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Kasey sped up so that she was spinning toward the door. She stuck her hand it in front of her, and the door was pushed open by an unseen force. As soon as she stepped outside, she liked around. They would need a ride to get back… Maybe they could steal a car?
Off to the side, there were three SUV's. One looked to be occupied, but the other two seemed to be free for use, "Over there!"
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"Any chance you know how to hot-wire a car?" Kasey asked, glancing over her shoulder as she hurried towards the SUVs.
Kyle smirked, "You're lucky I can." He replied, quickly following.
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Kasey let out a quick sigh and nodded once. "Good. I think I can get it unlocked. I'll just have to concentrate for a moment," she mused as they reached one of the vehicles.
"Good, and please hurry, Liam isn't going to make it at this rate." Kyle replied, casting the other a worried glance.
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“I know,” Kasey muttered. Of course she knew. Her boyfriend was bleeding his life out. If they didn’t get him to the hospital soon… She shuddered even thinking of it. She didn’t want to live a life without him in it… “Done.”
"Wonderful." Kyle muttered, managing to get Liam in the back seat of the car before starting on getting the thing actually moving.
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Kasey quickly climbed in with Liam, sitting as close to him as she could. She reached over and ran a hand through his hair, chewing on her lip as she looked down at him, worry filling her eyes.
"We're gonna get you out of here. You're going to be okay," she whispered.
Liam leaned slightly into her touch, wishing he could wrap an arm around Kasey without a surge of pain rushing through him, "I love you…" He muttered.
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"I love you, too. So so much," Kasey rasped out, feeling tears pricking in her eyes. "You have to get through this, okay? You're strong. Just… Survive this, okay?"
Liam chuckled weakly, cracking one eye open, "Don't worry, I'm sure as hell trying…"
There was a low rumbling that shook the car and Kyle let out a triumphant laugh, "Leggo baby." The car started to move, and soon enough, he was pumping the accelerator.
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Kasey gave him a tiny smile when he opened his eye. She leaned down to quickly press a gentle kiss to his lips before sitting back up. "Good."
Liam manged to press back into the kiss just a little before his eye shut again, releasing a long and very, very painful breath.
The car sped through the dirt roads, avoiding a few bullets along the way and it wasn't long before they were on a main road again, "Kasey, where's the nearest hospital?" Kyle asked.
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Kasey gently cupped one of Liam's cheeks. Kyle's voice reached her ear, and she looked up at him. "Oh, turn left onto highway 22. I have a friend who's closer than the hospital. She knows about me being Kinesie."
Liam leaned into her hand slightly while Kyle nodded, "Okay, gotcha."
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“I can direct you there if you need me to. Otherwise, I can give you the address or out it into my phone for the gps,” Kasey offered, glancing back down at Liam and rubbing gentle circles into the soft skin of his cheek.
"Gps would be great, that way you can focus on Liam and not be preoccupied." Kyle responded and Liam, despite himself, huffed a laugh.
"I'm… fine…"
"Hate to break it to you mate, but you really aren't."
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“You’re not fine, Liam,” Kasey agreed softly with Kyle. She grabbed her phone and pulled up the address of Madeline’s place before handing it up to Kyle. “There. It’ll take you straight there.”
"Thanks so much." Kyle replied, taking the phone from her easily.
"What's a little blood, right?" Liam muttered.
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"A little blood is nothing," Kasey murmured, drawing her attention back to Liam. "But this is not a little blood, Liam…"
"Y-Yeah it is," Liam made a move to sit up but ended up giving up a second later, "I'm fine…"
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Kasey gave him a sad look before sighing and shaking her head. “You’re not fine, Liam. You’ve lost a lot of blood. It’s a miracle that you haven’t passed out yet.”
Liam huffed a laugh, “Don’t jinx me babe…” He muttered.
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"Don't pass out on me, then," Kasey managed to tease him, giving him a half smile.
Liam smiled up at her, even though his eyes were still closed, “I’m trying my best here.”
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"Good," Kasey murmured before glancing up at their surroundings. "Oh, we're almost there."
"Great…" Liam breathed, shifting slightly into a more comfortable position.
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A few quiet minutes later, they pulled up to the building Kasey had been taken to not long ago when she’d over-exerted herself and needed help.
“Kyle, can you carry Liam? I’ll go get Madeline,” she said, looking up at the man.
Kyle nodded, putting the car in park, "Of course, you okay with that, Liam?…. Liam?"
Liam didn't reply, couldn't reply as he had finally passed out due to blood loss.
