Chapter5
"Monica Geller, meet an old friend of yours." Michael began. "Meet.. Richard Burke."
Monica's eyes slowly met Richard's eyes. She just couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Richard, it can't be. You're dead you were-" "I'm sorry Monica. I had to fake my death." Richard sadly explained. "What?! But why would you do this to me Richard? Why?!" Monica asked now with tears flowing on her face. "I'm sorry but.. I needed the money." Richard replied walking over to Monica. "What money?" Monica questioned fetching a tissue from her pocket. "It's a long story. We ran out of money for a while. So I got into some special business where I earned money from transporting illegal goods." Richard announced watched Monica's shocked face. "But I got caught and was being hunted down. So in order to escape, the business I joined helped me fake my death. A setup murderer would walk in on our romantic evening and would then kill me." Monica stared deep into Richard's guilty eyes. She felt the most anger and hatred she'd ever felt building up. "I'm gonna give you some privacy." Michael announced exiting with Emily.
"Why Richard?! How could you do this to me?" Monica burst out with pure hatred. "I would have been caught otherwise Monica! Jail for god only knows amount of years!" Richard yelled. "So what, at least we would have still been a couple. I wouldn't have to suffer the side effects after you faked your death!" Monica screamed out. "But I had no choice. I would have to be left in jail and I'd lose my job, many of my friends and other stuff to ya know!" Richard shouted back. "Is you all you ever think about? Don't you ever take one minute to think about other people? I could have sworn that committing suicide crossed my mind many times this week. I've barely seen my friends lately either and I think you could say I've lost my job. You just thought about yourself and left me all alone. This is all your fault!" Monica cried out now heading for the door. "Look wait up Monica. We can talk it over." Richard begged chasing after her. Once he'd said that, Monica turned slowly around and took off her engagement ring. She then threw it as far as she could across the hall then continued for the door. "Don't you ever walk away from me!" Richard shouted and then grabbed Monica and shoved her against the wall. Holding her up against it, Monica tried her hardest to fight him off. "You will love me because I still love you!" Richard yelled again. "But I don't love you. Not anymore." Monica calmly announced trying to free herself from him. Suddenly, there was a large thwack and Richard fell to the floor. Sharply staring up Monica saw Chandler standing there with a wooden club in his hand. "Always said I'd beat the mustache off his face." Chandler remarked welcoming Monica into his arms. "Thank you for rescuing me. How did you know where I was?" Monica asked holding him close. "There was a note in your apartment from the kidnappers. They told me where you were." Chandler explained wiping the tears away from her cheek. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine now but I was really scared for a moment. I'm so glad you rescued me though. I might not have been alive without you." Monica replied smiling. Suddenly Chandler grabbed Monica and kissed her passionately. She was amazed at what was happening but couldn't have been more happier than she already was. After about a minute, Monica broke the kiss. "Oh my god." Monica whispered with a smile. "Is it okay if we do this?" Chandler asked with worry in his voice. "I couldn't be more comfortable if we did this. It seems right." Monica replied pulling him into another kiss. Feeling through her hair as they kissed, Chandler got visions of a future with Monica. Their engagement, their wedding, their 1st baby; all happy thoughts ran through his mind. As the kiss got really serious, 3 security guards walked in. "Put your hands up and get down on the floor." One of them ordered pointing his gun at them.
With the terror of it all Monica and Chandler got down onto the floor. Chandler held her hand tight and Monica could tell he was feeling for her. "Okay search them." Commanded the same security guard. Just as they were about to search Chandler, he jumped up and knocked 2 security guards out with his club. Just before anyone could stop him Chandler was attacking the last security guard and just missing his shots of the gun. Finally Chandler knocked him out and stole his gun. "Come on let's get out of here." Chandler suggested handing Monica a gun as they ran out of the room. "Where'd you learn to do that?" Monica asked as they were heading down the corridor. "I used to do Karate as a kid. Never forgot any of it." Chandler replied as they ran through into the library. Unluckily Emily was browsing through the shelves. "How are we gonna cross now?" Monica mouthed to Chandler as they hid behind a bookstand. "We'll just have to be careful as we sneak through." Chandler replied still mouthing. Taking hold of Monica's hand Chandler helped her climb up on top of all the bookcases. Once Chandler was up himself, they crawled along the tops of the bookcases. Suddenly Monica knocked a book aside and over the edge. "Whoops." Monica whispered feeling really stupid and responsible. The couple watched as Emily sharply stared up at the ceiling to see where abouts the book had come from. She became a little shook up from the book so she got out her gun. "Hello? Anyone there?" Emily called out with fear in her tone. "Anyone? Hello?!" Just at that moment Michael rushed in. "Is everything okay Emily? I heard you shouting." Michael asked in a comforting way. "Yeah. I'm fine. Let's just get the hell out of here coz this place creeps me out." Emily replied staring around as they left.
"I'm sorry Chandler. I didn't mean to." Monica apologized feeling the guilt pour over her.
"It's okay just be more careful in future. Now come on let's get ourselves out of here." Chandler replied getting down from the bookcase.
The two escaped from the library and headed off towards the exit. But what they did not know, was that they were being watched all the time.
Thanx 4 reading. I hope you enjoyed. Don't forget to review. C ya.
"Monica Geller, meet an old friend of yours." Michael began. "Meet.. Richard Burke."
Monica's eyes slowly met Richard's eyes. She just couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Richard, it can't be. You're dead you were-" "I'm sorry Monica. I had to fake my death." Richard sadly explained. "What?! But why would you do this to me Richard? Why?!" Monica asked now with tears flowing on her face. "I'm sorry but.. I needed the money." Richard replied walking over to Monica. "What money?" Monica questioned fetching a tissue from her pocket. "It's a long story. We ran out of money for a while. So I got into some special business where I earned money from transporting illegal goods." Richard announced watched Monica's shocked face. "But I got caught and was being hunted down. So in order to escape, the business I joined helped me fake my death. A setup murderer would walk in on our romantic evening and would then kill me." Monica stared deep into Richard's guilty eyes. She felt the most anger and hatred she'd ever felt building up. "I'm gonna give you some privacy." Michael announced exiting with Emily.
"Why Richard?! How could you do this to me?" Monica burst out with pure hatred. "I would have been caught otherwise Monica! Jail for god only knows amount of years!" Richard yelled. "So what, at least we would have still been a couple. I wouldn't have to suffer the side effects after you faked your death!" Monica screamed out. "But I had no choice. I would have to be left in jail and I'd lose my job, many of my friends and other stuff to ya know!" Richard shouted back. "Is you all you ever think about? Don't you ever take one minute to think about other people? I could have sworn that committing suicide crossed my mind many times this week. I've barely seen my friends lately either and I think you could say I've lost my job. You just thought about yourself and left me all alone. This is all your fault!" Monica cried out now heading for the door. "Look wait up Monica. We can talk it over." Richard begged chasing after her. Once he'd said that, Monica turned slowly around and took off her engagement ring. She then threw it as far as she could across the hall then continued for the door. "Don't you ever walk away from me!" Richard shouted and then grabbed Monica and shoved her against the wall. Holding her up against it, Monica tried her hardest to fight him off. "You will love me because I still love you!" Richard yelled again. "But I don't love you. Not anymore." Monica calmly announced trying to free herself from him. Suddenly, there was a large thwack and Richard fell to the floor. Sharply staring up Monica saw Chandler standing there with a wooden club in his hand. "Always said I'd beat the mustache off his face." Chandler remarked welcoming Monica into his arms. "Thank you for rescuing me. How did you know where I was?" Monica asked holding him close. "There was a note in your apartment from the kidnappers. They told me where you were." Chandler explained wiping the tears away from her cheek. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine now but I was really scared for a moment. I'm so glad you rescued me though. I might not have been alive without you." Monica replied smiling. Suddenly Chandler grabbed Monica and kissed her passionately. She was amazed at what was happening but couldn't have been more happier than she already was. After about a minute, Monica broke the kiss. "Oh my god." Monica whispered with a smile. "Is it okay if we do this?" Chandler asked with worry in his voice. "I couldn't be more comfortable if we did this. It seems right." Monica replied pulling him into another kiss. Feeling through her hair as they kissed, Chandler got visions of a future with Monica. Their engagement, their wedding, their 1st baby; all happy thoughts ran through his mind. As the kiss got really serious, 3 security guards walked in. "Put your hands up and get down on the floor." One of them ordered pointing his gun at them.
With the terror of it all Monica and Chandler got down onto the floor. Chandler held her hand tight and Monica could tell he was feeling for her. "Okay search them." Commanded the same security guard. Just as they were about to search Chandler, he jumped up and knocked 2 security guards out with his club. Just before anyone could stop him Chandler was attacking the last security guard and just missing his shots of the gun. Finally Chandler knocked him out and stole his gun. "Come on let's get out of here." Chandler suggested handing Monica a gun as they ran out of the room. "Where'd you learn to do that?" Monica asked as they were heading down the corridor. "I used to do Karate as a kid. Never forgot any of it." Chandler replied as they ran through into the library. Unluckily Emily was browsing through the shelves. "How are we gonna cross now?" Monica mouthed to Chandler as they hid behind a bookstand. "We'll just have to be careful as we sneak through." Chandler replied still mouthing. Taking hold of Monica's hand Chandler helped her climb up on top of all the bookcases. Once Chandler was up himself, they crawled along the tops of the bookcases. Suddenly Monica knocked a book aside and over the edge. "Whoops." Monica whispered feeling really stupid and responsible. The couple watched as Emily sharply stared up at the ceiling to see where abouts the book had come from. She became a little shook up from the book so she got out her gun. "Hello? Anyone there?" Emily called out with fear in her tone. "Anyone? Hello?!" Just at that moment Michael rushed in. "Is everything okay Emily? I heard you shouting." Michael asked in a comforting way. "Yeah. I'm fine. Let's just get the hell out of here coz this place creeps me out." Emily replied staring around as they left.
"I'm sorry Chandler. I didn't mean to." Monica apologized feeling the guilt pour over her.
"It's okay just be more careful in future. Now come on let's get ourselves out of here." Chandler replied getting down from the bookcase.
The two escaped from the library and headed off towards the exit. But what they did not know, was that they were being watched all the time.
Thanx 4 reading. I hope you enjoyed. Don't forget to review. C ya.