The officer from before was getting closer, and closer. Her attention was fixated now between the woman, officer, and child. It seemed the officer kept his weapon trained on the man who was injured. Once, he was close enough to her and Jacob that he was able to retrieve the criminal's pistol from the ground. Andrea's stomach was starting to feel quesy. However, her eyes noticed the officer's nametag which said "Aaron Patrick". So, her savior's name was Aaron how...common?<br/><br/><br/>"I somehow knew you'd find a way to live through all of this, Jake..." Aaron spoke the words and it was almost as if he wished the man died. Well, she kinda wished he died too... "I'm just glad I got here in time." She heaved a sigh of relief at those words.<br/><br/>" Yea, I am glad, there is no way my mind could handle brains and guts in my arms, expecially after all I've gone through just to keep the child alive." Unconcously her hands pulled the child closer to her.She noticed the officer press his fingers to his mouth and whistle loudly as if signalling to someone.<br/><br/>"To be honest, I don't know, I wasn't very familiar with the other members of the police force or their families..." The officer was now answering her question from earlier while touching the child's cheek. "What gives you that impression?"<br/><br/>" The boy screamed out mommy while looking this way. I assumed his mother must have resided in this now crumbled building. It's possible she was working on Christmas." It was an honest answer, and one that had the information as close to correct as is possible. She really wasn't sure herself on the child's condition in terms of parent relationship.<br/><br/>Moments passed before psychotic laughter occured that belonged to Jacob who was still clutching his bleeding leg. "Haha, I like you, Aaron," The words were more like a venomous snake it was as if the man named Jacob had an evil plan. A plan would only come to mind in a pure bred killer. Her brain slowed down the events that began to happen. For her five minutes became 10 at least in terms of time.<br/><br/>Aaron cursed under his breath while trying to fetch his other pistol to no avail. Jacob was quick, there was no other way to discribe how the injured man stood up so fast. However , her mind was able to to deduce that the injured man was not the result of a another click of a gun being loaded. She turned in time to see the other woman standing behind Aaron with a gun pressed to the back of his head. It sent chills down her spine.<br/><br/>"But you're too naÃ¯ve to think I was the only one carrying a gun..." Those words were haunting. So haunting it was almost sad.She stepped back putting distance between her and Jacob , and Aaron with the woman. A small sound like a loud pin dropping , and rolling down cement. It was so loud to her. So loud in fact that it took her brain a moment to realize that what just happened was an explosion.<br/><br/>The explosion happened in a blink an eye, that was if she could actually see. A smoke cloud had covered the area, and a distinct smell of burning flesh brought her attention to check on the child. Maybe she shouldn't have ....The child's back was completely burned away, flesh , and blood...The child seemed to in a matter of seconds before the explosion position itself to take the blunt of the explosion. Another factor that had saved her was the fact that the man Jacob had run in front her trying to reach the other woman. His body had ended up being a sheild for the blast on her feet. In some ways that was disturbing. Her hand froze allowing the ...deadweight of the child fall to floor. She couldn't even save a child....