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CAMDEN
Waiting. That was all I’d done for the past three hours. They said Brooklyn’s wound wasn’t critical, but she could have bled out if I didn’t get her to the hospital in time. The thought of never seeing her again put everything in perspective. I had been selfish through this whole ordeal. I knew getting close to her would put her in danger, but I wanted her so f*****g bad it hadn’t really registered.
Through the waiting room glass windows, I watched Jason rush up to the desk. When he saw me, he ignored the nurse and ran straight into the room.
“What’s going on? Mason just called and said I needed to come up here. What the f**k happened?”
“Brooklyn was shot,” I thundered. Taking a deep breath, I clenched my hands into tight fists. Just saying the words out loud made me want to
