* LYDIA *

Thomas didn't come back for a long time, despite the fact that we have already managed to defeat our opponents.

I looked around but Rapp was still gone so I followed suit to see what was happening. In the distance I heard only screams which indicated that the brothers were arguing. So I picked up my speed and started running. But I stopped abruptly when I heard a shot.

"Thomas..." I whispered and started racing in that direction.

When I got there, the younger Rapp was on the ground and Mitch was standing next to him, gun in hand.

"No..." I shook my head and ran to the lying boy. "Thomas! " I knelt beside him.

He was bleeding a lot. His eyes were closed and his pulse was weak. The tears started to run down my cheeks by themselves. I looked at Mitch.

"You bastard! How could you?! " I screamed at Mitch.

Brunet didn't answer anything. I saw tears in his eyes, but nothing else.

"I'm sorry..." He said barely audibly and just walked away.

I looked at Thomas again.

"Thomas, I'm begging you..." I ripped off a piece of my clothes and tried to stop the bleeding. "Don't leave me, do you hear me...? " I cried. "Hang on..." My voice cracked. "Tom... "

After a while, our other people appeared next to us. Without waiting a moment, they took Thomas in their arms and drove him to the hospital.

***

We knew there was a great risk of taking Rapp to the hospital because the police were definitely looking for us, but we had no choice. We ran into the corridor of the hospital and the doctors reacted immediately. They put him on one of the hospital beds and quickly led him to the operating theater.

"Tom, I'm with you... " I was holding brunet's hand. "It'll be fine, hold on..." I said through my tears.

"L-Lydia..." I heard his weak voice.

"I'm with you... You'll be fine..." I smiled slightly at him. "I love you..." Tears ran down my cheeks.

"Lyds..." Thomas wanted to tell me something, but he was too weak. "M-Mitch..." He began, but didn't finish because he passed out and his hand released mine.

"Tom? " I panicked. "Thomas! "

"We're goint to operation. " Doctor said. "You can't come in there with us. "Added as they led him inside the room. "I promise we'll do our best. " Said at the end and disappeared through the door of the operating room.

I was in the hospital with Murphy and Bellamy. We ordered the others to stay in the hideout.

The operation took a long time. During these hours, as expected, the police came to question us. We told them everything, but of course adding something that wasn't true, and thanks to that we got out on our own, and fortunately we weren't in prison.

We were also visited by Bard and brought new clothes, for which we thanked him of course.

I fell asleep in one of the seats when suddenly Bellamy woke me up and said that he was after surgery.

"What's with him? " I asked the doctor right away.

"Are you family member? " Man in white asked.

"Yes. " I replied immediately, and the doctor looked at us closely. "It's just us. " I added, and boys supported me.

"So..." Doctor began looking at us carefully. "He lost a lot of blood and let's face it, his condition is serious. "

"How much? " Murphy asked.

"He may not survive the night. The shot was fired at close range. I'm very sorry. Now we can only wait. " He added and apologized, he had to go to the next patient.

I asked if we could go to him and doctor luckily let us.

So we entered the room where the young Rapp was. He was on a respirator and was still unconscious.

I sat down next to him and took his hand.

"Hey... " I greeted sending him a slight smile, which he couldn't see now. "I'm with you. " I added and kissed his forehead.

"He'll get out of this. " Bellamy said.

"He's strong. " Murphy backed him up.

I agreed with them, but it didn't change the fact that I was afraid for my beloved. Things have picked up even faster in the last few days. We learned a lot of things, mostly bad and unpleasant.

Mitch had killed his own parents, and now he shot his brother, who was fighting for his life right now. Why did he do all this? Now I doubted the older Rapp completely. It seems I shouldn't have to trust him.

And I wanted so badly to believe him.

***

It's been a week since Thomas was in the hospital. I sat with him all day and night. Boys told me to rest, but I didn't want to leave him. I couldn't lose him.

Today was Sunday. I was sitting next to Thomas and I was drawing in the notebook Murphy had brought me to make me at least not bored.

Having been sitting here for so long, I have already scratched off half a notebook. I mainly drew portraits, sometimes trees or animals. Today I drew a portrait of Thomas, the second one in a row. On the first one, he was lying in a hospital bed, and the one I was drawing at the moment was completely different. Brunet was smiling and happy at the time when everything was still fine and we could enjoy the moment.

I drew him from memory, sometimes glancing at the unconscious boy to be able to reflect his features, until suddenly I heard someone's voice.

"How much should I pay you for this portrait? "

"How much do you have in your pocket? " I replied thoughtfully until after a while it dawned on me and shocked I looked at brunet. "Tom!" I called to which Rapp laughed slightly.

I quickly put the notebook aside and threw myself on boy's neck.

"You're gonna strangle me. " He laughed.

"Sorry. " I looked at him with tears in my eyes and took his face in my hands. "God, you scared me. Don't ever do that again, you hear me? " A tear ran down my cheek. "Understand? " I looked him in the eyes.

"Yes, sir. " Tom smiled and I returned it, and after a while I joined our lips together in a warm kiss.

"And I love you too. " He said as we pulled away from each other and I smiled at him again.

"Boys! " I called to Bellamy and Murphy, who were sleeping in the same room as Tom.

They're sitting on the couch, cuddled up against each other like a couple. They looked so cute it was a pity to wake them up, but it's hard.

"Boys! " I repeated, and when they woke up and looked into each other's eyes, they jumped away from each other and immediately came to us.

"Hey, there! " Murphy called. " Our sleeping beauty finally got enough sleep? " He smiled at Rapp.

"Yeah. " Tom replied with a smile on his face. "It's good to see you guys again. " Said and hugged one friend and then another. "What about the rest? " Asked after a moment.

"Alive. " Bellamy answered him. "Some are injured, but all are alive."

After a while, the doctor also came, so we had to give him a moment to examine Thomas. Fortunately, it was better with him.

Later, Murphy and Bellamy went out to buy coffee so I was left alone with Rapp.

"Lydia... " Brunet began. "Do you know anything about Mitch? " He asked which surprised me a little.

"No. " I replied and stroked his hand. "Boys tried to learn something, but it was as if he had dissolved into thin air. I'm sorry, Tom. " I said. "How could he do this to you? I don't understand... "

"Lyds..." Thomas cut in on my words so I looked into his eyes. "Listen..." He corrected a little on the bed. "Back then, in the lab..." Began. "It wasn't Mitch who shot me. " He said, which surprised me even more.

"But..." I stammered. "How is that? I..."

"I know. " He entered my words again. "But he didn't shoot. "

"Then who? " I asked.

"Luke. " He replied.