1 Hope and Memory
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that is not a figment of my own imagination.
A/N: Wow another chapter and so quickly. I hope you are enjoying the story so far. An as I stated before this is for Anne and Sara.
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1.2 Chapter 3: Hide N' Seek
The ally was gloomy and dank. The smelled of wet trash, vomit and urine all rolled into one obscene violation of sanitary rightness. The streetlight up the street cast a small golden haze over Gabe as he began clearing the garbage off the bloody figure. Man I have to get her out of her before these wounds get infected, Gabe though as he picked-up the pace. Finally, after getting most of the big peaces off her, he slowly cradled her small form and lifted her from the dirty ally pavement. Gabe marvels at how light she is and wonders how such a delicate thing could have survived this kind of trauma.
Movement at the other end of the ally disturbs Gabe observations. He looks up and can barely make out the shadowy outline and a figure carrying what appeared to be some kind of rifle. Shit! Gabe swore to himself silently. Turning and heading back the way he came from. He was hoping the figure carrying the gun didn't see him, but knowing full well that the figure must have. "You! Stay where you are!" Were the only words he head before he started moving. Staying low and towards the side of the ally using the shadows to give the person with the gun a hard target is the only option he had left. It was a long shot but if he could just make it out of the ally, He might just live to try and save the wounded woman in his arms.
The wall next to Gabe's head exploding in a spray of brick and concrete, and the surprises of the shards of flack peppering his face caused him to stumble slightly. Quickly regaining his footing, He began putting on the speed as the severity of the situation just increased. Another shot went whipping passed his head and he rounded the corner. He ran on heading off down the deserted street at the fastest pace he could manage while carrying the young woman.
The multiple footsteps behind him told Gabe that the man had reach this end of the ally and that one person had become several. He needed to get out of the open, quickly and to find a good hiding place, or at least some kind of cover so he wouldn't get a bullet in his ass. Yes regrouping would be a good thing thinking to himself. Things finally began looking up for him. Another ally, one he knew, was coming up. It had an old boarded- up door at one end that led to an old abandoned office building, he began heading toward it. Plenty of little cubicles to hind in, along with another entrance that let out right across the street from his building.
"Time to play hind n' seek assholes!" Gabe said as he began to speed up believing that the risk to the young woman was worth it, at least until they made it into the building. Turning the corner into the ally, he made out the shouts of the people following him and his new friend. It was working they thought that they had him trapped. Now all he had to do was disappear before the got there.
Gabe found the wood panel, that blocked the door, easily, but moving it with his hand full was a no go. As carefully as he could manage he set the wounded young lady down on the ground. His hands now free he shifted the panel out of the way and started to pick up the girl again. The shouts were closer now and he still had to move the board back once inside. So he did the only thing he could do. He moved faster. Setting the young woman just inside he grabbed the board and slid it back into place.
The abandoned office was pitch black. Reaching into his front pocket Gabe pulled out the small flashlight he kept on his key chain. It wasn't much but it was better than trying to make it though here blind. The small amount of light from the flashlight showing a power maintenance room. A door was on the far wall. Seeing this Gabe made his way over to it and went though. Beyond the door was what use to be the main office floor. Dust covered everything in the office like a gray blanket of time. It hung in the air, like a think soup of grit, making breathing for him difficult. He maneuvered though the maze of sectional walls and garbage like a rat trying to finish a test before the bell rang and the prize, in his case his life, got taken away. The main front door taunting him all the while as he carried on threw. The sound of wood snapping and the clopping of feet on concrete informing him that his pursuers had found the hidden door and were now in the maintained room rushing him in his endeavor.
Due to Gabe increasing his pace he caught his leg on the sharp edge of desk, tearing a chuck out of it and causing him to stumble to the floor. The young woman groaning under his wait as he landed on top of her began to stir. "Shit!" cursing his damn impatience he got to his knees and began crawling toward the front door only a few feet away, dragging the now semiconscious woman with him. Hoping that he could make it out and into another ally, the ally next to his building before they spotted him again.
Gabe arriving at the front door just as the men chasing him broke though into the main office floor. Throwing the door open, picking up the woman, and not looking back. He had made it, thinking it to himself trying to calm down a little. Glad to be out of that dirty air he and moving onward to the ally across the street. Reaching the door, halfway down, Gabe carefully set down the woman again. It appeared she had fallen back into unconsciousness. Fishing the keys from his pocket he took a one last look around making sure there were no eyes about before he began unlocking the door. Stuffing the keys back into his pocket he knelt down and picked up the woman again and proceeded into his home.
A/N: I am writing this in reply to a review I got. Thanks for the pointer on the tense of words. I will try to make sure they match in the future. As for the rest of you who are reading my story, I hope you are enjoying it. TTFN
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that is not a figment of my own imagination.
A/N: Wow another chapter and so quickly. I hope you are enjoying the story so far. An as I stated before this is for Anne and Sara.
1.1
1.2 Chapter 3: Hide N' Seek
The ally was gloomy and dank. The smelled of wet trash, vomit and urine all rolled into one obscene violation of sanitary rightness. The streetlight up the street cast a small golden haze over Gabe as he began clearing the garbage off the bloody figure. Man I have to get her out of her before these wounds get infected, Gabe though as he picked-up the pace. Finally, after getting most of the big peaces off her, he slowly cradled her small form and lifted her from the dirty ally pavement. Gabe marvels at how light she is and wonders how such a delicate thing could have survived this kind of trauma.
Movement at the other end of the ally disturbs Gabe observations. He looks up and can barely make out the shadowy outline and a figure carrying what appeared to be some kind of rifle. Shit! Gabe swore to himself silently. Turning and heading back the way he came from. He was hoping the figure carrying the gun didn't see him, but knowing full well that the figure must have. "You! Stay where you are!" Were the only words he head before he started moving. Staying low and towards the side of the ally using the shadows to give the person with the gun a hard target is the only option he had left. It was a long shot but if he could just make it out of the ally, He might just live to try and save the wounded woman in his arms.
The wall next to Gabe's head exploding in a spray of brick and concrete, and the surprises of the shards of flack peppering his face caused him to stumble slightly. Quickly regaining his footing, He began putting on the speed as the severity of the situation just increased. Another shot went whipping passed his head and he rounded the corner. He ran on heading off down the deserted street at the fastest pace he could manage while carrying the young woman.
The multiple footsteps behind him told Gabe that the man had reach this end of the ally and that one person had become several. He needed to get out of the open, quickly and to find a good hiding place, or at least some kind of cover so he wouldn't get a bullet in his ass. Yes regrouping would be a good thing thinking to himself. Things finally began looking up for him. Another ally, one he knew, was coming up. It had an old boarded- up door at one end that led to an old abandoned office building, he began heading toward it. Plenty of little cubicles to hind in, along with another entrance that let out right across the street from his building.
"Time to play hind n' seek assholes!" Gabe said as he began to speed up believing that the risk to the young woman was worth it, at least until they made it into the building. Turning the corner into the ally, he made out the shouts of the people following him and his new friend. It was working they thought that they had him trapped. Now all he had to do was disappear before the got there.
Gabe found the wood panel, that blocked the door, easily, but moving it with his hand full was a no go. As carefully as he could manage he set the wounded young lady down on the ground. His hands now free he shifted the panel out of the way and started to pick up the girl again. The shouts were closer now and he still had to move the board back once inside. So he did the only thing he could do. He moved faster. Setting the young woman just inside he grabbed the board and slid it back into place.
The abandoned office was pitch black. Reaching into his front pocket Gabe pulled out the small flashlight he kept on his key chain. It wasn't much but it was better than trying to make it though here blind. The small amount of light from the flashlight showing a power maintenance room. A door was on the far wall. Seeing this Gabe made his way over to it and went though. Beyond the door was what use to be the main office floor. Dust covered everything in the office like a gray blanket of time. It hung in the air, like a think soup of grit, making breathing for him difficult. He maneuvered though the maze of sectional walls and garbage like a rat trying to finish a test before the bell rang and the prize, in his case his life, got taken away. The main front door taunting him all the while as he carried on threw. The sound of wood snapping and the clopping of feet on concrete informing him that his pursuers had found the hidden door and were now in the maintained room rushing him in his endeavor.
Due to Gabe increasing his pace he caught his leg on the sharp edge of desk, tearing a chuck out of it and causing him to stumble to the floor. The young woman groaning under his wait as he landed on top of her began to stir. "Shit!" cursing his damn impatience he got to his knees and began crawling toward the front door only a few feet away, dragging the now semiconscious woman with him. Hoping that he could make it out and into another ally, the ally next to his building before they spotted him again.
Gabe arriving at the front door just as the men chasing him broke though into the main office floor. Throwing the door open, picking up the woman, and not looking back. He had made it, thinking it to himself trying to calm down a little. Glad to be out of that dirty air he and moving onward to the ally across the street. Reaching the door, halfway down, Gabe carefully set down the woman again. It appeared she had fallen back into unconsciousness. Fishing the keys from his pocket he took a one last look around making sure there were no eyes about before he began unlocking the door. Stuffing the keys back into his pocket he knelt down and picked up the woman again and proceeded into his home.
A/N: I am writing this in reply to a review I got. Thanks for the pointer on the tense of words. I will try to make sure they match in the future. As for the rest of you who are reading my story, I hope you are enjoying it. TTFN