Chapter 73

MELISSA

There's nothing here to help me with the pain, and I'm sure I need to sanitize this wound, or I could get an infection before I die.

"Don't worry about it, I'm here with you now. You were by my side for a long time when I had no one, we're best friends and friends do that, Mel," she says it lovingly, and I tie the piece of fabric against my leg.

I feel weaker now, but the bleeding in my leg has stopped, and that's a good thing. I'm still in a lot of pain, and I see Maggie pick up the glass of water and approach me.

"She wants to kill me. I'm not drinking that, Maggie," I say, and my friend arches an eyebrow, still looking at me.

"She wants to kill you, but do you think she'd kill you with a glass of water? She's crazy and would do much worse than that. You need to stay awake, Mel."

I pick up the glass and drink all the liquid before looking at the large piece of glass that has gone into my leg. She's going to come back here, and we can't b