CHAPTER 22
Sean ran over to where Michael was holding Maria and saw the tears in Michael's eyes. "No, no not Ria. God Maria open your eyes please," he whispered lightly shaking her body.
The ambulance arrived and Valenti told the two distraught men to step away and let the paramedics do their jobs.
"Is she going to be alright?" Sean asked quietly
The doctors didn't hear him as they were trying to load her on a stretcher.
"IS SHE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT?" Sean yelled at them chocking on a sob.
"We don't know son, let's just get her to the hospital and see what we can do, she's alive and that's a start." The paramedic said. "Ok, only one person can ride with her"
Sean wanted to go and be there for his cousin but something made him look to Michael and he realised that she may need him more. "Michael, you go. We'll follow."
Michael stared at him but didn't say anything. His mind was to focused on Maria. He jumped in the back and took a firm grasp of Maria's hand and the ambulance took off.
Alex still couldn't believe what had happened. A guy was dead and one of his best friends has been shot and could die. He then thought for a second. He turned to the sheriff who was talking to Sean. "Excuse me, sheriff, ahhh how did you know to come here?"
The sheriff looked over Alex's shoulder at his son and friends. Alex turned around and smiled then got angry. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Isabel rolled her eyes. "Oh well hello to you to Alex." She said sarcastically. Alex wasn't amused and gave her a pointed look.
"Ok, ok, we followed you" she explained shrugging her shoulders.
"YOU FOLLOWED US? You, the almighty Isabel Evans followed US because she wanted to find out about Maria. Bit hypocritical of you don't you think?" Alex yelled.
Isabel couldn't believe him. "We saved your asses just now Alex I thought you'd be happy." She started to cry and looked down.
Alex frowned 'Great going Whitman, you've just made the woman of your fantasies cry. Dumbass' He walked over to her.
"Iz I'm sorry, I am glad that you came it's just that you went off at us for looking into things---"
"---Which you obviously did anyway" Isabel interrupted with a sniff and Alex rolled his eyes.
"--- And then followed us which was dangerous but also not very supportive of Maria's privacy" Alex continued. He lifted her chin up with his fingers lightly and looked into her teary eyes. "I'm sorry"
Isabel smiled and then did something, which completely shocked him. 'She's kissing me, right here. In front of witnesses.' Alex mentally grinned then pulled away. "What was that for" He panted.
"Because I'm sorry too. You're right; I didn't respect her privacy and then got angry with you when I shouldn't have. Forgive me?" she smiled seductively.
"Only if you kiss me again" Alex said slyly.
Isabel rolled her eyes but kissed him anyway. "Oh yeah, your forgiven" Alex said then went on resuming the kisses. They then pulled apart and made their ways to a car and went to the hospital to see how their friend was.
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Michael was pacing in the waiting room when Sean and his friends all ran in.
"Michael, what's going on? Were is she?" Sean asked him a little out of breath.
Michael stopped pacing and turned to Sean with a devastated look on his face. "She's in surgery and they don't know if she'll make it." Michael tried his hardest not to let the tears fall. "The fucking bastard. If he wasn't already dead.." Michael trailed off then sat down on the seats. "I can't loose her" he whispered before the sobs became too much.
Isabel's heart went out to her brother. She went and sat by him and rubbed soothing circles on his back telling him that everything was going to be alright. Sean just resumed Michael's pacing trying to be brave for his cousin even though he was dying inside. They all looked up as the doctor entered the waiting room.
"How is she?" Sean asked
The doctor looked at him with a frown on his face. "We stopped the bleeding and dislodged the bullet, but." the doctor trailed off not knowing how to break the news to these people who obviously cared a lot for the girl.
Sean ran over to where Michael was holding Maria and saw the tears in Michael's eyes. "No, no not Ria. God Maria open your eyes please," he whispered lightly shaking her body.
The ambulance arrived and Valenti told the two distraught men to step away and let the paramedics do their jobs.
"Is she going to be alright?" Sean asked quietly
The doctors didn't hear him as they were trying to load her on a stretcher.
"IS SHE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT?" Sean yelled at them chocking on a sob.
"We don't know son, let's just get her to the hospital and see what we can do, she's alive and that's a start." The paramedic said. "Ok, only one person can ride with her"
Sean wanted to go and be there for his cousin but something made him look to Michael and he realised that she may need him more. "Michael, you go. We'll follow."
Michael stared at him but didn't say anything. His mind was to focused on Maria. He jumped in the back and took a firm grasp of Maria's hand and the ambulance took off.
Alex still couldn't believe what had happened. A guy was dead and one of his best friends has been shot and could die. He then thought for a second. He turned to the sheriff who was talking to Sean. "Excuse me, sheriff, ahhh how did you know to come here?"
The sheriff looked over Alex's shoulder at his son and friends. Alex turned around and smiled then got angry. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Isabel rolled her eyes. "Oh well hello to you to Alex." She said sarcastically. Alex wasn't amused and gave her a pointed look.
"Ok, ok, we followed you" she explained shrugging her shoulders.
"YOU FOLLOWED US? You, the almighty Isabel Evans followed US because she wanted to find out about Maria. Bit hypocritical of you don't you think?" Alex yelled.
Isabel couldn't believe him. "We saved your asses just now Alex I thought you'd be happy." She started to cry and looked down.
Alex frowned 'Great going Whitman, you've just made the woman of your fantasies cry. Dumbass' He walked over to her.
"Iz I'm sorry, I am glad that you came it's just that you went off at us for looking into things---"
"---Which you obviously did anyway" Isabel interrupted with a sniff and Alex rolled his eyes.
"--- And then followed us which was dangerous but also not very supportive of Maria's privacy" Alex continued. He lifted her chin up with his fingers lightly and looked into her teary eyes. "I'm sorry"
Isabel smiled and then did something, which completely shocked him. 'She's kissing me, right here. In front of witnesses.' Alex mentally grinned then pulled away. "What was that for" He panted.
"Because I'm sorry too. You're right; I didn't respect her privacy and then got angry with you when I shouldn't have. Forgive me?" she smiled seductively.
"Only if you kiss me again" Alex said slyly.
Isabel rolled her eyes but kissed him anyway. "Oh yeah, your forgiven" Alex said then went on resuming the kisses. They then pulled apart and made their ways to a car and went to the hospital to see how their friend was.
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Michael was pacing in the waiting room when Sean and his friends all ran in.
"Michael, what's going on? Were is she?" Sean asked him a little out of breath.
Michael stopped pacing and turned to Sean with a devastated look on his face. "She's in surgery and they don't know if she'll make it." Michael tried his hardest not to let the tears fall. "The fucking bastard. If he wasn't already dead.." Michael trailed off then sat down on the seats. "I can't loose her" he whispered before the sobs became too much.
Isabel's heart went out to her brother. She went and sat by him and rubbed soothing circles on his back telling him that everything was going to be alright. Sean just resumed Michael's pacing trying to be brave for his cousin even though he was dying inside. They all looked up as the doctor entered the waiting room.
"How is she?" Sean asked
The doctor looked at him with a frown on his face. "We stopped the bleeding and dislodged the bullet, but." the doctor trailed off not knowing how to break the news to these people who obviously cared a lot for the girl.