The bullet flew past my ear and the shock wave rendered me deaf for a short moment. I could not hear anything as I gritted my teeth and saw Christopher tackling John to the ground.
He shouted at me before he fought John, but I could not hear a thing. Nevertheless, I could still move, so I crawled my way to the corner of the room and found the gun that Christopher tossed away, pointing it towards the two.
That said, they were moving too fast, rolling about on the floor. I dared not pull the trigger for fear of hitting Christopher. “Stop moving or I pull the trigger!” I shouted. It was the only thing I could do.
I was not familiar with guns, and that particular one was quite heavy.
At that moment, I suddenly heard a sharp whistle coming from outside. There were faint screams as well.
“The ship is sinking! Everyone run!”
“The ship hit a mine and water is coming in! Run!”
The voices kept echoing in my head, and my heart sank. It was a one in a million chance for someone to experience a cruise ship leaking at that day and age, so, to make sure, I dived towards the door and opened it.
This time, the voices were much clearer. “The ship is sinking, everyone! Get out of here right now!”
“Yvonne, go! Don’t worry about me!” Christopher was caught in John’s chokehold at the moment. “The lifeboats are just outside.”
“No! I’m not leaving without you!” I shouted as I raised the gun again.
“Christopher Lane! You’ve killed so much of my men and destroyed my hideout!” John pulled a knife out of nowhere. “Today, you’re dying with me!” He stabbed the knife into Christopher’s chest.
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