"Help," I heard a soft male voice.

It was impossible to really see the man, the light of the lanterns did not reach this place. I could only see his silhouette. The man let go of my hand and grabbed his shoulder, I heard a groan. For so many years, I have more or less become accustomed to stressful situations and, having assessed the situation, I realized that now nothing threatens me, the man is clearly weak.

− What happened? - I tried to consider what exactly was with the shoulder.

The man did not answer, only sighed loudly and began to descend the wall.

- So, only this was not enough, - I instantly threw off my backpack and rushed to hold on to my new acquaintance.

Damn, blood, lots of blood! As soon as I touched the shirt from the side of the sore shoulder, my fingers flooded with red liquid. You need to act quickly, at such a pace he will not last even an hour.

“Wait, listen to my voice, just don’t turn off, I’m already calling an ambulance,” I held the man with one hand, while trying to dial “103” with the other.

- Wait, no. Don't you dare, - the voice became quieter, but this did not stop him from snatching my phone. - Mmm, bitch. Where... where do you live?

- You need help, what are you doing? - I understood that I had messed up, it was not enough for a person to die in my arms. "Damn, can you go?"

He nodded.

I knew very well that there was no one at home, I contacted all my relatives on the bus and found out about their plans for this “wonderful” evening. Masha is back at the club, mom wanted to stay with her sister, and dad is still on a spree. Of course, taking a stranger to your house is a very stupid act, but I have no choice, do not leave him on the street! You need to stop the bleeding, treat the wound and still call an ambulance.

Coming out into the light, I was finally able to see a new acquaintance. He looked to be no more than twenty-five, a head taller than me, if not more, dark blond, carelessly styled hair, and deep, like two emeralds, green eyes. But there was neither time nor opportunity to consider it plainly. I had to support the guy to somehow get to the apartment. The lack of training made itself felt in just five minutes. He was too heavy for me. It's good that the entrance was a few meters away. In the elevator, he almost lost consciousness, I barely kept him.

- Come on carefully, sit down, - I helped him to sit more comfortably on my bed. “Sorry, but you have to take off your shirt.”

- Phone, - the guy pointed towards the backpack. - Give me the phone.

I obeyed, now all I cared about was his wound. I tried frantically to remember what to do when bleeding. The guy dialed some number:

- It's me. I need help, urgently, - he spoke very quietly, the last words were almost inaudible even to me.

An agitated male voice was heard from the speaker:

- Raven, Raven, fuck, do you hear?!

But he no longer heard, the guy turned off, I only managed to put a pillow on him so that he would not hit.

- We need a doctor, urgently, he lost a lot of blood. Krylova street, 52, apartment 17. Faster! - I switched off.

I barely managed to lift the guy and seat him, he was unconscious. First of all, I checked the pulse - weak, but there. So, all is not lost yet. The shirt went from white to red. I unfastened it halfway to get to the wound, and from what I saw, I almost screamed, I just managed to cover my mouth with my hands. The walls were cardboard, to attract the attention of neighbors to anything.

An almost even round hole, the bullet went right through, it’s already easier. Who are you and what have I gotten myself into again? I did not expect to see just such an injury, until the last I hoped that my new acquaintance had only been injured. Hands began to tremble, a million questions in my head. If he is dangerous? What if the people who are about to arrive just kill me as a witness?

I was scared, but I need to save the poor fellow. The blood was dark in color, which means that the artery was not affected, it’s already good. We lost too much time, so disinfection is unlikely to help him, and I made the only, as for me, the right decision - to make a tourniquet. From suitable for these manipulations, only a shirt was at hand. My heart was pounding, I prayed for help to arrive as soon as possible. I remembered that with venous bleeding, a tourniquet must be applied below the wound, which is exactly what I did. I don’t know where I got so much power from, but I was able to do it more or less well.

I was able to exhale only when the bleeding stopped. Now you need to somehow treat the wound. I did not dare to alcohol - I was afraid to harm, so I used gauze and water. My procedure was interrupted by a persistent knock on the door. Finally!

As soon as I opened the door, several men burst into the apartment.

− Where is he?

I pointed to the room, now I could not utter a sound, the words seemed to be stuck in my throat. Fear began to envelop me more and more, there were several more men on the stairwell - huge, like a two-meter closet, with some kind of wild look. Overcome myself, I went to the room. As soon as I entered, one of the men immediately walked towards me:

- She sat down, - with a sharp movement, the man took out a gun and pointed it at me. - Take him.

- The tourniquet has been in place for 15 minutes - I was worried about the guy, although I am sure that they will take better care of him.

The man nodded to his boys. As soon as we were alone, he continued the conversation.

- Please, remove it, - my voice was trembling, I understood that I would cry a little more.

“Listen carefully, I won’t repeat it twice!” You dreamed it all, consider it a bad dream. You've never seen me, much less that guy. Keep your mouth shut. Understood? – the man continued to hold me at gunpoint.

I nodded. I will gladly forget all this, if only he would leave now.

− Yours? The man pointed to the phone, which I casually threw on my sister's bed.

Nod again. He slowly walked over to the bed and reached for his phone.

- Don't worry, I'll just delete the number. Now my guys and I will leave, wait five minutes and you can leave. And yes, thank you.” He finally put his gun away and headed for the exit.

Clearly more than five minutes had passed, but I still sat motionless, it was scary, tears flowed down my cheeks. I couldn't believe that all this had happened to me. Collecting my thoughts, I went out into the hallway. There was no trace of the guests, if you do not take into account the bloody pillow and blanket.

I haven't drank for a long time, but now I wouldn't refuse a bottle of wine, it's a pity that all the shops are closed. I wrapped the blanket and pillow in several garbage bags and took it to the trash.

Yeah, here's a new life for you, here's a new city for you. City of surprises.

After taking a hot bath, I finally relaxed and felt tired. There was no desire to sleep on my bed, a new acquaintance kept popping up in my thoughts, so I decided to use my sister's bed. I tossed and turned in bed for probably an hour - as soon as I closed my eyes, his face appeared. He's damn handsome, I'm sure he's got tons of female fans. His emerald eyes sunk into my soul. Somehow getting rid of this vision, I was able to sleep.