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She'd been there everyday for the past week. Still nothing. She probably won't come tomorrow. It's time to let go. She didn't even like him anyway. Time to go. Yes, definitely time to go. Kitty Jones started to turn, and that's when she saw it. A slight shift in the dirt, probably a bug, but still.
"Someone, over here!" She called. Three djnn appeared at her side. They started digging. Kitty backed up and tried to stop her hands from shaking. She clenched them into fists at her sides. She turned and looked out at the water. She took a deep breath and turned back. She squeezed through the wall of demons now crowding around the spot. She took a shaky breath and looked down. And there he was. She dropped to her knees and took his hand. It was cold in her own. A dot of water appeared on his hand. She turned her face upward to see the rain and realized the drop came from her. She looked back to the boy who'd almost got her killed on numerous occasions, the boy who'd broken so many promises. Who was she trying to kid, of course she would've been back tomorrow. A wheezing sound broke her from her thoughts. His mouth was open and his eyelids fluttered. She dropped his hand and got to her feet.
"Get him to a hospital, now!" She turned and ran. Kitty ran faster than she ever had.
She turned out of the park and headed straight to the parliament building. She burst through the doors. She turned to the guard and laughed.
"He's alive!" She kept running, straight into the room where parliament met. She threw open the doors and met every minister's curious gazes.
"He's alive!" She exclaimed again. Everyone froze. They're eyes got wide and several mouths dropped open. The prime minister stood and cleared his throat. "Under these, um, new circumstances, meeting adjourned."
Kitty pushed open the heavy hospital doors and ran straight to the nurse's station.
"John Mandrake, where is he?" She demanded. The nurses all looked at each other and then a rather mean looking old woman came to stand in front of Kitty.
"We're not authorized to give out that information, miss." She said curtly. Kitty felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see the Prime Minister standing over her.
"Please, M'am, we need to see Mandrake." He said in a commanding voice. The nurse looked from the Prime minister to Kitty and back again.
"Third floor, room thirteen, Sir" She stammered. Kitty took off toward the elevator and could hear the prime minister close behind her. The second he stepped in the elevator, Kitty pressed the buttons and they were off.
"Thank you, Sir." She said quietly. He looked down at her and smiled. Kitty nodded and focused on the doors, willing them to open. They quietly slid open just in time for Kitty to slip through and sprint to room thirteen. She put her back to the wall and slid down to the floor. She wrapped her arms tightly around her knees and laid her head on top. She could feel her shoulders shaking, but she couldn't stop them. The tears fell freely now. The Prime Minister came with a chair in hand and sat beside her. His foot tapped out an unknown rhythm and his hand idly patted her head. Out of no where a thought went through Kitty's head. If Nathaniel, err, Mandrake was alive, then maybe…Kitty jumped up and threw her hands into her pockets, searching. She knew she had some chalk somewhere. Aha! She found it. She ran around into a secluded corner and started drawing. It was harder than she remembered. She was out of practice. Finally she was done and jumped into her pentacle. She looked up for the first time and the Prime Minister was staring at her open mouthed. Kitty's eyes grew wide when she saw him.
"Miss Jones?" His voice was soft and questioning. She shook her head to clear her head. She'd deal with him later, right now she had to find out if he'd made it.