I saw the low rider coming up on my rear end fast. I moved over into the right hand lane to let him pass. I saw the gun barrel protruding from the rear window and saw the flash of the first shot. I laid over in the seat and let the car go on its own. Two more shots were fired and both of them hit me. I heard his engine race as he accelerated away. I sat up and gunned my car towards the nearest hospital. Staggering into the emergency room, I collapsed on the floor in a pool of blood. The world went away. I'm dead, was my last thought.
My eyes blinked open. Everything was white. I looked quickly around and came to the conclusion I was in a hospital room. A hand gripped my arm. My daughter was standing beside the bed crying.
When she saw my eyes open she gave a little scream and called for the nurse who came rapidly into my little room. "Mr. Saunders can you hear me?" she asked.
"Yeah. What happened?" I asked her.
"You've been shot. You got to us just in time. We've been working on you for two weeks."
"But that just happened tonight!" I protested.
"No sir, it has been two weeks. Do you remember what happened?"
"I remember some punks in a low rider shooting at me. Did they hit me?"
"They hit you three times, once in the chest, once in the arm and once in your butt. The one in your chest gave us a lot of trouble."
My eyelids fluttered shut and the world went away again. Then I heard the nurse talking to someone. "He's going to make it but he'll require lots of care. See, he's awake again. How do you feel Mr. Saunders?"
"I feel fine. How long was I out this time?"
"Just two days. We're going to give your daughter some training. She needs to know how to take care of you once you go home."
"I can take care of myself," I informed her.
"No sir, you can't. Those bullets fixed it so you are going to be at least partially disabled for quite a while. We still have a lot of work to do on you here but in a few weeks, we'll send you home. Pay attention to your daughter. She will know how to care for you."
"Oh daddy please let me take care of you. You have taken care of me for so long and I owe it to you to do my best to help you. Besides, until you are well I will be stronger than you. Just relax and let me pamper you." My daughter sobbed.