79: An unwanted gift

*Lumi*

"Dammit Tom, you chivalrous fool". I kneel down by his side. Of course he acted like the knight in shining armour, what else could I expect from Tom ?

Meri is on his other side, tears streaming down her face as she is squeezing his limp hand. "Please Tom, don't ... don't ... leave me".

I lift up his shirt, seeing the blood slowly pulsing from the wound. I might not be a doctor, but this is bad, very very bad. I need to do something or I have no doubt he is going to bleed out. I spot one of the bank workers, yelling at him. "First aid kit ... now".

Just as he returns a young police officer kneels down next to me. "It looks like the liver is hit, an ambulance is on the way, but we need to try and stop the bleeding".

"Yeah, can you check if there is an exit wound". What help will it be if we stop the bleeding on the front, only to have him bleeding out from the back ?

The officer slides his hands under him, gently feeling around. Then shaking his head. "I can't find any exi