Sorry I've been taking soooo long to write this chapter. I had a bad case of writer's block, but you guys are pests. Don't worry, that's a good thing! If you weren't I probably wouldn't be updating.
This chapter is actually from Nicole's POV, because I've never written about what happens with Ben during the chase. I wanted to try it out.
Here's the update!
Why, oh why, did I have to get stuck with Ben? I just had to get stuck with the guy who has the receding hairline. Why couldn't I get stuck with the German and the geek? At least Kathleen would have been there.
I followed Ben down the street, Ian's henchmen only a couple yards behind.
"Shouldn't we be running?" I asked. He just shook his head.
"Just wait for it." He said quietly. He was making me nervous. He was way too calm for someone being chased by an insane posse of henchmen. We crossed a street and he suddenly bolted.
"Wait!" I shouted, hopefully not too loudly. He had really long legs, which was an advantage I suppose. I struggled to keep up beside him, but I started catching up. It seems those three years of track in junior high were actually good for something! I could hear the henchmen catching up.
"Faster!" I screamed, running ahead of him.
"I'm trying!" He shouted back. I almost laughed a little when he said this.
"Come on, old man!" I teased. He gave me a look, and started running faster to catch up with me. We turned a corner and ran into a cemetery. It was kind of strange that there was a really old cemetery in the middle of a city, but I didn't care at that moment.
"Gates!" The henchman who was following us shouted.
"Good idea!" I quickly slammed the gate shut and dove behind some old tombstones as the henchman whipped out a gun. Ben put his hand in his mouth, and it was obvious that he had hurt himself. I almost felt bad for a moment, but then we were being shot at again. We ran out the gate and ducked around the corner. When Ian's lackey followed us, Ben whacked him in the face with the empty tube. I decided to kick him where the sun don't shine, just for good measure. Ben paused for a second then the other henchman ran around the cemetery.
"Aw come on!" Ben exclaimed, putting the tube back over his shoulder.
"Don't those guys ever give up?" I asked, running beside him.
"Apparently not." Ben remarked.
We ran down the street, and a strange thought suddenly occurred to me.
"Why don't people notice us being chased by a strange man with a gun?"
"That's a damn good question." Ben muttered to himself as we ran up to a gate. He tried to open it, but it was locked. The guy on the other side stared.
"Hey buddy, who are you staring at?" I shouted as we ran over to the next gate and swung it open. Ben jumped up on the scaffolding. I looked at it nervously, but stopped myself from showing it.
"Are you crazy?!" I exclaimed. "I'm not going up there!" I had suffered from a mild fear of heights since I was a little girl. I fell through the bleachers at a basketball game and nearly broke my leg. This scaffolding did not look any better.
But I heard Ian's lackey coming so I jumped up on it anyway and climbed up after Ben. I heard gunshots around us and I let out a scream.
I pulled myself up onto the roof of the buildings and followed Ben across, my heart pounding the whole time. It felt harder to breathe and I recognized the feeling.
Crap. I'm having an asthma attack. And I didn't bring my inhaler!
"Ben." I gasped.
"What's the matter?" He looked a little concerned. He was suddenly acting like a father figure, and it was kind of annoying. Why did he have to be so protective?
"Forget it." I said abruptly.
"Gates!" I heard the henchman on the other side of the building. "Enough! Give me the document."
Ben nodded. "Alright Phil." I snickered.
"Phil." I muttered to myself. Ben tossed the empty case at Phil and slid down onto the scaffolding on the other side in one smooth motion. I went down after him, leaning against the brick.
"You OK?" Ben asked again. This time there's real concern in his eyes. I sit down on the steps of the scaffolding, taking deep breaths.
"Yeah." I said slowly. "Let's get to the car."
If only I remembered what events lay ahead.
We walked around the corner towards the car. My breathing was back to normal and everything seemed to be looking up. Then a man in a neat suit came out of a building, saluting us. My memory suddenly came back. The FBI was here to arrest us.
"Hello Mr. Gates." The FBI man greeted. Other agents began swarming around us.
"Mr. Gates, please face your father's car and put your hands behind your back." Ben did as he was told, and I stood there confused.
An agent grabbed my arm. "You too, ma'am."
I saw Riley, Abigail, and Kathleen come around the corner, and then turn around. The agents handcuffed us and shoved us in the car.
Looks like my question has been answered. This day can, in fact, get worse.
You guys probably deserve a longer chapter, but that's all I could come up with. Don't worry, the next chapter will come out much sooner!
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