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“If we are attacked, I’m not making any promises,” Mom replied.
“Delgado,” Sergeant Bergman bellowed.
Dante gently kissed me and jogged over to my father.
Kaboom!Flaming debris rained down on us.
“Was that a Claymore or dynamite?” Julie asked.
Thud!A tire hit the top of the ambulance.
I eyed the burning fragments raining down on us. “Dynamite.”
“Time to leave,” Jerry cried. As soon as Mom was inside the ambulance, he shut the doors. “Go,” he shouted to Eddie.”
Eddie stomped on the gas and off we went, lights and sirens blaring.
I slid off the gurney and fell on Mom.
Miss Kitty poked her head out of Mom’s purse and hissed at me.
“Sorry Miss Kitty.” I climbed off Mom. “Is it a good idea to have the kitten in your purse? I mean, what if she sets off the flashbang.”
“She’s too small and it was the only place I could put her.”
“And you didn’t want to argue with Dad in public,” I added.
Mom grinned. “I’ll give your dad a lap dance and he’ll do whatever I want.”
“TMI Mom. TMI.”
Jerry nodded his head. “Yeah, TMI.”
The ambulance swerved wildly.
“What’s going on?” I yelled.
Eddie hollered, “A black SUV is trying to run us off the road.”
Bang! The ambulance fishtailed violently.
“A man in a ski mask is pointing his AK-47 rifle at us. He wants me to stop,” Eddie yelled.
Mom pulled her gun. “Do it.”
“Is that a good idea?” Jerry asked nervously.
Julie and I drew our weapons. “Yep. Unless you want to crash.”
“Hit your emergency alert button Gemma,” Mom ordered.
I did as she asked.
The dispatcher called, “Charlie-23 what is the nature of your emergency?”
“Our ambulance is under attack by armed suspects in a black SUV. We need backup,” I replied.
The dispatcher calmly responded, “State your location.”