At the Hospital
O.C hugged Max and got up to give the guys some time to say hi and see how she was doing. Alec walked over.
"Alec I heard what you did for me, I just want you to know that...thanks." Was all Max could get out.
"It's fine...don't worry. For the number of times you've saved my life…I'm just glad you're all right." Alec leaned over and hugged her. Logan awkwardly stayed back for a minute as Cindy and Alec decided to leave them alone for a while, knowing they would want to talk. Logan walked over and looked at Max, "So how are they treating you?" Logan joked with an awkward smile.
"Not bad. Dr. Carr is here keeping an eye on me." Max said as she shifted her weight on the bed.
"So about White, what do you remember about him?" Logan asked grabbing a chair and bringing it to the side of the bed.
"Well, I remember being blindfolded and in a van with him, then he took me to the school. The place smelt a lot like oil and something that smelt like airplane fuel. Then when I got loose and tried to get out of their I was...well shot..." Max concluded.
"We found you on the roadside." Logan commented thinking about the events of that night.
"Logan, don't worry about me, you should go home and get some rest." She said as Logan yawned.
"I guess you're right. I don't want to leave you though." Logan admitted, blushing.
"Logan, I'll be fine. I'm here at the hospital; there are plenty of nurses here to take care of me. Go home, you're tired." Max stated.
"Oh all right, I'll be back tomorrow though." He said getting up and putting the chair back over on the other side of the room.
"I look forward to it." Max said lying down farther and getting a little more comfortable.
White's headquarters
White was standing in front of Jam pony yet again, waiting again, for the man in black. Finally he arrived.
"Thank god, where's Max?" White demanded.
"Just hang on a minute. I want money for this." The man in black announced.
"You don't get to call the shots here!" White yelled.
"No money, no information on Max." He announced again, starting to walk away.
"Wait!" White yelled. The man in black turned.
"I'll give you the money." White shouted in frustration, desperate to destroy her.
"All right. I've heard that Max is at the hospital as we speak, limited supervision." The man in black reported.
"Good,
that means I can find her tonight." White snickered as he handed
the man his money and watched him disappear around the corner.
Hospital
Max,
finally alone, got herself comfortable to rest. She heard nurses
doing their rounds, and the receptionist on the phone. Max had just
started to drift off when Dr. Carr walked in.
"Sorry to disturb
you Max, but I just came to check on you. How are you feeling?"
"All right, a little tired right now." She replied with half a smile.
"All right, well I'll let you get some rest now." Dr. Carr said putting down the chart and leaving the room.
"Goodnight."
She mumbled as she drifted off.
5
hours later…
Dr. Carr came in to Max's room and tried to wake her up by shaking her gently, "Max, time to wake up."
"I don't want to wake up." She mumbled.
"There's someone here to see you." He said as he left the room. The visitor was standing there, looking intently at her.
"Who is it?" Max said groggily not knowing that Dr. Carr had left the room.
"Is that any way to greet a friend?" Original Cindy laughed. Max surrendered and opened her eyes to see O.C standing there.
"What are you doing here so late?" Max questioned as she pulled herself into an upright position.
"I couldn't sleep." She said grabbing Max's hand. They sat and were silent for a while.
"I'll be right back." O.C announced as she got up and left the room. Before she got anywhere, she came back into the room.
"Hey Max, what did you say that guy White looked like again?" O.C. asked with a strange look on her face. Max had a panicked look on her face as she pulled back the blankets. O.C walked over and stopped Max from getting out of bed.
"No way am I letting you get up yet, you've been shot for god's sake!" O.C announced as she pushed Max back onto the bed. "Cindy, I have to see him. If it is him, I need to escape!" Max shot back. Cindy surrendered and released the grip she had on Max. Max walked over to the door and looked down the hall. Sure enough it was White, walking down the hall and asking nurses questions, no prize as to guessing what the questions were about.
"Cindy, can you grab my clothes from the closet over there, I need to get out of here now." Max announced as she waited. Cindy grabbed the clothes and supported Max as they walked out into the hall. They decided that the next room was good enough for a few moments and walked in.
"Good, it's vacant!" Cindy exclaimed.
"Sssshhhh!"
Max shot at Cindy, placing herself on the floor. Her stitches had
re-opened and there was blood on her hospital gown.
White walked
into the room where Max had been and saw her clothes gone. He was on
his way back out of the room when he saw blood on the side of the
doorframe. He leaned out the door and looked down both hallways.
"You can't be far Max. I know you're here somewhere. You can't hide from me." White said as he started back down the hall.