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Two of the men closest to the door make their escape.
God, one of them find a cop. Please!
“Stay away, bitch,” the first man says.
“But… He’s…” I gulp.
“Christ,” another one says. “What did you shoot him for?”
“He came in. Then the little boy…” He throws his hands in the air, waving the gun around. “What the fuck was I supposed to do?”
The second guy looks out the door where a small crowd is forming. “Cops are going be here soon. We need to get the fuck out of here.”
“Come on. Get everything. Let’s fucking go.”
They shove their guns into the back of their pants, covered by their shirts. Then they remove the masks and leave, trying to look nonchalant.
I don’t bother looking at their faces. Someone should, and I hope someone else did. But all I can think about is Ronan.
Ronan, who’s bleeding out on the floor.
I run to him then. “Someone help me. Please.”
No one comes to my aid except the young mother.
The young mother whose only thought has been her children this entire time.
She’s the one who comes.
“No. You make sure your children are okay.”
“They’re fine. Thank you. Thank you for trying to help me.”
“Please, just see to them.” I dart my gaze around. “The rest of you? Why won’t one of you help me?”
Most of them go running out the door.
“He took all our phones.”
“There must be a landline in here.” The young mother turns to the counter. But all of the employees have fled as well.
“I’ll find one,” she says, darting behind the counter.
I look up at her two children sitting at the table, their eyes wide.
“It’s okay. Your mom is a hero.”
I cover Ronan’s stomach wound with my hands, applying pressure, desperately trying to stop the bleeding.
“Don’t you die on me, Ronan. Don’t you fucking die!”
“I found a phone!” the young mother yells.
“Thank God. Call 911, please!”
Two cops enter the shop then, guns drawn. “What’s going on here?”
I don’t look away from Ronan’s pale face. “We were robbed. Three men. They all got away. But I need help here. Please.”
