Second Chances: a Coincidences novel

Chapter 2: Running Scared

I had been stabbed and it was bad. He started to laugh as the pain overtook me. He tried to stab me again, and saw the wrench and shoved it in his face. He cried in absolute pain and that was when I got up and ran. I could hear him yelling and screaming, telling me he was going to kill me and to watch my back.

Blood was coming out and I had no way to control it. I took off my buttoned shirt and pressed it against my wound. I was wearing a white tank top which highlighted my blood as I tried to press the wound to control the bleeding.

I kept running, trying to scream for help but nothing was happening as there was no one around.

Then, I saw my brother running after me as he noticed me even from the other block. I then saw an SUV and waved at it for help. He stopped and the next thing that surprised me was that it was Ragheb with Jihan on the passenger seat. Khaled stepped out and was shocked at how badly I was bleeding.

He saw my brother and instantly grabbed and helped me into the car. I pulled my phone and handed it to Jihan, who like my uncle, Khaled, and Louai was freaking out.

"What happened?!" Khaled asked, crying and scared.

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Khaled's POV

I watched as my little cousin bled out. I held the shirt as tightly as I could but the bleeding was so profuse that Louai had to take his shirt off to help. Anas Bukhash and his little brother Hassan were also trying to help but it was to no avail.

"His brother was who assaulted him" my mom said. "It clearly shows in the video that he was chasing him around with the knife and when he fell down the stairs, it went blank but can still hear the struggle and his brother saying he's going to kill him."

"Buddy, stay with me" I begged.

"Please, I don't want to die!" Omar cried.

Louai had tears in his eyes as he held his hand.

I tried to keep calm, as well as do my best to keep him conscious but he was going in and out, unable to keep his eyes open.

We finally arrived at the hospital and I picked him up and carried him into the emergency room where they immediately put him on a stretcher. The nurse called the trauma team and watched as they took him.

An hour went by and I was getting loopy and impatient from the lack of communication from the doctor and really, anyone here.

This whole situation made me regret a lot of things, like not having stopped him from leaving because had he been with us, he would not have been put in this position. I also regretted how badly I had treated him when he punched Louai. He was not at fault then and he was not at fault now.

He did not deserve what was happening to him. He deserved better and after what I just witnessed, I was going to make sure he was safe and that this never happens to him, ever again.

"Khaled, you need to calm down!" my dad urged.

"I can't. My little cousin is fighting for his life. If only we'd have gotten there sooner, maybe this would not have happened."

"I know but we have to pray that he recovers" my dad said, noticing the tears in his eyes.

"Why would his own brother do this to him?" asked Hassan, Anas' brother.

"He's a drug addict and he's extremely violent when under the influence" I said, coldly.

"Call his mom again" Jihan suggested.