Chapter 12: Chapter 12

"Okay." I handed him the gun before he asked, and Jake opened the top to check if there were bullets inside it. When he saw the cartridges of bullets, he closed it.

He hung his head phones around his neck then held the gun with both hands. He pointed it towards one of the ten dummies and shuffled his feet until one was in front of the other and planted firmly on the ground. "What you're going to do first, is make sure that you're standing firm on the ground. Then your arms, you need to hold them straight, at the right angle like this. You look at your target and then pull the trigger."

He turned to me, "You've got to aim for the head, or chest for extreme damage and maybe death. You can aim for the abdomen, but it won't be as effective."

"Okay, so if I aim for the leg or arm, then that would hardly do anything to them." I stated to make sure that I understood what he was saying.

"Exactly, baby doll." He replied then glanced at the head phones in my hand. "Put that on now, I'm going to show you how it's done."

I placed them on my head, and over my ears as I watch him lift his own head phones from around his neck to his ears. He moved back into his former stance and closed one eye to see his target well.

It was incredible how fast he moved. One second he was pointing the gun at the dummy's head, and the next, he had pressed his index finger against the trigger and shot two bullets the target's head. The top of the gun slide back and two empty cartridges fell out.

He moved his arms swiftly to its chest and shot one bullet there, another cartridge fell out. Quickly moving his arms to the groin of the dummy, he shot it there and then the knee. More cartridges falling out as the top of the gun slid back.

"Woah!" I couldn't help, but exclaim in excitement. It was like being inside an action movie. Jake was so skillfully trained that he moved quickly and each shot landed on its target.

He turned to me with a smirk on his lips and withdrew his stretched arms to his chest. I pulled my head phones down to my neck and he used one hand yo do the same while the other one still held the gun. He walked towards me and stretched the gun out to me, "Now you try."

"Okay." I took the gun from him and turned to the target in front me. Jake pulled up his head phones as he watched me, and I followed his lead.

I planted my feet on the ground firmly like I saw him do and raised my arms as I gripped the gun. Pointing it towards the head of the dummy, I closed one eye and tried to zero in on the head. I moved her index finger to the trigger and pulled it. The gun's top slide back and an empty cartridge slide out to the ground just as the bullet zipped past the head of the dummy and into the wall behind it.

I missed that shot, but it was my first time. Maybe I will get the rest right if I keep going. I moved the gun to the chest and fired, but the bullet zipped past the dummy and into the wall as an empty cartridge fell down from the top of the gun. That happened for the groin and knee as well. I sighed, will I ever get the hang of it?

I didn't realize Jake had moved closer to me until I felt him behind me with both of his arms around me as his hands gripped my hands on the gun. He moved closer to me until I felt his warm, toned chest against my back. I tensed a bit because I have never had anyone this close, and his closeness was making my heart beat faster.

He moved his head to the side of my head, and I could feel his breath on the side of my neck. I shivered and tried to concentrate as he leveled the gun in both of our hands to the dummy's head. He moved his index finger to the trigger and pulled it. The bullet flew from the gun and landed straight on the dummy's head as the top of the gun slide back and an empty cartridge fell out to the ground.

He moved the gun in our hands to the chest and shot the bullet. It landed on the chest as another empty cartridge fell out. Moved the gun to the groin and then the knee, all landing on the target as more empty cartridges fell out. He released my hands and stepped back. I took in a deep breath before letting it go as I turned to him.

He pulled his head phones to his neck and I followed his lead. "That was amazing!"

"I know, and someday soon, you'll also be as amazing." He said, trying to comfort me.

"I know I will, I'm more badass than you." I smirked at him, and he raised one eyebrow.

"You sure about that, baby doll?"

"Dead sure." I replied firmly, and he shook his head as he chuckled.

"So what's the name of the gun?" I asked, holding the black gun up.

His gaze moved to it before moving back to my face, "It's a semi automatic, also called glock."

"Well, it's definitely cooler than a revolver."

"Yes, it is. Now, let's see you practice how I showed."

"I don't think I'm ready to try again. What if I keep missing them?" I said as I turned my gaze to the dummy a few feet in front of me.

"You won't keep doing that. I'm your teacher, remember? You'll learn and be as amazing as I am."

I laughed at his last statement and turned back to him, "Okay, thanks for the pep talk. I will try my best to do this."