Tristan

I didn't notice how I'd moved or how I'd managed to get there in time. The moment I saw the flock of the trigger everything felt like a blur. Then the gunshot came and then…

Pain.

It was like an out of body experience. I could feel the seating bullet lodged in my body yet at the same time everything was completely numb. I didn't fully process it until I saw the red stain on Valerie's hands and dress.

‘Valerie,’

She was all I could think of.

Facing her tear-filled eyes and ...