Ocean Eyes

Chapter 13

John B said" Uh. I need you to push down, okay? Look, this is gonna hurt, but I need you to push down." He pushed down, she gasped," I'm sorry. I know it hurts. I know. We've gotta stop the bleeding. Push down. Push down. Look, we gotta take this shirt off. I'm gonna push down. You take the shirt off. Okay, here you go." I helped her get the over shirt off," Okay. Okay, lean back. Lean back. Just stay as still as possible. I'm gonna call Terrance." I leaned up and put pressure on the rag we were using to stop the bleeding. Sarah gasped,
I said" I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Terrance said" Did you get the gold?"
John B said" Hey, look, we got it." I heard them cheering," We got it, but listen, we have bigger problems. Sarah's been shot."
" What?"
" Yes, she's been shot in the gut. I need your help, okay. We're up in the cane field, a mile up on the lefthand side."
" Where you at?"
" I'm not sure. I'll drop a pin. I don't know how to get here. I need you to hurry."
" On our way. We'll find you."
" Okay. Help is on the way, okay? Just stay with me."

We got out, as Cleo and Terrance pulled up,
Terrance said" I just texted you the address of a doctor! Tell him I sent you!"
John B said" Okay, and it's a hospital, right?"
" No. You wanna get caught?"
" I really don't give a shit, T. She needs help."
" He's better than any of the doctors in that shitcan. He's my guy. He got ya." We got Sarah into the truck," Sarah, look, you gon' be okay. Okay, baby? Just breathe, relax. Everything's good." John B and I jumped in," We're gonna meet at the wharf in eight hours. No more. It is hot as hell out there. My guy's good. He's gonna take care of you." I climbed up and sat by the window,
" And this is him, right?"
" That's him. He got you. He's a good guy."
Sarah said" T? Thank you."
" We good, baby. Come on. I got you!"
Cleo said" Hey, hey. You're gonna need some money." She gave us the gold back, she looked at us," John B, take care of my girl. Sarah! You're a fighter, girl! Hold on! Hold on! Go! Go! Go! Go!" John B backed up and we took off,
Sarah said" What-What if they take the gold?"
John B said" Look, screw the gold, okay? I'm gonna take care of you. We're gonna
get you to the doctor, alright?"
The GPS said" Your destination is in four miles."
" Hey, it's okay. It's okay. It's okay. I'm just gonna follow the GPS, okay? Hey, Sarah, just hang on. Everything's gonna be fine."
" Turn left on state road." Then he dropped the phone,
I said" Shit! John B!"
" Shit! I need the directions. Sarah, it's okay, it's okay."
Sarah said" John B, car!"
" Shit!" She cried as John B swerved out of the way.

We stopped, I jumped out,
John B said" Hold on, Sarah. I'm coming. I'm coming." We ran around and she opened the door," Here we go. I got you. Okay, ready? Let's go." He got her out, I put pressure on the wound again, walking beside her." You guys know where the doctor is?" We walked to a doorbell, John B hit it a couple times.
A man said" What do you want?"
" I'm looking for Dr. Nygard."
" Dr. Nygard's not here."
" Okay, well, do you know where I can find him?"
" Who are you?"
" I'm a friend of Terrance's. Okay, look, somebody's been shot."
" Aw, hell. There's a camera above to your left. Look at it and let me see your faces." We looked up," Alright, go through the bar. There's some stairs on the right."
" Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Let's go." We went in," Doc, where are you?!"
" Here! Right here!" We went through the bar and to the back,
" Hey! Hey!"
" Yeah. Come on. Oh! It's not her head, is it?"
I said" No, it's not her head."
" I don't do heads." We started making our way up the stairs,
John B said" You're good. You got two more. Two more." The doctor looked at the wound,
" Go to the left over there."
" Almost there."
" Ah, looks like they got you pretty good, didn't they?" I opened the door and we walked in,
" Where do you want me to put her, Doc?"
" Take her straight down the hallway here. Damn! She's in worse shape than I am. Put her up there on that table, right there."
" I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
" It's alright. Hang on a second here."
" Stay with me. Stay with me. Tell me what to do, Doc."
" Let's have a look at this thing." John B undid her shorts," Ah. Oh boy."
" She's... she's gonna be okay, right?"
" That remains to be seen."