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"Right. I'll make sure to tell them that." Romano responded, smirking slightly.

A few seconds later, we both heard a splash in the pond.

"That didn't sound like a big fish." I said, raising my eyebrows.

"Oh no, that wasn't a big fish." Romano said, nodding his head slowly.

"Maybe it was one of the dolphins."

"No," Romano said, shaking his head.

"They usually don't come near shore. There aren't many schools of dolphins out here. So it must've been a bigger fish."

"Well, whatever it was, it's gone now." I said, relaxing once again.

"Yup." Romano said.

Before either of us could say anything else, there was a loud bang coming from the house. I immediately shot up from the bench and grabbed Romano's hand.

"Run!" I screamed, pulling on his hand.

Without even asking for an explanation, he grabbed my waist and threw his left leg over mine, grabbing onto my back, and started running toward the forest.

As I jumped over roots and branches, I couldn't stop myself from screaming every time the gr