Cold State Line

Someone pulled me away from Matt, someone literally dragged me away from the man I was in love with. Why? Why would they pull me away? He needed me. The EMTs were going to hurt him with those paddles.

"MATT!" My voice was hoarse, rough from unshed tears. "MATT!"

"Come on, Haylee." It was Brian holding me back. He had an arm around my waist, his other arm around my chest. "You have to let them do their job."

I kept struggling against him even though I knew he was right. And yet, I just wanted to be next to him. I wanted to be the first face he saw. Instead, I was being held back, away from him while a bunch of EMTs tried to save his life.

"Matt!" My voice wasn't as loud as it once was, but I still couldn't fathom anything beyond his name. Why was this happening? What the literal fuck was wrong with Clay?

I watched in horror as they paddles met his chest. His chest jumped as electricity raced through it. Nothing happened and the EMTs started to perform CPR on him. They had a purple bag looking thing that covered his mouth and while one EMT used that to get air into Matt, the other EMT used their hands to pump Matt's chest. A third EMT was trying to patch up the gun shot.

"MATT!" My voice had come back as I watched this. I wasn't the only one completely frozen and horrified. Brian seemed to be the only one able to react beyond fear and horror. Jimmy was still trying to reach Clay even though the bailiffs had taken him away, Johnny was leaning against the desk, Zacky was staring at Matt with tears in his eyes, and I was trying to figure out what the hell happened.

The EMTs removed the apparatus and then charged the paddles again. Once again, Matt's chest jumped as electricity coursed through it. That's when his eyes flashed open, and it was like I could breathe again.

Matt tried to sit up, but the EMTs forced him down and strapped him to one of those boards. He looked around, a crazed look in his eyes. I saw him look at me and a faint smile ghost his lips. Then he looked right at where they had taken Clay.

"I will fucking kill him."

Notes

Short update... I gotta re-read