The First Step

The aftermath

(Back with the first Pov)
First Pov
"i I'm so sorry" Anthony says as he looks at Me "we can't leave them like this mom" Anthony says as he looks at me "anthony you know we can't waste our supplies" he starts pouting "please" "fine" i rolled my eyes at him. 'this boy I tell ya' I walk up to the guy on the floor 'joel'.

Author Pov
Joel doesn't move an inch as he stares at her and Anthony. He's breathing heavy and there's sweat running down the side of his face despite the cold air in here. He can feel the blood pumping out of the wound, which Ellie is still desperately trying to contain.

He stares at you intensely, seeming to be willing himself to get back up, but his body isn't ready for it. He looks back up at Madeline again.

"You're gonna leave us like this?" "no" Madeline walked over to him and turned him over to see if the bullet went through his leg "hey, Ellie right?" Madeline looked at Ellie as she stared at her "go over there with Anthony and tell him to grab the medical pack out of my backpack"
Ellie looks over to Anthony, who looks back as if asking for permission. She seems to understand that Madeline wants them to work together, so Ellie nods to him as if telling him to do what she's saying.

As soon as he nods back, she stands up and joggs over to Anthony. Meanwhile, Joel looks over at Madeline as she turns him around, trying not to move his leg.

"Sorry.." he says softly. "Not your fault I'm the one that should be apologizing" Madeline looks up at Joel's eyes "I shoulda put the gun on safety, he's just a kid" Madeline looks over at Anthony searching in her bag. "Is it wrong for me wanting to protect him" Anthony and Ellie bring over her medical kit and she pulls out some scissors and cuts Joel's pants leg so she can assess the wound.

"Scheiße" Madeline cusses in Russian as she pulled open his pants to see more "so good news the bullet went through, bad news you'll need stitches". "um will he be okay?" ellie asked as she watched her grab a syringe out the box and open it "he'll be fine, wanna know why" Madeline gets a alcohol wipe and starts to while Joel's leg down, Joel starts to moan in pain(get your mind outta the gutter) "cause I'm here" Madeline says as she turns to ellie smiling after putting down the alcohol wipe. "Anthony goes with Ellie to the bathroom to wash her hands"

Joel holds in his groan as Madeline cuts his pants some more, she puts pressure against his leg nearly making him wince as his teeth clench together.

He glances up at the two of them, noticing how Ellie doesn't seem to have any hesitation about working with Anthony now. They share a look, his own eyes still a bit angry but there's a hint of relief in them as Anthony follows Ellie inside the bathroom.

"Wha- what are we going to do..." he questions, referring to his leg.
"well I'm going to numb your leg and sew it up" she picks up the syringe again and put it into a bottle of Lidocaine hydrochloride. "you" she smacks the side of the syringe "are gonna try not to scream and scare the kids" she forced the syringe through his skin in a quick motion, putting her hand over the wound.

Joel takes in a sharp breath as the syringe is pushed into the wound. He grits his teeth and closes his eyes, but he's not moving or even making a sound.

His hands still curl into tight fists, clearly trying not to show any outward reactions, but, Madeline can tell he's feeling it. His breathing increases as she injects the syringe, which is not too surprising, considering it's being injected into open tissue.

"sorry bout this" she grabs a needle and string and starts sewing up the wound on his leg. Joel bites into his lip, clenching his fist until his fingers turn white, trying to hide the pain he's feeling. It was inevitable, even though the Lidocaine should be helping some. Still, he was determined not to scream, as she asked him to.

Ellie and Anthony were still in the bathroom, though she can hear some light talking from the other side of the wall.
Madeline finishes sewing up Joel's leg on both sides and starts bandaging his wound "there all done". Joel waits patiently while she bandages him, though he's visibly relieved to feel her hands stop working him.
He groans once the last bandages have been wrapped tightly around his leg, but it seems to be more relieved than an injured one.

He looks up at her while he breathes heavy. His face is still contorted, (tell me why I just figured out what this means, sorry won't do it again) as he's clearly still in pain.

"Thanks..." he says before letting out a sigh of relief.

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ALL done :3
I've already written the whole story. On paper :(
I'll try to post frequently. But be sure to check out my other xOc story books. HUGS AND KISSES 😚😘 -Author