Mick laid there. Red liquid gushing from the wound. Fourteen eyes frozen with horror of what's happened. Linda in grip to Shirley with tears streaming down her face, then breaks the seconds of silence with another scream.
' Mick! ' , Shirley's arms weaken from Linda's fight to get to the love her life. Linda's legs hasten to Mick, throwing herself on the floor beside him; she picks his head off the ground and rests it on her lap.
' Baby..Baby stay with me ok. Stay with me! ' Linda begs Mick as his eyes struggle to stay open. With tears escaping from Linda's eyes, Mick forces his frail hand to Linda's face to wipe the liquid away.
' Never forget that I love you...okay? ' Mick says with a low volumed voice. Linda's eyes locked on him and only him with confusion.
' No! No...don't say that! You are going to be ok! You're going to be fine...your not leaving me! Do you hear me!? '
Mick's hand falls in almost slow motion for Linda's eyes. His eyelids are dragged down to the bottom of his eyes. His mouth open gasping for air. His other hand loosely in Linda's hand.
Linda lifts her head up with her make up everywhere and screams to the people, ' Get a ambulance!! ' There is not one bit of movement from the horrified people. Linda looks up at Keanu crying,
'What are you doing!? I said call a ambulance!! My husband is..dying!! '
Keanu stumbles back and rushes to his house to call an ambulance while Linda takes off her coat wrapping it around Mick's stomach.
' You are buying me a new one of these, do you understand!? ' She says trying to just say strong for Mick's sake, putting pressure on the wound.
Shirley not being able to move, stands there looking over at Linda and Mick on the floor.
' P-Please be ok...I am so..so sorry. ' regretting everything she has ever done in the past to her son with the words,
' They will kill me! ' running through her mind.
Linda keeps talking to Mick and tries to keep him conscious,
' Mick..stay with me okay!? Because I can't do this without you. I can't go and live at my mothers with you, who will I moan to about her!? The kids need you, look how many mistakes I have made with them! I need you! I'm not me without you! Please... '
There is no movement or speech from Mick, just heavy breaths coming from his airway.
After a few minutes; ambulance, armed police and vans start to arrive and rush over.
' Over here! My husband, he's been shot...he's not opening his eyes and he won't talk to me! He can't breathe! '
Linda pleads to the paramedic for help.
' Will we do everything we can, Mr Carter...I'm Doctor Johnson and we're going to help you okay? Can you hear me or tell me what's happened? '
Mick just lays there. No movement or speech, beginning to loose consciousness.
' Ok! Mrs Carter, you need to step away...we get to get your husband to hospital right now. '
All Linda can think of in her mind is her father taking his last breath, with her hand tightly to his while she holds Mick's tightly with hers.
' Please I can't..I can't leave him! '
The paramedic cover Mick's wound, putting a oxygen mask over his colourless face. Then putting him on a stretcher with Linda not letting go.
' Please save him. He's all I've got...Him and his family, that's what he gave me! Kids and a wonderful family! ' Linda pleads while sobbing to the paramedic while not letting go of Mick's powerless hand.
' We will do all we can Mrs Carter. That's all we can do, your husband is in a bad way and needs to get to the hospital before it's..to late. '
The paramedic places Mick in the ambulance all wired up and fighting for his life while Linda sits beside him saying,
' You said we were forever Mick and we will be buried together because we can't live without each other ! '
As the ambulance speeds off to the hospital, the atmosphere started to rise with fear. Keanu looked up at Aiden,
' You told us no one would get hurt!! That's our mate, he's like..he's like family! '
Aidan don't respond and he grabs his cane and walks off beating it to the ground. Phil looks around and sees Shirley standing there,
' Shirl..'
His husky voice reaches her in a worried, comfort tone. Shirley looks up at Phil with tears pouring down her face and rushes to the car to get to the hospital.
At the hospital. Linda is beside Mick while he lays there in the hospital bed. Lifeless and motionless Mick lays wired up with the machine monitoring him. Linda does not let go of her husbands hand who means everything to her.
' Today's our first anniversary together and this is how we're spending it. With you fi..fighting for your life...You're an idiot Mick! But that's the problem you're my idiot and I love you so much and I'm not letting go, not now...' Linda cries to the lifeless body while lowering her head on Mick's arm.
