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Chapter 14 A Choice Made
"To die: to sleep: No more; and by a sleep to say we end the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is to heir to, 'tis a consummation devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come" (Hamlet III, i).
Taylor is sitting on the floor next to a safe. She has found the index card with the combination. It was so easy for her to find, Peter had hidden it underneath one of the draws to his desk. Taylor knew exactly where to look, her father often hid his safe code there.
"Men think alike." Taylor smiles to herself. She begins to turn the combination.
On the first try, Taylor manages to get it opened. Noise outside makes her quickly get a stash of whatever into her pockets. She grabs a handful of pills and downs them with the bottle of water that Peter had on the desk. She stands to find Scott standing there.
"What are you doing?" Scott asks blocking the doorway. "What did you just take?"
"Mind your own business Barringer." Taylor goes to walk past Scott. Scott blocks her way. "I don't want to hurt you Scott." Taylor says standing back and looking up to meet Scott's glare.
"Then don't." Scott says folding his arms.
Shelby comes running in behind Scott. Taylor has kicked him, rather hard, between the legs.
"Ahhh." Scott falls to his knees.
Taylor tries to get past him, however Scott manages to gain some composure and brings Taylor to the floor. As the two struggle on the floor, Sophie comes running into the room. Taylor and Scott manage to exchange a few punches on each other. Neither one is willing to give in.
"Stop it." Shelby yells standing near the fighters.
"Shelby, go get Peter." Sophie says coming up behind her. Shelby turns to protest, Sophie points to the outside door. "GO NOW!!"
Shelby runs out. Meanwhile, Scott got the upper hand and managed to hold Taylor's arms and legs down with his own.
"GET OFF ME GRANT!!!" Taylor screams fiercely. She begins to shake. Scott lets up and turns to Sophie.
"She's taken something. . .something from the safe." Scott has blood running down his nose. He wipes it on one of his sleeves, but it does not stop.
Taylor passes out; Sophie runs over and checks her vitals.
"Call 911." She yells at Scott.
Scott quickly goes over and dials the phone. Meanwhile, Peter and Roger come running into the room. They see Sophie giving CPR to Taylor, who remains passed out. Peter runs over to help Sophie. Roger assists Scott and takes over the 911 call. While on the phone, Roger motions for Scott to sit and lay his head back. He then pulls off his shirt and hands it to Scott to cover his nose with. Shelby enters a minute behind Peter and Roger. She sees Taylor lying on the floor and flash backs of Patty run through her head. Shelby runs over to Peter and Sophie.
"You can't let her die." Shelby cries out. She falls to the floor beside the trio. Scott seeing Shelby in pain is right by her side.
~~~~~~ To be continued
*Please do not get depressed, it may not end the way ya'll think or will it? (he he he) Anyway, there's still more to come.
Chapter 14 A Choice Made
"To die: to sleep: No more; and by a sleep to say we end the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is to heir to, 'tis a consummation devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come" (Hamlet III, i).
Taylor is sitting on the floor next to a safe. She has found the index card with the combination. It was so easy for her to find, Peter had hidden it underneath one of the draws to his desk. Taylor knew exactly where to look, her father often hid his safe code there.
"Men think alike." Taylor smiles to herself. She begins to turn the combination.
On the first try, Taylor manages to get it opened. Noise outside makes her quickly get a stash of whatever into her pockets. She grabs a handful of pills and downs them with the bottle of water that Peter had on the desk. She stands to find Scott standing there.
"What are you doing?" Scott asks blocking the doorway. "What did you just take?"
"Mind your own business Barringer." Taylor goes to walk past Scott. Scott blocks her way. "I don't want to hurt you Scott." Taylor says standing back and looking up to meet Scott's glare.
"Then don't." Scott says folding his arms.
Shelby comes running in behind Scott. Taylor has kicked him, rather hard, between the legs.
"Ahhh." Scott falls to his knees.
Taylor tries to get past him, however Scott manages to gain some composure and brings Taylor to the floor. As the two struggle on the floor, Sophie comes running into the room. Taylor and Scott manage to exchange a few punches on each other. Neither one is willing to give in.
"Stop it." Shelby yells standing near the fighters.
"Shelby, go get Peter." Sophie says coming up behind her. Shelby turns to protest, Sophie points to the outside door. "GO NOW!!"
Shelby runs out. Meanwhile, Scott got the upper hand and managed to hold Taylor's arms and legs down with his own.
"GET OFF ME GRANT!!!" Taylor screams fiercely. She begins to shake. Scott lets up and turns to Sophie.
"She's taken something. . .something from the safe." Scott has blood running down his nose. He wipes it on one of his sleeves, but it does not stop.
Taylor passes out; Sophie runs over and checks her vitals.
"Call 911." She yells at Scott.
Scott quickly goes over and dials the phone. Meanwhile, Peter and Roger come running into the room. They see Sophie giving CPR to Taylor, who remains passed out. Peter runs over to help Sophie. Roger assists Scott and takes over the 911 call. While on the phone, Roger motions for Scott to sit and lay his head back. He then pulls off his shirt and hands it to Scott to cover his nose with. Shelby enters a minute behind Peter and Roger. She sees Taylor lying on the floor and flash backs of Patty run through her head. Shelby runs over to Peter and Sophie.
"You can't let her die." Shelby cries out. She falls to the floor beside the trio. Scott seeing Shelby in pain is right by her side.
~~~~~~ To be continued
*Please do not get depressed, it may not end the way ya'll think or will it? (he he he) Anyway, there's still more to come.