THE SHOOTING

What is going on?

Lexie

I am happy with Alex. He is a great guy, but I don't love him. I love Mark. I just don't know if I can go back to Mark after what he did to me. It is not fair to Alex for me to lead him to believe that I am over Mark when I'm not. Alex believes that I love him.

I don't know what to do. All I want is to be with him all day everyday, but is it worth the risk of having a broken heart again?

     My thoughts are broken when I feel a hand rest on my shoulder. "How is it going with you and Karev?" I would know that voice anywhere.

      "Mark, I am happy with him. You need to accept that." I reply instantly eventhough I still haven't made up my mind.

     "I miss you." He replies like he just heard nothing that I said. Out of nowhere I hear a loud bang and I feel Mark arms wrap around my head as he uses himself as a human sheild to protect me. He pushes us to the ground where we are both protected by the nurses station. Who was shot? Did he really just put his own life at risk to protect mine? Who else has been shot? Is anything being done to stop this? All these questions run through my head as I lie there in Marks arms behind the nurses station.

     I army crawl over to where I heard the bullet hit and see a dead nurse. She was dead on the spot. How could some one be so cruel? "Come on Lex," Mark yells. "I am getting you out of here."

     We get up and run with his arms covering me as much as they can just in case another bullet comes our way. We press the elevator button and as soon as the doors open I see an unconscious and bloody Alex. My eyes grow wide and I forget how to talk. It is like all the words I could possibly say to this are twisted up and I can't think straight.

     I look to Mark and he seems to have the same reaction. Hr is the first to move. We drag him into the nearest room and pull him up onto the table. Mark immediatly gets to work while I try to keep Alex calm.