16

Thalia

Red.

Everything turned red.

One minute, I was running out of the house, trying to escape; and the next minute the sound of the gun resounded, followed by spillage of blood.

“Fuck,” I muttered under my breath as I looked at the scene in front of me.

“Renee!” Luciano screamed out before taking out his gun, pointing it towards the person who had shot Renee and killing him instantly.

Daisy and I ran to where Renee was. Her blood had pooled down on the ground, so I covered the wound with my hand.

“Give me a cloth or binder of some type,” I told Daisy.

However, Renee shook her head, making me look at her with frantic eyes.

“Let’s get out of here first,” she said in a weak voice. “We don’t want any other tragedies happening tonight. It’s best if we seek safety for now.”

Luciano cursed under his breath and carried Renee in his arms. "Let's leave," he said in such a cold voice that it sent shivers down my spine.

I also stood up from the ground, still shaken up from the situatio