Chapter 8 ~ Actions and Consequences

Inside Doc's ~ Susan's POV

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"Susan! What are you DOING?! How did you get in here? . . . WHY are you in here??" Carter asked me, exasperated. The look on his face read complete shock.

"I'm going to help you! I snuck in the back, and I have a plan, but first you've got to be quiet! If these guys catch us --"

I was suddenly cut off as I heard a deep voice coming from one of the armed men. Man, I jinx everything!

"Who's that you're talkin' to over there, huh? Do we have a visitor?" Asked one of the masked men. He got up and started walking near us. With every footstep I heard came the realization that they were going to find me.

"Well little lady, how did you manage to get in here?" He asked.

I swear that my heart stopped when he said this. The look in his eyes was sheer evil, and I had no control over what he would do with me. He wanted to kill me.

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Outside ~ Abby's POV

I couldn't believe that I had actually let Susan go in there. She could get hurt. . . she could get the rest of them hurt! I was so worried for all of them.

"Abby, what are you doing?!" I heard someone ask behind me.

I turned around and saw Kerry Weaver walking towards me.

I sighed. "I need to be here, Kerry. Suspend me, fire me, do whatever, but I'm staying. I need to be here.

"Abby, I don't want to fire you, but you can't just leave like that without telling me. You have patients that are waiting for you."

"I will next time. Sorry." I sighed and turned back towards the restaurant.

"I thought Susan came with you. . . Where is she?"

"Uh. . ." I studdered, knowing what her reaction would be if I told her. ". . . She's inside Doc's"

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Inside ~ Susan's POV

I was frozen. I was just sitting there like a deer staring into the headlights of an incoming car.

"Hey, G, this lady here snuck in. Want me to shoot her? The man asked his partner.

"I have a better idea." The shorter man started. "Let's make her feel real guilty. . . take the boy." He finished

"No! Don't hurt him, he didn't do anything!" I screamed.

"Don't take them, if you're going to hurt someone, take me," Carter added.

"Well now, don't we have a selfless bunch here? Willing to die for a little nine year old, huh? Well, TOUGH! He's gunna die because of your stupidity, lady." The man added to our little conversation.

By this time, the little boy and his sister were sobbing, Carter was shaking, Romano was holding Elizabeth while she cried, and I was about to have a breakdown.

"Yo, Parks. You should bring the boy with you outside, and tell everyone out there that we mean business. . . then, simply. . . shoot him!" 'Parks' partner suggested.

"Aw, come on man, they'll shoot me!"

"Not if you use the boy there as a shield. . . they can't put the 'poor little innocent' in danger, now can they?"

These men thought they had everything all figured out. Well, I wasn't going to let these horrible people hurt anyone. . . not over my dead body.

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A/N: Hey you guys, thanks for all the positive reviews!. Sorry for takin so long. I might take awhile to get the next chapter up too. . . school just started. Uck. But I will post it eventually if you guys want to hear it. Seriously, if you are reading this and you want me to continue, please, please tell me. I NEED REVIEWS! Lol. If no one is reading this, I might as well not take the time to write more, so seriously, please try and review!! Thanks!!! ~Ella~