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Fuck. What did this have to happen to her? Why would someone do this to her? Were there signs that i
ignored? Was she in danger, and I didn’t notice?
The questions keep bombarding my head as Gabe drives out of the underground parking. I would never forgive myself if she was in danger and I didn’t notice it, or even do something about.
“Is she alive?” I ask as the fear of his answer chocks me.
She had to be alive. She just had to.
Gabe gives me a side way glance. “I don’t know much, but I know she’s alive”
‘Barely‘
The words aren’t said, but they are implied.
I saw the video. Whoever was after her wanted to make sure that Ava died. That she didn’t have a chance
of surviving. I don’t know the extent of her wounds, but I know at least two bullets hit her.
“Do you know which hospital she’s at?” I ask, my voice sounding gruff even to my own ears.
I had been so focused on getting to her, that I didn’t even bother asking which hospital she was taken to. I
just wanted to be there for her.
“Yeah, don’t worry. I called around and got the info. I was told they’re taking her to Avenue Hospital” he
answers.
At least they had the mind to take her to the best hospital in the city.
I try to calm my heart. Try to breathe through the panic that threatened to drown me. It’s hard though. So fucking hard. I won’t get a moment of peace until I know that she’s okay.
“She’s going to be okay, Ro” Gabe tells me after a minute or so of silence.
I want to be confident about that, but I am not. She might survive, but what about the baby? Not only was she shot, but when she fell to the ground that impact couldn’t have been good for the baby.
If she survived, but the baby died in the process, she would be devastated. I know Ava. The loss would
destroy her. It would probably be her undoing.
“Can you please hurry up?” 1 demand.
It felt like we were moving at a snail pace. Like time was crawling. Why the fuck is it always like that?
slow motion.
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as fast
I need to be
I have to be there? That I need to be there? What if she woke up and
have listened. I should have dug deeper and made sure that all my loved
and now Ava has paid
any idea who could
he’s trying to do. He’s trying to distract me
stuff.
I growl his name in anger. “He’s the only one
it’s him, then he has won. He has managed to destroy me and get
much as
have
completely forgotten about him. He was going to be so heartbroken. He
is going
going to tell him? How am I supposed to face him
I wasn’t able to
me. I can’t fall apart now. Noah needed me
have to fucking
fault, Rowan. You
was too powerful. I should have just listened to
there is nothing to say. A few minutes later, we
jump out
almost shout when I get to the nurse’s
was brought in about
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is she? How
I don’t know. The doctors are with her and I was given directions
the waiting room when
scream and yell at her, but I know
and then proceeds to
full of worry. Just when I thought I couldn’t
around me.
to face the intruder only to find my mom staring back
I feel my eyes tear up, but I
never felt so
You just have to
head unable to force any word out of my
only when I hear
everyone was here.
even Emma. The only ones that were missing
Theo.
answer. “Have you
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