Chapter 24

                                    

                                          
(Peyton's point of view)
       I don't remember exactly what happened I just remember the gunshots. The sound rang through my ears and kept repeating in my head. Until I heard a door open. I didn't realize that I had my eyes closed while I was thinking. I opened them and saw that I wasn't in my office anymore. I was in a hospital room.
                          
       It was dark outside and the lights were off so I couldn't see the room very well. The only noise was the beeping of the heart rate monitor beside me. It was beeping steadily meaning I was at least in a stable condition. I looked around a little more and saw some light coming from around the corner. There was a shadow that looked like a person. Then another shadow appeared.
                          
      It was like this for a little bit. The shadows of the people stood in the doorway and they were whispering to each other. Then one of them left but the other actually came into the room. 
                          
     It was dark so I could only see the outline of their figure. It was a female. She had long hair,was tall,and obviously upset about something and had been crying because her hands were shaking. 
                          
     She sat down in the chair beside my bed. I looked at her but I don't think she could tell. 
                          
      "I'm so sorry Peyton. It should be me in that hospital bed not you."the girl said then started crying again. I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't know who it was.
                          
    "I don't know if you can hear this but Ethan was put into jail and so was Kimberly for attempted murder. Everyone in the Mafia acted like a family and they pretended that they didn't know Ethan or Kimberly. It was kind of funny." She said with a small giggle. 
                          
     I finally decided to say something. "I wish I could have been there." My voice sounded dry and it hurt to talk. The female seemed startled when I spoke. "Y-you're a-awake?"she stuttered. "I think so."I replied with a pain in my throat. 
                          
     "I'll be right back."she said then stood up shakily. She came back in with a nurse. They flicked up one of the light switches so the room was lit but not too bright. 
                          
     My eyes adjusted and I saw a nurse with blonde hair,green eyes, and blue scrubs on. (For those of you who don't know scrubs are what nurses wear.) 
                          
     The female who was in the room earlier had dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, and was wearing jeans and a hoodie. Her hair was in a ponytail. Her eyes were filled with sadness. 
                          
    "Hey Julie."I say with a smile. She weakly smiled back. I turned my attention towards the nurse. "How are you feeling?"she asked politely. "Like I got shot and have strep throat at the same time."I reply. "Oh here." She handed me a glass of water. I drank the entire thing. 
                          
     I handed the glass back to her when I was done and she set it on the table. "Anything else I can get you?"she asked. "I'm good."I reply. My voice sounded a little better but it still hurt to talk. "Just press the button next to you if you do."she said then smiled and left the room. 
                          
      Juliana stood in front of me. "You're going to get tired of standing you know."I say and she looks at me. She smiles a little and sits back down in the chair beside me. 
                          
     "What exactly happened?"I asked her. She sighed. "I was afraid you were going to ask that."then she was quiet. "Well are you going to tell me or am I going to have to go find out myself?" I asked in a playful tone. She looked up and weakly smiled.
                          
     "After everybody rushed into the room and Ethan shot you,they shot Ethan and Kimberly but not in places where it would kill them. Then they called the police and an ambulance because you weren't responding to us and you didn't have a pulse. We thought you died but when you got here your heart started beating again." She stopped talking and looked nervous. 
                          
     "You're keeping something from me Julie." I say worriedly. She looked down at her hands. "Julie." She looked back up at me and took a deep breath. "Peyton." I looked into her eyes. "They found Grayson."
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