CHAP3

"Come ON, do you have to be so rough? Jerk." Aurora grumbled miserably as the

officer snapped the cuffs on her wrists. He twisted her around to face him.

"Listen, kid..I don't want any trouble. All I want is that goddamned reward. So

just cooperate, okay?"

"reward? What the hell? By any chance are you crazy?" she smiled in disbelief.

The officer brought his gloved hand up and cracked her fast on the back of the head.

"ow! Oh, that is it!" her foot shot out from under her and hit him in the groin.

"why didn't I think of that earlier?" she smiled, as the officer doubled over in pain. "uh-

oh!" the officer brought up his gun.

"you little BRAT!" he howled.

"love to stay, but I gotta go..see ya' later..CHUMP." with that she took off,

running as fast as she could. The officer began firing his gun, the bullets flying past her.

She cleared a couple gravestones as the bullets continued to fly past her. She ducked

behind a gravestone for shelter.

"this is ridiculous!!!" she said to herself, peeking around the gravestone. The

officer was slowly getting to his feet by now, changing the clip in his gun. 'If ever there

was a chance I could escape, this would be it.' Aurora thought to herself. With that she

rose from the ground and darted away.

"hey! Get back here!" the officer waved his gun in the air. Aurora did not look

back once. She quickly ran to the street, fully knowing that the very angry officer could

soon catch up with her. She turned and looked down the street. She would have to wait

until the cars cleared. But would she have that kind of time? She heard the officer yelling

behind her. 'Okay..I'm gonna risk it.' She decided to herself, and flung herself into the

busy street, dodging cars as she tried to make it across. Suddenly there was a horrible

screech, a honk, and she felt something strike her on the side, knocking her to the ground.

She glanced at her ribcage, which was crimson with blood. She coughed a few times,

blood flying from her mouth as she did. The driver of the car that hit her ran out of the

driver's side.

"oh my god! I'm so sorry sweetheart. SOMEBODY CALL NINE ONE ONE!!!!"

she screamed. Aurora looked up to see the officer across the street, sneering evilly.

Aurora slowly got to her feet.

"no,no, sit down, sweetie! You're hurt!" said the driver of the car. Aurora ignored

her advice and began to try to run again. Her feet flew over the pavement and with each

step she was more and more in pain. With people still calling after her, she stumbled into

an alley way, and dropped to the ground, her chest heaving. A sob escaped her throat as

darkness began to consume her.

"hey..what're you doin' here?" said a man's voice through the darkness.

"Kurt?" she asked, looking at the blurry figure that stood before her.

"no chere...oh, you're hurt bad...come on.I know where to take you.." The

man lifted her into his arms. He brushed her blonde hair away from her face.

"just hang on." The man said to her. With that, she slipped away into complete

blackness.