Chapter 50
Wheeler/Linka
"Linka, get away," Wheeler said as he pushed Linka away from his body, while she grabbed his neck and hugged him tightly to hers, when they both heard a thunderous gunshot in the place.
Both of them thought that the bullet had hit the other, and when they opened their eyes, they were surprised that Greg fell on his knee and the gun fell from his hand, signs of shock and amazement were evident on his face, then he put his right hand on his right arm, and noticed a large amount of blood coming from his left shoulder. He fell to the ground, screaming in pain
Wheeler looked at the front of the iron door and found Captain David holding the gun he had just fired, pointing it at Greg and approaching them, "You're not going to kill innocents in my area, Greg, I won't let you."
Wheeler quickly picked up his pistol from the ground, while Linka fell into his hands, fainting.
"Babe, babe." Wheeler calls out to her and tries to shake her body to no avail
"Get the victim out from here to the ambulance outside quickly, Kwame, tie the offender and transfer him to another ambulance to treat his wounds, and the rest, inspect the place, photograph and take fingerprints."
The paramedics arrived and put Linka in the portable bed and put an oxygen mask on her nose and mouth, When they passed the library, Mr. Hanson was running to the scene of the crime, and when he saw Linka in this terrible condition, he put his hand to his mouth, and his features appeared in great shock, "Oh my God."
Minutes later, when they took Greg out on another portable bed, Mr. Greg fell on Greg with tears in his eyes, "Greg, son, why? Why did you do this to yourself? Why did you do this to me?"
"Dad, help me, help me please" Greg said in a weak voice, suffering in pain and bleeding
But the police did not let him in and quickly took Greg outside, and Mr. Hanson collapsed to the ground in tears.
When Wheeler got into the ambulance with Linka, paramedics were examining her and recording her condition, Wheeler could hear them, he was just looking at her, her face was full of bumps and bruises, and her mouth, nose and forehead were bleeding, bruises were all over her body, he heard the paramedics say some words, But he couldn't focus on them
"If her blood pressure is high, I think it's the beginning of pre-eclampsia."
"The amniotic fluid has come out, but the contractions are still in their infancy."
The fetus's heartbeat is still fine so far.
"The cervix is not open enough yet, no time to wait"
"Give her some medicine to lower her blood pressure quickly."
"Tell the hospital to prepare the operating room, the child must be delivered immediately."
One of the paramedics approached Wheeler and treated him, and while he was doing this, Wheeler looked at him with tears in his eyes, "Doctor please, forget about me, please save her."
"We did our best, Officer, and we told the hospital about her condition. It's the hospital's turn now to take care of the rest." He wraps Wheeler's injured arm.
Wheeler was trying to talk to Linka to encourage her, she was opening her eyes tightly and closing them again, he wasn't sure she could hear him but he kept whispering in her ear anyway
"Babe, cheer up Babe, you are safe now, you are hero, you managed to send the message to me successfully, manage to save yourself and the baby in time, please Linka, you can do it , please don't leave me, "
The ambulance arrived at the hospital quickly, the paramedics quickly took out the cot, and they ran into the spacious hall pushing the cot, and Wheeler ran after them. He noticed the crowd of many journalists, photographers and news agencies at the emergency door, and some of them tried to enter but the medical staff prevented them, he heard their questions without focus.
"Can you tell us what the victim's condition is now, paramedics?"
"Will she be able to survive?"
Was it really Mr. Hanson, CEO of Hanco, who kidnapped her?
Did the child have an abortion or is he still alive?
Wheeler was following the paramedics wherever they went, then in a room the doctors did gather around Linka, Wheeler noticed that the paramedics withdrew from the place, There were about three doctors who fell between Linka's open legs and began to examine the condition of the baby and her uterus. Wheeler noticed that Dr. Kristina was among the doctors.
Dr. Kristina looked at Linka and said, "Oh yeah, that's my patient, the blonde Russian, so she's the one who was kidnapped, I remember because, she had an amniotic fluid leak, oh my God, it's good that she managed to withstand, after everything that happened to her"
After five minutes, the doctors decided to take her quickly to the operating room, and they would give her an anesthesia for her lower part.
"Officer, it is a major operation, you are injured and need sterilization, I don't think I can let you in." Dr. Kristina said to Wheeler
"Please, please, doctor. I haven't seen her for about a month. I'll stay at her head, I promise I'll stay calm." After several attempts, they let him in with her, they put on him a blue gown, a mask, gloves, and blue plastic clip on his head. It was the first time in Wheeler's life that he entered an operating room, and it looked terrifying to him as it was full of devices, screens and tubes running in the veins of Linka's hand
He watched her eyes slightly open and close from time to time, he supported her psychologically by whispering in her ear and stroking her hair all the time.
"Linka, I love you, I love you so much my love, please, hold on, you can do it" Wheeler noticed that the nurses brought a small cot for the baby.
He panicked when he saw all that bunch of sharp tools, knives, scalpels, and some iron tools that looked like torture tools,
There were about five doctors and nurses in the room, and he could hear them talking about where they should cut the abdomen, how they should open the uterus, and about the position of the fetus.
He was feeling dizzy, especially with that irritating smell of sanitizing materials, he felt he was going to pass out too, but he held on for her, and for the little baby who has not yet seen life.
One of the nurses opened the collar on Linka's gown when he heard Dr. Christia say through that blue curtain, "Hello, baby." Suddenly he heard the screaming and crying of the little baby
It was a very emotional moment when he saw the boy in the doctors' hands holding him up high with blood and some white spots, "It's a boy," cried Dr. Christina.
Tears welled up in Wheeler's eyes, and then they asked him to cut the umbilical cord. He was afraid and hesitant. When they put the baby on Linka's bare chest, she was clearly feeling the baby, but she was not able to respond from the effect of the medicines and sedatives, but she tried to open her eyes, and Wheeler saw a tear falling from the corner of her eyes and said to her "Linka, Linka please open your eyes and look at him, he So beautiful, just like you." The baby boy was shivering from the coldness of the room after he was in his mother's warm womb. Wheeler put one of his fingers in the palm of the little boy's hand, who calmed down when he felt his mother's heartbeat and his father's finger in his little hand.
While they took the little boy to clean up and do the procedure. The doctors were busy down there, stitching up the wound and other things, when Wheeler put his mouth on Linka's forehead and kissed her and said, "You did it babe, you did it, you're a hero."
Then the nurses asked Wheeler to follow them to sign some official papers, it was difficult for Wheeler to leave Linka even though he knew he would be back of course in a few minutes, but he was reassured when he saw, Kwame and one of his other colleagues at the door of the operating room, to guard the door by order of Captain David
Kwame congratulated Wheeler for the newborn and his mother, and hugged his friend, Wheeler was trying to hide his tears with difficulty, especially after the terrible situation she was suffering from.
"You know, my friend, if Captain David was only a second late, it would be you, your girl and your baby..." Kwame said.
"Dead," Wheeler answered, and then sighed, "When I broke the door and walked in on them, I thought he would have killed her too. I wish we had found out sooner, she wouldn't have been so beaten up."
"Why was he hitting her anyway?" Kwami asked
"I don't know, he's crazy, if she wakes up I'll ask her anyway...what about him? Did he die? Please tell me he's dead"
"No.. He is not dead.. He is in the operating room to extract the bullet from his shoulder."
"Hey, do you mean he's here?...in this hospital." Wheeler asked angrily
"Yes, it was the nearest hospital, we couldn't take him anywhere else, he was bleeding profusely."
"Oh shit...for God's sake, Kwame, he deserves to bleed to death."
Then Wheeler heard a familiar voice calling him from afar, and when he turned, he found Mishka running towards him
"Oh man," said Wheeler, hugging Mishka, who opened his arms to hug Wheeler
"How is my sister?"
"She's fine Mishka, she'll be fine, oh man, we saved her at the last moment." Mishka sat Wheeler on the opposite chair as his feet could no longer support him from the fatigue and tension.
"And the baby? What about the baby?"
"He's great, he's fine, he looks like Linka." He smiles lightly amidst the tears
"Oh really, that means he looks like me," Mishka joked, when Wheeler heard another familiar voice calling him from afar.
"Oh, mom." Wheeler hugged his mom tightly
"Oh baby, I'm sorry I couldn't come to you sooner."
"It's okay mom." Wheeler couldn't hold back his tears any longer, Kathy cupped her son's face and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Congratulations, my dear, you have become a father." Then he hugged her again. Then she asked him about Linka, and he told her that they saved her and she would be fine, and the baby is in nursery now.
Mrs. Kathy and Mishka went to the nursery to see the new family member, while Wheeler went to the Patient Affairs office to sign the papers, and he asked him to not leave Linka's guarding in his absence no matter what happens, especially since the police now know that Greg's agents may be anywhere.
Greg
When I woke up after the operation, I looked around, I knew that I had been taken to the hospital after one of the policemen had treacherously shot me from behind, I also knew that they had arrested me red-handed, and I also learned that they had put two police guards outside my door so that I would not run away, I closed My eyes calmly and I began to think of a new plan to escape from justice, when my father entered my room and stood looking at me, it was clear that he was crying, his face and eyes were red, and his look was inexplicable, that he was talking to me as if I had died, then I looked at him and said to him, "Come on, Dad, and rain me With your endless lectures, spill it now."
"No, there's no point in that anymore," he said in pain, and sat down in the chair next to my bed
"I remember she was in labor when we were at home. Is my baby alive? Did you see him?" I asked
"Yes, he's alive. They are actually in this hospital, and they are closely guarded."
"You are his grandfather. You have all the right to see him. I want you to show me a picture of him. I want to see my son."
"For God's sake, Greg, I think you've completely lost your mind. What you do and what you say are only done by mad patients in their minds. How can I go to the girl and tell her, please, that my son almost killed you this morning, you, your son, and your boyfriend, and now do you can I see your baby? , Greg, you were caught red-handed, you were crying in front of the press cameras laughing at everyone inside you, Damn, she and my grandson were in my house, meters away from me, and you was lying to me and everyone, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her taking out of that dark, lonely room, bloodied and beaten to death, how could you lock up an innocent girl? How could you hurt a pregnant woman? She was pregnant with your child for God's sake, Greg, how could you point the gun at her, if David hadn't hit you, our only heir would be dead by now, And if it wasn't for God's help, you would be dead now
Do you know what you did, Greg, you killed yourself, you took your own life, you will spend your life in prison, that is, if they don't sentence you to death, damn you, didn't you think of that before, didn't you think of me, I have no one else, didn't you think about our wealth, our reputation and our companies, I can't believe I was the reason for a monster like you to exist in this life." Mr. Hanson was crying and screaming at Greg.
"What are you raving about, it's not what it seems, dad, I'm innocent and I will prove it, I just don't want to talk about the details now, I want you to bring me the most expensive lawyers in the country, and I will prove to everyone that I am innocence and maybe I demand compensation as well."
"You're unreasonable," Mr. Hanson rose from his chair and headed to the door. "You kicked me out of my house this morning, and now you want me to entrust you with my most valuable lawyer." Then he looked at Greg and said, "Tell me why I would do such a thing?"
"Because I'm your only son, Dad," Greg was playing with his father's emotions at that moment
"Yes, and I am so sorry about that." He wiped his tears with a tissue and walked out of the room
Wheeler/Linka
Wheeler finished signing the birth certificate for his newborn little boy, but there were some missing official papers which he had to bring from their apartment, He explained his situation to the person in charge there, that he bring Linka by the ambulance after rescuing her from her kidnapper, and that he would bring the required papers during the day, the hospital administration was very understanding, and took special care of Linka and her newborn
He was on his way to go to Linka's recovery room, when he heard his mother calling him from behind
"Wheeler, I saw him" When Wheeler turned his mother hugged him tightly with tears of joy in her eyes "He's so beautiful, he's an angel, ooh, I'm so proud of you, son."
"Thank you, Mom, can I...Can I ask you a favor?"
"You are the one who should do me a favor and promise to give me more beautiful grandchildren like this little one sleeping in the nursery." She is very excited and rubs her palms.
"Mother, please, can you bring me some official papers from the apartment, you will find in the right drawer in our cabinet, I don't want to go by myself, I want to be near Linka when she wakes up, and moreover the journalists know me, I can't get rid of them easily."
"Oh, yes of course, son, but…., do you know when they bring him to his mother? I can't wait to hold him in my arms"
"Mom …please, I'm tired, I don't know when, just go please."
"Oh, my poor child, go and relax near her while I get you papers."
Wheeler entered her room after he identify himself to the policemen who were guarding her room.
He looked at her as she lay on the bed, there were still plenty of tubes attached to her hands, and an oxygen mask. They had bandaged the cuts on her face and sewed up the injury on her forehead. Her face was swollen from the beatings, and the bruises had temporarily changed her beauty. He approached her and whispered in her ears "Lin, my love, you did a great job, ….thank you for coming back into my life, despite all I've been through, ….thank you for giving me the most beautiful gift I could ever have, please open your eyes, I miss you so much, I want to talk to you about I've been through it, I want to tell you how sad and dark life has been without you, Babe" His eyes filled with tears, he kissed her hand and forehead, sat down on the chair opposite and looked at her, "I'll do everything I can to get you to the execution, Greg, I promise you, you bastard."
Suddenly Wheeler's phone rang "what's up mom"
"Just a quick question, son, did you bring Linka's hospital bag with you?" as she looks at the empty hospital bag that Linka left on the floor before she was kidnapped one night before.
"Oh my God, I totally forgot about the bag, no I didn't bring anything, listen, Mom... Will you do me another favor and bring the bag with you?"
"Sure dear, no problem, do you know what she needs is in the bag?"
"How could I know, Mom... Please manage it for me, I was a mom before that."
Kathy was happily packing up Linka's hospital bag, as all the things Linka and Wheeler had bought were still in bags on the floor and in the salon.
"Let's see what she needs, rob, nursing bras, nursing pillow, single-use underwear, heavy duty Menstrual pad , towel, warm socks, light jacket, deodorant, toothbrush and toothpaste, hair comb, hair ties, body and Hands lotion, lip balm, light hospital slippers, some breast supplies, and clothes for leaving the hospital" She puts the now mother thigs happily in Linka's hospital bag. She really loves this girl, since she sow her at the first time, when Wheeler pointed to linka in the high school yard and said to her mother , "Mom, look at that blonde girl sitting with some girls in the corner over there. That's the Russian I told you about." And then the days passed and the occasions on which they met increased until they became close to each other, and the more Wheeler loved her, the more Kathy loved her as a daughter too. Deep down she knew that linka is the right girl for her only son, and now the fate just proves it
"And for my little angel, well,… the hospital will provide him with everything duration his stay, he just needs one going home , a hat, gloves, a blanket to cover him when he leaves the hospital"
Kathy arranged the hospital bag, took the required official papers, and when she opened the door of the building, she was surprised by a huge number of journalists with cameras and microphones crowding around her, with difficulty Kathy managed to escape from them, and took the taxi to the hospital