A Year To Live
3—Mistake
The first thing Ray did the next morning, was to go and see Kai. A nurse was just leaving the room when Ray got to the ward Kai was in.
"Are you a friend of Mr. Hiwatari?" the nurse asked.
"Yeah, I am."
"You have to watch out for him, he tried escaping last night," said the nurse, leaving Ray gaping at her wordlessly. Kai had tried to escape? Is he out of his mind?
"Kai, I'm gonna murder you. What were you thinking???" Ray asked the moment the door snapped shut.
"I'd like to see you try." Kai replied, half-mockingly.
"The guys were worried. They were asking me if I knew where you were."
"Did you tell them?" Kai hissed suspiciously.
"I didn't. But it's obvious, they knew I was lying… You'll just have to tell them, Kai, it's no good hiding from—"
"Shut up."
"They have to know one day! We're team mates! No point delaying," said Ray.
"One word, and I'll break your wrists. I'll decide when I think fit to let the others know."
Then came the stomach-ache. Ray was wretched by it and couldn't hold much longer. He excused himself to the toilet. Kai's opportunity had come.
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That feels better, Ray thought. After the first few steps out of the toilet, he'd regained his composure and his legs feel less like jelly. As he approached the ward room, he was puzzled. As if something was not in place. The door… It was ajar. Surely, surely he'd left it open by mistake…
Panic was rising in his chest, Ray sprinted across the corridor, shoving the door wide open—
The room was empty. Kai's bed was a mess, the IV line had been wrenched out. And Dranzer, which was usually stowed in the bedside cupboard had disappeared. No way…
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He had been running and running, never stopping to turn around or rest. He had stolen back his clothes and some one else's coat, which he clutched tightly to his heaving chest. There was no one about the shadowed alley. Risk it. You can't walk around wearing hospital clothes. It'll attract attention. So he stripped and changed, although it was ice cold.
When he was done, he hurriedly left the dark alley.
Daylight shone into his eyes like dazzling crystals. All about was people minding their own business. Good. He slipped through the crowd, hoping that none of his team mates had decided to come to this part of town. As luck would have it, he spotted Tyson in a Chinese restaurant.
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"Hey, does that look a little like… Kai?" Max said, suddenly standing up.
"Yeah!"
End of Chapter
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Author's Note: I'm in desperate need of ideas. Please help me. That is why I took so long. So he escaped from the hospital. Any ideas???