Outer Banks// Lover of Mine

10

TALIA's POV

I tried. I tried so hard to stop it. I did everything I could. I kept telling myself that at least. I did everything I could do. It wasn't because of me. It wasn't my fault.

The sound of the gun rang in my ears.

"No!" I screamed. I ran to JJ who sat on the ground cradling his lower chest, gushing with blood.

"SOMEBODY CALL 911!" Pope screamed to the crowd of people. Everyone was in shock, including Topper.

"You're okay, it's gonna be okay, don't worry baby it'll be okay." I shushed his light cries. I held my hand over the wound pressing hard to try and slow the bleeding.

"TOPPER WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Kiara screamed so loudly I flinched at the sound. She held JJ's head in her arms to keep him sitting up.

"Come on, just keep looking at me, stay awake for me, POPE CALL 911!" I said to him while trying to keep JJ awake.

"John B get Pope in check and call 911!" Kiara yelled at him. He nodded frantically and ran for Pope who stood shaking, staring at JJ.

By now all the Kooks had dipped, except Sarah and Topper. Sarah was with John B, just being with him, and Topper stood there in shock.

I continued to watch JJ and the wound making sure he wasn't falling out of consciousness. I kept instructing him to keep his eyes on me. Tears, as if they didn't have enough, were streaming down my face.

I had too many emotions that I was feeling. Angry, sad, but most of all, the most that I could feel was fear. Pure fear that I could lose JJ right now.
"T-Talia," JJ whispered in a groggy, thin voice.
"Shhh," I tried to keep him quiet. He needed to focus on staying awake, not me.

"Talia, I- I love you." He whispered. That's what did it. That's when all the emotions I was trying to ignore, rushed in. My heart shattered and that's when I realized that these were possibly my last moments with the boy I've loved since I was 9 years old.

The boy who gave me a shoulder to cry on, the boy who gave me everything I ever wanted, when he had little to nothing for himself.

The boy who did whatever it would take to make me smile. The same boy who gave me a fairytale love story was now almost dying in my arms.

"I love you too JJ, so much." I smiled down at him, fighting to hold back more tears. If he saw my crying, he would know that what was happening would be real. His biggest fear was dying. I couldn't let him know that was a serious possibility.

I grabbed his hand with the one that wasn't on the bullet whole. I just watched him as he closed his eyes. My heart wrenched.

"No JJ, open your eyes, Stay with us!" Kiara screamed. His eyes continued to flutter open, and close. Over and over until bright red and blue flashing lights were streaming on his pale skin.