Chapter 10

They stood still against the tree, staring forwards, not breathing. They hadn't said anything to each other, what was there left to say? Even though they were silent, the same thought was going on at the back of their minds.

Jack knew that the CCTV camera had caught them. It showed Kate hitting one of the police officers too, which would mean that she is no longer safe. So, what now? Should he ask her whether she wants to run away with him? Or is it better if he kept quiet? And are the police actually coming after them? Jack ran a hand through his hair.

How did we get into this mess?

He thought as he gave out a frustrated sigh. But why did he even say 'we'? There wasn't a we. He was on his own. Did he actually think of Kate as his acquaintance? No, more than that... his friend?

He looked down at her. She wasn't moving; just staring at the trees in front of them. And that told Jack exactly what he wanted to know: she was thinking the same thing.

'Right. So, what happened just before you fell asleep, Mr Dawson?' a man in a uniform and papers in front of him asked him.

'Uh... well, it was quite late and there wasn't anyone around so I thought I should just do some drawing. I love art, you know. It's so beautiful.' he smiled and dreamed for a moment but quickly came down to earth again, when the police officer cleared his throat, telling him to stick to the topic.

'So then I started drawing but I think I... erm... fell asleep.' he said as he fidgeted in his chair.

'So there was no one inside the petrol station, just you?' he asked, cautiously.

'Yes. Just me.'

'Okay, then. What happened when you woke up? Try to tell us the exact details, don't leave out anything.' he began as he started scribbling on paper.

'Well, I woke up to the sound of screaming. I was really shocked at what I saw. I mean, I didn't think that anyone would want to come inside in the middle of the night. So, I checked to see whether the CCTV camera was working, it sometimes does strange things and is not recording everything, that's why. And it was, so I just watched in horror what was happening. There was a woman who took a bottle of wine and hit one of the police officers on the head with it and that police officer immediately fell to the ground. On the other side, there was a man who was beating up two other police officers. He was pretty strong and he defeated them very quickly and soon there was just that man and the woman and me left in the petrol station.' he stopped there to lick his lips and let the interviewer jot down everything he was saying. He carried on shortly afterwards.

'And then I was just too shocked at what was happening. I couldn't move. I thought that I would be dead but I'm glad that I was wrong. They didn't seem interested in me so they ran out the back exit. I couldn't stop them; I couldn't do anything but just sit there. A few minutes later more police cars arrived and a bunch of officers burst in. They started asking me questions about how those three unconscious ones ended up like that on the floor, but I really didn't know. And that's when another police car arrive to take me to here.' he finished.

'What were the attackers wearing?'

'Erm...' he began as he struggled to remember, 'the woman was wearing black trousers and a red top- no wait! It was black as well, I think; her coat was red. And the man had jeans and a scruffy black t-shirt.'

'Were they carrying anything with them?'

'No. I don't think so.' he said.

'Okay, that's fine. There were windows at the back wall, behind the place where you were standing and where they ran off. Did you see which way they went?'

'No. I was just too shocked to do anything.' he repeated.

'Alright.' the police officer said, almost disappointed. 'You've been very helpful, thank you very much.'

'No problem.' Michael said as he began to stand up.

'You can go now but please leave your details at the front desk so if we need more information we can call you.'

'Okay, I'll do that. Bye!'

'Goodnight.' the interviewer greeted back as Michael walked out of the room.

Over at the other side of the police station, the footage of the night's earlier events were being looked over. After two hours, the best police officers in town could still not make a decision on what they saw. Was the woman known as Katherine Austin actually working with him? Or was she just a captive?

'We haven't seen her anywhere with him before. It says in her profile that she's a spinal surgeon and she works seven days a week.' one of them said, looking over her details.

'Yes, but it's not too late. Shepherd might have just been waiting for the right moment when he was really in need of her.' another shouted out.

'But it's too early to make assumptions of just one clip.' yet another police officer shouted out.

'I agree. It's not going to look good upon us if we capture her and arrest her and it turns out that she's innocent.'

'Ladies and gentlemen,' the head of the police station said. 'You are right by saying that she may not be guilty since as we haven't seen her before and we didn't even know that Shepherd worked with anyone. It's not usual that a top criminal is on the run with somebody else. However, judging from the way she hit Officer Roberts and the way she looked at Shepherd and ran away without thinking, with him, it is more likely that she is in fact working with him. This may turn out to be wrong later on, but for now I think that we can say that she is on the run with one of the top criminals in America, Jack Shepherd.' he finished his speech and sat back down again.

The room went totally quiet as the others took the information in. After a few seconds, cheers and shouts were heard, as well as a few whispers of agreement.

Jack and Kate were still in the same position as before. Neither had spoken since then and it didn't seem like either of them were going to. Suddenly, rain poured on their heads and it soon turned into a thunderstorm.

'Come on. We need to go.' Jack yelled to her. Not only was it difficult to see, it was just as hard to hear. Kate didn't say anything she just got up and took his hand as they ran wherever their feet took them.

But after a few seconds of running, they realised their big mistake as they bumped straight into the bodies of five police officers.

Well, that was chapter 10 for you. I think that you have probably gotten very tired of me saying this already, but I'm going to say it again: thanks to all my faithful reviewers!

So, the police suspect that Kate is working with Jack. They don't know it for certain, but they think that she is. And guess what: Kate and Jack have bumped into the police yet again. But I'm gonna be cruel and not tell you any more. A few of you still want to know who Claire's husband is (the one that Jack killed) and I promise that that is coming up soon but I'm not going to say any more. :)