Then, I heard sirens and before I knew it Eli was on a stretcher. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen. He wasn't breathing at all or showing any improvement. They were trying so hard to restart his heart. Then we were in the hospital they rushed him into the emergency room. I ran in with them. "Eli!" I screamed as the nurse said, "M'am you can't be in here." I had to be forced out of the emergency room. I sat outside of the emergency room and filled out papers about Eli. When I sat there for hours, not knowing what was going on…I saw at the corner of my eye, Adam. Adam was in a wheel chair. "Adam…" I said. "Hey what are you doing here? What happened?"He looked at me and said, "I was beaten up by Fitz and his gang. They gashed my leg open with a knife and I got thirty stitches. It hurt, but I got through it thanks to Eli. If he didn't find me in that alleyway at that time I could have bled to death." I said, "Yeah he was brave…he got shot Adam." Adam looked at me and he was speechless, "Is he going to be ok?" I said, "They haven't told me anything since I was here. He wasn't responding to me…I think we lost him Adam." Adam started to tear and then I broke out into tears. Adam wrapped his arms around me and hugged me tight. Then, I saw the nurse, she walked over to me, "You are with Eli right?" I said, "Yes, tell me he is ok?" The nurse said, "He is recovering. He is in and out of sleep. He is responsive. The wound was very close to the heart. But, miraculously the bullet missed any vital arteries and organs. You can see him now, but I think he is sleeping. Just stick to short and easy things to talk about. Don't get him upset, keep him upbeat." I didn't know what to expect when I turned the knob of this door.

As I walked in I sat in a chair next to his bed. Eli was hooked up to tubes and it was so quiet you could only hear the sound of the heart monitor. I grabbed his hand and it was freezing. I looked at his chest. His chest had a big covering and blood was seeping through. He was sleeping, but he had the same smirk on his face. I loved him so much. I rested my head next to his hand. I drifted off into a sleep, when I felt something on my head. It was Eli's hand rubbing my head. I slowly looked up, "Eli…" I said. "Clare how did you save me? I thought I was dead." I said, "It wasn't your time to go. I need you." He smiled. I then smiled in return and he laughed and held his hand to his chest and screeched in agony. "Is Fitz in jail?" He asked me. "Let's not talk about him. Let's just focus on getting you better. I think you have someone who wants to see you?"

I asked him as I opened the door and Adam rolled into the room on his wheel chair. Adam said, "Eli, I told you not to get in trouble. You scared us both man." Eli said, "That's what I do best." Adam looked at him and said, "Dude, I really want to thank you. Without you I wouldn't be alive right now. The doctors told me that I could have died if you didn't find me when you did." Eli held out his arm so Adam banged it and Eli said, "That's what friends are for." I smiled and then Eli asked me, "Do you guys know where Fitz is?" I didn't answer him because the nurse told me to keep him calm. "So, how do you feel?" I asked him. He looked at me and said, "Clare, why can't you just tell me?" I said, "We don't know." Eli said, "Did you tell Adam what he did?" Adam said, "What happened?" I started to tear. "Clare, come here don't cry." Eli told me. "Do you guys need some time alone?" Adam asked. I was going to say no but, Eli said, "Yeah just give us a few minutes." Adam said, "Good, I am going to get food…" as he wheeled out.

Eli called me over and said, "Come here Clare…Sit here." I slowly sat on the bed and I leaned on his chest slowly. "There you go." He said. He then continued, "Clare, I want to know what he did to you, I want to know everything…If it gets hard to say you can stop…" I said, "He…he told me that you were coming, but he side tracked you. He said that he didn't finish what he was doing in the alleyway that night when you saved me. Then, he ugh, he took off his shirt, and he surrounded my body. I…I felt trapped." He put his arm around me and said, "Clare, its ok. I won't let him touch you, ever again." I continued, "He ripped off my shirt and he told me to calm down. He told me that this would never compare to what you did with me. He said that he would be so much better to me." Eli's nostrils began to flare. I continued, "He started kissing me, and I just I don't want to say anything else about it." Eli said, "Its ok, that's enough. Did he…use protection?" Eli waited impatiently for my answer. "Clare did he put a condom on or not?" I hesitated and said, "No…" Eli said, "NO! Why not? What's wrong with him? Clare, were you on birth control. I know you were on it when we…did it. But, what about then." Eli was mad now, "Eli, what was I supposed to do? Say oh wait don't rape me I have to take my birth control? What the hell is wrong with you?" I got up and he said, "Clare, stop." I stopped at the door. "Please come back here…" I turned around, "Come here Clare, I love you, I am sorry." I said, "Eli, he didn't use anything, I didn't take the pill and I am probably pregnant." He breathed in and out, "Ok, well we can't do anything about it. What about an abortion?" I said, "Eli, are you crazy? I can't kill a defenseless baby. It didn't do anything." Eli said, "I know, it was worth a shot. If you are pregnant, I will raise it as if it's my own." I smiled and said, "When you get out of here, we can go to the doctor and I can see if I am pregnant." Eli said, "I will be with you, no matter what. I promised you that and I promise that after this is all over we will be happy." I said, "I love you Eli." I looked at him and he leaned into kiss me…We locked lips for what felt like the first time.

I left Eli after visiting hours were over. I went home to rest and just gather what just happened in my mind. I am just so glad that Eli is so supportive over everything. He would even raise a child who isn't his. That's one of the many things that I love about Eli.

ELI'S PROSPECTIVE

I can't believe what I put Clare through. These past few weeks have been horrible. I got shot because I tried to defend Clare, but Clare still gets hurt. That isn't supposed to happen. Fitz wasn't even smart enough to protect himself. He is the most retarded rapist ever. I am madly in love with Clare and don't want to hurt her. I would never do anything to hurt her. But, being around her gets her in more danger. If I wasn't with her then Fitz would have never targeted her. I couldn't break her heart like that. I promised her I would never leave her and I would always be in her heart if anything ever happened.

I needed to talk to Adam, I need advice about Clare. Adam rolled in on his wheel chair and he looked at me up and down. "Man, what happened to you?" He asked me. "After, I dropped you off at the hospital; I went to go save Clare. Fitz had her trapped in a basement. He…did some stuff. And then I went in there and Fitz shot me, in the chest. I was telling Clare all of this stuff, of how we will always be together. And, now I am questioning us being together." Adam looked at me with his mouth open as if he saw a ghost. "You are going the wrong way about this. After what you brought her into. You brought her into this and now you want to just push her to the curb. You can't do that! How could you even think that?" I shook my head and said, "Adam, I am just thinking of reality. Us being together won't work right now. Every time I am around her, Fitz will pop up out of nowhere and hurt Clare. And, the worst part about this is every time I try to protect her, I get hurt and then she gets hurt." Adam searched for words to say, "Then, eliminate Fitz." I continued, "Do you think I haven't been trying? Clare is stubborn about that. She wants me to stay away from being violent. And, I don't think I could do that. Fitz aggravates me to no end. He is in my head now, and I need to get him out. But, I could never tell Clare." Adam said, "Dude, don't be like that. Just, ignore Fitz and stay with Clare. She needs you now more than ever…" Adam made a point about that. "I shouldn't just abandon Clare. If I did that she would resent me forever, and I can't live without her." I told Adam, I was pouring my heart and soul onto Adam. "Dude, I'm sorry you have to listen to this. Let's talk about you. So, when are they letting you out of here?" I asked Adam. Adam smiled and said, "Three to five days…"e

I said, "Well aren't you lucky?" Adam said, "Dude, you will be out of here soon, you just have to heal, that's all." I winced at him and said, "They told me I have two weeks in here until I can go. But, until then I can't move from this bed unless I have to pee. This is like prison. And, I only get three hours of visiting time." I was so frustrated.

Adam looked at me and smirked, "Don't worry time will fly. It won't be so bad." I laughed and said, "It won't be that bad. Adam, everything in my life is horrible except for knowing you and dating Clare…everything else, is bad. And, to be truthful, I think everything happening with Clare is a sign. It means that I shouldn't be happy, I don't deserve it." Adam slapped my leg and said, "Stop being all depressed and be happy. You have good friends and a perfect, caring, beautiful, girlfriend. What more can you ask for?" I thought about it and said, "You're right Adam. Listen, I am going to call Clare and apologize for everything. And, I am going to start off on a fresh plate." Then, all of a sudden I felt a pain in my chest. "Ah!" I screamed loudly. It felt like something was tearing through my chest. "Someone help!" I heard Adam scream as everything around me started to slow down…