THE BRAT AND THE BODYGUARD
Love is a strange thing. It can make the weakest person strong and the strongest person weak. You never leave my mind, even when I have a million things to worry about. – Anonymous 1
It's amazing how a person, who was once just a stranger, can suddenly mean the world to you. – Anonymous 2
CHAPTER 1
SOMEONE'S POV
FRIDAY
It's exactly 11:45 in the evening and one of my close friends told me that she wanted to go home. It's still early if you ask me but I don't want to stay in this bar all by myself plus I'm the one in charge of driving. I'm not drunk so there's nothing to worry about. I grab my purse on our table as I walk towards the door where the two of them are waiting for me.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay for another hour?" I asked them "No, it's almost midnight and your Uncle Wilfred is going to kill us!"
Oh Wilfred? He's my father and my close friends do call him Uncle Wilfred because he treats them like they are his daughters too.
"Why? He knows that we're going out tonight." I answered "Yes he knows but did you tell him that you're going to bring his car with us? I guess not." I smiled sheepishly and wink at her.
We went out of the club and start walking on the sidewalk. I did remember that I parked my car somewhere else, why? Like my friend said, I brought my Dad's car without his permission and I think he'll send out his bodyguards to look for us.
I don't want our night to be ruin by those idiots so I decided to park his car somewhere else without thinking that I'll get more in trouble by doing that. The three of us has been walking for 15 minutes now. I'm talking with Amy and laughing with her at the same time.
"Dude! Do you really know where'd you park your Dad's car?" Emily asked me for the nth time "Yes! Just follow me and we'll be there in a minute."
"But you already said that 15 minutes ago!" We stop walking and I look around, okay I don't want to admit that I can't remember where I park it and I'm not even drunk!
"Okay let's go this way." I said pointing my index finger at the dark alley in front of us "Are you sure about this?" Amy asked and I shook my head. She rolled her eyes at me and we continue on walking. We're halfway there when Emily stops.
"What?" I asked her "I have a bad feeling about this." She answered.
"What do you mean?" I saw my Australian friend looks at her "Like something or someone will pop right in front us holding a knife and stabbing you!" pointing at my youngest friend.
"And then he'll turn to you and stab you also and then he'll chase her into the dark!" Emily added "Oh will you two shut up! Now let's continue on walking because I'm freezing!"
"Are you sure you're freezing or you're just-"
"Zip it Amy, God!" I start walking and I don't give a care if they will follow me or not. No one said a word for the last five minutes when the three of us stop once more.
"Did you hear that?" Emily asked me and grabs my arm "N-no I didn't hear anything." I lied; the truth is I hear it too. It's like a moan but not the kind of moan that you always hear when you.. when you ah.. what the heck?! You know what I mean.
"The sound came from over there, let's check it out!" I'm a bit too late to stop Amy and even if I do, she's still do what she wants, especially in times like this.
"Get back here!" I told her but she keeps on walking "Come on, let's follow her." I told Emily and pull her; I know she doesn't want to move with the way her body stiffened.
We reach Amy and she's still looking where that sound came from so I did the same though it gave me chills to just stand here and search, I'm a bit curious about the sound.
"I don't see anything." Emily said "Me too. Maybe we're just hearing things."
"Or maybe you're both drunk! Let's just go and find the car." I said, I didn't hear any harsh reaction or comments coming from them so when I look at Emily and Patricia, they are both looking at something behind my back.
"What is it?" I asked, Emily was about to speak up when I felt a cold hand landed on my shoulder. The three of us screams, she was about to fall down when I catch her on time. I saw a lot of blood on her shirt, she's wearing a leather jacket with white shirt inside and a tight jeans.
"Miss? Miss, are you alright?" I asked her then I felt a slap on my head "What's that for huh?!" I asked Amy.
"Dude! Can't you see? She's bleeding and hurt and you're asking her if she's alright? Wrong Dude! Wrong!"
"Then what do you want me to ask her? What's your name? Are you single because I love to date you?!"
"Exactly!" I throw my purse at her but she just catch it.
"Will you two shut up!" Emily said then we hear a faint voice "H-help us.." she said "Please help u-us…"
I don't know what I'll say but I find myself staring at those dark cold eyes "Us? What do you mean by us?" Emily asked.
"My p-partner, We've b-been shot. I don't exactly know w-where she is." I look at Amy and Emily and they look at me too "Too bad she's taken."
"I'll pretend I didn't hear you." As I motion for Emily to help me stand up "I think the sound we're hearing is coming from her partner, help me look for her." Amy nods her head at me and I told Emily to stay with the girl while we look for the sound.
It only took us 5 minutes and we're a little too late. We found her lifeless while clutching a book.
"What do we tell her?" Amy asked me "I-I don't know." I answered and took the book and ask for my friend's help to carry her towards Emily and the other girl.
"You guys, she's losing consciousness, I think we better bring her to the hospital." I look at her and she's in and out of consciousness.
"Fuck!" where the hell is my car when I need it the most "You two stay here; I'll try to hail a cab." They look at each other and I know they hate my idea but what else can we do?!
I didn't say a word and start running towards the street, I saw some people coming out of the clubs and bars on that area but I don't know any of them and to no luck, cabs don't usually drive on this part because no one rides a cab on this area because this is where popular, famous and rich families in LA lives.
"Damn it!" I yelled. A lot of things going on in my mind right now but I'm trying to focus on bringing the girl to the hospital. I tried looking to my left and right, still no luck, there's not a single cab passing by!
Then I hear a familiar voice "Yo Chloe! What are you doing here?" I turn back and saw Tommy "Oh thank God Tommy you're a life saver!" I said to him and almost run towards the guy.
"Uhm are you okay?" he asked me, my mind is battling whether to tell him or not but I prefer not to "Ah yeah, it's just that ahm, can I borrow your car for a while?" he furrow his eyebrows at me.
"Where's your car?" he asked me "It's a long story Tom, please can I borrow It for a while? I promise to return it later." He didn't give me an answer but hand me over the keys "Thanks Tommy, you're the best!"
I walk towards his car and opens the door when he asked me again "Where's Amy, Stacie and Emily? It's odd to not see them with you."
"Oh ah, Emily's at home, she's a sick. Amy is with her boyfriend and Stacie is hanging out with her mom. Ah yeah that's why they're not here." I hate to lie but I told him the truth about Stacie. She was supposed to join us tonight but her mother arrive so she cancelled and spend time with her mom. Tommy stares at me for a while then let out a sigh.
"Okay then. See yah later." I smile and wave my hands at him and wait for him to go inside the club and when he's nowhere in sight, I put the car on reverse and enter the dark alley once more.
ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL…
Emily is the one driving Tommy's car, it should be Amy but Chloe needs some help who is sitting on the back seat of the car with the girl. They left the other one in the alley but call 911 for help; they use the girl's mobile phone knowing that they can trace the call if they use their own numbers.
"We need to stop the bleeding." Amy says "With what?!" Chloe asks.
"I don't know! Give me your purse." Chloe throws Patricia her purse while she keeps on putting pressure on the wound on the girl's chest
"Here use this." Chloe furrows her eyebrows at her friend when she throws her a napkin.
"What? That's the only useful thing inside your purse or do you want to use your condoms?" She looks at Emily on the rear view mirror "Don't you dare say a word young lady."
"Can you open this so I can place it on her wound?!"
"Okay, okay, chill." Chloe watch her friend open a single pack of napkin and give it back to her. She then placed it on her wounds to stop the bleeding for a while. She's busy focusing on the thing she's doing when she glance towards her blonde friend.
"I know that look so ask me anything you want!" Chloe says "Why not use tampons instead of napkin?" I open my mouth but Emily butted in.
"How on earth are you going to use tampons to stop the bleeding dummy?!"
"I'm not talking about the wound, idiot!"
"Enough okay! Focus on your driving Emily; I don't want to see another dead body." Chloe said. After 20 minutes, they reach the nearest hospital. Emily parks the car right in front of the Emergency Room but there's one problem.
Though these three girls doesn't have any clue on what happened to the two girls, they are not stupid enough not to know that it's a gunshot wound and if the nurses and doctors finds out that they are the ones who brought her there, the police will question or even suspects them.
"So what now huh?" the three of them are looking outside the window, there's a guard at the door and there's no way they can go inside without being noticed.
"I don't know. I don't know what to do." Chloe says and look at the girl "How is she?" Amy asks her.
"Bad. She's losing too much blood. If we stay inside the car for another five minutes, she'll die." They went quiet for a while then Chloe thinks of a plan.
"Okay fuck this. She needs medical treatment and she needs it right now so here's what we'll do.." she said.
MEANWHILE..
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Police Department has been in chaos for the past two hours since they lost contact from their two agents and now a call from 911 informed them that someone called using one of their agent's mobile phone and report about a dead body they found.
A blonde haired girl run on the hallway towards the office of their leader to tell the report they received. She stops the moment she saw her and waves her hand in order to get her attention. Agent Bush, the leader of the group, motion for Agent Posen to get inside her office.
As soon as the door closes, Agent Aubrey Posen told her about the news.
"W-where's my sister?" Agent Bush asked "We still don't know. The 911 call is about a dead body found in Levistone street and.. and it was Agent Leila."
Agent Bush hit her desk hard with both of her hands. Her sister, the one that is missing is not her sister by blood. Bush's father had a best friend and he needs to leave his daughter for a while to work and give her a better life but unfortunately they received news that he died from a heart attack. After that, as they grow up together, they treat each other like true sisters.
"Agent Bush? Sophia?" Aubrey said "Gather everyone on our team and I want you to search the entire LA for her and don't stop until you find my sister!" she said Aubrey nods her head and went out of the door. As for Sophia, she needs to go to the morgue where the paramedics brought Leila's body to investigate
'Wherever you are, I hope you're in good hands, Beca.' She whispered while looking at the picture frame sitting on her desk.
BACK TO THE HOSPITAL…
Chloe went out of the car first. She told the two girls to follow her after five minutes and stay hidden as possible. Her plan is to get the attention of the guard while the two will try t get a gurney so they can place the girl there and leave her inside the Emergency Room.
Oh God please help me! I don't know what I'm doing but being the kindest person alive, I'm willing to risk my reputation for a short time – she thought to herself.
Chloe continues on walking until she reaches the door, she stops for a while to check on her friends who are now waiting at the side and carrying the unconscious girl. She took a deep breath before doing the thing she planned but when the guard turn around and look at her, Chloe hit him hard on the face.
Emily and Amy, though carrying the unconscious girl, runs towards their friend who is now looking down at the guard.
"What the fuck dude?! That's your plan?!" Emily asked "Way to go Chloe! That's my girl!" Amy shouts.
"Stop encouraging her!"
"I'm not, I'm just ah, happy! Now move your bum so we can go home.." the two starts to move as Chloe gets the gurney "I t-think, I think I killed him." Chloe said almost crying.
"No Chloe, you didn't okay? Trust me he's fine." Emily said "Are you sure?"
"Positive. Let's go." Emilly and Amy run quickly outside while Chloe stays for a little while and look at the girl on the gurney. She's thinking twice if she's going to hold her hand but she did anyway.
They were staring for a moment when Chloe realizes that the girl sees too much of her and tries to hide her face and now there's another problem, the guard who she punched is starting to gain consciousness and she needs to get out of there quick.
She tries pulling her hand from the girl's grip but it was useless. Chloe keeps on looking at guard and at the girl holding her hand "Please let me go, please. I have a reputation to make. I still have a dream and I want to have a baby, lots and lots of baby if not with you then with someone else"
Oh what the fuck are you saying Chloe?! Get a grip! – She yelled at herself.
"Please if you can hear me, just let me go for now and I'll come back for you" and the grip starts to loosen little by little. She quickly runs towards the door but stops once more to look at her.
As Chloe run towards the car, four pair of eyes is watching her until the car left the parking area.
"I want all the information you can get about them and I want it on my desk ASAP!"