Chapter 1- Bus Stops and Alleyways
"We are not going to take the bus all the way to the mall just for shrimp pad thai!" looking over at me, Megan shook her head.
"Come on Megs, please," dragging out the please, I widened my eyes at my friend. It was a normal Wednesday night for us, sitting trying to catch up on the reading that we had put off until later. I knew I could convince her to go I looked at her again."Megan, why can't we it could be fun!" shaking her head Megan looked over at me with an incredulous expression.
"Karlie, what could possibly be fun about going out in the cold to wait at a bus stop that will take at least 25 minutes to get somewhere and than wait some more to come home!" smiling slightly as I heard her sigh in resignation I stood up and grabbed my coat and scarf.
"Let's go!" laughing as I heard her grumbling from her room, walking out she grabbed her keys and headed out the door. "See it really isn't that cold out."
"Whatever, by the way it's your turn to do the dishes," smirking at her own secret revenge I sighed and smiled slightly as the bus pulled up to the stop. Climbing on we made our way to the back of the bus to what I refer to as "our seats". The bus driver quickly took off speeding away and slamming on the breaks at every stop. "Seriously? I think this bus driver might actually be crazy," Megan said looking towards the bus driver, another slam on the breaks and we quickly grabbed onto the sides of our seats.
"Really? Is this absolutely necessary?" shaking my head I looked ahead, "uh Megan? Isn't that light red? Megan he's not stopping!" eyes widening in fear I tightened my grip on the side of my seat.
"Oh my God, oh my God!" blaring of horns and the screams of the other passengers filled my ears as lights blinded my vision. Headlights were the last thing I saw before pain and blackness consumed me.
Uhh, what the hell? My first thoughts started to flow in as the blackness slowly faded away making way for the fog that set in over my mind. Cold, wet, sleep, I knew I couldn't sleep I needed to get up and off the cold , hard ground I was currently lying on. The events slowly started to come back to me as the fog started to inch away. Pad Thai, bus, red light, crash, headlights, MEGAN! Bolting upright I groaned in pain, that was not a good idea. Trying to ignore the pain that radiated from every part of my body I heard hurried footsteps coming towards me. I needed to get up and find Megan, I needed to move but hands were pressing against my neck, more hands on my arms stopping any movements. I could hear voices above my head and forced my eyes open.
"I can feel a pulse Holmes, she's still alive. We need to move her," feeling a hand on my forehead I looked in to brown eyes, wait did he just say Holmes?
"I suppose I could assist her back to Baker Street than unless your leg has healed since the last time we discussed the issue," loosing more of the fog surrounding my head I slowly started to take in my surroundings. Cobblestone ground, high buildings, an alley with snow covering the ground. Feeling an arm surround my back and another slide under my knees I attempted to tell whoever was trying to lift me to put me down this instant but the second he moved me I could do noting but groan in pain. "Well I could not just leave you on the ground my dear, Watson here would not allow it." letting my head fall onto what I assumed was his shoulder, I let my brain think about what I had just heard. Watson, Holmes? Why did those names sound so..."Oh my GOD! Oh no no no no no no"