Chapter 13
Bryce leaned against the operation room door impatiently, watching Victor bury his face in his hands and Richard staring out the window blankly.
The operation had taken the whole night and everybody was exhausted.
The doctor came out of the operation room and looked grimly at Bryce, then left.
Bryce looked down and felt tears stinging his eyes, but tried not to cry.
Just then, Kori came running down the hallway.
They had finally managed to get through her phone that morning and she had rushed over as fast as she could.
She ran over to Richard and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry, Kor," Richard apologized.
"I'm just glad you're okay," she whispered. "I love you,"
"We gotta get back down there; it's waiting for us," Bryce urged later that day in the truck.
"Shut up, Bryce," Kori snapped.
"You shut up, Kori," Bryce shot back. "Why don't you shut up?"
"You put us all through this!" she cried. "None of this would've happened if it weren't for you! Do you get that!"
"Yes, I got it! But now we're here, so let's go! We'll get down there, get those guys off our backs, and then we can go back down and get our treasure!"
Kori laughed bitterly. "Rachel's dead, and you're still thinking about the treasure!
"You're such an asshole,"
Nobody noticed as Richard massaged his temples, irritated.
"Why am I an asshole?" Bryce continued. "What do you want me to do? You want me to mourn at her funeral?
"Oh, I'm a terrible person. That's what I am, a terrible person!"
Just then, Richard's phone rang and there was silence.
"Yeah?" he answered.
"You got it?" a deep voice demanded.
"Look… there were some complications," Richard started.
"You got it or not?"
"…No,"
They stopped at a red light and a van drove up next to them.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" the henchman shouted.
The 4 swiftly turned to the van beside them in horror as the henchman himself got out of the vehicle.
"Richard, drive!" Kori screamed.
"Go, go, go, go, go!" Victor shouted.
Richard stepped on the acceleration and turned the car into an alleyway.
The henchmen's van was right behind them.
Suddenly, another car drove into their path from the left.
They had reached a four-way.
"Richard! Stop the car!" Bryce cried.
Richard immediately stepped on the brakes, but it was too late.
Their truck smashed head first into the car's side.
When both cars had stopped, a fat woman came out of the car, shrieking.
"My car! You ruined my car!" she screamed furiously at Richard. "What kind of driver are you!"
"Richard… They're coming!" Victor told him, looking behind them.
Richard, ignoring the steaming woman, stepped hard on the reverse.
The truck headed backwards, and when the henchmen saw it coming towards them, they stepped on the brakes and hit the reverse, too.
Suddenly, they turned into another alleyway and Richard drove past them.
"Get him, get him!" one of the henchmen shouted.
The one at the wheel drove forward, but crashed into a wall.
Cursing was heard from inside the van.
Soon, Richard reached the main road again.
He stopped the car and got out and Kori reluctantly followed him.
"Richard, where're you going?" she cried.
He went over to the other side of the truck and opened the door.
"Dude, what?" Bryce protested.
"C'mon, don't be a coward, get out," Richard urged.
"Why?" Bryce whined.
"Drive!"
Bryce sighed and climbed out, then headed for the driver's seat.
"Richard, what're you doing!" Kori cried in protest.
"I'll be fine, just get in," he pushed her inside to the vacant seat and shut the door.
"Richard, wait!"
"Don't worry, Kor, I'll be okay," he reassured her and gave her a quick kiss, then went off.
"No!" she yelled and tried to get out, but Bryce had already started the car.
Haha. The fat lady is psychotic.
You should see that scene in the movie. She was screaming her fatass off.
"YOU RUINED MY CAAAAR!" XP