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"Hello?" Anurak's voice trembled.
"Who is this? Why do you have my sister's phone?" The guttural voice turned sterner in an instant.
"Itim, she's been shot. She's been shot!" Anurak whisper-screamed in horror.
"What? Where are you?" The voice toned down, it was startled and concerned.
"At the ferry dock. In a boat. She…"
"Is she breathing?"
"Ye-ye-yes."
"Okay, calm down." The voice replied. "Where was she shot?"
"Chest."
"Shia!" The voice grunted. "Find something to stop her from bleeding out. Do you know how to do that?"
"Yes!" Hearing the question, Anurak's boys scout training kicked in.
"Good! Make sure to put a lot of pressure on the wound, okay."
"Okay." Anurak was already trying to remove his shirt while still on the phone.
"Put the phone on speaker and get to it." The person ordered. His voice was so strong that Anurak was compelled to obey.
"Yes…yes…"