Our Own Piece Of Heaven
Saving Her
[Jimmy’s POV]
I had made my way back to the house to see what Brian had done to my car and he and the rest of the guys insisted in coming with me to pick up Gaby, even though I didn’t wanted it, they wanted me to be their ride home and I mean c’mon, I wanted to be alone with her.
Sue me.
Anyways I sent Gaby a text letting her know that I was going to be there soon, but I didn’t get a reply.
“That’s weird” I frowned
“What?” Brian chimed in
“I sent Gaby a text but she doesn’t answered me yet” I arched an eyebrow at my cellphone
“Maybe she hasn’t see it, jezz, you're not together yet and you're already acting overly attached, dude” Brian joked
“Oh, shut up!” I whined, putting my cellphone in my back pocket “C’mon, we gotta go, I gotta pick her up”
“I drive!” Johnny yelled and I rolled my eyes
Johnny drove us into Gaby’s house because it started to rain, I checked my phone to see if I had any missed calls or texts. But I had none. I called her and the phone automatically went into the voice mail.
I was getting worried.
When we were close enough that I could see the front yard of her house, I saw her blonde hair and I knew it was her, she was walking like she could fell in the ground at any minute and then a loud gunshot was heard, that made me jump out of the car in movement.
“GABY!” I yelled, running towards her while her body colapsed against the ground
“GABY!” I yelled “NO!!” I picked her limp body from the muddy grass, her face was bloody and beaten, her shirt ripped in half and her side, oh god, her side was bleeding… bleeding really bad, I put my hand on her wound, trying to make the bleeding stop, but soon my shaky hand was tainted red
“GABY!” I cried into her neck, while her eyes where still closed “PLEASE ANSWER ME, DON’T LEAVE ME!”
“Oh” the voice I knew had to be from her dad spoke “So you’re loverboy” he chuckled “She deserved it, you know? She was a whore”
Before I could think it twice I wasted no time in tackling him into the ground, making him lose the gun he had, and I started to punch him without hesitation
“YOU MOTHERFUCKER!” I yelled “I’M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!!”
I pounded my fists against his face and I hit it and hit it without stopping, letting my frustrations go with every punch deliver into his face, Gaby was dead, she was dead and it was my fault, I should have acted before, I should have done something! If I had she would still be alive!
“JIMMY! JIMMY!” Brian’s yelled shaking my shoulder
“No…” I sobbed still punching him, but slowering my pace “I can’t… I can’t—”
“SHE'S ALIVE!” Johnny yelled and I stood up from her dad.
She is alive!?!
“Are you sure, Johnny?” Brian asked, and I started walking towards her
“She has a pulse, barely, I'm using a piece of my shirt to stop the bleeding” he said, while I kneeled to pick her up “But I don't think she can't hold on much longer”
She suddenly opened her eyes, those beautiful eyes and she looked at me
“Hey…” I said
She tried to talk but she couldn’t, blood was flooding from her mouth
“Shhh” I cooed “Everything’s gonna be okay, Gaby. Don’t speak”
“She needs an hospital, NOW” Johnny spoke and I nodded, looking at him
“All this… for… a… slut?…” her dad trailed
“If I were you, I wouldn’t be talking, you piece of shit!” Brian hissed, kicking him on the ribs
I stood up going to punch him, but her hand grabbed my shirt not letting go.
“Don’t…” she breathed “Don’t…”
I looked away from her and I called Zacky “We have to go the hospital, did you called the police?”
“They’re on their way” he said “I also called Matt, to let him know about the whole situation, his coming here
“I’ll stay” Brian said “I’ll wait for Matt and we will wait for the cops”
I nodded
Johnny was already inside the car behind the wheel and Zacky went into the passenger seat. I picked Gaby up and she cling into my shirt, holding it tightly.
“SHE MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD FUCK!” her dad yelled, I could feel the sick in his tone, just after that Brian punched him on the face, making him hit the grass
“SHUT THE FUCK UP!” I yelled, towards him with Gaby in my arms “SHE IS WORTH IT! SHE IS WORTH MORE THAN THIS CRAPPY LIFE YOU HAVE GIVE HER”
“JIMMY WE DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!” Zacky yelled holding my shoulder “We need to go NOW. For her”
I looked one more time to Gaby's dad and I hissed “If you ever try to come near her again, I will kill you” I added looking at Brian “We'll meet you guys at the hospital”
I walked back into the car, Johnny behind the wheel while Zacky and I were in the backseats holding Gaby
“Please, Gaby, don’t leave me” I said against her hair, I kissed her forehead, touching her cheek taining her in her own blood, I watched how her chest rose slowly, but rose.
“How far are we!?” I asked exasperated
“With short shit driving?” Zacky said “In no minute, Calm down Jimmy, she's gonna be okay”
I nodded, unavailable to smile or chuckle or laugh, I could lose Gaby in any minute… I was far beyond scared to joke right now.
I looked how her eyes suddenly closed and her chest was rising more and more slowly…
“NO, NO NO! DEAR GOD, DON'T” I said against her hair “GABY, DON'T LEAVE ME, I'M BEGGING YOU!” I cried, I couldn't feel her heartbeats and I didn't wanted to let her go
Before I knew it we were at the hospital and I stepped out of the car holding Gaby in my arms and I rushed myself into the building
“HELP!” I yelled bloody with Gaby in my arms “I NEED HELP! SOMEONE!”
“I NEED A LITTER HERE!” A blond doctor, a woman yelled, and someone came in taking Gaby away from me and into the gurney and they take her into a room, I rushed right behind them and I went into the same room where 2 more doctors where treating her
“I don't...” I trailed “I couldn't hear her heartbeat”
“Ok, we need to check for pulse” a nurse said tooking off her stethoscope and started to look for a pulse
I was dying with the anticipation and I was scared, what if they didn't find her pulse?, what if she was already dead?, what if—
“WE HAVE A PULSE!” she yelled “It's weak but it's there”
“Okay, we have a gunshot wound on her low ab” A tall doctor with black hair said “We need to call the blood bank, she might need some liters”
LITERS!?!
“We have some broken ribs, and a broken hand” A redheaded said “SOMEONE CALL ORTO, NOW!” she yelled
“Okay, we need to intubate her” the blonde from before said
I saw how they put her some tubes down her throat, while they hold her head in her place
“Okay, we need to turn her around” the tall man said “On the count of three. 1…2…3!” and they turned her around on her side, ripping the rest of her damaged shirt apart, leaving her on her bra and they put her back like she was before
“Book an OR” the blonde one said towards a nurse
“How did this happened, she must be 18” the tall man said
“She is 17” I chimed in
“Who are you?” he asked
“I’m her best friend, I’m her boyfriend” I replied
. . . Was I? After this, I just couldn't—
“What happened?” he asked breaking my thougths
“Her dad” I replied “We called the cops, he was going to kill her”
“You did well…” he said waiting for my name
“Jimmy” I said
“Okay, Jimmy” he said “We need to get her into surgery, but Amelia here” he pointed to the blonde doctor “Is going to keep you posted”
I nodded
Then they took Gaby away and Amelia took me into the waiting room, where Zacky and Johnny were, they had called Brian already and Matt was already with him, and they were being now interrogated by the cops.
I don’t know how many time passed by, I filled forms, I was passing through the lobby, I had drinked at least 15 cups of coffee and Brian and Matt came in followed by Papa Gates, Brian’s dad. Who was very found of Gaby, she was like a daughter to him, in fact all our parents loved Gaby.
We were waiting there, for any kind of news until…
“Mrs. Sullivan family?” Amelia asked and I stood up
“Sullivan?” Papa Gates asked
“I gave her my last name, in case of any trouble, I shall take care of her bills” I said
“No, Jimmy you can’t, you barely made money for your own living. I’ll take care of her bills” Papa Gates said and I smiled, knowing it was best not arguing right now
“How is she?” I asked towards the nurse, that was wearing some blue scrubs.
“Well she…”
I had made my way back to the house to see what Brian had done to my car and he and the rest of the guys insisted in coming with me to pick up Gaby, even though I didn’t wanted it, they wanted me to be their ride home and I mean c’mon, I wanted to be alone with her.
Sue me.
Anyways I sent Gaby a text letting her know that I was going to be there soon, but I didn’t get a reply.
“That’s weird” I frowned
“What?” Brian chimed in
“I sent Gaby a text but she doesn’t answered me yet” I arched an eyebrow at my cellphone
“Maybe she hasn’t see it, jezz, you're not together yet and you're already acting overly attached, dude” Brian joked
“Oh, shut up!” I whined, putting my cellphone in my back pocket “C’mon, we gotta go, I gotta pick her up”
“I drive!” Johnny yelled and I rolled my eyes
Johnny drove us into Gaby’s house because it started to rain, I checked my phone to see if I had any missed calls or texts. But I had none. I called her and the phone automatically went into the voice mail.
I was getting worried.
When we were close enough that I could see the front yard of her house, I saw her blonde hair and I knew it was her, she was walking like she could fell in the ground at any minute and then a loud gunshot was heard, that made me jump out of the car in movement.
“GABY!” I yelled, running towards her while her body colapsed against the ground
“GABY!” I yelled “NO!!” I picked her limp body from the muddy grass, her face was bloody and beaten, her shirt ripped in half and her side, oh god, her side was bleeding… bleeding really bad, I put my hand on her wound, trying to make the bleeding stop, but soon my shaky hand was tainted red
“GABY!” I cried into her neck, while her eyes where still closed “PLEASE ANSWER ME, DON’T LEAVE ME!”
“Oh” the voice I knew had to be from her dad spoke “So you’re loverboy” he chuckled “She deserved it, you know? She was a whore”
Before I could think it twice I wasted no time in tackling him into the ground, making him lose the gun he had, and I started to punch him without hesitation
“YOU MOTHERFUCKER!” I yelled “I’M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!!”
I pounded my fists against his face and I hit it and hit it without stopping, letting my frustrations go with every punch deliver into his face, Gaby was dead, she was dead and it was my fault, I should have acted before, I should have done something! If I had she would still be alive!
“JIMMY! JIMMY!” Brian’s yelled shaking my shoulder
“No…” I sobbed still punching him, but slowering my pace “I can’t… I can’t—”
“SHE'S ALIVE!” Johnny yelled and I stood up from her dad.
She is alive!?!
“Are you sure, Johnny?” Brian asked, and I started walking towards her
“She has a pulse, barely, I'm using a piece of my shirt to stop the bleeding” he said, while I kneeled to pick her up “But I don't think she can't hold on much longer”
She suddenly opened her eyes, those beautiful eyes and she looked at me
“Hey…” I said
She tried to talk but she couldn’t, blood was flooding from her mouth
“Shhh” I cooed “Everything’s gonna be okay, Gaby. Don’t speak”
“She needs an hospital, NOW” Johnny spoke and I nodded, looking at him
“All this… for… a… slut?…” her dad trailed
“If I were you, I wouldn’t be talking, you piece of shit!” Brian hissed, kicking him on the ribs
I stood up going to punch him, but her hand grabbed my shirt not letting go.
“Don’t…” she breathed “Don’t…”
I looked away from her and I called Zacky “We have to go the hospital, did you called the police?”
“They’re on their way” he said “I also called Matt, to let him know about the whole situation, his coming here
“I’ll stay” Brian said “I’ll wait for Matt and we will wait for the cops”
I nodded
Johnny was already inside the car behind the wheel and Zacky went into the passenger seat. I picked Gaby up and she cling into my shirt, holding it tightly.
“SHE MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD FUCK!” her dad yelled, I could feel the sick in his tone, just after that Brian punched him on the face, making him hit the grass
“SHUT THE FUCK UP!” I yelled, towards him with Gaby in my arms “SHE IS WORTH IT! SHE IS WORTH MORE THAN THIS CRAPPY LIFE YOU HAVE GIVE HER”
“JIMMY WE DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!” Zacky yelled holding my shoulder “We need to go NOW. For her”
I looked one more time to Gaby's dad and I hissed “If you ever try to come near her again, I will kill you” I added looking at Brian “We'll meet you guys at the hospital”
I walked back into the car, Johnny behind the wheel while Zacky and I were in the backseats holding Gaby
“Please, Gaby, don’t leave me” I said against her hair, I kissed her forehead, touching her cheek taining her in her own blood, I watched how her chest rose slowly, but rose.
“How far are we!?” I asked exasperated
“With short shit driving?” Zacky said “In no minute, Calm down Jimmy, she's gonna be okay”
I nodded, unavailable to smile or chuckle or laugh, I could lose Gaby in any minute… I was far beyond scared to joke right now.
I looked how her eyes suddenly closed and her chest was rising more and more slowly…
“NO, NO NO! DEAR GOD, DON'T” I said against her hair “GABY, DON'T LEAVE ME, I'M BEGGING YOU!” I cried, I couldn't feel her heartbeats and I didn't wanted to let her go
Before I knew it we were at the hospital and I stepped out of the car holding Gaby in my arms and I rushed myself into the building
“HELP!” I yelled bloody with Gaby in my arms “I NEED HELP! SOMEONE!”
“I NEED A LITTER HERE!” A blond doctor, a woman yelled, and someone came in taking Gaby away from me and into the gurney and they take her into a room, I rushed right behind them and I went into the same room where 2 more doctors where treating her
“I don't...” I trailed “I couldn't hear her heartbeat”
“Ok, we need to check for pulse” a nurse said tooking off her stethoscope and started to look for a pulse
I was dying with the anticipation and I was scared, what if they didn't find her pulse?, what if she was already dead?, what if—
“WE HAVE A PULSE!” she yelled “It's weak but it's there”
“Okay, we have a gunshot wound on her low ab” A tall doctor with black hair said “We need to call the blood bank, she might need some liters”
LITERS!?!
“We have some broken ribs, and a broken hand” A redheaded said “SOMEONE CALL ORTO, NOW!” she yelled
“Okay, we need to intubate her” the blonde from before said
I saw how they put her some tubes down her throat, while they hold her head in her place
“Okay, we need to turn her around” the tall man said “On the count of three. 1…2…3!” and they turned her around on her side, ripping the rest of her damaged shirt apart, leaving her on her bra and they put her back like she was before
“Book an OR” the blonde one said towards a nurse
“How did this happened, she must be 18” the tall man said
“She is 17” I chimed in
“Who are you?” he asked
“I’m her best friend, I’m her boyfriend” I replied
. . . Was I? After this, I just couldn't—
“What happened?” he asked breaking my thougths
“Her dad” I replied “We called the cops, he was going to kill her”
“You did well…” he said waiting for my name
“Jimmy” I said
“Okay, Jimmy” he said “We need to get her into surgery, but Amelia here” he pointed to the blonde doctor “Is going to keep you posted”
I nodded
Then they took Gaby away and Amelia took me into the waiting room, where Zacky and Johnny were, they had called Brian already and Matt was already with him, and they were being now interrogated by the cops.
I don’t know how many time passed by, I filled forms, I was passing through the lobby, I had drinked at least 15 cups of coffee and Brian and Matt came in followed by Papa Gates, Brian’s dad. Who was very found of Gaby, she was like a daughter to him, in fact all our parents loved Gaby.
We were waiting there, for any kind of news until…
“Mrs. Sullivan family?” Amelia asked and I stood up
“Sullivan?” Papa Gates asked
“I gave her my last name, in case of any trouble, I shall take care of her bills” I said
“No, Jimmy you can’t, you barely made money for your own living. I’ll take care of her bills” Papa Gates said and I smiled, knowing it was best not arguing right now
“How is she?” I asked towards the nurse, that was wearing some blue scrubs.
“Well she…”
7/30/13