Chapter 6

Her eyes concentrated at the road ahead of them; driving at a fast speed in the middle of the night, wasn't exactly Kate's quality. She tried her best to drive as fast as possible so as to get away from the police.

A thought formed in her head. Why was she running away from the police? She hadn't done anything wrong. Jack had told her to take him to a place far away where they wouldn't be able to find him and then she would be free to go home and carry on with her life.

Her life. What did that even mean? She didn't have a life. She just worked all day long, except from the occasional break where she would just sit home watching TV or visiting her mom. That's all she ever seemed to do. She was happy with the fact that she could save people and actually had something to be proud about at the end of the day, but that was just about it. That was what her 'life' had been like for the past two years. It seemed like a century now that you look back at it.

She sighed. She didn't like her life-no wait. What was she saying?! Of course she liked her life... well... only some parts. She mentally kicked herself. This wasn't what she was supposed to be thinking. She gave out a frustrated sigh and carried on driving.

But, why was she running away from the police? Shouldn't she stop right now, get out of the car so the police can catch up with them and come and arrest Jack? Did she actually feel sorry for him? The answer was that she was not really sure. That's always what her answer was. She thought carefully. She could see that he was not a cold blooded murderer and that he was not going to hurt her but did she actually feel something for him?

Kate, what are you doing?! Stop thinking that way. He's no one to you.

Her mind said back to her. She really didn't know what to think anymore. She knew that Jack was just a normal person like her... except for the fact that he had killed someone. He didn't seem like a murderer and Kate didn't think that it was fair if she got caught.

Besides... he had a gun. He was armed and she wasn't.

That's a good excuse.

She thought in her mind. Yes, that was why she was still driving the car, trying to get away from the police. Because she didn't want to get hurt. But was that the only reason? She sighed once again.

'What are you doing?!' Jack screamed at her as he started steering the wheel that she had taken her hands off from.

'What?' Kate asked, almost in a trance.

'You were about to drive into those rubbish bins.' Jack stated.

'Oh.' was Kate's simple answer. She carried on driving, trying to concentrate once again. Jack looked back.

'They are behind us. We need to change direction.' he simply said and Kate nodded. She sped up as fast as she could and they soon lost the police. She quickly turned into another road.

'Just stop here for now. We'll wait until they carry on down the road behind us and then you can drop me off somewhere here and go back home.' Jack said and Kate sighed as she rubbed her eyes.

'They have just turned right into Fields Grove and are stopped just before the pathway.' The voice came once again.

'Got it.' Stanley said and carried on driving. The three of them: Cortez, Stanley, and Roberts were in the police car, with a few other police officers at the police station following Jack and Kate's every move.

The car slowed down just before Fields Grove.

'Are they still there?' Cortez asked.

'Yes. They appear to be stationery at the moment. We suspect their plan is to wait for you to pass by the main road and miss them so they can carry on with their journey.' the voice came through again.

'Well, they are very wrong then. I have a feeling we will be lucky this time and we will catch them.' Roberts said and the three of them laughed.

'Hopefully. Just make sure that you don't mess it up like last time.' another police officer said and they all nodded just as they turned right into Fields Grove.

Jack and Kate both stared at the rear view mirror, expecting a police car to pass by the main road and not notice them.

'There. They've gone now.' Jack said as he sighed. He looked out of the window, but Kate continued to stare at the mirror.

'Jack...' she said. He turned around and watched her frightened expression. 'They are on this road and they are coming towards us!' she gasped and he looked at the rear view mirror once again. That was true. They were coming towards them, very fast and it would be a matter of seconds until the police car reached them. Jack cursed under his breath while Kate put her hand to her mouth.

'We need to go; get out of the car right now and run as quickly as possible without looking back. Now go!' he said as they both got out of the car. Jack began to run into the narrow and derelict pathway, knowing that the police car would not be able to get into such a tight space, and Kate followed him.

They sped past the beech trees as the wind blew straight into their faces: Jack in front, Kate not far behind him. Their breath was nearly gone now. They couldn't tell the time or how long they had run for. They didn't even know if the police were following them or if they had give up, they just kept looking forward: running.

Kate still didn't know why she was running with him. She didn't know whether it was just because she wanted an adventure, or because she felt something for him. Maybe she didn't want him to get caught; maybe she was scared that if they find her, they would arrest her for going along with a criminal. She really didn't know what it was anymore, but there was something in her mind and heart that told her to keep going and stay with him.

'This way.' Jack said, breathlessly as he took Kate's hand and led her into the petrol station that was still open during the night. They stopped behind the petrol station and caught their breaths. They calmed down a little and looked out for any signs of police that may be coming. For a few minutes, they stayed in silence. That was when Jack realised, that they were cornered and the many police officers that were about to come, can surround him from all sides and catch them very easily. They were done for.

I am extremely sorry that I could not update this sooner! I have a lot of revision for exams right now and I have been concentrating on my other story, but I thought that it was time to update this. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing everyone:D

I would just like to ask you to review again, because as you can see this fic is very difficult to get right. I have to write both Jack and Kate in and out of character which is more complicated than you think. I would really appreciate your reviews especially at this point so review please and I will have the next chapter ready!

Just a note to readers: they are both still in Kate's hometown, Iowa, right now but they will change their direction soon. Something will happen next chapter that... you might not expect.