Chapter 71 Relief

• My breath caught at every step. I ran through the hospital corridors following the gurney, with everyone trying to stop me, but only the stern nurse managed to do so, in front of the operating room door.
• "You can't go in here, young lady!" the woman said sternly, slamming the door in my face. Only Rinat and I were taken in the ambulance. Rinat, Alan's friend, because he could provide detailed information about what had happened, and me because even my father couldn't stop me. All I knew was that Shulgin had been shot by a sniper, and the chest wound looked very serious. Tears streamed from my eyes uncontrollably, and I felt like I was starting to suffocate.
• " Come here, " I heard Rinat's voice and his hands tightly pressed me to his chest. The man was stroking my head, saying words about how everything would be fine. But how could it be fine, when there was so much blood on Alan. His face quickly lost its lively glow and acquired a white shade. Remembering this, I started crying again, but the supply of moisture in my body was not endless, so eventually the tears had to stop. Rinat left me on a chair near the operating room, and he himself began to answer the questions of the investigator, who arrived almost immediately after us. The news that Shulgin had been the victim of an assassination attempt quickly spread throughout the city, and security had to be placed in front of the hospital to prevent curious journalists from entering.