Neo had fallen to his knees and he was groping his shoulder. His face was tightened, more like he was concentrating than he was in pain. Aliyah rushed to his aid.
Gully had made a clean stab high on Neo's left shoulder, right under his collarbone. Gully had removed the knife and taken it with him. Blood oozed from under Neo's hand.
Aliyah's head reeled. She was dizzy from the alcohol and the tussle and the soreness of her neck. “What--What do I do?"
Neo breathed in calmly and out with a strained groan. “Get my phone, please."
Aliyah reached into his back pocket. Neo wiggled his left hand and Aliyah placed the phone in it.
She waited eagerly for more instruction. “You're bleeding a lot," she said.
“I know. It'll be fine though. We just need to keep pressure on it. Can you go get a ra
