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As I peered through the brush to get a better look, I saw that Manny was on top of Tyra’s back, pinning her to the ground in a small open area among the trees. He was bleeding freely from a scalp wound, and there was a zeal to his expression that gave me cold chills.
I motioned to Grace and whispered, “We have to stop him before he hurts her.”
“I’m with you,” she said as she picked up a nearby fallen branch. It was a good idea, but I couldn’t find one for myself.
I was going to have to go after him the old-fashioned way.
“Let’s do this,” I said, feeling my blood pumping through me so hard that I thought something in my head was going to explode.
I raced out into the clearing and tackled Manny with everything I had, knocking him off Tyra and ending up rolling on a bit farther myself from the impact.
Tyra was quick. I had to give her credit for that. She was out from under her attacker and on her feet again just as Grace loomed over Manny, a look of triumph on her face as she brandished her branch and threatened to hit him with it.
“You idiots!” Manny yelled at us as he lay there on the ground. “She’s the one who tried to kill Gabby and set ReNEWed on fire!”