Ryan saw Rachel begin to panic. He held her hand and called out her name. She slowly looked over at him. He took his other hand brushed it through her hair to try and calm her. He kept saying it was ok and eventually she got her breath back.
"Well, now that we are all back to normal" John spat glaring at Rachel "I can try to figure out how to get out of this." He finished angrily. The sirens were fast approaching and John heard security's scramble to make the rest of the floor safe. John began to pace back and forth holding the gun in his right hand and tapping it on his left.
Ryan continued to brush Rachel's hair with his hand to keep her calm. He glanced up at John who looked lost in thought. He then looked to Sandy who hadn't moved for fear that John would get trigger happy. Sandy shrugged at him not sure on what to do.
John went over to the window and saw a bunch of police cars pull up and officers storming into the hospital.
"Shit shit shit." He stated and scratched the back of his neck. He looked around at the three other people in the room. Just then the room phone rang. "You." He said pointing to Ryan. "Answer it." He stated and Ryan left Rachel to pick it up.
"Hello?" He asked trying to show he wasn't afraid.
"This is room 205 correct?" Came a male voice.
"Yes." Ryan stated.
"This is Officer Richardson. How many people are in the room with you?" he asked
"Three." Ryan stated back.
"How many have a gun?" Richardson asked knowing that the teenager might only be able to give one word answers.
"One." He stated. he was looking at John who was getting agitated.
"Can you put him on the phone for me son?"
"Sure." he took the phone from his ear. "He wants to talk to you." He said calmly to John. John walked over and took the phone from Ryan, giving him a glare as he did so. Ryan moved back over to Rachel. She just looked at him scared. She kept remembering her dream. Ryan was going to die and it would be her fault.
"It will be ok." He whispered to her before turning back to watch John.
"My demands?" He said in to the phone. John hadn't thought of demands. But since they brought it up he might as well get something out of this. "Yea I want 100 grand for these three in here. I also want to be able to get out of here with no problems." He stated in to the phone. Sandy watched knowing that the police wouldn't meet the demands but would try and make it sound like they would. He hoped they would be ok. No matter what he had to protect the kids. John hung up the phone. He took a seat on Ryan's bed and sat back still tapping his gun.
Ryan was again holding Rachel's hand and he kept glancing from her to John. He didn't want to be taken by surprise. Rachel noticed a trail of blood down Ryan's arm and realized that he had ripped his IV out. That meant Ryan must have been checked in to the hospital too. He should be resting. She felt incredibly guilty. Her thoughts were interrupted by a searing pain in her chest. She moaned slightly in pain which got the attention of Ryan and Sandy. John just looked at her then looked back at his gun uncaring. Sandy begun to stand to go over to the two teens but John stopped him.
"Don't move." He said pointing the gun at Sandy. Sandy slid back in to the seat. Ryan had his full attention on Rachel.
"Are you ok?" He asked softly, clearly worried. She looked at him and her eyes showed she was in pain but she nodded to him.
"Yes." She said barely above a whisper. Ryan didn't believe her. He could tell that she was having trouble breathing. She suddenly lost consciousness.
"Rachel?" Ryan said trying to wake her back up. "Rachel!" He said a bit louder but she didn't wake up. "Some thing is wrong." Ryan said turning to look at Sandy. Sandy saw how scared Ryan looked. Something Ryan never showed.
"We have to get her a doctor." Sandy said calmly to John.
"Why? I don't care if she dies." John said indifferently. Ryan couldn't take it anymore and snapped. He moved the two steps separating his and Rachel's bed.
"You son of a bitch!" He yelled and got in a quick punch to John's head before John grabbed Ryan's arm and threw him to the ground. Sandy was now up and making his way over to protect Ryan.
"I am so sick of you!" John yelled kicking Ryan in the stomach. "Little shit always getting in my way!" He yelled again kicking him again then pointing the gun at him.
"Wait!" Sandy yelled now standing next to Ryan "If you kill any of us the police won't hold their deal." This got John's attention. Ryan looked up at John from the floor. "That includes Rachel. She needs to see a doctor. If she dies, you won't get anything." Sandy finished.
"Damn it!" John cursed. "Fine. You keep that punk away from me or next time I will kill him!" he said pointing gat Ryan. Sandy went over and helped Ryan up and set him back on his bed. Ryan held his arms around his midsection and glared at John.
"We need to get a doctor in here to look at Rachel." Sandy stated calmly. John paced back and forth trying to weigh his choices. He wanted her out of his hair for good so her dying would be ideal but if she dies then he would get nothing and jail time. He sighed in frustration and picked up the phone.
"Ok look" he said in to the phone. "I need a doctor up here to check on the girl. Only one doctor and no funny business or I kill one of them." John then listened to whoever was on the other end then hung up t he phone. "They are sending a doctor up." He said angrily to Sandy and Ryan. They waited a few minutes and they heard a knock on the door. John jumped and before Sandy could react John grabbed Ryan off the bed and held him against his chest and holding a gun to his head. Ryan was beginning to get use to this position.
"Who is it?" John yelled at the door.
"Doctor Wagner." Came the reply.
"Open the door slowly and keep your hands where I can see them." John said and the doctor did as he was told and walked in. "Any funny business I will shoot him." He said clutching Ryan and pressing the gun hard against his head. The doctor nodded and walked over to Rachel. He began to look her over and checked all the machines. Ryan watched the doctor intently. He ignored the deranged man holding him. His concern was for Rachel.
Sandy looked back and forth between Ryan and Rachel. He hoped Ryan's concern for Rachel wouldn't cloud his judgment again. For a minute Sandy thought Ryan was going to shot when he attacked John. Sandy was lucky to get the man to calm down. He didn't like the way the doctor was looking at Rachel. Concern was all over his face.
"Well" the doctor said softly so not to startle John, "Do to the excitement, stress was caused on her damaged lung. It is collapsing again. She needs surgery." The doctor said keeping his eyes on Sandy because if he looked at the other man holding that innocent boy, he was going to loose it. Sandy looked at John. Was he going to let her go into surgery? The man wanted his own child dead.
"Will she live with out it?" John asked. For the first time Dr. Wagner looked over at him. He cringed as he saw a battered Ryan struggling to stay some what standing as John held him up, gun to his head. He took a breath.
"Not for very long. A few hours." The doctor stated. He saw the boys face go pale and he felt bad. He looked to Sandy and he didn't know what to do.
"Well then I guess the police will have to hurry. You go down and tell the police that she will die in a few hours if I don't get what I want quick." John told the doctor. The doctor looked sadly at Sandy and Ryan before he left the room. John pushed Ryan away from him. Ryan stumbled and hit the floor. Sandy was right there to help him back up.
"Don't piss him off and just sit on the bed. I know how hard that is for you to do but just do it." Sandy said in a whisper as he helped Ryan up. Ryan nodded and did as Sandy said. He was to weak to argue and he was more worried about Rachel. She might die and there was nothing he could do.
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ok this writers block is killing me! sorry it took so long for this chapter. I am preparing to grad from college with my masters and I found out I was 4 credits short so I have to take a 6 week class after this semester just so I can get my diploma by August..... sigh.... it has been hectic. So I will try and get the next chapter up sooner. Like I said I am open to ideas lol so please review :)
"Well, now that we are all back to normal" John spat glaring at Rachel "I can try to figure out how to get out of this." He finished angrily. The sirens were fast approaching and John heard security's scramble to make the rest of the floor safe. John began to pace back and forth holding the gun in his right hand and tapping it on his left.
Ryan continued to brush Rachel's hair with his hand to keep her calm. He glanced up at John who looked lost in thought. He then looked to Sandy who hadn't moved for fear that John would get trigger happy. Sandy shrugged at him not sure on what to do.
John went over to the window and saw a bunch of police cars pull up and officers storming into the hospital.
"Shit shit shit." He stated and scratched the back of his neck. He looked around at the three other people in the room. Just then the room phone rang. "You." He said pointing to Ryan. "Answer it." He stated and Ryan left Rachel to pick it up.
"Hello?" He asked trying to show he wasn't afraid.
"This is room 205 correct?" Came a male voice.
"Yes." Ryan stated.
"This is Officer Richardson. How many people are in the room with you?" he asked
"Three." Ryan stated back.
"How many have a gun?" Richardson asked knowing that the teenager might only be able to give one word answers.
"One." He stated. he was looking at John who was getting agitated.
"Can you put him on the phone for me son?"
"Sure." he took the phone from his ear. "He wants to talk to you." He said calmly to John. John walked over and took the phone from Ryan, giving him a glare as he did so. Ryan moved back over to Rachel. She just looked at him scared. She kept remembering her dream. Ryan was going to die and it would be her fault.
"It will be ok." He whispered to her before turning back to watch John.
"My demands?" He said in to the phone. John hadn't thought of demands. But since they brought it up he might as well get something out of this. "Yea I want 100 grand for these three in here. I also want to be able to get out of here with no problems." He stated in to the phone. Sandy watched knowing that the police wouldn't meet the demands but would try and make it sound like they would. He hoped they would be ok. No matter what he had to protect the kids. John hung up the phone. He took a seat on Ryan's bed and sat back still tapping his gun.
Ryan was again holding Rachel's hand and he kept glancing from her to John. He didn't want to be taken by surprise. Rachel noticed a trail of blood down Ryan's arm and realized that he had ripped his IV out. That meant Ryan must have been checked in to the hospital too. He should be resting. She felt incredibly guilty. Her thoughts were interrupted by a searing pain in her chest. She moaned slightly in pain which got the attention of Ryan and Sandy. John just looked at her then looked back at his gun uncaring. Sandy begun to stand to go over to the two teens but John stopped him.
"Don't move." He said pointing the gun at Sandy. Sandy slid back in to the seat. Ryan had his full attention on Rachel.
"Are you ok?" He asked softly, clearly worried. She looked at him and her eyes showed she was in pain but she nodded to him.
"Yes." She said barely above a whisper. Ryan didn't believe her. He could tell that she was having trouble breathing. She suddenly lost consciousness.
"Rachel?" Ryan said trying to wake her back up. "Rachel!" He said a bit louder but she didn't wake up. "Some thing is wrong." Ryan said turning to look at Sandy. Sandy saw how scared Ryan looked. Something Ryan never showed.
"We have to get her a doctor." Sandy said calmly to John.
"Why? I don't care if she dies." John said indifferently. Ryan couldn't take it anymore and snapped. He moved the two steps separating his and Rachel's bed.
"You son of a bitch!" He yelled and got in a quick punch to John's head before John grabbed Ryan's arm and threw him to the ground. Sandy was now up and making his way over to protect Ryan.
"I am so sick of you!" John yelled kicking Ryan in the stomach. "Little shit always getting in my way!" He yelled again kicking him again then pointing the gun at him.
"Wait!" Sandy yelled now standing next to Ryan "If you kill any of us the police won't hold their deal." This got John's attention. Ryan looked up at John from the floor. "That includes Rachel. She needs to see a doctor. If she dies, you won't get anything." Sandy finished.
"Damn it!" John cursed. "Fine. You keep that punk away from me or next time I will kill him!" he said pointing gat Ryan. Sandy went over and helped Ryan up and set him back on his bed. Ryan held his arms around his midsection and glared at John.
"We need to get a doctor in here to look at Rachel." Sandy stated calmly. John paced back and forth trying to weigh his choices. He wanted her out of his hair for good so her dying would be ideal but if she dies then he would get nothing and jail time. He sighed in frustration and picked up the phone.
"Ok look" he said in to the phone. "I need a doctor up here to check on the girl. Only one doctor and no funny business or I kill one of them." John then listened to whoever was on the other end then hung up t he phone. "They are sending a doctor up." He said angrily to Sandy and Ryan. They waited a few minutes and they heard a knock on the door. John jumped and before Sandy could react John grabbed Ryan off the bed and held him against his chest and holding a gun to his head. Ryan was beginning to get use to this position.
"Who is it?" John yelled at the door.
"Doctor Wagner." Came the reply.
"Open the door slowly and keep your hands where I can see them." John said and the doctor did as he was told and walked in. "Any funny business I will shoot him." He said clutching Ryan and pressing the gun hard against his head. The doctor nodded and walked over to Rachel. He began to look her over and checked all the machines. Ryan watched the doctor intently. He ignored the deranged man holding him. His concern was for Rachel.
Sandy looked back and forth between Ryan and Rachel. He hoped Ryan's concern for Rachel wouldn't cloud his judgment again. For a minute Sandy thought Ryan was going to shot when he attacked John. Sandy was lucky to get the man to calm down. He didn't like the way the doctor was looking at Rachel. Concern was all over his face.
"Well" the doctor said softly so not to startle John, "Do to the excitement, stress was caused on her damaged lung. It is collapsing again. She needs surgery." The doctor said keeping his eyes on Sandy because if he looked at the other man holding that innocent boy, he was going to loose it. Sandy looked at John. Was he going to let her go into surgery? The man wanted his own child dead.
"Will she live with out it?" John asked. For the first time Dr. Wagner looked over at him. He cringed as he saw a battered Ryan struggling to stay some what standing as John held him up, gun to his head. He took a breath.
"Not for very long. A few hours." The doctor stated. He saw the boys face go pale and he felt bad. He looked to Sandy and he didn't know what to do.
"Well then I guess the police will have to hurry. You go down and tell the police that she will die in a few hours if I don't get what I want quick." John told the doctor. The doctor looked sadly at Sandy and Ryan before he left the room. John pushed Ryan away from him. Ryan stumbled and hit the floor. Sandy was right there to help him back up.
"Don't piss him off and just sit on the bed. I know how hard that is for you to do but just do it." Sandy said in a whisper as he helped Ryan up. Ryan nodded and did as Sandy said. He was to weak to argue and he was more worried about Rachel. She might die and there was nothing he could do.
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ok this writers block is killing me! sorry it took so long for this chapter. I am preparing to grad from college with my masters and I found out I was 4 credits short so I have to take a 6 week class after this semester just so I can get my diploma by August..... sigh.... it has been hectic. So I will try and get the next chapter up sooner. Like I said I am open to ideas lol so please review :)