Alice was dragging Judy off when all of a sudden, the girl kicked her in the shin with her clog.
The gun fired, and the bullet found its target.
Judy screamed, and hot blood spattered everywhere.
Alice shoved her off the dock, sending her over the side, her arms pinwheeling. The girl screamed all the way into the darkness until she hit the water with a splash.
Alice tore down the dock in the rain, the messenger bag thumping at her side. She heard shouting behind her. She heard another splash. She knew what it was. Bennie had gone after the kid. She’d save Judy rather than catch Alice. They all would. Fine with her.
She ran harder. She spotted another pier to the right. She could run that way and double back to the Boulevard. But the cops would be searching there in no time. Her heart was pounding, her chest hurt.
She was almost at the end of the pier, which pointed at the dark water like a finger.
She ran to the very end, took a deep breath, and jumped into thin air.