Chapter 3 ~ Surprise
Elizabeth's POV
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" We have you surrounded! Come out of the building immediately!"
There were a ton or police, fire trucks, bomb squads, and pretty much anything you could think of waiting outside. I just wanted to get out of this horrid place as soon as I could. This evil little man had already taken my ring. . . My wedding ring! And I wasn't going to let him do anymore damage. . . or so I thought.
"Hey little man, come here."
The man was directing this command towards Robert. He got up and looked at me as he walked over to the man. He took hold of Robert and shoved him out the door, and then walked out after him.
"You shoot me, and you'll have to shoot him first!" The gunman shouted.
He was holding Robert in front of him as a shield.
"Robert!"
"Lizzie, shut up, I'm fine!"
"HEY, why don't BOTH of you shut up before I shoot the elf here!" the gunman demanded.
I wanted to go over to Robert so badly, but I knew that if I did, the man would probably shoot us both. I couldn't do anything. I am so used to being able to help people, but I couldn't do anything. I felt the tears start to come up again, so I just sat there and cried while the robber tried to negotiate with the police.
"Dr. Corday?"
I heard a familiar voice whisper behind me.
"Dr. Corday, are you okay? We're going to get out of this, I promise."
"C - Carter?"
I turned around and saw his familiar face. Maybe he could help us; maybe we could find a way out. All I knew was that I wasn't alone anymore.
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After about twenty minutes, they finally came back inside. Robert looked really upset and shook up.
"Robert, are you okay? What did he do?"
"I'm fine. . . he - Carter?"
"Dr. Romano."
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, I thought I was going to get something to eat before my shift. . . "
"Oh, right. Anyway, he told the police that he wants anyone that was arrested within the last week to be let go. Apparently he's got a few buddies that were put in jail last week, and he wants revenge."
"But why us?" I asked
"I don't know."
"Well, there's got to be some way to get out of here!" Carter said.
He was starting to get nervous; we all were.
"We just have to wait for awhile. If we try anything and they catch us, they'll shoot."
There was a deadly silence. How had we gotten here? We, all three of us, just wanted to have a little something to eat, and now, here we are, being held hostage in Doc Magoo's with no one to help us. I'm sure everyone at the hospital has seen us on the news by now, and probably know that Robert is here. There is a news crew taping everything that is going on outside.
"Well we can't just sit here and do nothing! They're not going to give this up! They want attention, and if they let us go, they won't have that."
"Carter's right, Robert."
"I know, I know, but we have no plan." Robert responded.
"Well we have plenty of time to think of one."
Elizabeth's POV
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" We have you surrounded! Come out of the building immediately!"
There were a ton or police, fire trucks, bomb squads, and pretty much anything you could think of waiting outside. I just wanted to get out of this horrid place as soon as I could. This evil little man had already taken my ring. . . My wedding ring! And I wasn't going to let him do anymore damage. . . or so I thought.
"Hey little man, come here."
The man was directing this command towards Robert. He got up and looked at me as he walked over to the man. He took hold of Robert and shoved him out the door, and then walked out after him.
"You shoot me, and you'll have to shoot him first!" The gunman shouted.
He was holding Robert in front of him as a shield.
"Robert!"
"Lizzie, shut up, I'm fine!"
"HEY, why don't BOTH of you shut up before I shoot the elf here!" the gunman demanded.
I wanted to go over to Robert so badly, but I knew that if I did, the man would probably shoot us both. I couldn't do anything. I am so used to being able to help people, but I couldn't do anything. I felt the tears start to come up again, so I just sat there and cried while the robber tried to negotiate with the police.
"Dr. Corday?"
I heard a familiar voice whisper behind me.
"Dr. Corday, are you okay? We're going to get out of this, I promise."
"C - Carter?"
I turned around and saw his familiar face. Maybe he could help us; maybe we could find a way out. All I knew was that I wasn't alone anymore.
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After about twenty minutes, they finally came back inside. Robert looked really upset and shook up.
"Robert, are you okay? What did he do?"
"I'm fine. . . he - Carter?"
"Dr. Romano."
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, I thought I was going to get something to eat before my shift. . . "
"Oh, right. Anyway, he told the police that he wants anyone that was arrested within the last week to be let go. Apparently he's got a few buddies that were put in jail last week, and he wants revenge."
"But why us?" I asked
"I don't know."
"Well, there's got to be some way to get out of here!" Carter said.
He was starting to get nervous; we all were.
"We just have to wait for awhile. If we try anything and they catch us, they'll shoot."
There was a deadly silence. How had we gotten here? We, all three of us, just wanted to have a little something to eat, and now, here we are, being held hostage in Doc Magoo's with no one to help us. I'm sure everyone at the hospital has seen us on the news by now, and probably know that Robert is here. There is a news crew taping everything that is going on outside.
"Well we can't just sit here and do nothing! They're not going to give this up! They want attention, and if they let us go, they won't have that."
"Carter's right, Robert."
"I know, I know, but we have no plan." Robert responded.
"Well we have plenty of time to think of one."