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Changes
Part 5
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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George and Chief McGinnis met Joe, and Fenton in Frank's room. "What's going on?" Joe asked.
"Ned is the one who shot Frank."
All heads turned in her direction. "WHAT?"
Frank asked where Nancy was. "She left a note saying she was heading over to Ned's to talk to him. I don't think she wanted to believe that he was capable of doing this. Bess and I called Chief McGinnis, who also sent a car over to Ned's apartment where they met up with Bess."
"Apparently," McGinnis continued, "Ned knocked Nancy unconscious and is headed here to finish what he started."
"Is Nancy all right?" Frank wanted to know.
Bess nodded as she entered the room. "She has a concussion, but the EMTs seem to think she'll be up and about in no time."
"Bess!"
"Nancy made me come up and check on Frank. She was worried sick about you. There's been no sign of Ned?"
"No," Frank replied. "And I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
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Nancy woke up to a light shining in her eyes. "How are you feeling, Ms. Drew?" someone asked.
"A little groggy."
"That's to be expected. Do you remember what happened?"
"I think I do..." She tried to sit up. "Is Frank all right?"
The doctor held her down. "There's nothing to worry about. Your friend, Bess Marvin went up to check on him and we got word that he's fine. Right now you just need to focus on yourself."
Nancy took a deep breath and nodded slowly. One thought drifted in her mind: Where was Ned...?
Later, Nancy found herself in a room alone because everyone else had gone to get something to eat. The doctor said they wanted to keep her there for a few hours for observation anyway.
She shifted uncomfortably and sighed. What had caused Ned to snap like that? She didn't have an answer. He was always so kind to everyone he met.
Nancy heard the door open and her eyes widened. "Ned!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
Ned walked up to her, pointing a gun at her head. "I was going to see Frank when I realized you might have tipped him off, and sure enough, police were posted near his room. I did my own detective work and here I am."
Nancy slowly slid off the bed. "Please don't do this! If you surrender, they'll be lenient!"
Ned lowered the gun a bit. "I don't know what's wrong with me, Nan! I-I just couldn't help it. I was so jealous! I-I don't want to be like this anymore."
"It'll be all right, Frank," Nancy said. "You have parents who love you and friends who really care for you."
Ned nodded, handing Nancy the weapon. She tossed it onto the bed, guiding Ned to a chair. She hugged him close. "It's over now, Ned," she whispered into his hair.
Changes
Part 5
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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George and Chief McGinnis met Joe, and Fenton in Frank's room. "What's going on?" Joe asked.
"Ned is the one who shot Frank."
All heads turned in her direction. "WHAT?"
Frank asked where Nancy was. "She left a note saying she was heading over to Ned's to talk to him. I don't think she wanted to believe that he was capable of doing this. Bess and I called Chief McGinnis, who also sent a car over to Ned's apartment where they met up with Bess."
"Apparently," McGinnis continued, "Ned knocked Nancy unconscious and is headed here to finish what he started."
"Is Nancy all right?" Frank wanted to know.
Bess nodded as she entered the room. "She has a concussion, but the EMTs seem to think she'll be up and about in no time."
"Bess!"
"Nancy made me come up and check on Frank. She was worried sick about you. There's been no sign of Ned?"
"No," Frank replied. "And I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
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Nancy woke up to a light shining in her eyes. "How are you feeling, Ms. Drew?" someone asked.
"A little groggy."
"That's to be expected. Do you remember what happened?"
"I think I do..." She tried to sit up. "Is Frank all right?"
The doctor held her down. "There's nothing to worry about. Your friend, Bess Marvin went up to check on him and we got word that he's fine. Right now you just need to focus on yourself."
Nancy took a deep breath and nodded slowly. One thought drifted in her mind: Where was Ned...?
Later, Nancy found herself in a room alone because everyone else had gone to get something to eat. The doctor said they wanted to keep her there for a few hours for observation anyway.
She shifted uncomfortably and sighed. What had caused Ned to snap like that? She didn't have an answer. He was always so kind to everyone he met.
Nancy heard the door open and her eyes widened. "Ned!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
Ned walked up to her, pointing a gun at her head. "I was going to see Frank when I realized you might have tipped him off, and sure enough, police were posted near his room. I did my own detective work and here I am."
Nancy slowly slid off the bed. "Please don't do this! If you surrender, they'll be lenient!"
Ned lowered the gun a bit. "I don't know what's wrong with me, Nan! I-I just couldn't help it. I was so jealous! I-I don't want to be like this anymore."
"It'll be all right, Frank," Nancy said. "You have parents who love you and friends who really care for you."
Ned nodded, handing Nancy the weapon. She tossed it onto the bed, guiding Ned to a chair. She hugged him close. "It's over now, Ned," she whispered into his hair.