Glock in hand, I ran. I ran as fast as I could manage. “You bitch! You’ll pay for this, Natalia.” I heard him shout, getting closer to me.

"Get your ass out of fucking bed this instant, Natalia Pierce!" myMy best and only friend, Ivana Tanner shouted from the bathroom in our apartment.

"Five more minutes!" I whined and pulled the covers over my head—completely covering my body.

"You said that six times already. It's time to get up!" I heard her stomp towardtowards my bed. And before I could grip the covers in my hand tightly, she tore them off me, I shivered from the sudden cold. When I still didn't get up, she threatened, “You want me to get a bucket of ice water and pour it on you? Because you know I will.”