Ambulance
On the way to the hospital Dave sat beside Aaron trying to encourage him to fight. He felt his chest tighten as he saw his skin beginning to turn grey. Though he was linked up to a blood drip he was losing blood rapidly and his blood pressure was lowering.
Suddenly there was a symphony of sound as the machines started showing that he was crashing. The paramedics pushed Dave out of the way as they got out the pedals and started pressing them down onto his chest. Dave watched as they pressed them down twice more praying his best friend would come through.
"Come on, Aaron, I know you. You can make it. You can fight; you're a fighter. I won't let you leave Jack an orphan. You know I'll look after him but I won't let you leave him. Your son needs you. We need you. Aaron, you're going to make it," he said firmly.
Suddenly everything died down and his pressure went up again but they still needed to get him to surgery as soon as possible. Dave just prayed they'd get to the hospital soon or he feared he'd be losing his best friend. He felt helpless but he wouldn't stop encouraging Aaron to fight.
"Please tell me he's going to make it," she said vulnerably.
"If I know Aaron he will," he answered taking her hand. "He's a fighter."
"It's all my fault," she cried. "I should never have returned to Virginia. I knew he'd hunt me down."
"You knew him?"
"He was my boyfriend. When he turned out to be violent I felt trapped but my sister helped me to break up with him and sent me to Harvard. When I finished my studies I returned because I wanted to be closer to my family but he found me and took me. I tried to escape but Juliet took me by surprise and he fed on my fear of him. She used to be my best friend," she answered looking down with tears in her eyes.
"This isn't your fault," he answered stroking her hand. "You were a victim as much as Aaron was..."
"He stabbed him because he refused to stab me. He only tried to protect me but Darrell stabbed him repeatedly and electrocuted him."
"This isn't your fault. You never asked for any of this and you never deserved it. The only one to blame is Darrell."
She nodded and they soon arrived at the hospital where Aaron was immediately rushed into surgery while she was rushed to ER to be checked over for any injuries.