Chapter 20:
At the hospital Serena, Raye, and Derrick sat in the waiting room. They had gotten there an hour ago and right when they got there the doctors rushed Darien into surgery immediately. Now they were waiting for the police to arrive. Raye let out a sigh as she looked at her watch. The police should've been there by now. "Excuse us Ma'am." Two men said to her. "We're with the police and we're looking for a Miss Raye Ross. Do you know where she is?"
Raye looked at them and stood up. "Yes, I'm Raye Ross." She told them.
"Sorry we're late ma'am. By the way my name's Chad and this is my partner Ken." One of the men told her. "You called and said that your brother was shot. Do you know who shot him."
Raye shook her head. "Sorry, no."
"I do." Came Serena's voice.
The two police officers looked at each other before looking back at Serena. "You know who shot him?" Ken asked as he sat next to Serena.
Serena nodded. "His name is Seyia Winters. He tired to kill Darien because of me. If Darien survives I have a feeling he'll try again until he's dead." She explained to the police officers.
Ken looked up from his note pad. He had written down everything Serena had just told him. He just needed to know what he looked like. "Um, I just need to know one thing. I need to know what he looks like." Ken told her.
Serena sighed before she turned to Ken. "I'm sorry. I have no idea what he looks like." She told them. "I'm blind."
Ken and Chad sighed. That wasn't good and if their victim died that wasn't going to be good either. At least they had a name. Maybe he was in the database. They stayed with the other three in the waiting room to see if Darien was going to live. Though something Serena had told them was bothering them. If Darien did live she was probably right about Seyia trying again. They both thought about it and knew what they had to do.
Before they could talk to Serena a nurse came over to them. "Well, he's alive. You guys can go see him now." She told them.
"Oh thank god." Derrick said as they five of them got up and started to walk to his room.
"Serena, can we talk to you?" Chad asked her.
"Sure." She said as she sat back down in the chair.
Ken cleared his throat as he sat in the chair next to Serena. "We wanted to talk to you about what happened. Something you said is bothering us. You said if Darien lived then the man would try again. Now, you're sure?" Ken asked Serena.
"Yes, I'm positive." She told them.
Chad sat on the other side of her. "We were thinking about placing the two of you in a new area. You'll have to move out of state and change your names of course. You also won't be aloud to contact your family or friends either. Basically the two of you would be pounced dead." Chad explained.
Serena sighed. It was a big decision and she knew that she couldn't make it for two people. She was going to have to talk to Darien, if he was awake and well. "I'll have to talk to Darien, if he's well." She told them.
"Of course, we'll take her there." Ken told her.
Chad helped her down the hall to Darien's room. He knocked on the door once before opening it. "We're here." Chad said to everyone in the room.
"Raye, is Darien alright?" Serena asked as she sat in a chair.
"I'm fine." Came Darien's voice.
Serena sat up straight. He was awake and he sounded all right. She was so happy that he was fine. "That's great to hear." Serena told him as she smiled. "What did the doctor say?"
"He said that I just need to rest for a few days before I can go home." He told her.
"The doctor said that it just missed his lungs." Raye told Serena.
Serena sighed. "That's good."
Chad cleared his throat. He then turned to Raye and Derrick. "We need to talk to Serena and Darien alone, it's about something important." Chad told them.
Raye and Derrick looked at each other. They wanted to protest, but they were police officers, so they just left. Darien looked at both of the men. "Are you two police officers?" He asked the two men.
The two men looked at each other and back at Darien. "Yes." They said at the same time as they showed him their badges. "This young lady here told us that the man that shot you would try and kill you again, if you survived. We want to place the two of you in a new area. Something like the witness protection program, but not quite. You both will pronounced dead and won't be aloud to talk to any family or friends." Chad explained.
Darien looked from Serena to the two officers. He had a feeling that Serena was right. That Seyia would try and kill him again if he found out that he was alive. He wanted Serena to be safe. They talked quietly about it for a few minutes before turning back to the two men. "We talked about it and decided that it's for the best. I don't want to place her in any danger." Darien said to the police officers.
"Alright." Ken said. "Before we tell those two that you guys are dead we'll need a description of Seyia."
After Darien gave Chad and Ken the description of Seyia they left the room. Outside they saw Raye and Derrick waiting by the door. When they saw the two police officers they stood up straight. "So can we go in there?" Raye asked.
"No." Ken told them.
"No? What do you mean no?" Derrick asked. "Why can't we go in there?"
"Serena and Darien are dead." Chad told them.
"What's going on?" Raye asked. "They were alive when we left the room."
"We can't tell you. It's the business of the federal agency now." Ken told them. "Though you'll be expected to attended the funerals. Don't worry. We'll find this man."
The two police officers then walked away from the two stunned people. After they were gone Raye sat down and started crying. She needed to call Mina and tell her what happened. Derrick asked the nurse if she knew anything. She told him that she couldn't talk to him about it. Raye walked over to a payphone and called Mina to tell her what was going on.
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Mina and Jadeite were in their sister's apartment cleaning when Mina's cell phone rang. "Hello?" She asked as she answered the phone. "Oh, hello Raye. WHAT!" Mina exclaimed as she dropped the phone.
"What's wrong?" Jadeite asked as he went over to Mina.
Mina looked at her brother with horror in her eyes. "Raye just called and said that Serena and Darien are dead." Mina told her brother as she began to cry.
Jadeite pulled his sister close. He tried to comfort her by hugging her. What had happened? Who did this? All he knew is that they were going to fly to New York in the morning to see what was going on.