Watching the End of the World – Nate gets captured 2
���Back to the truck!��� Akila yelled.
Nate tried to run with the rest but he couldn���t see. He ran into someone, bounced off and dropped his rifle. He bent to pick it up and someone else ran into him and he went down hard.
Confused shouting and scattered gunshots.
Nate got up, started to run and someone punched him in the ear. He staggered, momentarily stunned, and someone tackled him.
He gave into his panic and fought wildly, punching, kicking, biting. A moment of animal exhilaration as he started to get free and then two more jumped on him.
Sharp pains as they punched him and then his arms were jerked behind his back and his wrists were bound.
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Jenna ran with the rest back to the truck. Fortunately, she���d been turned away when the flash went off and she could still see pretty well. Someone bumped into her and she almost fell. Strange voices were shouting behind her. There were more gunshots and bullets ripped through the foliage around her. A low-hanging branch struck her on the face. Someone was running to her right. She thought maybe it was Tony but she couldn���t be sure.
Another gunshot rang out and he cried out, stumbled and went down.
Jenna���s lungs were burning and her legs were aching by the time the truck loomed out of the darkness. The sight of it gave her an extra burst of speed. They were so close. If they could just get to the truck, everything would be all right.
More gunshots. The sound of someone cursing.
There was an odd whumpf! from behind them ���
The truck exploded into flames, flipping over onto its side.
