her on the bed. I feel angry, feral tears slide down my face. Why didn’t I take her with me today? Why did I leave her alone when I knew Demon was after her? God this is all my fault, all my fucking fault. I swipe my hands on my jeans; my beautiful girl’s blood stains my clothes. I turn and look back towards Chief; two men are lifting his body.
“He’s barely alive.” One calls.
“Trav.”
I turn to see B ill, he is walking towards me covered in blood that I know isn’t his own.
“What the fuck happened Bill?”
“ Demon and his gang showed up, I got the boys here but it was too late…”
He looks down at Mischief; her beautiful face is nearly unrecognizable. I touch her hair and clench my fists.
“Are they all dead?” I snarl.
“All dead”
I take Mischief ’s hand, and bring her bloody fingers to my lips.
“Don’t you fucking die on me; please…don’t you fucking die.”
VIOLET
I open my eyes and I am in a hospital bed. I can feel a light, thudding pain in my shoulder. I want to speak but my mouth is stiff and dry. I croak and then I hear footsteps. Travis is beside me in seconds, his eyes are glassy and red. He grips my face, and a tear escapes and rolls down his cheek.
“Oh baby, my baby.”
“Trav?” I whisper.
“I am here, I got you.”
“I…oh God.”
“NURSE!” He yells.
A young nurse rushes in the room. She takes one look at me and begins doing routine assessments.
“How are you feeling love?”
“Sore, confused.”
“How is your pain?”
“Not too bad.”
“I will go and call the doctor.”
“Can I have water?”
“Of course, just sips.”
“Thank you.”
When she is gone, Travis grips my hands again.
“Where were you?” I croak.
“I had a business lunch, I came back to see you and…oh fu ck Mischief all I could see was dead bodies.”
“Chief? ” I cry.
“He is alive…but it doesn’t look good Mischief.”
“Oh God, please no.”
There go the tears again.
“Violet?”
I look over to see my Mother walking in; her eyes are puffy and red. She rushes over and takes me into her arms sobbing like mad.
“Oh my baby, my baby.”
“I’m ok Momma.” I whisper.
“I…oh….”
“Daddy?”
“I don’t know we are still waiting.”
“Is he going to die Momma?” I sob.
“I don’t know.”
“It was so awful.”
“Oh baby, I heard.”
“They just came into the yard. He tried to protect me but Demon kept hurting me right in front of him. I saw him get shot, I saw his body go down, I thought he was dead…oh God.” I shudder and tremble.
Travis gets on the bed and takes me into his arms.
“It’s ok, it’s all ok. Demon is dead.”
“Bill showed up?”
“The gang showed up, with backup. Bill saw Demon show up at Chief’s house, he went and got reinforcement.”
“How many on Chief’s side are gone?”
“Only three, it was a surprise attack and they killed all of Demon’s gang.”
“All of them?”
“Yes all of them.”
A doctor comes in the room and smiles at the three of us.
“I am glad to see that you’re awake Violet.”
I nod weakly.
“Doctor, how is he?” My Mother asks, standing.
“Let me check Violet first, and then we will discuss Caden.”
“I am ok, please tell us now.” I whisper.
“Ok, so tests show there is no swelling on the brain which is good news. However, he lost a massive amount of blood and that can cause unspeakable damage. His brain is showing activity, which again is good but we won’t know anything until we wakes up.”
“Could he be brain dead?” My Mother whispers.
“ No, I wouldn’t think so.”
“And the rest of the injuries?” Trav asks.
“He had four bullets in his chest, by some miracle they all missed his heart but one did some serious damage to his lung. We have repaired that damage but again, we don’t know until he wakes up.”
“Will he survive?” I ask knowing this is the dreaded question.
“He is stable, but critical. We won’t know more
“He’s barely alive.” One calls.
“Trav.”
I turn to see B ill, he is walking towards me covered in blood that I know isn’t his own.
“What the fuck happened Bill?”
“ Demon and his gang showed up, I got the boys here but it was too late…”
He looks down at Mischief; her beautiful face is nearly unrecognizable. I touch her hair and clench my fists.
“Are they all dead?” I snarl.
“All dead”
I take Mischief ’s hand, and bring her bloody fingers to my lips.
“Don’t you fucking die on me; please…don’t you fucking die.”
VIOLET
I open my eyes and I am in a hospital bed. I can feel a light, thudding pain in my shoulder. I want to speak but my mouth is stiff and dry. I croak and then I hear footsteps. Travis is beside me in seconds, his eyes are glassy and red. He grips my face, and a tear escapes and rolls down his cheek.
“Oh baby, my baby.”
“Trav?” I whisper.
“I am here, I got you.”
“I…oh God.”
“NURSE!” He yells.
A young nurse rushes in the room. She takes one look at me and begins doing routine assessments.
“How are you feeling love?”
“Sore, confused.”
“How is your pain?”
“Not too bad.”
“I will go and call the doctor.”
“Can I have water?”
“Of course, just sips.”
“Thank you.”
When she is gone, Travis grips my hands again.
“Where were you?” I croak.
“I had a business lunch, I came back to see you and…oh fu ck Mischief all I could see was dead bodies.”
“Chief? ” I cry.
“He is alive…but it doesn’t look good Mischief.”
“Oh God, please no.”
There go the tears again.
“Violet?”
I look over to see my Mother walking in; her eyes are puffy and red. She rushes over and takes me into her arms sobbing like mad.
“Oh my baby, my baby.”
“I’m ok Momma.” I whisper.
“I…oh….”
“Daddy?”
“I don’t know we are still waiting.”
“Is he going to die Momma?” I sob.
“I don’t know.”
“It was so awful.”
“Oh baby, I heard.”
“They just came into the yard. He tried to protect me but Demon kept hurting me right in front of him. I saw him get shot, I saw his body go down, I thought he was dead…oh God.” I shudder and tremble.
Travis gets on the bed and takes me into his arms.
“It’s ok, it’s all ok. Demon is dead.”
“Bill showed up?”
“The gang showed up, with backup. Bill saw Demon show up at Chief’s house, he went and got reinforcement.”
“How many on Chief’s side are gone?”
“Only three, it was a surprise attack and they killed all of Demon’s gang.”
“All of them?”
“Yes all of them.”
A doctor comes in the room and smiles at the three of us.
“I am glad to see that you’re awake Violet.”
I nod weakly.
“Doctor, how is he?” My Mother asks, standing.
“Let me check Violet first, and then we will discuss Caden.”
“I am ok, please tell us now.” I whisper.
“Ok, so tests show there is no swelling on the brain which is good news. However, he lost a massive amount of blood and that can cause unspeakable damage. His brain is showing activity, which again is good but we won’t know anything until we wakes up.”
“Could he be brain dead?” My Mother whispers.
“ No, I wouldn’t think so.”
“And the rest of the injuries?” Trav asks.
“He had four bullets in his chest, by some miracle they all missed his heart but one did some serious damage to his lung. We have repaired that damage but again, we don’t know until he wakes up.”
“Will he survive?” I ask knowing this is the dreaded question.
“He is stable, but critical. We won’t know more
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