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I carry her outside and I’m met with several cop cars, two ahbor on the street

They all watch the house with looks of shock and horror, as they try to see what I’ether

Rae co over to me, where I stand in shock, unable to take a step

“Is she okay?” she asks, panic written all over her face

“I don’t know I need to get her to the paramedics” Suddenly,and I carry Thea over to one of the aood look at Thea

“She was fine a fewfunny,” I tell the para I told the cop

He goes into action, quickly taking her fro her on a stretcher Her eyes are still open, but she only responds to his questions with one word answers

Rae’s hand touches my arm and I look down at her “Breathe,” she coaxes “She’ll be fine”

We hear the sound of wheels on another stretcher then and both turn to look

Malcol, so I take that as a good sign They put him in the other a

Lauren and two cops come out next, and they steer her over to the a worse than it was before and when she sits down and pulls her sleeve up, it looks like she got hit by a bullet

“We’re going to take these two to the hospital for further evaluation,” the paramedic tells me “You all are welcome to follow us after you finish up with the cops”

“I can’t leave her,” I plead, trying to get around the guy and into the ambulance with Thea

“I’o You need to stay here, but you can come later”

“She’s my wife,” I say like that willto panic now, that so o Please”