Alices heart stopped.
She threw her hands to her mouth.
She swallowed hard.
She Stumbled forward falling to the floor as the Gang members pushed past her and left through the door of Fatanis.
She grabbed hold of Danny's T- shirt and pulled him up to her.
"Danny..." She forcefully whispered.
She gulped again.
"Danny?" She croaked, tears spilling down her dusty cheeks.
Danny Lay there, stunned, his Emerald eyes look deep within hers. She saw the pain in his face.
"DANNY!" She screamed as she shook him gently.
"Alice..." he whispered.
Thabo scrambled to his feet and Joined Alice at his side placing his folded T-shirt over the Gun wound in his chest. Fatani came running over.
"Ambulance is on it's way." He said before pushing the small crowd that had now gathered back away from Danny, Alice and Thabo.
"Alice...Alice!" Thabo said taking her hand. "C'mon we gotta focus yea? We need to stop this bleeding."
Alice nodded.
Silent.
"We need some more cloth...Evan" Thabo called to him.
He turned his head to Look towards them...bruised and bloodied...stunned.
"Evan! C'mon! Help us!"
Alice saw red.
She stormed over to him and slapped Evan hard across his right cheek.
Evan grabbed his face and bent down.
"YOU! YOU DID THIS!" Alice cried. "YOU SEE THIS! YOU SEE DANNY! THAT'S WHAT YOUR DISTRUCTIVENESS HAS CAUSED!"
Alice wiped an arm across her forehead.
Silence fell across the bar apart from Alice's gentle sniffs.
"You...help us now..." Alice whispered, defeated "Please...Evan..."
3 paramedics ran over to Danny's side as Alice looked deep into Evans eyes before he turned and ran.
She knew she had struck a chord.
It was just a shame Danny had to get hurt to make him realise.