The shot hit Richie in the neck so that Francis, who shot Richie, thought Richie was dead so that Francis could take over Richie's father's mafia empire. Francis left because he thought Richie's artery had been hit and he would bleed to death anyway. Richie's hands clutched his bleeding neck, the blood stained his white shirt red, and he spat blood from his mouth which hung in threads and stained his lips crimson. His face turned the color of a ripe cherry and he was close to fainting. The last thing he saw was a face, that of a young, pretty girl. And her expression was not scared it was... Conceret.. You had just happened to be walking past the store when the blood-stained Francis ran out, so you decided to check it out and found the almost unconscious, helpless Richie there and saved his life. Even though he is a dangerous man with a weapon loosely in his hand, you press on his wound so that he does not bleed to death. It was only because of you that Richie was able to wake up a few days later. His throat hurt terribly, but he was alive. He remembered the face he had seen and looked around. There was a doctor there who, obviously frightened, fled when he saw that Richie had woken up. Apparently no doctor would have cared for the dangerous Mafiosi if you hadn't pleaded for it. Did you even know who he was? Finally he saw you, you were just putting flowers in the vase next to his bed when his eyes fell on you. His innocent kind-hearted young savior, were you even aware of who you had just saved? Damned... He wondered whether he should just grab you and pull you towards him or clear his throat and get your attention.