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Chapter 47: Rain

*ELI'S POV*

My name.

A bang.

A shriek.

...

...

A laugh.

Who's laughing?

I open my eyes.

I can see the sky. A soft blue with wisps of pink and orange brushed here and there. I feel a breeze cool down the warmth on my stomach.

A sharp pain.

I look down. Blood is pooling on my torso. Then I suddenly remember why I am here. I panic and quickly look around for Evan. He has a smile on his face and is taking slow steps towards-- TOWARDS SAM!

Adrenaline shoots through my body. I lunge at Evan one more time but unlike last time, I know I have to succeed. I don't mind dying. But losing someone I love again is worse than death.

I grab the gun from his hand and shoot. I guess he didn't expect that I had survived because he still had that same smile that reached his eyes. Only this time, they were cold.

I tear my eyes away from him and search for the ones I only want to see.

Sam.

I smile at her and she smiles back.

I fall to the ground.

I feel her next to me, pulling me in her arms. I see her lips moving but I can't hear what she's saying. I try to tell her it's okay. That she'll be okay.

My eyes start to feel heavy. I try to fight. But I've been fighting for so long. I think I'm tired now.

I feel my face get wet.

Drip. Drop. Drip.

Is it raining?

***

Drip. Drop. Drip.

There's that sound again.

The smell of disinfectant invades my nose.

Drip. Drop. Drip.

Ugh. Can someone please stop that noise?

I groan.

I feel a hand on me.

I open my eyes. Everything's blurry.

I hear voices and shuffling of feet.

I try to get up but pain quickly shoots through my body.

"Please don't make any sudden movements Miss Torres. You're still recovering." The gentle voice hands me my glasses. My eyes focus. I see a pretty nurse helping me lay back down and adjusting some tubes and wires.

I smirk, "I think I feel better now."

"How are you feeling Miss Torres?" A deep voice asks me. I'm guessing he's my doctor.

"Like I just got shot." I laugh but quickly learn that was a bad idea.

"Well you did. But you don't have to worry since the bullet didn't hit any vital organs and we were able to get it out. We'll still have to keep you under observation though since it was a close impact and you lost a lot of blood."

"We were trying to hug it out but I guess we got too excited."

"Eli, will you please stop joking around." My eyes search for the owner of the voice.

"Oh hey, Aunt Tessa. Is this the surprise visit you've been mentioning?"

"Yes. But I guess I'm the one who was surprised and not the other way around. Who would've thought that when I came to your apartment I'd be greeted by Tera and Sam's worried faces?" Aunt Tessa was talking calmly but I knew she was furious with me. At the mention of Sam's name, my eyes start searching the room for her. Our eyes meet. I quickly look away.

"Well at least I didn't greet you in a pool of blood again." I shrug my shoulders and smirk.

A flash came across Aunt Tessa's eyes and when she spoke again, all pretense was put aside, "Actually, you did. Didn't you hear the doctor? He sai-"

"I think it's best if we all calm down for now." Doctor Baritone cut her off. "Why don't we step outside for a moment? I'd like to discuss some further tests we'll be doing." The doctor and my aunt leave the room leaving me with Sam, the nurse, and apparently Tera is here too.

"You just have to be difficult don't you?" Tera looks at me shaking her head.

I just shrug and look at the nurse. "I'm tired. Will any of those things help me sleep?" I ask gesturing to the drips next to me.

"This one will. But I can't give you any more now."

"Fine. I'll just close my eyes then."

I see Tera shake her head one more time before she leaves. I feel Sam looking at me but I don't dare look at her back. Instead, I close my eyes and ignore the world.

-END OF PART TWO-

A/N: Damn. What's with the attitude, Eli? Find out in Part Three where the story concludes.

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