Ryan and Sandy kept an eye on John. In the few minutes that had passed since the doctor left John had settled down and was now leaning against the wall. The phone suddenly rang and the three men jumped. John went over and picked up the phone that was between the two beds.
"What?" He said angrily into the phone. Ryan and Sandy watched him intently. "Ok.....yea.... that's what I said." He said into the phone. Ryan wanted to get up and check on Rachel but he really didn't want to piss John off. He didn't think his body could handle it. Her condition hadn't changed. She hadn't woken back up. Ryan was scared he was going to loose her. He was brought out of his thoughts when John slammed down the phone.
"I'm not going to get what I want." He said eerily calm. He then slowly looked up at Sandy and Ryan.
"What do you mean?" Sandy said surprisingly calm. 'Shit. Now he is going to freak out and hurt or kill someone' Sandy thought to himself.
"They say they are getting me the money but I can tell they aren't." John said and turned around to face Rachel in bed. He pointed his gun at her.
"No don't please." Ryan said. He was trying to make it come out strong but it came out in more of a begging tone. John just looked at the boy and smirked. He looked so pathetic. This was going to be great. Kill Rachel and watch the pain on the boys' face. Ryan was sitting on the edge of the bed facing John. "Please. Don't hurt her." Ryan said again letting his fear show through. He cursed himself for letting the fear show but right now he just wanted her to be ok.
"Can't we talk about this?" Sandy said and John looked from Ryan to Sandy.
"There is nothing to talk about." John said. "Either way I am going back to jail. I might as well get rid of excess baggage." Ryan took this distraction as an opportunity and jumped off the bed, put his shoulder down and rammed into John's legs. The man was knocked over.
The gun went off.
With in seconds police had stormed in the room. They had been waiting out of site on the floor. The gunshot drew them into the room. Ryan was fighting with John for only a few seconds, but it felt like hours, before the police had a hold of John and helped Ryan up and asked if he was ok. Ryan wasn't sure. He was in shock. He turned to find Sandy and gasped.
"Sandy!" He yelled. Sandy looked over at him weakly.
"I'll be ok Ryan." Sandy said and winced ad medics were checking the bullet wound in his stomach. Everything was happening so quickly. The police storming in, the doctors following, and Rachel being taken out to surgery. Ryan was trying to grasp everything that was going on but he wasn't comprehending anything. He watched as Sandy was taken out of the room as well. The medics helped him back into his bed and laid him down. They were talking to him but he couldn't respond.
"He is going into shock. Let's get him down to the ER and get some x-rays. Looks like he has been roughed up some more." A doctor said and they wheeled him out of the room. Exhaustion and shock got the better of him and Ryan closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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When Ryan woke up again he found he was back in a hospital room.
"Hey." He heard a voice and turned towards it. It was Seth.
"Hey." Ryan was surprised how soft his voice came out.
"How are you feeling?" Seth asked worry evident on his face.
"I'm ok.' He said then remembered the past events. "How's Sandy? Rachel?" He asked worried. Seth looked at him. Ryan got a little worried.
"Dad is going to be ok. The bullet went through his side so they didn't have to dig around for it. Mom is in his room now." Seth stated.
"And Rachel?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know. I wasn't told anything. Last I heard she was still in surgery. But I am sure once Nick and his mom find out, they will come tell you." Seth finished. Ryan sighed.
"How long is Sandy going to be hospitalized?" Ryan asked.
"They said about two days but then he has to stay home and rest for a couple of weeks. The docs also said you will be released about the same time as him." Seth added. Ryan nodded. There was a knock on the door. Ryan and Seth looked over to see Nick standing there. Ryan sat up a little in his bed.
"Come in." Ryan said and Nick walked over. "How is she?"
"They said the next 24 hours are critical. They got her stable and her lung healing. She still isn't up yet." Nick explained. Ryan closed his eyes. He was trying to hide that he was scared. "Ryan." Nick said and he opened his eyes again. "I'm scared too." Nick said which told Ryan that it was ok to be scared. He looked at Seth. He nodded. He was scared too. Under any other circumstance Ryan would have thought this funny. Three strong guys were scared but there was a good reason to be this time. Now it was a waiting game. Ryan hoped they would win.
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Ok I know short chappy but I want to see where I am gonna go with this..... Thank you to rachel00 and Devon for giving me ideas....as you saw I combined the suggestions that I got.
"What?" He said angrily into the phone. Ryan and Sandy watched him intently. "Ok.....yea.... that's what I said." He said into the phone. Ryan wanted to get up and check on Rachel but he really didn't want to piss John off. He didn't think his body could handle it. Her condition hadn't changed. She hadn't woken back up. Ryan was scared he was going to loose her. He was brought out of his thoughts when John slammed down the phone.
"I'm not going to get what I want." He said eerily calm. He then slowly looked up at Sandy and Ryan.
"What do you mean?" Sandy said surprisingly calm. 'Shit. Now he is going to freak out and hurt or kill someone' Sandy thought to himself.
"They say they are getting me the money but I can tell they aren't." John said and turned around to face Rachel in bed. He pointed his gun at her.
"No don't please." Ryan said. He was trying to make it come out strong but it came out in more of a begging tone. John just looked at the boy and smirked. He looked so pathetic. This was going to be great. Kill Rachel and watch the pain on the boys' face. Ryan was sitting on the edge of the bed facing John. "Please. Don't hurt her." Ryan said again letting his fear show through. He cursed himself for letting the fear show but right now he just wanted her to be ok.
"Can't we talk about this?" Sandy said and John looked from Ryan to Sandy.
"There is nothing to talk about." John said. "Either way I am going back to jail. I might as well get rid of excess baggage." Ryan took this distraction as an opportunity and jumped off the bed, put his shoulder down and rammed into John's legs. The man was knocked over.
The gun went off.
With in seconds police had stormed in the room. They had been waiting out of site on the floor. The gunshot drew them into the room. Ryan was fighting with John for only a few seconds, but it felt like hours, before the police had a hold of John and helped Ryan up and asked if he was ok. Ryan wasn't sure. He was in shock. He turned to find Sandy and gasped.
"Sandy!" He yelled. Sandy looked over at him weakly.
"I'll be ok Ryan." Sandy said and winced ad medics were checking the bullet wound in his stomach. Everything was happening so quickly. The police storming in, the doctors following, and Rachel being taken out to surgery. Ryan was trying to grasp everything that was going on but he wasn't comprehending anything. He watched as Sandy was taken out of the room as well. The medics helped him back into his bed and laid him down. They were talking to him but he couldn't respond.
"He is going into shock. Let's get him down to the ER and get some x-rays. Looks like he has been roughed up some more." A doctor said and they wheeled him out of the room. Exhaustion and shock got the better of him and Ryan closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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When Ryan woke up again he found he was back in a hospital room.
"Hey." He heard a voice and turned towards it. It was Seth.
"Hey." Ryan was surprised how soft his voice came out.
"How are you feeling?" Seth asked worry evident on his face.
"I'm ok.' He said then remembered the past events. "How's Sandy? Rachel?" He asked worried. Seth looked at him. Ryan got a little worried.
"Dad is going to be ok. The bullet went through his side so they didn't have to dig around for it. Mom is in his room now." Seth stated.
"And Rachel?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know. I wasn't told anything. Last I heard she was still in surgery. But I am sure once Nick and his mom find out, they will come tell you." Seth finished. Ryan sighed.
"How long is Sandy going to be hospitalized?" Ryan asked.
"They said about two days but then he has to stay home and rest for a couple of weeks. The docs also said you will be released about the same time as him." Seth added. Ryan nodded. There was a knock on the door. Ryan and Seth looked over to see Nick standing there. Ryan sat up a little in his bed.
"Come in." Ryan said and Nick walked over. "How is she?"
"They said the next 24 hours are critical. They got her stable and her lung healing. She still isn't up yet." Nick explained. Ryan closed his eyes. He was trying to hide that he was scared. "Ryan." Nick said and he opened his eyes again. "I'm scared too." Nick said which told Ryan that it was ok to be scared. He looked at Seth. He nodded. He was scared too. Under any other circumstance Ryan would have thought this funny. Three strong guys were scared but there was a good reason to be this time. Now it was a waiting game. Ryan hoped they would win.
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Ok I know short chappy but I want to see where I am gonna go with this..... Thank you to rachel00 and Devon for giving me ideas....as you saw I combined the suggestions that I got.