Aryan

It happened too fast, one minute I was kissing Mia's hand and the next second she shoved me away so hard to the side, I almost fell.

"What the fu......" And I heard a loud bang and Mia screamed and fell to the ground really hard. Everything unfolded in slow motion.

"Miaaaaa." I yelled and rushed to her side and saw her bleeding from her right shoulder. Fuck what the hell was happening? She was slowly losing her consciousness. I cupped her face and tried to keep her conscious. I have to get her treated immediately.

"Stay with me fiore." I carried her in my arms and ran back inside.

"Help, get me a doctor now." I yelled and a few nurses and doctors came running in my direction.

"What happened?" Nurse Clara panicked.

"She got shot."

"Let's get her to trauma room 1, stat." Nurse Clara yelled and I ran towards the room with her. Her face was getting paler by the second. "Stay with me love, please."

I placed her down on the bed and everybody immediately surrounded her and Doctor Rehan the trauma surgeon came running in.

"What happened?" Doctor Rehan asked while he assessed her.

"Unresponsive female, gunshot wound to the right shoulder. Blood pressure is dropping rapidly." Nurse Clara informed him.

"Let's get her hooked up to monitors and start a saline drip. We need to stabilise her before we can assess the extent of the injury."

I stood there immobilised watching the medical team spring into action. All my years of medical training failed me at that moment because I can't even think straight. I couldn't do anything to help her.

They cut open Mia's dress revealing her blooded body but I looked away because it killed me to see my girl in that state. It was heart shattering to say the least. I wanted to help her but I was too shocked to move or do anything. I knew I would only fuck it up so I left it to the team to help her.

"Doctor Aryan, are you okay? Why don't you wait outside." Nurse Ria came to check up on me.

"No, I want to stay. I'm not leaving Mia anywhere." I said with a trembling voice.

The doctors worked quickly and efficiently, their movements precise as they assess Mia's injuries and administer life-saving treatments. I watch on, my heart is in my throat as I wait for any sign of hope. I saw Doctor Rehan pull out the bullet from her shoulder. God that was painful to fucking watch.

"Oh god Mia." Why did she have to push me and take the bullet? It should have been me, not her. My Mia please be okay. Don't leave me yet my fiore. I want to spend my whole life loving you, watching you laugh and tease me.

Minutes felt like eternity as I stood by and watched the scenes unfold before me. The fear of losing her kept swirling in my mind and I couldn't stop it.

"Aryan, dude shit Mia omg. I just got paged."Rahul came barging into the room but I didn't acknowledge him.

"Come on man, let's wait outside." Rahul tried to pull me outside but I didn't want to go.

'Rahul... I can't... leave Mia...I." I was so lost of words.

"She is going to be fine. Let's just go outside." He repeated his words gently and I obliged this time.

We walked out of the room and I instantly sank to the floor and cried. I have never cried like this before in my 29 years of living in this world. But for the first time in my life, I cried like I lost the most precious and valuable thing in my life. The weight of the situation came crashing down on me like a tidal wave and I was overwhelmed with grief and pain.

"Mia, please be okay." I sobbed.

"Please... don't leave me. It should have been me." I covered my face as tears streamed down my cheeks.

Rahul hugged me while I cried my pain away.

My heart ached with the weight of guilt and regret, my thoughts consumed by the relentless cycle of what-ifs and should-haves. I feel utterly powerless, my strength shattered by the cruel twist of fate that has torn Mia from my grasps.

For a moment, time stands still as I surrendered to the overwhelming tide of sorrow, lost in the depths of his despair. I could hear footsteps running towards me and muffled sounds in the background.

"Mia fuck, Doctor Aryan what happened?". I looked up and saw a rather worried Karan and Darian standing in front of me. I got up and tried explaining to them but my words were stuck in my throat.
"Mia she...." My voice broke and I couldn't speak.

"It's okay my boy, Mia is a fighter, she is going to come out of this stronger." Darian hugged me and tried calming me down. How is this man so calm? His daughter was fighting for her life and he was not freaking out and here I was losing my mind. I admire the strength and resilience of this man. The confidence he had on Mia was otherworldly. It's like he knew she would make it and I should have the same confidence as well, so I tried to keep myself composed and calmed myself down instead of tearing up like a kid. Mia needs me when she wakes up and I had to be mentally prepared. I can't freak out and jam up like just now. I have to take care and be there for her.

30 agonising minutes later, Doctor Rehan came out from the room.

"Mia's condition is stable. We were able to stabilise her and repair the damage from the gunshot wound. She's out of immediate danger." Doctor Rehan informed us.

I was overwhelmed with relief when he said that and my eyes started swelling up again.

Her father was right, she is a fighter. My Mia is okay.

"Thank you so much Doctor Rehan....I."

"It's alright Doctor Aryan. We'll be monitoring her closely in the ICU, but for now, we will let her rest and I believe you should too.."

"I will. Thank you once again Doctor Rehan."

We all relaxed a little after Doctor Rehan left. My heart felt lighter knowing that Mia is stable now and out of immediate danger. I washed away the weight of despair that almost consumed me.

"I told you she is a fighter." Darian placed his hand on my back.

"Y-yes sir," I agreed.

"Raymond managed to capture Ronnie Shen." Karan informed me.

The sound of his name brought out a sudden outburst of rage within me. I'm going to make sure Ronnie Shen faces my wrath for hurting Mia.

"Where is he?" I gritted my teeth and curled my fist into a tight ball.

"Raymond has kept him in a secret location. I believe we would all like to have a .... Word with him before we hand him over to Officer Heron." I knew what Karan meant.

"I will try to speak with Officer Heron and keep him occupied for a bit." Darian spoke up with a stern look on his face.

I am going to fuck Ronnie Shen up real bad.