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123 A Fire Woman

123 A Free Woman

(Winona)

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The paramedics load Jayden into the ambulance, their movements quick and precise. Their faces are grim as they work to stabilize him. The bleeding has stopped, but he's lost so much blood.

I think most of it is on me, soaked in my clothes, making my hands sticky. I don't care about the mess, though. I only care about him, lying there so still and pale. "Please, let me ride with him," I beg one of the paramedics, my voice trembling and desperate. "I need to be with him. He needs to know I'm here for him."

"I'm sorry, ma'am," the paramedic replies, his tone gentle but firm, like he's used to delivering bad news." We need all the space we can get to work on him. It's critical. Every second counts." My heart is being ripped out of my chest as they shut the ambulance doors. "But he took the bullet for me," I whisper, tears streaming down my face. "I can't let him go alone. He can't be alone." The paramedic's eyes soften, showing a flicker of empathy. "We'll take good care of him, I promise. But right now, we need to focus on getting him to the hospital as quickly as possible. Meet us there." I watch helplessly as they close the doors of the ambulance, feeling a part of me being sealed away with them.

Jayden's pale face is the last thing I see before the doors shut, and the ambulance speeds away, sirens blaring, cutting through the air like a knife.

I don't even know if I can go to the hospital. I mean what goes on now with my detention?

Gordon comes up beside me, his expression full of sympathy and determination, "I'll drive you to the hospital," he says, his voice steady and reassuring. "We'll be right behind them, I promise." "C. can I go?"

"Winona, after this, there will be no case against you. My team has already set the wheels in motion to get word to the Santa Monica judge. You'll be a free woman again. Ashlyn will be locked up. I'll stay with you until we get official word."

Numbly, I nod, allowing him to guide me to his car. Every second feels like an eternity, the fear of losing Jayden for good makes me realize how much he's still ingrained into my soul.

shower. I can't go to the hospital like this." My sobs start. "But what if he dies while I'm showering? I should be with him." My whole body is

just get there and

"Okay."

They'll want to monitor

life because of me and the thought of losing him is unbearable. When he took that bullet for me, I realized just how

clarity, cutting through all the

more than anything. I can't do

a familiar cell phone. It's Jayden's, it must have come out of his pocket, or he had it in his hand before he leapt in front of me. I picked it

I tried the old code he always

Judy's number. My finger hovers over the call button as I hesitate for a moment. This isn't going

I dislike and distrust Judy, I know how much she loves Jayden and I know I want to do the right thing

hold the phone to my ear. It rings once, twice,

mind races with thoughts of what

Finally, the call connects.

is sharp and concerned, and I can tell she's been worried. It's the first

voice barely

glance at Gordon as we walk to his car. He gives me a nod of encouragement, his eyes filled with understanding. "Winona? Oh God! What's

take another deep breath, preparing myself to

take no pleasure from that. I know how it feels to think your only child

up with a gun. The bullet was meant for me. Jayden jumped in front of

tell me my son is dead." I can hear the rawness in her

going to St Michael's in

took a

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