Silent Sniper

Chapter SIXTEEN

So I totally changed the cover, and I LOVE this one WAY better. Don't you? The font is my favorite. Let's get on with the chapter.

He was shot. I knew getting close to him would bite me in the butt.

I put pressure on the wound, hearing footsteps recede. That was a warning. But for what? I looked at him tears running down my face.

"Don't die on me. P-please. I've lost everything, I can't lose you. You haven't hit ten thousand yet, you have to finish. You have to stay alive for me. And if not for me, then the group. Please." I was frantic. He wanted to say something, but his mouth wouldn't form words.

Warren and Doc come rushing over and I back up and put my legs up and put my elbows on my knees, careful not to get his blood anywhere else.

I couldn't hear anything. Like. At all. It was like I was under water.

I heard my name faintly. I snapped out of it.

"Ash! Ash! We need you to hold him down. Just keep him calm while we get the bullet out. There's no exit wound."
I stood up and darted to his side I took his hand and turned his face to me.

"A-Ash......I won't make it.......Stay alive." He says struggling. I cry more. I need to be strong for him.

"I won't let you die. I won't. Let's just talk. Ok? Tell me your favorite color and-and I want you to tell me your real name. Please don't leave me.... your all I got.......Other than the group but you just got me. You know how to talk to me. You listen, you give the best advice, and I haven't told you things and I want to!" I exclaim to him. He motions me closer.

"My.....Name. is.....T-" and his voice cuts off, him passing out from the pain.

"Got it!" Doc yells out. He throws the bullet to the side.

"I need the pads, the gauze and the stitching kit." Doc yells to me. I go to the pack my hands shaking when other hands cover mine. I look up to see Addy, and I back up and she takes over. I couldn't be here.

I hopped out of the truck. I looked up and saw Taz. She can up to me.

"You need to be strong. For him. You can't leave him. Stay. Be strong. You need to be holding his hand when he wakes up. Ok?" She says. I nod and she pulls me into a hug. I look the the truck and i hear 10k screaming. I rush over and go beside him.

"Hey, hey-" I say to him, he grips my arms.

"A-Ash hurts, please make to stop." I looked at him, his eyes where pleading at me. I put my forehead to his and he gripped my arms and groaned.

"You need to hold still. Hold me ok? Just hold still. It will be better inn a bit. Once he patches you up we can give you something for the pain ok?" He nods. I kiss his forehead and he grips harder.

"I'm done." Doc says. I look at 10k and he is out. I get my pack, and take out a blanket and lay it over him. I lift him up some and put his head on my stomach. I shed a few tears, out if fear, and relief. He was alive, but in that instance.....I could have lost him forever.

"10k. You need to take this." I hand him three painkillers and bottle of water. He puts it in his mouth, him half conscious and hold the bottle to his mouth for him to drink.

"Thank you Ash......" he says. I smile caress his face, happy he was alive.

"I love you... " I mumble and kiss his head.

"I love you so much.........." I say.

He just whimpers, to out of it and in pain to register what I was saying.