Why Change? (Straight furry story)

39. Hosptal.

She always seemed to be in perpetual happiness, and I couldn't bear seeing her like this, what had made her so sad? she looked back up at me "you pulled out the bullet, didn't you?" she said, I was feeling weak, but I nodded in return. "The bullets were made from brittlised depleted uranium, the bullet broke apart in your back when you pulled it out. You could still have fragments in your back". I couldn't breathe, the information that came in felt like too much, I tried to get up but I couldn't, I fought to stay awake, but my heart was beating way too fast, my head felt heavy. Soon my neck couldn't support it, I fell into a sleep, I didn't like it, I wanted to be with Vex. Vex... what a sweet name.

I woke up in a cold sweat, my back was killing me, slowly, bit by bit, my cells were forming a cancer that could kill me. I pulled the chart from he foot of my bed, "Carl Doe" it read on the top "Carl needs rest, for the bullet that he took to the back may cause serious injury if disturbed." I felt anxiety run through my body "Put that down Carl" said a voice, I swung my head around to see doctor Cook standing in the entrance  to my room. "Why are me and Vex separated?" I asked in an act of desparation, "your injuries... surcompass... the injuries obtained by Vexera" he said, obviously trying to use big words "What do you mean by that?" I asked out of curiosity, he seemed to know more than he was letting on. "Carl, I will just cut to the chase, I saw you that day" he said, then I said "everyone knows me, I'm the one that pulled the bullet out of his ba-", "No, thats not what I mean, I was there when he died, Carl... or should I call you by your... assumed... name, Hellfyre?" I backed off, which was quite hard to do in bed "You did this?". He loomed closer, from here I could tell he was tiger, and he was missing his left ear. "yeah, and, I killed him, and I tried to kill you, I was shooting at you from the car yesterday, I missed your head and hit your girlfriend instead, only nicked her ear though, but, I managed to cause some... Minor... damage" he said. " You are a bad man" I said. He smiled evilly "I'm not as bad as some think I am. no, I am much better" he said, giving an evil grin "I was told that you were special Carl. I am not doctor Cook, he is... In a better place now. Oh, and by the way, I've got a gun, so if you even think about telling anyone, I'll have six bullets in your head before you can say... Last night..." he headed down the hall. 

I was caught between a rock and a hard place, on one hand, I don't tell anyone, but I can't trust he won't kill me, but if I tell, I can't trust he will put six bullets in my head. I decide to tell Vex... Tomorrow... For now, I need to get over this