"Who are you?" I asked, still left in the shock and scared state that came over me when gunshots were heard.
I look up to his face which was hidden behind a dark shadow and bit my lips as silence fell between us.
"Who I am is none of your business,"...
"Y-you're shot!" I panicked, quickly moving closer to him. I squirmed when I saw how much blood was running down his arms and that only made me more worried.
"I'm okay," He said after he saw that I had a worried look on my face but who is he fooling? It's quite obvious that he's hurt.
"No, You have to sit," I said, grabbing his unwounded arm and sat him down on one of the seats. And gosh, it looks like he was in so much pain! It could be seen in his eyes but he freaking refused to admit it and I'm over here panicking like crazy!
What to do?!!
I quickly grabbed a piece of cloth that belonged to Gaël and pressed it onto his arm in hopes that this will slow down the bleeding.
"We have to do something!" I turned my head to Gaël and said. He looks at me then to Jaxon before nodding his head and came over to us.
"I think he needs a doctor but unfortunately...I am not one and neither is Victor and Mateo. So, we'll have to hurry up and get him to the hospital-"
"No" Jaxon cut him off, his voice came out harsh that it almost sounded like he hated Gaël.
There was so much blood by now that covered him, scaring me even more. "We need to get the bullet out" he continued in a rather calm voice and his damn face was very neutral! It was like he wasn't in pain at all!!
I stared at him in disbelief for a second, thinking about his words. 'Get the bullet out?' I don't think I can do that!
"Then I'll do it-" Gaël began, about to stoop down to us but stopped when he was cut off by Jaxon.
"No, let her do it" My eyes widened at his words as I once again looked at him in disbelief.
Is this a joke?!
"M-me? But...but I don't know how to do that-"
"Ariana" he cuts me off, taking my hands in his. I bit my lips, averting my eyes to him and they connected with his. "I only trust you."
Yeah...but I don't know how to take a bullet out!
"Do it" he said in a rather soft tone and this time you could actually hear the pain in his voice and that's when I began to panic even more.
"You have to hurry if you want him to have fewer damages" Gaël suddenly spoke, telling me to hurry up and without thinking, I just did whatever he said.
I pulled out the knife from my back pocket and quickly brought it to his wounded arms. Okay, Ariana, you can do this!!
Taking a very deep breath, I exhale and immediately dug the knife into his skin, trying to get the bullet out. He groans in pain, closing his eyes and gosh...I felt so bad for him...
"Do you feel it?" Gaël asked and I answered with a yes once I felt it. "Good. You have to hurry, he's losing a lot of blood" he said back to me and I panicked even more at his words.
I quickly felt around for the bullet again and as quickly as possible, I pulled it out. Unfortunately, it took me a few times before it was out since it was kinda deep in his arms and also because I tried to be more gentle since Jaxon didn't stop wincing in pain...But I did it!
I got it out!
"I got it!" I shouted as soon as I took it out and immediately sigh in relief afterward.
"Good, now press the cloth to his wound again. It should help with slowing down the bleeding" Gaël instructed and I quickly did as I was told then checked to see if he was okay.
"Are...you better now?" I questioned, hoping he'll reply with a yes and I was glad when he did. It made me feel more relieved but I was still anxious for us to land this helicopter so he can somehow get medical treatment because he's wounds were still bleeding.
"How long more do we have?"I impatiently asked Gaël who went back to his seat and sat down. He shifted his gaze from his laptop to the watch on his hands before turning to me and answered with "About 15 more minutes"
I sigh in relief at his words and thanked him before proceeding to stand up. I was going to sit back down on my seat since the ground wasn't so comfortable when I was stopped by a hand grabbing mine.
A frown made it to my face as I turned my body and looked below me only to see that it was Jaxon's hands. He looks up to meet my eyes and I literally felt my heart hurt when I showed with sadness.
"Stay" his voice was barely audible and I exhale before taking a seat next to him...despite the ground was uncomfortable.
And he never let go of my hand.
•NOT EDITED•
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