Chapter Two
The snow came down so hard that it nearly blinded the vision of anyone. It was not a good time for anyone to be out in it, but today a dark haired greened good of your average beauty girl was walking through the park. A new place were no one knew who she was or who her family was. She could start over have a new life and no one would judge her by her past or her family's past. She pulled her leather jacket closer to her body and she stopped and sat down on the bench that was covered with snow. It was also scary not having anyone she knew here. No one she could trust. No one who would care if she got hurt or needed to talk. She really was all alone. She stood up to walk away when she heard this loud noise then felt her self fly forward and crash to the cold hard snow covered ground with something or someone weighting her down to the ground as the loud noise she now comprehend as gun shots kept being fired. She froze not even a sound came from her cold lips as she just lay there on the cold ground with someone laying over her shooting back at whoever was shooting. Then it was all over. The shots had stopped and the weight was removed from her body which still lay on the ground. She was afraid to move. Afraid to breath so she just lay there not knowing what to expect. Then she felt her self being pulled to a sitting position. A pair of dark eyes looked into hers. The man's lips were moving, but she couldn't for the life of her comprehend what he was saying until he repeated it once again.
"Are you okay?" he asked his voice full of concern.
"Um, y-yeah I'm fine." she managed to Force out.
"I'm Zander who are you?" he asked
"Brina." she said as she heard footsteps come their way. Her eyes went to Zander's who placed his body between hers and who ever was approaching them as he pushed her behind the ear by bushes out of sight from whoever it was coming toward them.
"Zander, were you hit?" a blond woman with a long fur jacket on asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." Zander answered as he pushed Brina farther behind the bushes so that Faith wouldn't see her.
"Who were you talking to?" Faith asked curiously
"No one." Zander lied.
"I could've swore I heard voices and saw someone here with you." Faith said eyeing him suspiciously.
"I was in the middle of a shoot out why would anyone be here with me?" he questioned as he moved to stand up.
"You're right I guess I just assumed your ex are Elizabeth would be here trying to save you." she said Brina could tell by her tone that she didn't like either woman.
"I told you I don't need saving." Zander said wanting to get away from here without Brina being hurt.
"Of course you don't." Faith said as they walked off.
Brina waited for a good ten minutes before coming out of the bushes. It was just her luck to meet a hot guy only to have him be taken by some jealous woman. Not only that, but he was obviously mixed up in something that she didn't want no part of. She moved to stand, but the moment she put pressure on her right ankle she felt a sharp shooting pain go straight up her leg. She grabbed her leg and cried out in pain as she sat back down on the ground.
"Oh god you were shot weren't you?" Zander's voice said as he knelt beside her.
"What are you doing back here? shouldn't you be off with your little girlfriend?" she snapped at him.
"I liked you better when you couldn't speak." he said as he took her leg in his hand and pushed up her pants leg.
"Stop that hurts. I wasn't shot I think it's sprang or something." she said as she swatted his hand away.
"I've gotta see how bad it is." he said ignoring her protest.
"It's fine." she said as she tried to stand on it again, but fell right into Zander's waiting arms." Okay so I can't walk on it."
"Yeah no kidding. Here I'll take you to the hospital." he said as he picked her up.
"Why did you lie to your girlfriend about me being there?" she asked
"First she's not my girlfriend second if she knew that you were a witness to what happened you'd be dead right now." he warned her.
"So you're in the mob." it wasn't a questioned, but a stated fact.
"Here just walk in say you fell and they'll take care of you no questions asked." he said as the stopped at the entrance of General Hospital.
"Wait I don't have any money to pay for this." she said
"Don't worry I'll take care of it." he said as he left.
She walked painfully through the doors of the hospital, but as she went toward the nurses desk she fell forward. A pair of strong arms came from behind her she thought it was Zander until she turned to see someone else.
"Thank you." she mumbled softly
"Brina?" a female voice from behind the guy called
"Oh my god Courtney Matthew's." she said as the two hugged.
"What happened?" Courtney asked
"I fell on some ice and hurt my leg." she lied softly
"Jason will you help her over there while I get a doctor to check her?" Courtney asked softly
"Sure." Jason said as he allowed Brina to place her full weight on him." Here put your leg on here it'll help relive the pressure." he said as he pulled a table closer to her.
"Thank you. So how long have you known Court?" she asked
" For nearly two years. We're married." he said
"Oh I've known her my entire life. we grew up together and went through school together as well." she said softly." Courtney was the one person in my life who truly cared about me." it was hard to make that confession.
"Hey a doctor will be with you shortly." Courtney said as she sat down beside Brina." How long have you been here?"
"I just got into town and thought I'd walk around the park I had no idea you were here or I would've called." she said
"Yeah, the last time I saw you, you were married." she said
"It didn't work out like I had planned. He fell in love with someone else and I was left to take of my self." she said
"Sorry to hear that." Courtney said compassionately.
"Thanks, but hey you know life is not always good it likes to throw you a curve ball or two." she said as a doctor came up to her.
"Miss. Venswala I'm Dr. Chris Ramsey I'll take a look at you and see what we can do for you." he said as a nurse brought a wheelchair over to her.
"Um, no I'll walk." she said not wanting to be wheeled around.
"I insist you let this lovely nurse push you around." Chris said
"Fine." Brina agreed as she sat down in the chair.
"She's been my best friend since I can remember always wanting to help someone or save someone even if it's from theme selves." Courtney said to Jason.
"Are you thinking of asking her to have our baby?" Jason asked
"Aside from Carly I couldn't think of a better person." Courtney said
"I'm here for what you need." Jason said as Courtney hugged him.
"I hope she says yes. Oh Jason it would so wonderful to have a baby of our own." she said
The snow came down so hard that it nearly blinded the vision of anyone. It was not a good time for anyone to be out in it, but today a dark haired greened good of your average beauty girl was walking through the park. A new place were no one knew who she was or who her family was. She could start over have a new life and no one would judge her by her past or her family's past. She pulled her leather jacket closer to her body and she stopped and sat down on the bench that was covered with snow. It was also scary not having anyone she knew here. No one she could trust. No one who would care if she got hurt or needed to talk. She really was all alone. She stood up to walk away when she heard this loud noise then felt her self fly forward and crash to the cold hard snow covered ground with something or someone weighting her down to the ground as the loud noise she now comprehend as gun shots kept being fired. She froze not even a sound came from her cold lips as she just lay there on the cold ground with someone laying over her shooting back at whoever was shooting. Then it was all over. The shots had stopped and the weight was removed from her body which still lay on the ground. She was afraid to move. Afraid to breath so she just lay there not knowing what to expect. Then she felt her self being pulled to a sitting position. A pair of dark eyes looked into hers. The man's lips were moving, but she couldn't for the life of her comprehend what he was saying until he repeated it once again.
"Are you okay?" he asked his voice full of concern.
"Um, y-yeah I'm fine." she managed to Force out.
"I'm Zander who are you?" he asked
"Brina." she said as she heard footsteps come their way. Her eyes went to Zander's who placed his body between hers and who ever was approaching them as he pushed her behind the ear by bushes out of sight from whoever it was coming toward them.
"Zander, were you hit?" a blond woman with a long fur jacket on asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." Zander answered as he pushed Brina farther behind the bushes so that Faith wouldn't see her.
"Who were you talking to?" Faith asked curiously
"No one." Zander lied.
"I could've swore I heard voices and saw someone here with you." Faith said eyeing him suspiciously.
"I was in the middle of a shoot out why would anyone be here with me?" he questioned as he moved to stand up.
"You're right I guess I just assumed your ex are Elizabeth would be here trying to save you." she said Brina could tell by her tone that she didn't like either woman.
"I told you I don't need saving." Zander said wanting to get away from here without Brina being hurt.
"Of course you don't." Faith said as they walked off.
Brina waited for a good ten minutes before coming out of the bushes. It was just her luck to meet a hot guy only to have him be taken by some jealous woman. Not only that, but he was obviously mixed up in something that she didn't want no part of. She moved to stand, but the moment she put pressure on her right ankle she felt a sharp shooting pain go straight up her leg. She grabbed her leg and cried out in pain as she sat back down on the ground.
"Oh god you were shot weren't you?" Zander's voice said as he knelt beside her.
"What are you doing back here? shouldn't you be off with your little girlfriend?" she snapped at him.
"I liked you better when you couldn't speak." he said as he took her leg in his hand and pushed up her pants leg.
"Stop that hurts. I wasn't shot I think it's sprang or something." she said as she swatted his hand away.
"I've gotta see how bad it is." he said ignoring her protest.
"It's fine." she said as she tried to stand on it again, but fell right into Zander's waiting arms." Okay so I can't walk on it."
"Yeah no kidding. Here I'll take you to the hospital." he said as he picked her up.
"Why did you lie to your girlfriend about me being there?" she asked
"First she's not my girlfriend second if she knew that you were a witness to what happened you'd be dead right now." he warned her.
"So you're in the mob." it wasn't a questioned, but a stated fact.
"Here just walk in say you fell and they'll take care of you no questions asked." he said as the stopped at the entrance of General Hospital.
"Wait I don't have any money to pay for this." she said
"Don't worry I'll take care of it." he said as he left.
She walked painfully through the doors of the hospital, but as she went toward the nurses desk she fell forward. A pair of strong arms came from behind her she thought it was Zander until she turned to see someone else.
"Thank you." she mumbled softly
"Brina?" a female voice from behind the guy called
"Oh my god Courtney Matthew's." she said as the two hugged.
"What happened?" Courtney asked
"I fell on some ice and hurt my leg." she lied softly
"Jason will you help her over there while I get a doctor to check her?" Courtney asked softly
"Sure." Jason said as he allowed Brina to place her full weight on him." Here put your leg on here it'll help relive the pressure." he said as he pulled a table closer to her.
"Thank you. So how long have you known Court?" she asked
" For nearly two years. We're married." he said
"Oh I've known her my entire life. we grew up together and went through school together as well." she said softly." Courtney was the one person in my life who truly cared about me." it was hard to make that confession.
"Hey a doctor will be with you shortly." Courtney said as she sat down beside Brina." How long have you been here?"
"I just got into town and thought I'd walk around the park I had no idea you were here or I would've called." she said
"Yeah, the last time I saw you, you were married." she said
"It didn't work out like I had planned. He fell in love with someone else and I was left to take of my self." she said
"Sorry to hear that." Courtney said compassionately.
"Thanks, but hey you know life is not always good it likes to throw you a curve ball or two." she said as a doctor came up to her.
"Miss. Venswala I'm Dr. Chris Ramsey I'll take a look at you and see what we can do for you." he said as a nurse brought a wheelchair over to her.
"Um, no I'll walk." she said not wanting to be wheeled around.
"I insist you let this lovely nurse push you around." Chris said
"Fine." Brina agreed as she sat down in the chair.
"She's been my best friend since I can remember always wanting to help someone or save someone even if it's from theme selves." Courtney said to Jason.
"Are you thinking of asking her to have our baby?" Jason asked
"Aside from Carly I couldn't think of a better person." Courtney said
"I'm here for what you need." Jason said as Courtney hugged him.
"I hope she says yes. Oh Jason it would so wonderful to have a baby of our own." she said