"Jayden, don't say anything. Stop speaking. As long as you stay alive, I will listen to you from now on! I'll listen to whatever you say!" Karen Joy shouted at him fiercely.
As long as he could stay alive, calling him 'Brother' was the least she could do. She would even trade her life for his.
"Karen..." Jayden muttered.
"Don't move," she replied softly.
The blood from Jayden's wound was still pouring out endlessly, but Karen Joy could not stop it no matter how hard she tried. She could only watch as his face got paler and paler, and his breathing was getting weaker and weaker.
No! No! No!
She couldn't let anything happen to him!
He must be fine!
"Karen..."
"Don't worry, hold on for a little longer, I'll get some help right away."
Karen Joy touched Jayden's pocket, looking for his phone to call for help. Unfortunately, the phone had run out of battery.
"D*mn it!" Karen Joy was so frustrated that she cursed. It felt like endless bad luck!
She couldn't call for help, and no one was coming to save them. Therefore, she needed to find a way to save them. She must find a way to stabilize Jayden's critical condition.
Karen Joy had no way to remove the bullet from Jayden's body, so she must find a way to stop the bleeding of his wound and keep him warm.
Karen Joy had participated in the rescue work at the disaster area before and she was skilled at basic first- aid measures. She immediately took off her thick coat and wrapped it around him. Then, she used his shirt to stop the bleeding.
When she was done, Jayden's eyelids were gradually closing, as his strength had dwindled completely.
"Don't fall asleep, talk to me, okay?" Karen Joy knew that she must not let an injured person fall asleep, because once they lose consciousness, the likelihood of them not waking up ever again was very high.
"Karen..." Jayden called her name. His voice was softer than ever before. He had never called her name so softly.
Blood still kept flowing out, hence his consciousness was getting more and more blurred. It felt like his life was also slowly fading away.
"I'm here, I'm listening. Just tell me what you want to say." Karen Joy held his hand tightly because she feared that if she let go, he would disappear from her side.
He called her name again, "Karen..."
Karen Joy nodded and answered, "Tell me!"
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