Chapter 16
Jack stopped his car and looked at the wrecked rental car Gia was driving. There was no sign of movement in the car. He was afraid of how Helena was going to react. His orders had been to bring Gia to Helena, not to kill her. He wished he had never went along with Helena's plan to pass him off as Lucky Spencer.
He cautiously made his way towards the car. The front of the car was smashed against the tree.
Jack walked to the driver's side of the car and after managed to get the door open. Gia was slumped over the steering wheel. She had blood on her forehead and appeared to be unconscious. He reached his hand out to check her pulse and sighed with relief when he discovered she was still alive.
He ran back to his car and took off. A few minutes later, he pulled up to the nearest payphone. He quickly called for help for Gia and then dialed Helena's number. It rang several times before someone answered.
"Mrs. Cassadine? This is Jack… I mean Lucky."
"Madame Cassadine isn't available at the moment sir," said Andreas. "Is this important?"
"Yes. Miss Campbell has been injured. I wanted to know if Mrs. Cassadine wants me to stay with her or go after Luke Spencer."
"I'll find Madame Cassadine and find out. Where can I reach you?"
"You can't. I'm at a payphone. How long do you need?" Jack asked.
"About thirty minutes," Andreas said.
"Ok, I'll call you back in thirty minutes," Jack said hanging up. He got back in his car and waited. He hoped Gia was going to be all right.
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Meanwhile back at the rental car, Gia had waited until she heard Jack drive off before she got out of the car. She had pretended to be unconscious when he was there. Now she stood outside the car and leaned against it.
She took off her jacket and pressed it to her forehead to try to stop the bleeding. Gia walked to the road and started back to town. After walking a few minutes, she began to feel dizzy. She shook her head and tried to shake it off. She knew she had to get back to warn Luke and Nikolas that the fake Lucky was looking for them.
She continued to walk towards the last town she had passed through. But soon she had grown so dizzy that she couldn't walk any more. She sat down to rest, but the dizziness didn't go away. Gia knew she had to get to town to get help fast. She tried to stand up, but everything went black and she fell to the ground unconscious.