Chapter Three
Bianca pushed her way through the cold metal doors that led to the hospital. Maria Santos rushed to her side, "Bianca."
"Where's Kendall? What happened to her?" Bianca asked, her heart rising inside her chest.
"She was shot," a strong, British voice said from behind her. Bianca turned around and faced Ethan. "We were having a picnic in the park. I-It came out of nowhere. I think they were trying to get me. They missed."
Bianca felt her knees go weak and she collapsed into the waiting arms of Maggie. "Where was she shot?" asked Maggie, gently steadying Bianca.
Maria cleared her throat, "She was shot in the lower abdomen. She was critical when Ethan brought her in. We've managed to stabilize her, but she's still unconscious. I'm sorry, Bianca. I'll let you know if there is any change. Your mother is in with her now."
"Oh my god," Bianca said, allowing Maggie to lead her to a seat. Bianca placed her head in her hands and Maggie noticed her shoulders begin to shake.
"Bianca…" Maggie began. Not knowing what to say, she pulled Bianca into a hug. "She'll be ok. You know how stubborn Kendall is. She's a fighter, Bianca. She'll pull through this."
Bianca nodded as she cried into Maggie's shoulder. The duo was interrupted by Maria. "Bianca, you can see her now if you'd like."
Bianca and Maggie slowly headed down the twisting, silent hallway and stood outside Kendall's door. Maggie grasped Bianca's hand in her own and led her into the room. Bianca gasped as she saw Kendall lying before her. Bianca ran to her side and cried as she gently spoke to her sister.
Maggie's cell phone rang and she excused herself. "Hello?"
"Where are you?" Jonathon's angry voice asked over the phone. "You were supposed to meet me for lunch."
Maggie took a deep breath, "I'm at the hospital with Bianca," she began. There was silence on the other end. "Jonathon?"
"I thought I told you how I felt about you seeing Bianca. Why are you trying to hurt me, Maggie?" Jonathon said, his voice rising in anger.
"Jonathon, I'm not trying to…" Maggie stopped her sentence when she heard a voice clear behind her. She turned around to face Bianca. "Jonathon, I have to go now."
"Maggie, don't you dare hang up on…" Maggie shut off the phone lowered her eyes to the ground.
"Maggie, what was that all about?" Bianca asked, moving closer to the blonde. Maggie remained silent. Bianca sighed, "Maggie, what happened to us? We used to talk about everything. We used to be close."
Maggie closed her eyes and allowed a small tear to fall from her eyes, "Bianca, we're not close anymore. I still consider you a friend, but things aren't the way that they used to be. I have Jonathon now, and he loves me."
"But do you love him?" Bianca asked.
"I…I want to," Maggie started.
"But you can't because…" she said, placing her hands on the shorter girl's shoulders.
"Because…" Maggie looked into Bianca's eyes. "I'm still in love with you, Bianca."
Around the corner, Jonathon clenched his fists and glared. He was not going to let Bianca take Maggie away from him; Maggie was his, and no one else's.