Chapter 24 abduction

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The next morning Catherine was awaken to the sound of Gil and the
nurse getting him in to his wheel chair.

"Gil?" She sat up and put her feet on the floor " What's going on?"
she looked down at his bags " Where are you going?"

Gil looked at the nurse and motioned for him to leave the room and
give them a minute.

After he closed the door Gil spoke

"I didn't think you would be a wake yet."

Catherine stod up and walked ove to his bags and opened them " What
this?"

Gil sighed " Cath I.."

"No! " She snapped " The truth."

Gil shook his head " Cath, this is something I have to do, something
that I need to do for me."

"And what's that?" she snapped again

"I'm going back to California to be with my mother." he replied
laying it about on the table.

Catherine made a face at him " What?"

Gil sighed and put a hand through his hair " I have to get away from
here, you weren't supposed to see me."

"And that makes it alright, you were going to sneak out while I was
asleep and it would okay, it would be better for you?" she screamed

"Calm down" he pleaded " just calm down , you can't get yourself
over worked"

Catherine let out a sarcastic chuckle " Yeah , and I was just
supposed to act like nothing happend. "

"No." Gil plainly replied " But you nd I can't be we would be able
to do this"

"WHY NOT!" she yelled barley letting him finish.
By htis time Gil was getting worked p like she was and blurted out "
I CAN'T WALK" he scremed not looking at her " I CAN'T WALK BECAUSE
THAT BASTARD SHOT ME AND NOW I'M PARALYSED AND NO ONE KNOWS IF I
WILL EVER WALK AGAIN.!"

Catherine just stared at him " I'm sorry"

Gil shook his head " It's not your fault but I can't stay, I'm the
one who should be sorry."

Catherine went to his side " I don't undserstand, why do you have to
run away, Why do want to leave me?" she began to cry.

Gil sighed and put both his bags on his lap " No you don't " he
whispered turning away from her.

"WHAT?" Catherine replied grabbing the handles on the chair " What
did you just say?"

Gil spun around " Don't pretened with me anymore, there's no gun to
your head, your saftey isn't threatend so just stop."

Catherine let go of him "Why would you say something like that?"

"Harrison was right, you don't love me, you were under pressure and
that's why you said it, I never expected you not to. but you don't
have to pretend anymore."

Catherine shook her head, she couldn't believe what she was hearing

"You son of a bitch!" she screamed " How dare you, I would never say
that to you if I didn't mean it, you know I would never hurt you you
know this!"

Gil sighed and wheel himself toward the door. He knew she loved him,
and he loved her, She would never lie to him, but it was so much
easier for him to deny it then to accept it, It just made it easier
for him to leave.

Gil wheeled through the door and into the hallway.

"GIL!" she called trying to stop him " Please don't leave me. I love
you!"

Gil didn't turn back instead he made his way down the hall , out of
the hospital and out of her life.