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fell down his cheek and landed on his lower lip, and sweat had soaked through his t-shirt. His lip quivered slightly, as if he was reconsidering his options. Then his face suddenly hardened and he readjusted his aim on the gun, slightly higher.
    He slurred drunkenly, “I have no interest in hurting anyone but you. In fact, before you showed up I was finally adjusting to being fucked over by you. I was getting back on track, getting my anxiety in order, getting new business ventures started. And then… You had to fucking show up and remind me of the shit I went through . I’d have been worth billions if it weren’t for your backstabbing.”
    The shot fired immediately afterwards, and I barely registered it. The next thing I knew I was staring wide eyed from the back seat of an ambulance, not remembering any of the details before Brad was shot.
    He was dead, he had to be. I remembered feeling his body slam backwards into me from the position he’d been in; crouched down with his back pressed against my front side, his arms stretched wide in a peaceful gesture. Then I heard the blast of the rifle and felt him thump backward; the back of his head smacking against my lip and the taste of blood in my mouth. It was my own blood, but it was merely from a busted lip.
    Brad got it worse. I doubled over and held my face in my hands, tears streaming out of my eyes before a small framed paramedic who looked more like a kid playing dress-up rushed over to me.
    “Ma’am?” His soft voice tried to sound soothing but his voice had a frantic edge, “Your boyfriend’s in critical condition – he is your boyfriend, right? Anyway, Brad’s on his way to the hospital, which is where we’re going to take you now. I think you may have a concussion.”
    My head slowly raised, eyelids stretched apart. It was too painful to speak, but I had to know, “Is he going to live?”
    “The gunshot hit him in the shoulder. It was just a few inches above his heart. He’s bleeding a lot, but I think…” He knelt down to a whisper, “I think in my opinion he’s going to be okay, sweetheart.”
    “And the man?”
    “The man who shot him? He unfortunately wasn’t caught, as far as I’m aware of. Police are scanning the entire area now; it’s turning into a manhunt from what I’ve gathered.”
    “Thank you so much doctor.” I said, dazed and weary, my heart thumping out of my chest.
    The paramedic blushed, “I’m not a doctor, ma’am, but hopefully one day. Now you just stay calm, okay? We’re going to get you into the hospital now and everything should be okay .” He smiled, thin lips giving way to a big toothy grin.
    “Thank you.” I repeated slowly.
    I was raised onto a stretcher and the ambulance whisked me away. Mind racing, heart pounding, and skin drenched in sweat, all I could think of was my sweetheart. Was he going to be okay?
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    The stitches didn’t hurt badly. They numbed my lower lip and then sewed up the inside. It seems gross to think about now, but at the time I could’ve taken the pain without even being numbed, because I already felt numb. Numb to the world around me, and I knew I would remain that way until I could see Brad. I had to see what his condition was, though a nurse whispered to me in secrecy that he’d been lowered from critical to stable. I breathed a sigh of relief and turned my head wearily, looking out at the night sky. It must’ve been two in the morning, and yet I didn’t feel tired in the sleepy sense whatsoever. My body was still pumping and my mind was racing, though it had calmed slightly. I sat on the edge of the bed and shook my head in disbelief.
    Now that I knew Brad was going to be alright, my attention shifted to Daniel. The son of a bitch would get what was coming to him, I just didn’t know how or when. Would the cops catch him? Would Brad and I team up and hunt him down? I managed to giggle softly at the thought; the idea of us as two vigilantes taking down the bad guys. My