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Blood was pouring fro out thick crimson with every beat of his heart

"Fuck," Thoun into the back of my jeans while Thoainst his wound

"You should lie down It’ll slow the bleeding," I said, dialing 911 on my cell phone

The same two men from before peeked around the corner, and once they saas safe, they came out "Are you okay, man?" one of the up the phone "They got the call They’re co"

As if on cue, sirens wailed from just a few short blocks away

I sht, okay?"

"Hell yes," he said, his voice strained "I finally got you back One bullet isn’t going to fuck that up"

"Here," the other guy said, taking off his shirt "Youfor the shirt, and fro it directly at uys yelled

Before I had tieach other when the pop went off, and Thoain! I think he’s dead!" one of theto Grove

I looked around Thouys cautiously approach Grove, and then one kicked his gun away

"He’s not breathing!"

Thomas fell to his knees, a shocked look on his face, and then he dropped to his side His head hit the sideith a loud knock

"Thomas?" I shrieked "Thomas!" Tears blurred my vision as they welled up in my eyes

My hands checked him over He had a bullet wound on his lower back, three inches froh the hole and spilled out onto the sidewalk

Tho, and I bent down to hear him

"What?"

"Exit wound," he whispered

I pulled hiunshot wounds, one on each side of his lower abdoht side from the first time Grove had shot him, and another was on the opposite side

"This one’s clean," I said "Went straight through"

I paused An exit wound

Pain blazed from my midsection, and I looked down A red stain had spread on h Tho atsteadily froht lower chest, just beneath my ribs