Going Home

Part 114

Turning Grace over Josh frantically checked for a pulse and finding it took a deep breath. He lifted her up and carried her out into the lane where there was more light, but where he could still watch the gunman. Checking her left arm Josh could see the wound and pulling out a dressing, applied pressure to stop the bleeding. Then glaring up the lane he wondered where the hell the ambulance was. As he looked back to his left he could see the gunman hadn’t moved, just as bloody well too, Josh thought. If he so much as twitched he’d take great delight in shooting him. Even though he was only young and obviously scared, he’d shot Grace and if he caused any more trouble he wouldn’t hesitate to stop him. Then hearing footsteps in the lane Josh turned to see Lawson and Dom hurrying towards him.

Taking in the scene Lawson pointed to the gunman in the alley “Dom get him out of here.” Then turning to Josh he asked “bad?”

Josh shrugged “don’t know she’s lost a bit of blood.”

“The ambo’s will be here in a minute” then hearing the sirens approaching he turned his head and added “make that now. You going with her?”

Josh nodded.

“Thought so, okay keep me informed and we’ll come to the hospital when our shift finishes.”

Nodding again Josh replied “thanks.”

“Well you’ll be no bloody good to me anyway, will ya.” Lawson said with a wry smile as the ambo’s put Grace onto a stretcher.

Walking next to the stretcher as she was loaded into the ambulance Josh took a breath as some of the tension he felt was relieved now that help had arrived. But he wouldn’t be happy until he knew she was going to be okay.

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