9. Escape
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Kara was sitting inside the restaurant they had picked as a rendezvous point. Located just before the bridge to Yorktown. Nick's Spaghetti & Steak House. Wolf and Burk had found some steaks and had cooked a meal for them. But she wasn't hungry. She couldn't help but think about how he had told them to get out of the car.
Danny had maneuvered the car through a car wash making it possible for her and Ravit to get out of the car. She still felt the bruises on her body as she had jumped out when the car was still moving a bit. She didn't seem to understand the point of it, she and Ravit had been taking shots at the cars behind them. Crippling one of the cars by shooting at the driver which had then lost control of the car and crashed. They could have helped more. But Danny wasn't hearing it.
"Kara! Ravit! You'll jump out of the car when I tell you to." He had glanced at her on the backseat. "No!" She had protested. Ravit shook her head as well.
"This is not open for a debate." He had stated firmly in his best leader expression. "They are after us." He had then said a note of fear in his voice.
"We'll meet at the rendezvous point." Frankie had said reassuringly.
"I'm not going." She said fiercely, glancing at Ravit who didn't seem to look afraid either.
But as they were taking in heavy gunfire, the back window was shot into pieces. She and Ravit took cover on the backseat with Halsey.
Danny had then driven the car into the car wash and yelled for them to get out as he had slowed down just a bit.
She had felt her pulse in her throat as she had taken cover inside the car wash, hearing the cars outside, but they were still after the Jeep. She and Ravit had waited for a while. Seeing that it was safe to leave the place, they had confiscated a car parked outside, but when she and Ravit had arrived at the restaurant, all they could see was Wolf and Burk. Danny and Frankie weren't there.
She just couldn't understand what had been the point of it all. Why? It was already evening and they were still gone. She didn't want to admit it to herself, but she had began to care about him. Sure, they had just gotten to know each other, but she felt that she liked him, a lot. And it was hurting inside of her that he wasn't with her. She was all alone now. She only had Burk left now. And Ravit. And Wolf. Even Alisha was gone. Feeling the tears gather in her eyes she started crying. And then she felt the warmth of someone giving her a hug. It was Ravit.
Opening her eyes after the long night on the linoleum floor, tossing and turning, not finding a peace of mind to sleep longer than a half an hour at a time. He was still gone and it was the following day. She knew they had to continue towards Norfolk. She knew they had waited long enough. They weren't coming..
Sitting tightly in the van as Wolf was driving and Ravit was sitting half on Burk's lap, when she was on the middle seat.
"They know where we are going." Burk had said, trying to make her feel better.
"I'm sure they are alive and kicking." Wolf had added giving a glance at her way.
"Come on. They are Navy SEALs. They've seen worse." Ravit reached to touch her hand and she glanced at her, nodding briefly.
Approaching the Naval base in Norfolk they saw the armed guards from a distance. The ones on the gates had hazmat suits on. Glancing at each other, they hoped these were there own people. As they parked the car down the road and came out of the car. They felt the need to hold their hands up in the air like they were surrendering as they quickly learned that the people guarding the base had guns pointed at them.
"Walk slowly towards them." Burk had whispered to them.
"How do we know these are ours?" Wolf had asked.
"They have to be." She said, hoping she was right.
"They haven't shot us yet." Ravit stated the obvious.
Feeling her pulse quickening, the sudden loudness of her breathing as she walked towards the gate.
"We are Navy!" Burk shouted at the people.
"Is Captain Chandler here? Commander Slattery? Anyone from the Nathan James?" She continued.
Glancing at each other, waiting for a response. Had the base been taken?
