A Long Hard Fought Journey (Completed)

Chapter 25:Robbery and Joseph Coming Home From Work to Disaster

A/N: I added a song to go with this chapter and it is called Kiss It All Better by He Is We. I hope you are enjoying the book so far.

Was I imagining it,I wondered. Then there was another loud thud. Something is there though because the alarm is going off.What is that,I wondered. Whatever it is I definitely didn't imagine it,I thought. Then someone with a mask came flying down the stairs with a bag of stuff. It wasn't money so it must be some of my cheap necklaces from the dollar store since all of my other stuff was hidden well beings we weren't home even though we have security cameras and a security system because with luck like ours you never know. Apparently,I had the right idea. What are you doing,I asked. The guy looked over at me. Oh,crap,I should've kept my mouth shut what was I thinking. The alarm was going off like crazy now. The police should be coming any minute now and so should Joseph beings it alerts our phones. I have to avoid getting hurt and I have to hope Joseph isn't coming yet I don't want him getting hurt too and I have to keep this man here until the police get here.Put it down please,and just don't hurt us,I cried out although I don't know why because it wasn't my real expensive jewelry I don't think and I should've kept my mouth shut but I didn't. No,that definitely isn't going to happen,the man said. He came over close and I pulled his mask off. This guy was the one that has been all over the news. He was wanted for murder,assault,and robbery. Why does this always happen to me,I wonder. I shouldn't have done that.He was even madder now and he grab his gun and shot 3 times.Shot me once in my lower abdomen,once in my chest,and once in my leg. He also took a knife and I felt instant pain in my abdomen. I was in so much pain but at least I think the girls are okay. He hasn't noticed them yet but I don't know if they can stay quiet. I don't want him hurting them too.You shouldn't have done that and you should've kept your mouth shut so you deserve that,he said angrily. As he went to leave me in pain with my jewelry or whatever was in that bag, Several police officers ran in with their guns raised. I wasn't going to last long. Drop your weapons,they demanded.The man dropped the bag and went for his gun but one of the officers tackled him and handcuffed him. Just then the girls started crying. I would help them but I was in so much pain that I couldn't move. I went to stand up holding one of my bleeding wounds,hunched over. My vision went blurry as I almost lost consciousness but fought it because I don't want to die and I can't die.The officers saw me when the girls cried as I was falling to the floor.A few ran over to try to help since I was in so much pain. They went and grabbed some paper towels to try to stop the bleeding guessing that I didn't have much time to live unless I had medical attention. Another officer picked me up laying me on the couch with a pillow behind my head in a sitting position.My babies,I coughed out. I was worried about Joseph too.One of the female officers who was really nice went over and picked them up putting them in their car-seats,getting them quiet. Don't worry,I've got them,she told me reassuringly. As the officers were there with me,waiting for the helicopter they called to transport me,Joseph ran in.I was coughing up some blood from my lungs mostly since I was bleeding in my chest. Oh,dear,god,I shouldn't have left you here alone,Izzie,he said on the verge of crying.I'm okay and so is the babies just take care of them right now,I said sounding like a whisper wanting to cry too. Try to stay awake,he said. I was about to lose consciousness as much as I didn't want to die what if this was it and it was over,my baby girls need me. My eyes were starting to close.I have to stay conscious,I have got to keep my eyes open,I fought the heavy feeling of sleep to stay awake,I am not going to die. This day was just so terrifying and my poor babies are only 3 weeks old and have done endured trauma. The guy was going straight to prison and he would be for life. The helicopter was finally here. I was losing so much blood so fast and the pain was awful.The medics from WMH ran into the house and loaded me onto a stretcher which was getting a ton of blood on it and gave me a sedative to numb the pain. It didn't matter because I was only half conscious by then anyway. They got me on oxygen right away and had to enter a chest tube but that hurt way less than the pain I was in. Joseph was going to drive the Jeep with the twins since they couldn't all fit in the helicopter and Alexis and Kate was at work,having no idea,so he was going to meet us there. They flew as fast as possible. Joseph didn't think to call anyone.Once at WMH, Alexis and Kate along with a medical team unloaded me running me straight into the OR. They didn't realize that it was me until we got in there. Oh,god,Alexis said when she recognized me. My eyes were closed I was unconscious and still bleeding. She went out of the OR to Kate who was scrubbing in. She told her and they were leaning into each other crying hysterically. My family had no idea and Joseph forgot to call them. Kate and Alexis came back in since they had to get started or I was going to die in a few hours. They successfully removed the bullets getting some antibiotics into me in order to keep away infections. They stitched closed the stabbed wound after stopping my internal bleeding. They said,I was lucky since the bullet in my chest barely missed my lungs and heart. Apparently I was wrong because they were serious but not to serious they just had to remove the bullets and stitch it closed.They weren't even in deep. The same was with my abdomen mostly since it missed my stomach and it missed all of my other organs too and didn't hardly enter into my skin I just needed to have stitches.They had to fix the bone and all the pins and rods in my leg,I think but it looked as if it didn't enter it just tore the skin .Today was the most terrifying event in my life but it was also one of my luckiest events in my life because right now I am still alive. They had my leg wrapped but I was going to be able to walk on it since it only hit the side through the skin,it barely missed my bone. They took me to a room in the ICU to monitor me and I would get out in a week after they removed my stitches. I hope it didn't bother the girls they are so young and this was the good chapter of our life and we were starting over. I couldn't live without you Joseph,I thought to myself. I knew he couldn't live without me either. I couldn't live without the girls either.