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I trust you

Author: Kiko
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I heard a pounding, a very loud and frantic thumping. My eyes fluttered open and the surrounding darkness only made my panic worse. Eric was already out of bed.

"Lie down on the floor and don't move," he whispered in an urgent voice. He went to the closet and opened it up.

I reached for the bedside lamp and turned it on. "What's happening?" I ask. Tossing off the bed sheet, I crawled to the ground. Eric throws something at me and it hits me right in the chest. He threw me clothes.

“Put it on, now!” Eric said. He was putting on his trousers and buttoning them in a hurry. He fumbled with a box before he could open it. Taking out a gun, he loaded it.

Adrenaline rushes through my veins. Something bad is about to happen.

“Abre la puerta!” (“Open the door!”) Celia shouted on the other side of the door. She was also in a state of panic and I didn't know what to think.

Eric lunges for me and slides on the floor, and I wrap my arms around him, pulling him close. His hands pressed against my wr
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