Early Warning (Book 1): Martial Law by McLean Angus

Author:McLean, Angus [McLean, Angus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2020-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Seven

Gemma snatched up the holstered pistol – Mark always called them Glocks – and tried to draw it.

It was stuck and it took her a moment to find the thumb catch to unlock it. She pushed the hammer strap forward and the Glock cleared the holster at the same time as the bad guys skidded to a halt a few metres away on the other side of the patrol car.

She could hear their voices, rough and uneducated, every second word a swear word. She remembered she had to rack the slide on top of the gun and she pulled it back. It clacked forward loudly and one of the thugs gave a shout.

‘Whaddafuck?’

‘Eh, who the fuck’s ‘at?’

Gemma had the pistol in both hands now, remembering to keep her finger outside the trigger guard, and she stepped away from the car so they could see her.

‘Get back,’ she said as loudly as she could. ‘Get back!’

‘Eh, what the fuck cunt?’ The speaker was the one with the sawn-off shotgun, a fat man with bushy hair and shades on despite the early hour. ‘Who the fuck you think you are, bitch? Fuckin’ talk to me like that, cunt, I’ll fuck you up.’

‘I said get back.’ Gemma raised the Glock so they could see it clearly, pointing it directly at the speaker.

‘Ow, fuck bro!’ The guy with the rifle – not the cop’s M4 – ducked off to the side, bringing his gun around.

‘Fuckin’ bitch!’ The guy with the sawn-off raised it and in that instant things changed.

Gemma knew without a doubt that she was about to get shot; it was no longer an option to run.

She pulled the trigger without even realising her finger had moved. The pistol bucked in her hand and the guy staggered backwards. His shotgun went off with a roar, blasting out a window on the other side of the patrol car. She had no idea if she’d hit him or not, but she could no longer see him.

Gemma ducked backwards, jerking off another shot that punched a hole in the sky somewhere. The other two guys were scrambling for cover and she took cover herself, getting behind the patrol car and tucking herself in against the rear wheel. Her ears were ringing from the sound of the shots but still her heart was deafeningly loud.

Glass exploded over her from above and she realised the bad guys were shooting at her. She knew that she had to do something, otherwise she was dead.

Peeking up above the door frame brought another shot, the bullet whining off the roof of the patrol car. She ducked back down then immediately up again, bringing the Glock up in both hands at the same time as the guy with the cop’s M4 was coming around the back of his car. He was firing towards the patrol car but she was unaware of where his bullets were going.

Gemma squeezed the trigger then, the pistol bucking in her grip. The gunman did a double take and she fired a fourth time, and again and again.

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