Chapter 0257
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Every shifter in the world watched these competitions and was nervous that I would be one of the ones they watched. I had to admit, I was excited to be getting away for a few weeks and even more excited to be participating in this competition.
I was also incredibly nervous, which came to no surprise tehnyone.
This was everything I had wanted and worked towards for so long. My future came down to this competition and I couldn’t blow it.
My professors think that I’m more than ready and my family and friends are all supporting me, but the one person I wanted to support me the most, was MIA. My heart lurched at the thought of Gavin and how he’s been avoiding me these last few weeks.
At least, that’s what it seemed like.
As I was sparring with Matt, my thoughts got away from me. I knew it was a bad idea to be sparring with him while my mind wasn’t completely focused, but I told myself that it would be okay. That I was good enough to still do my job.
It wasn’t like me to make any mistakes, and I wasn’t planning on doing so today.
However, I messed up greatly while showing him a new move I’ve been working on with the bow and arrow. My aim was completely off, and I didn’t realize Matt had moved from his current position. As soon as the arrow flew from the air and I saw Matt in sight, I screamed out for him to move.
But it was too late.
Man’s scream pierced through the night air.
I don’t remember running towards him, but soon, I was kneeling on the ground, grabbing at his leg which was now covered in blood with an arrow sticking out of it. My fingers trembled as I attempted to stop the bleeding, too afraid to remove the arrow, not wanting it to further any damage. I had never seen Matt cry and scream so much before but as I looked at his paling face, I saw streaks of tears washing over his features and his lips trembling as he grabbed a hold of me, not wanting me to leave him.
Thankfully, it was a flesh wound and despite not having a wolf yet, Matt would still heal fast from a wound like this. But he still needed medical attention and fast.
“Mathew!!” I heard Irene screaming as she ran towards us. How long had she been there for? Before I could ask her, she shoved me away from Matt and I fell onto my backside, startled by her sudden force. “You bitch! Look what you did to my brother! I saw the whole thing!! You shot him!!”
“N… no, I.” My voice faded.
I didn’t know what to say. It’s not like I could deny it. I wasn’t paying attention and misaimed. I shot Matt in the leg with an arrow. It could have been so much worse than it was… it could have been deadly.
I was careless.
“We need to get him to a hospital,” Irene said, panic clear in her tone.
I reached into my bag and grabbed my phone; I felt stupid for not doing this sooner, but everything happened so fast that I didn’t have time to react properly. My hands were covered in blood as I swiped across the scream and attempted to dial the emergency hotline.
I was numb to the world and barely even remembered the conversation that took place on the phone. I was seated
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against a tree, my phone still in hand. The call had ended, and I couldn’t pull my eyes away from Matt and the blood that seeped into the ground beneath him. Irene was holding him, attempting to stop the blood as well. She too was afraid to pull the arrow out of his leg, but he was losing blood fast and he was getting paler with each breath he took.
