Ruby hissed in pain as she slipped the extra shirt off- her arm was covered in blood, making her feel sick.
She cringed as Sarah pressed John B's bandanna on the wound, " stop- JB stop" Ruby said, reaching for her brother, " no, I have to get you help" He said and Ruby shook her head no.
" you have the gold.. make it count.." She said and he finally looked at her, " I could care less about the gold right now" He said and drove up into a field.
She felt blood dripping from in between her fingers as the future dawned on her- she wasn't going to survive this, she'd never see JJ again..
Tears filled her eyes as she accepted her fate, but it was for a good reason, everyone else would have a chance at a better life now.
She grit her teeth to keep from screaming in pain as John B called Terrance- his voice sounded far away even though he was right beside her.
She coughed once, looking at her hand in horror as it was splattered in blood, her brother looked like he was going to be sick at the sight.
Eventually Terrance and Cleo arrived, but Ruby knew deep down that it was already too late for her- she couldn't breathe from the pain.
But John B drove like hell to that doctors house while Sarah tried to maintain the pressure- Ruby's eyes fluttered shut, she just wanted this to be over.
Of course her brother wouldn't let that happen, picking her up and carrying her up the steps while Sarah trailed behind.
Her ears were ringing, she could barely even see as she took labored breaths- she silently wondered if JJ would ever forgive her for giving up this easily.
But the pain was too much, her ability to fight was gone as John B laid her on the table, she couldn't bring herself to grab her brothers hand- she felt too guilty.
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Hours passed but it felt like days, the monitor was beeping as John B stared at his twin, his leg bouncing as nausea formed.
His eyes flickered to her monitor then to her and back again, he couldn't lose his twin, not now when they were so close to the end.
He paused as the monitor made a weird noise, " hey- hey no no no..." he mumbled as her heart rate went down.
But the sickening sound of the flatline rang out in the room, he could barely even register it at first before he ran over to the table.
John B looked at Ruby, a lump forming in his throat as he stared at her- how could he make this decision? How could he decide to save his twin or just let her go?
He took a deep breath and nodded before starting CPR, the more the flatline sounded the harder he tried, tears blinding his vision as he desperately tried to get her to wake up.
"Wake up.. Ruby wake up!" He sobbed, pushing down harder on her chest, but she didn't, she just remained motionless on the table.
"please.." he whispered, laying his head on her stomach and crying, "I love you Rubes.. I'm sorry.." he cried.
He closed his eyes, sniffing as he hugged his sisters body tighter, refusing to let go of her.
He faintly felt a twitch next to him, not registering it until it happened again- he opened his eyes, more tears slipping as he realized it was Ruby, her fingers were twitching.
He watched as her monitor started again, sighing in relief as he hugged her, wiping his tears away and taking a few deep breaths.
She was alive.
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Fanfiction' Soulmate: ( noun). The person destiny has chosen for us, our missing piece, a connection of minds, and an unconditional, effortless, never ending love.' JJ thought he lost Ruby in that boat crash, he hasn't forgiven himself since then, everything...
