Sorry this chapter is so short. The last scene was such a good end point so I'm cutting it off early. Hope you like this one.
Chapter 10
David talked to Mike and Henry in private. Jim was waiting for Jake's surgeons to dig the bullet out of Jake's arm so he could send it to ballistics. David gently shut the door of the small waiting room.
"Ok guys. What happened?" asked David. Henry took a deep breath and sighed.
"We were out walking Gunnar. Just trying to clear our head. We cut across the vacant lot and this car drove past us and Jake was shot. He fell down screaming," explained Henry. Mike sniffed and wiped some tears away.
"How many shots were fired?" asked David.
"I don't know. I think three," replied Henry.
"Did you get a good look at the car?" asked David, leaning forward.
"I did," replied Mike. He licked his lips.
"It was brown. Like light brown. And I think I saw one of the men inside wearing a baseball hat," explained Mike.
"Did you see the license plate?" asked David. Mike shook his head. David smiled.
"Thanks guys. You've been a big help," replied David. Mike and Henry had to smile. Outside the snow fell.
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Jake was in surgery for two hours. David stuck around the hospital for moral support. Jim had gone off to search the surrounding area after he got the bullet from Jake's arm. Jake was expected to make a full recovery. He was lucky.
His arm was in a cats and he was half asleep when David went into his room.
"Hey, Jake. How do you feel?" asked David. Jake licked his lips.
"I'm loaded with painkillers. I don't feel anything," admitted Jake with a faint smile.
"Do you remember anything at all?" asked David.
"It hurt. It hurt so bad," whispered Jake.
"I know, Jake. I know," replied David. Jake had fallen asleep. No help from him tonight. The Bakers came into the room.
"He's ok," assured David. Kate and Tom nodded.
"Good. Thank you, David," replied Tom. David nodded, said goodbye to Miles, and left the family in peace.
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They found the car behind a Chinese grocer. The trunk was open when David arrived. Jim was circling the car.
"I give up," exclaimed Jim as David walked up. David looked into the trunk. A body was wrapped in plastic. There was blood all over the head.
"John Gregor. He's been dead for at least two days," explained Jim. David rubbed his face.
"What the hell?" asked David.
"I know. I'm so confused. What the hell kind of game is this, Dave?" asked Jim.
"They led us on a wild goose chase. They killed John Gregor and his wife, stole his van, and used it to kidnap Sarah. Smart as hell," exclaimed David.
"And we're back to square one?" asked Jim. David shrugged.
"Maybe. I don't know," admitted David. He sighed and looked around.
"This isn't going to end soon."
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Sarah was woken up her two masked captors walking into the room. One held a gun at her to make her stand still. Sarah was tied up and gagged. She moaned as the knot between her lips hurt her. She was picked up and quickly rushed to a waiting car. Sarah was thrown in the trunk and locked in darkness. She whimpered as the car started up. Where were they taking her? Was this it? Were they finally going to kill her? This thoughts haunted Sarah as she was driven to a new prison.