Don't Say A Word.

She quickly picked up her daughter and put her in the closet. She reached to the top shelf, pulled down her double-barrel as silently as she could and re-checked the cupboard door to make sure it was fully closed. They were still in the living room, she could tell.

"Wait here. Don't move an inch."

She loaded the gun, took a few extra rounds and crept out of the closet.

She came back to her daughter, squatted on the floor and said "There's just two of them, okay."

She looked over her shoulder, they were coming up the stairs now, she could hear their footsteps.

"Honey, I love you." She took her daughter's hand and placed it on her mouth. 

"Don't say a word."

Three seconds passed.

BANG. BANG.