The Architect. [The Blacklist. Donald Ressler X Oc]

Mako Tanida.

Ressler.

I was numb, I had no real thoughts, just flashes of memories.

I remember the call before I got in my car after picking up Audrey from my place. Reddington's voice.

"Maggie was shot this morning. I have my team working on stabilizing her, I'll call when I have other news"

I wasn't up to shape after that, I remember the car door feeling cold against my sweaty palm when I touched it to open it. My stomach twisting, Audrey's hand on my forearm. Me telling her it was nothing.

I remember the jolt to the side when another car crashed next to me, I still hear Audrey's screams next to me as I tried to fend off Tanida. I remember trying to protect her.

The next thing I remember is me, holding Audrey, blood, tears, breath in, breath out, breath in, until she didn't breath out anymore.

I don't remember anything else since, and I had just came to my senses that I was sitting in Cooper's office, eyes looking straight ahead. I felt nothing.

Maggie.

I felt as if I had been hit by a truck, 18 wheels crushing me into the pavement. My head was heavy and I couldn't make out a delined figure. I had to blink several times to focus on anything, and I focused on Raymond. He was looking down on me with a gloomy look.

My eyelids fell heavy, making me close my eyes involuntarily.

"What happend?" I managed to let out in a whisper.

"You were shot, my associate managed to push you enough to take your heart out of the way of the bullet, but it still got you in the shoulder. It went clean through. I know you're in pain but it's not mortal"

"Why?" I whispered again, not able to keep my eyes open

"Audrey is dead" I opened my eyes again, and I heard a series of beeps come from my left

"What?" I moved to tear the sheets out of my body

"Maggie" I ripped the IV from my hand and put both feet on the floor

"I need to get to Don" I felt hands coming to my shoulders and pushing me back. "Let me go" I whispered again, with a quick move I freed from the hands only to wind up flying to my right and stumbling with a tray of surgical equipment.

"Maggie stop"

"I need to be with Don" I felt a sharp pinch in my arm, and slowly began to fade again.

I woke up some time later, though I couldn't make out the time, but I could make out the space. I was back at my apartment.

I sat in my bed, feeling the discomfort in my shoulder, the back of my eyes pounding. I turned on the lamp on my nightstand to find a little folded paper, upon reading it they were instructions to clean and dress my wound. I saw movement on my right and got startled but relaxed when I found Gina walking to me.

"Are you OK?" She whispered at me, sitting next to me in the bed. I just nodded. "Raymond said you shouldn't talk to Don just yet" I frowned and laid back on the bed, I still felt heavy all over "I'll stay here over night just in case you need anything." I nodded again and reached out to touch her hand, giving her a squeeze. She held it back harder and just sat there.