Author's Note: Welcome to the final chapter! YAY! But first, on a side note, Tru Calling is facing serious problems due to low ratings and may only come back for a very SHORT second season. To find out what you can do to help save the show please visit the support Tru Calling website and SUPPORT TRU CALLING!

Chapter Five

Tru's eyes fluttered open. She awoke only to be greeted by the dim lights of a New York City hospital room.

Groggy, she shifted herself in the hospital bed, as she tried to take in her new surroundings.

Bad idea.

Waves of fresh pain coursed through her. The pain triggered the horrifying memories, as they all came flooding back. Or at least the most recent ones.

She remembered being shot. She remembered the blood. And she most definitely remembered the pain.

She looked over at her injured shoulder and grimaced at the sight. Her right arm was in a cast, immobilized. She gritted her teeth as the pain continued to course through her.

The painkillers should be kicking in any time now. Any time....

A few feet away sat Harrison and Davis, apparently waiting for her to wake up. Tru noticed Davis was sleeping in his seat and Harrison's face was covered by the cover of People magazine. But Harrison had heard Tru's moans, giving him the implication that Tru was awake and in a lot of pain.

He leaned over and nudged Davis. "Hey, D-man," he whispered. "Guess who's awake?"

Davis awakened from his slumber. He looked briefly at Harrison for a moment, as if to think his employee's brother was a nutcase and then looked over at the hospital bed.

Low and behold, Harrison was right.

Harrison discarded the magazine carelessly, as they both stood up and went to Tru's bedside.

Davis looked relieved. "Tru, you're awake. Thank God."

Tru smiled weakly.

"It's nice to see you to, Davis," she replied.

"How do you feel?" Davis asked.

"Fine, just fi--..." she stopped mid-sentence, as the pain took its toll on her again.

She tried to relax and waited a moment to let it pass before she said, "On second thought, maybe not so fine."

Harrison made his best attempt to put on a happy face for his big sis. Part of him, couldn't help but be happy. Tru had endured so much and yet she was still as brave as ever. So brave....

The other part of him was saddened by the fact that his sister had to endure this. She might not have even made it this far. Still....

Davis opened his mouth to speak again, but Tru beat him to it.

She looked up at Davis and Harrison. "How long have I been here?"

"Since yesterday," Harrison replied quietly.

Tru turned her attention to her younger brother.

"I was talking to the security guard and then we heard what sounded like a gun being fired. So I went with the security guard to find the source of all the commotion. It took us a while, but we finally found you in the trophy room. The security guard looked a little pissed and irked when he saw you considering he had escorted you out not long before, but he let it pass because he saw that Austin was the cause of the trouble. You were unconscious and the security guard alerted police and paramedics to the scene at once. Austin was arrested and I'm not exactly sure how long the jail sentence is he will be facing, but I'm sure it's nothing to brag about. So the paramedics brought you here. Then, I called Davis to alert him of the situation." Harrison paused to take a breath before continuing, but then glanced nervously over at Davis. He was unable to continue.

Understanding the pain that shone in Harrison's eyes, Davis continued, "They removed the bullet and decided the best thing to do was put your arm in a cast so your shoulder could heal properly."

"What exactly is the extent of my injury?" Tru questioned.

"You don't have any fractures present, but the bullet was embedded in the soft tissue pretty deep. The cast is so you don't put any extra stress on your shoulder."

"For how long?" Tru questioned again.

"As for right now, I don't know. I'm afraid we won't know too much until a few more days have passed and it also depends on your pain tolerance as well." Davis informed her.

Tru swallowed hard, trying to take it all in.

Suddenly, her eyes widened and she gasped.

"Oh my God! Sabrina!"

Tru's frantic and worried eyes looked at Davis and Harrison once more. She noticed Harrison avoiding her gaze.

"Harrison..." Tru said. "What happened to Sabrina?"

Harrison met Tru's gaze reluctantly. "She—uh—she didn't make it, Tru." He paused for another moment before adding, "I'm sorry."

Tru stared at her brother for a long moment, thinking she hadn't heard him properly. "I couldn't save her," she said slowly. "I failed."

She continued looking her brother and then looked over at Davis, hoping that maybe they could comfort her, could tell her everything would be okay. This was just a dream.... This couldn't be real.... But this was real. Every second, every moment that passed.... Everything was real.

Then, Tru noticed a sudden fatigue begin to overcome her.

Trying to shake off her sadness, she said, "I'm feeling kinda tired. This has all been so much for me."

Davis understood and nodded his head in agreement. "Right, we should let you get some rest. Come on, Harrison. Let's give Tru some time alone."

"Okay," Harrison agreed.

As they headed out of Tru's room, Davis expressed his concern about the well-being of his employee to Harrison.

Harrison gave Davis a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "She'll be okay. She's tough." Harrison took one final look at his sister, who was resting peacefully, before adding, "She's a heroine."

Tru awoke a few hours later. She looked over at the clock on her nightstand and discovered that it was early evening.

It was then she also discovered an envelope lying on her nightstand as well.

She reached over with her uninjured arm, picking up the envelope. She pulled out the note inside and read:

TRU,

SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT THE BITTER TRUTH. NOT EVERYTHING HAPPENS THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO.

JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

JACK

A sudden rush of anger and frustration coursed through her. But instead of crumpling up the note, she took a moment to reflect on Jack's words. NOT EVERYTHING HAPPENS THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO.

As much as she hated to admit it to herself, Jack had a point. She knew she couldn't save everyone, no matter how hard she tried. Not everyone. But that wouldn't stop her from trying. Oh, no. Tru wouldn't give up that easily. And she also knew things didn't always work out the way she wanted them to. Not everything.

Jack stood outside of the hospital. He was content with himself once more. He had warned Tru, but she was stubborn like she always was. Like she always would be. Still, he had come out victorious this time. Not everything happened to Tru's liking. And she would have to be willing to accept that. And he was determined to win again. Determined to let fate play out properly like it should.

With that, Jack took one last look at the hospital and then walked away as the bright sun began to set, and an impending darkness fell upon the city.

THE END

Chapter Notes: In my story, when Harrison refers to Tru as a heroine it is a reference to the show's original title. The original 'working title' of Tru Calling was Heroine.

Author's Note: Well, that's all folks! Hope you enjoyed my story! I know it was really sad; I don't like it when Jack wins but the whole storyline just sort of fell into place that way. Plus, I think it makes Tru a stronger person and character because of the journey she goes through. A BIG and final thank you to my wonderful and faithful reviewers! You guys are awesome! I've gotten some great reviews and feedback... and while we're on the subject don't forget to review this chapter! What parts of the story did you enjoy the most? Anything on how my writing can improve? The reviews really mean a lot to me because I want to major in Creative Writing when I go to college next year. Hopefully, I'll be able to write more fan-fics in the future....

So stay tuned..... And thanks for reading!