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...ing a leak. His hands fumbled at the cash register.

The second man through the door scanned the occupants of the 7/11 quickly, searching while the last of the three entered and took up a position right near the exit, so that no one could leave until they were finished.

The second gunman made eye contact with his wife and pointed his revolver at her. "Get on the ground unless you want to die!" He shouted. She hesitated for a second with terror in her eyes and the weapon boomed twice. She crumpled to the tile floor in slow motion.

  "We're done here." The first gunman said to his friends as he collected the money from the clerk and the three of them backed quickly out of the 7/11. After they were gone, the man by the chips waited three seconds before rushing to his wife's side. There was so much blood and she wasn't moving. He knelt beside her and felt tears welling up in his eyes.

That wasn't so hard, he thought. But just then his phone rang.

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