To Love a Player (34 page)

My voice was shaking with panic as I asked, "Mollie, are you okay?"

I heard her groan in pain as she focused on my face and I breathed a sigh of relief because it meant that she was alive. I could hear sirens in the distance and I reached towards her, grimacing in my own pain as I caressed her cheek. I tried to smooth out my voice as I said, "Help is coming, beautiful."

Her eyes started to close and I shook her slightly, making them open back up. I smoothed out her hair from her face and said, "No, don't go to sleep. Stay with me, please."

Her eyes slowly focused on mine and I gave her a soft smile as I pleaded, "I love you, Mollie. Please don't go to sleep. Stay with me, please."