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“Son, we’re trying to help,” he said in Italian

“I can help more,” I spat in Italian back at the man He was short with a dark mustache He was normal and unmemorable

I ran back to the car “Kylie!” I screamed

“Sir, get back You need ain I could see ainstrument

“No!” I yelled, and he continued his futile atteer surprised and not so easily thwarted I ripped at the seatbelt and yanked it free The ently pulled her out of the twisted metal that was once my car I held her to my chest She looked so broken I held her to me and kissed her forehead “Stay withI know you can do it” I tried to discreetly slip some more of my blood between her lips but found to one and the persistent cop was trying to pull her frorasp I wanted to rip his neck open How dare he try and take her fro

Then I heard the one thing that snapped me back to reality, “Jonathon,” said Patrick sharply It wasn’t the voice I longed to hear but it was a welcome one Somehow they had seen what happened and cohtly behind him Her and Diana’s faces showed pure horror Danny and Mason looked shocked and Joseph looked like he was trying to keep it together but I kneas just as horror stricken as the rest They all loved Kylie and for this to happen? I wasn’t the only one hurting If I could cry, I would be sobbing, and I knew they would as well Patrick was trying to look fatherly and put together “Officer,” he said, “this is my nephew”

The officer let out a breath, “Good,lady needs medical attention immediately”

“I agree, sir,” he said, “Jonathon, why don’t you carry her to the a ambulance

“No,” I said

“Jonathon! Now!”

“Patrick, don’t make me do this! I can’t lose her!” I cried desperately I saw that several police officers had alreadypedestrians back My fa toto one of the officers, and the one next totowards me

He came to stand next to me and whispered inthat we can do We have to let them take her”

“Patrick,” I pleaded brokenly

“Stop It has to be this way We’ll do e can once she’s at the hospital You’re wasting precious ti it”

There was nothing else he could have said for lared at the officer He nodded, too scared of ue They opened the back door of the ambulance I placed her on the san fussing over her They placed an oxygen mask over her mouth and nose It took all my self-control not to push them out of the way and tend to her myself I was surprised when Amelia climbed in beside me I was a mess and I could see that she was beyond worried She squeezed my knee in reassurance and kissed my cheek

“She’ll be okay She’s stronger than you give her credit for,” she said but I could see that she herself orried

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“She’s so breakable,” I mumbled as the ambulance started toto do? I thought everything was finally going to okay and now this?” I buried my face in my hands

“That’s life, Jonathon It’s unpredictable Never take advantage of the tiht be your last Even for us,” she added

Noas sitting outside of Kylie’s hospital roo rapidly up and down I was trying so hard not to burst through that door and turn her right then and there She wouldn’t want that and I would follow her wishes even if it killed us both I loved her that ht; I could feel her life insideweakly This was ht kill her

The doctor was in the roo with me, by her room, while the others waited in the lobby I don’t think he trusted me to be by myself Quite frankly I didn’t trust myself This was far worse than when I rescued her froo I could save her then, but noas helpless I wasn’t sure if she had gotten enough of ood, and the more time that passed, the less I would be able to help her I had to get in there

I stood and suddenly Patrick’s rock hard hand sla me back into my chair