Note: Omg….finally another chapter guys. It's been…nearly a year. Okay so not really but it has been ages. Last update being in February, and finally another update in the beginning of September? I should be ashamed of myself! Sorry for the long wait, with college and family issues, and then my wonderful laptop blowing up in my face. Ok, so I kind of killed the hard-drive. None the less, trying to get that fixed and I had to reread what I wrote to be able to type again. For those that are still reading this, thank you! And for new readers, thanks for the reviews! And for those that think I've abandoned the story, never! It's now been awhile since I've played the game so if something out of place seems to be there, please let me know! Thanks for continuing to read my story!
Chapter 3:
Ed was gone. This was something that was hard to swallow for Kyle. The man had taken him in after he left the N.Y.P.D. Sure Ed made him sale practically useless items. But when it came to searching for clues upon Bradley, Ed helped him a lot. Now that man was dead, stabbed in the back according to what was reported over the news report upon the television. Why would someone kill him though?
Ed was a friend of Kyle's deceased father, and on top of that Ed was ex-L.A.P.D. Was it connected to what Bradley was going on about? The boy had to be safe from Nile. Bradley had said that Kyle was the only one safe from Nile at the moment, the only one Nile didn't know. But if that was the case, why was Ed found dead and Rachel missing? Then again, there was strong suspicion that Rachel was the killer. No, Rachel wouldn't have killed Ed like that. She was loyal…right?
Mila moved closer to the male, resting a gentle hand upon his shoulder. Kyle was indeed deep within thought and had rights to be. She had not gotten the chance to meet Ed or Rachel, but she wasn't stupid. She knew that these two people had meant a great deal towards her new guardian. Something wasn't adding up.
Still thinking upon what Bradley said and the news that continued to play upon the television box, such a thing being huge news as it was near the city the pair were currently in, a thought soon hit Kyle like a ton of bricks, his eyes widening strongly. "Shit. I think Bradley's wrong. I think my name's already come up."
Kyle said this to himself at first, hues narrowing strongly as he snapped his gaze from the news and stared at the young man that was still resting. Why else would Ed be killed? Ed was giving Kyle information. And to stop that, Nile had to have been the one to come forth and cut away Kyle's source of such information. His name was known. The time that they had left to be safe had just been dramatically cut short.
Taking a step back in horror, Mila cried out silently to herself as Kyle started to pull at the IVs and other medical wires that were kept to keep check on Eric's condition. Alarms were starting to alert off once the heart monitor leads were removed. "What are you doing?" Mila quickly cried out, Eric slowly stirring only to grow wide eyed to see the older male pressing a band-aid on the area where his IV once was.
"We're leaving now."
"Oy. What are you doing?" Eric cried out in a quick start now that he was coming to.
"Shut up and just cooperate. We don't have much time. You're not out of the water yet." Kyle grunted and took to pulling the youth out of the bed, Eric gasping as he was held within the man's arms.
"You're crazy!"
"That may be, but I'm just crazy enough to save your ass. Mila, come on, we're leaving now."
This was so crazy. Kyle now had Eric in his arms and was motioning for Mila to open the door. Mila was going to question Kyle's actions again, but received a look from Kyle that proved he was serious. Mila nodded and rushed to the door, opening it, Kyle pushing past her quickly. Pausing, Mila heard the grunt from Kyle and rushed off after.
"Excuse me sir, what are you doing? Hey!!"
A nurse had moved out into the hall by that moment and was shocked to see that some man was running off with one of their patients.
"Somebody stop him! He's kidnapping a patient!"
Ignoring them, Kyle rushed to an elevator, Mila being instructed to get any of them to come up…Of course, by that time, security was already racing towards their direction.
"Forget it. Down the stairs." Kyle grunted and started towards the door that lead to the stair case, Mila helping as best as she could with opening the doors so they could move on out of the hospital. Climbing down the steps were harder than Kyle had thought. Then again, it was not every day he was holding onto a young man within his arms. Holding onto Mila would have been ten times easier. But he had to make due for the situation they were in. They had no choice but to get out of there before something happened to Eric, or even Mila there. Who knew what Nile could do to Mila.
Mila…No, I won't let any of them get a hold of you either. Right now, both you and Eric are my priority. Bradley, what about you? Where are you running to? Reaching the bottom step, Mila pushed forth and swung open the exit door that lead to the basement parking, Kyle cursing on the fact that he had ran down too far, having not realized this until that moment. Where did they park? This was just brilliant!
Noticing the frustration, the young woman grasped onto Kyle's jacket and motioned him to follow her. Kyle followed, uncertain of what to expect until Mila paused at a different car.
"What? That isn't our vehicle…Oh…" It clicked in his mind what Mila was trying to say. If they went within the car Kyle had been driving in, he'd be sticking out like a sore thumb to anyone that ran through Ed's paperwork back at the Red Crown. That made sense. So now he had to resort to stealing, this was just fantastic.
"Good thing for detective skills. I can break in, but I don't know anything about hot wiring a car."
"I do…"
Mila and Kyle both looked towards Eric. "What, I've had problems with that piece of crap car that broke my leg. Key ignition thing doesn't work anymore so I have to hotwire it every time. I can do this."
It was like an angel singing in Kyle's ears at that moment. "Good, let's do this then."
Once the door was yanked open, Eric in place to hotwire the vehicle, the engine soon roared to life. "Yes, this car was a little different, but technique works the same." Eric seemed proud of himself. And instead of being suspicious about Eric's talent, Kyle was just excited.
"There over here!"
A security guard was the owner of the voice, which meant the trio better hurry or they were going to get caught. Then again, what safe place to be but in the hands of the police of this city. What a load of crap. They could be part of Nile and no one would know it until it was too late.
Eric gasped as he was yanked out of the vehicle and soon forced into the back, Mila taking the front passenger's seat, Kyle taking his rightful spot behind the wheel. All doors were yanked shut and nothing but the sound of the gas pedal being stomped on screamed throughout the basement parking. And just like Bradley, Kyle was now pushing up the ramp and racing his way from freedom.
A sound of laughter and rejoicing was the new sound that filled the inside of the car. "We did it. I don't know how, but we did it!" Kyle was excited, mainly because they were out of there and quite successfully things had gone their way. Eric could start up vehicles that weren't theirs and boy what luck that was.
Though the next question was, where to now? "This city is a lot bigger than I thought." Grumbled Kyle as he stared at the fancy GPS system the car had. It had to be a doctor's car that they stole. That was probably a good thing. The doctor should have enough money to get a new car or at least have full coverage. Whatever, it wasn't their problem for the time being.
"Maybe we should hide out in some hotel." Eric murmured, only to receive a loud "no" from the two in front. "Sheesh, you'd think you had a bad time at another hotel with that reaction." Mila giggled as Kyle grumbled at such words that left Eric.
Sighing, the young man shut his mouth and focused on the girl that had been giggling. She seemed so shy around him, but seemed to be opening up a little to the man she sat beside. Were they related? It didn't seem so. Mila, that was her name. She really was very attractive. This man Kyle and this girl, there wasn't anything going on between them was there? The man was too old for her. Then again, Mila could be into older men. His thoughts continued to run wild until he saw a glare being given towards him from the rear-view mirror.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Er…nothing. Just wondering where we could go is all…Haha…"
"Right." Kyle grunted, Mila completely clueless as what was being spoken about between the two men.
"What about a motel? It's like a hotel, but without the word hotel in it."
"If Nile doesn't kill you, I will."
"Nile?"
Kyle paused, noticing that the name was somewhat foreign to the youth. So Eric didn't know anything about Nile. Of course he didn't. Whoever had harmed Eric, the youth kept referring to them as madmen or the guy in a coat. Thinking upon what Eric had said, hues narrowed.
"What package did you have?"
"I was making a delivery. I don't know what was in it or anything. It was just a delivery to someone in this city. The address was on there and all. Aw man, so much for getting promoted and keeping that job." Eric groaned, Kyle sighing at this.
"Who gave you the package to deliver?"
"No one. It's standard to grab the packages or package back at the main building and then just follow directions from there."
"So it was in the regular delivery bin or whatever?"
"Yeah, nothing fishy at all. Well that was the case until I got in that car wreck from hell and everything just went crazy from there."
The girl upon the passenger seat was silent, taking in what was said. So it seemed Eric really had no idea what was going on. And because of Kyle's actions, it was clear that Eric was no longer safe because of whatever package he was supposed to deliver. And on top of it all, Kyle had gotten to see Bradley. Someone he had not seen since three years ago. What had to be going on within Kyle's mind? Bradley was a huge part of the man's life.
Bradley, what is it that I'm supposed to do? Protect him? What about you? How are you keeping alive if Nile is now after you? Kyle's expression had grown dark, the man driving silently towards whatever direction he could think of. Looking at the rear-view mirror to study Nash, the dark gaze slightly vanished as he noticed that Eric wasn't having a good time in the back. The youth was wincing in pain. Of course he would. They had jumped ship, so to say, before Eric could acquire any more pain pills. The youth had to be sore all over.
Where could they go? Mila had to be tired by now, the sun already starting to drop even further below the horizon. Soon the usual darkness that took the night sky would envelope them. Noticing the silence, Kyle was going to speak up, maybe tell a joke or something to try to ease the uncertainty that filled the vehicle. But as he parted his lips, the sound of a phone alerted all three of them. What the hell was that? They were in a car! Why were they hearing a telephone?
"You both are hearing that too right?" Kyle asked nervously, Mila nodding, and Eric looking around to try to find the ringing item.
"Hey I found something…it's under the seat…nng, there, got it." Having strained himself a little, Eric pushed aside his pain and stared at the strange box like item that was vibrating at the sounds. It then stopped. "What..the heck is it? It's got like…Japanese or whatever characters on it."
Kyle blinked at this and tried to focus on it as Eric placed it in view of the rear-view mirror. What was it? It then rang again, everyone's eyes widening.
"Oh God Kyle, I think it's a bomb!" Eric cried out, Kyle narrowing his gaze and pulling off quickly to the side.
Note: If you already know what it is at the end of this post, good for you! I thought I'd add a little humor since it's 1980 at the end of the game lol. Anyways, I apologize again for not updating so soon!