BANG

I fall back hearing the loud bang. All I could think about is my parents, Jason, and Jacky.

"Aleysa!"

I hear Jason's deep voice shout.

Wow, I never knew when you die you can hear voices so close.

That's when I felt some strong hands grab my shoulders shaking me quite harshly causing me to flutter my eyes open.

My eyes immediately lock with Jason's light brown hazel ones. He has a terrified expression plastered on his face peering at me.

"Am I dead?", I mumble.

"No!", Jason mutters pulling me in for tight hug.

I push Jason away scanning every inch of my body. Indeed I wasn't shot I was still alive. My eyes travel down where I see a lifeless long hair blonde guy on the ground.

The gun shot striked him not me.

"Oh my god!", I shout reality setting in.

"I shot him before he could do anything", Jason reassures me.

"Oh my, Jason thank you! You saved my life! I thought he shot me! I thought I was dead", I sob hugging Jason.

"I would never let anything happen to you", Jason kisses my head.

I glance at Jacky who's in the arms of Isaac. She is also crying while Ace is glaring at Jason and I with hate.

However, I ignore him feeling blessed to live after what just happened a few moments ago. My life was literally between life and death.

Suddenly, I remember my foot was shot as I feel the pain sting.

"He shot my foot", I sniffle pulling away from Jason.

"Fuck", Jason mumbles taking my shoe off ripping a piece of his shirt off tying it around the wound.

"Let's get you to a hospital now!", Jason worriedly says lifting me up in bridal style.

Isaac also lifts Jacky up in bridal style as we head away from the woods.

"I'm so fucking sorry Aleysa", Jason's voice cracks.

"J-J", I mumble.

Everything is blurring and his voice is sounding so far away. I can feel my eyelids so heavy like I haven't slept in so many days. I'm so so sleepy.

"Aleysa don't pass out", Jason says terrified.

Next thing I knew my world went black no longer hearing Jason's voice.

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Beep Beep Beep

Is all I keep hearing for the past two minutes until my eyelids flutter open. The bright lights in this white room almost blinds me. I lift my arm up using it as a shade to my eyes.

I glance around the room this time seeing so clearly. I see a sleepy Jason on the chair near me his hand is gripping onto mine.

"Jason", I softly mumble feeling my throat so dry.

Jason immediately wakes up worriedly peering at me standing off of the chair.

"Aleysa how are you feeling?", he hastily asks.

"I'm so thirsty and hungry"

Jason nods carefully letting go of my hand walking towards the door.

"Nurse!", he shouts out of the room.

A nurse who looks to be in her late 20's immediately runs towards Jason.

"Is everything okay?", she worriedly asks Jason glancing at me.

"She barely woke up.. she's hungry and thirsty", Jason responds.

The nurse nods then turns her heel heading towards the hallway power walking.

"Thanks", I huff.

"Aleysa"

"What did the doctor say about my foot?", I cut him off lifting the thin white bed sheet off of my left leg seeing a cast around my foot.

"The bullet flew through your foot that's why you lost a lot of blood and passed out", Jason slumps his shoulders looking down on the floor.

"Jason don't feel guilty for this", I huff knowing exactly what's going through Jason's head.

"It's all my fault you and Jacky went through this and you almost died Aleysa"

"Jason there's no way you could of known Santos was going to come after us and a bullet to the foot is nothing I'm fine"

"That's the thing Aleysa all of my enemies or future enemies will come after you in order to get to me.. you being with me is putting yourself in danger and you getting shot at, beaten, slapped, starved, and almost raped is not fine you should of never went through that", Jason mutters clenching his fists

Everything Jason is saying is so true no doubt about that. As longest he's living the criminal lifestyle of his. He will always get me in danger by others seeking revenge on him. However, I don't care I want to be with him.

"Jason I'm okay nothing happened to me stop it!", I grumble.

"Nothing happened severely thanks to me arriving on time Aleysa! What if I didn't arrive on time then where would you be huh?! For god's sake have you seen yourself in the mirror your so beaten up!", Jason mutters a glossy sheen in his light brown hazel eyes beaming at me.

As a matter of fact I haven't looked at myself since getting kidnapped. I have no idea how I look after getting slapped and punched by Santos and his guys.

The entire time Jacky and I were held captive they never once gave us water nor fed us. All we received was icy splashes of water to awaken us real quick.

Jason question haunts me as I stay quiet. He's right I'm so lucky he made it on time before that lunatic put a bullet through my head. What if Jason never came on time or what if he never came at all. Where would I be right now?

Dead

Where would Jacky be right now since I failed to protect her?

Dead

"Jason please don't do what I think your trying to do", I mumble fearing the worst.

Jason opens the cabinets opening every single one until he finds a mirror. He grabs the mirror handing it to me. I cross my arms across my chest rejecting it looking away.

"Take a look!", Jason hisses.

"NO!"

"Look!", Jason grabs my jaw placing the mirror in front of me.

I look at myself in the mirror and indeed I'm completely baffled by my appearance. Tears start to fill up my eyes as I stare at myself.

My face is almost unnoticeable. It's so swollen bruises all over my face and my right eye was completely swollen.

"I'm fine Jason this is all going to heal okay!", I hiss tears sliding down my face.

I shove the mirror away from my face no longer wanting to look at myself.

"Aleysa baby!", my mom and dad burst through the door out of nowhere.

My mother's eyes are so red from probably crying who knows for how long. I wonder if Jason told her everything.

My mom gently touches my face pulling me in for a hug sobbing.

I glance at my father who's throwing the most hateful nasty glare at Jason.

"I hope you remembered our little convo", my father sneers.

Convo?

"What convo?", I chirp.

"I told you Aleysa this poor orphan is nothing, but trouble", my father hisses.

"Ben!", my mom sternly says.

"He's right Angela.. I'm trash that doesn't deserve your daughter I'm not good for her", Jason firmly says slumping his shoulders down in defeat.

"Your not trash Jason! Your good please stop!", I protest feeling my heart thump against my chest.

"I'm sorry Aleysa but it's over between us. please accept this and move on with your life your safer without me", Jason huffs intently beaming at me.

"No! I want to be with you! I'm safe with you!", I retort my vision blurring.

"Aleysa!", my father scolds.

"Shut up dad! Stay out of my relationship with him! I love him!", I shout throwing him a hateful glare.

My father looks taken back from my outburst towards him.

"It's over Aleysa!", Jason mutters.

"No it's not over Jason I love you that's all that should matter!"

"After everything Aleysa really?!", Jason sighs.

"You saved me Jason I don't care there's nothing that will tear me away from you!", I shout.

"Saved?", my mom furrows her brows confused.

"Yes mom he saved me from getting killed by a lunatic"

"I thought you were just hiking with Jacky in the woods when a crazy person appeared on you guys. You guys tried to run away when Jacky's foot twisted which the crazy guy catched up and you tried fighting him which caused him to shoot your foot-"

"Yes mom! Jason came in time before that crazy guy shot me in the head. Thanks to him I'm alive speaking to you right now!", I grit my teeth.

"How did Jason know where you were? I bet it was on of his friends", my dad raises a brow.

"Dad your unbelievable! He saved your daughter's life your only daughter!", I scoff.

"Watch your tone!", my dad spats.

"We're not over Jason!", I hiss beaming at Jason furiously.

"Exactly how did you save Aleysa?", my father scoffs peering at Jason.

Are you serious

"He hit him with a rock on the back of his head from behind. That lunatic got knocked out and the three of us got away", I chirp answering for Jason.

My father glares at me not believing a single word I'm saying. However, he doesn't protest or ask anymore questions. He just stays silent.

"I quit Grey Global", Jason mutters.

"Good", my dad grins.

"Jason!", I hiss.

"Aleysa, I still stand firm by my decision. There's nothing that's going to make me change my mind. It's over Aleysa", Jason firmly says no emotion on his face.

My heart literally stops as his words sink completely in this time. If I was feeling hungry earlier. I'm definitely not hungry anymore instead I want to throw up.

"Jason!"

"Angela and Mr. Grey, please keep her away from me", Jason bluntly says turning his heel exiting the room.

"Disappear", my dad scoffs.

"Dad!", I shout sobbing.

"I will no doubt about that", Jason mutters not bothering to glance at me as he exits out of the room. Out of my life.

"Jason!", I shout as loud as I can trying to get off of the bed wanting to run to Jason.

My father and mom hold me back pinning me onto the bed.

"Let me go!"

"Baby girl your going to hurt your foot", my mom sniffles.

"Nurse inject her", my dad demands.

"No! Get the fuck away from me!", I roar trying to fight against everybody.

My father along with male nurses pin my arms down to the bed firmly.

I feel the nurse inject life the needle into my shoulder feeling the liquid run through my veins quickly taking its effect on me.

I feel myself calm down no longer yelling for Jason. My eyelids feel so heavy closing down on me.

And just like that I fall into a piece full sleep.