Before Dad can break free of the pair restraining him or John B can actually pull the trigger, Rafe takes the gun from his waistband and storms forwards, pointing it at us.

"Hey!" He shouts, getting our attention.

"No!" I shriek as a gunshot goes off and the girl next to him tackles the gun from his hands, pointing it at him.

"Go on! Get out of here! Go!" The man tells John B and Sarah.

"I got his gun" The girl assures them as they clamber into the vehicle, Sarah pulling me with her.

"You're a coward!" Rafe roars in anger as the truck speeds towards them "Sarah! Stop!"

"Sylvie, come back!" Is the last thing I hear my brother scream as we leave them behind in the dust.

"Holy fuck" I breathe out, throwing my head back against the headrest.

"It's good to have you back, Vie" John B shoot me a grin and I let a smile tug at my lips.

"It's good to be back, Johnny" I reply.

"Shit. They're coming. Shit" John B abruptly curses and I turn my head, immediately spotting the guards truck tailing us."Come on. Come on. Come on"

"Come on. It's too heavy, Sarah. The gold's weighing us down" He states.

"Is there any way to make this thing go faster?" Sarah asks in worry.

"I'm going as fast as this shit can go" John B counters.

"What do we do?" I stress.

"I don't know!" John B retorts "Hold on!"

"What?" Sarah frowns.

The truck quickly swerves around the corner so hard that it tips up onto two wheels due to how heavy the gold in the back is. John B just manages to gain control of the vehicle, speeding down the dirt path and swerving into the tall grass. Sarah and I let out relieved sighs and John B stops the truck, putting it into park.

"Sarah. Sarah, we got the gold" John B says in pure joy, glancing at me "Sylvie, we did it. We did it. Oh my God"

We both look to my sister and my heart stops when I see her holding up her hand, blood covering it.

"I'm shot" She admits.