Chapter 7

Audrey was sitting in the bed waiting to see if Jack was returning. The door of the medic room opened. Audrey turned her head swiftly, hoping it was Jack but only to find it wasn't; it was her father. Her happiness and hope drained from her, when he entered. She could tell by the look on his face that he was angry and frustrated. Audrey longed to see Jack again, she knew it was cruel, but she did not want to see her father.

"Hey Audie" her father said "how are you feeling?"

This frustrated Audrey, she wanted to reply to her dad 'oh I'm fine, I can't speak and I'm about to loose Jack.' But the only thing she could do was to sit there dumbly.

"Don't worry, your safe now, I'm not going to let anyone hurt you again. We're going to get away from here." Heller said reassuringly.

She listened to her dad and couldn't help but think he was trying to stop her from seeing Jack.

Audrey saw her dad leave and then return minutes later with a Doctor. The Doctor walked over to her, carrying what looked like a needle. Automatically, she started to panic and shake. She didn't want to leave the safety of CTU. But much to her dislike, the needle entered her arm and she felt suddenly overwhelmed with sleep. Audrey tried to fight it, but failed. Sleep eventually swept across her body.

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Jack sat in the holding room, running over what Heller had said to him. How dare he say all that? All Jack had done was follow orders, but deep down he knew that it was his fault, that Audrey had gone to china looking for him. His last words to her were "I'll be right back, I promise". The words seemed like such a cliché now, he had motivated her to come and find him. But the guilt subsided and was replaced by a warm feeling he had whenever he thought about Audrey. Thinking of her was the only thing that had got him through the torture sessions in China. She was his safe place. Cheng had taken his pride and dignity but he had never come close to taking his safe place.

His thoughts were disrupted by a loud shuddering noise, which sounded like a bomb. 'Great' Jack thought 'more saving to do for this damn country' and with that he leaped up from the chair and sprinted over to find out what was going on…