Wow chapter five already. This is going faster than I thought. I cannot thank you enough for the support so thank you and enjoy! Oh and just a little though, this chapter has a slightly altered scene that was in the movie so if you don't want to know, beware of the possible spoiler.
Chapter Five: Danger!
Lily's POV
Lily sensed someone in the room before it actually clicked who it was. She had just fallen into a comfortable rest when the feel of a blanket dropping over her woke her enough to know that he had come to see her. At first she was almost afraid to open her eyes because she was afraid of what she would see in his eyes. The confusion of who she was broke her heart. She really wanted him to remember her. Why she wasn't really sure she just did. Maybe it was for her own ego or maybe it was because she was afraid she couldn't save him. Whichever the case she remained very still concentrating on her breathing. This was proven to be very difficult because he chose that moment to brush back a piece of her hair. This sent a shockwave through her body that it took every ounce of strength to lie still, very still. For a slit seconded she even had forgotten to breath. That was when she felt his lips on her forehead ever so lightly. This caused her heart to accelerate and a warmth rush through her unlike anything she had felt before. That was when she heard him softly say good bye. She opened her eyes at that moment only to find the room empty. What was wrong with her? She had never expected to respond to his oh so gentle touches that way. She gave herself a mental head shake and tried to bring her pulse back to a normal pace. If she was lucky she would be able to sleep for a few more minutes. Yeah right!
Several hours later, sleep never came and her and her pulse never settled. Maybe it was nerves or the fact that she was on edge because of what she was about to do. Something really bad. Who was she kidding, between Aaron and her next act she was a bundle of nerves. Taking a deep breath, she gathered her things into a sling bag, pulled it up over her should and went to stand in front of her computer. She backed up all of the files, pocketed the stick and deleted everything that had been on her hard drive. She certainly didn't want them to find anything that she had recovered. She had one more stop and then she would disappear. That was something she was very good at. Hiding, she had done it most of her adult life.
Her last stop would be the lab, were her plan was to back up all files on the currant and possible new programs that were being conducted. Very risky and very illegal. But this was to make sure that everything would happen according to plan. She made her way down the hallway and entered the lab using her special key card. Not many people had this kind of access and security would be notified if files were being copied so time was really very short. She made her way to an unoccupied computer in the back of the lab, made sure no one was looking and inserted her back up disk into the port. She chose the files she wanted to copy and prayed. That was when the first shots rang out!
Her first though was that they had found her and were coming for her and dove under the desk. Shots were still being fired to the left of her, then to the right. The gunman, whoever he was, didn't seem to have seen her and she tried to find an exit, but she really didn't want to leave the desk behind. Looking about she tried to locate a second exit and that's when she saw a supply closet at the far end of the room. Maybe, just maybe she could hide out there. How much longer for these files to download, seconds seemed like hours. Screams and shots were still going on around her when it was suddenly silent, too silent. She looked under the desk and saw the shoes of the shooter coming in her direction. She tensed for a moment hoping the shooter would give up. That was when he pushed a chair and it hit the desk she was hiding under. She jumped when it hit and gave a little gasp. She covered her mouth and tried to control her breathing. The shooter stopped for a moment, listened and made his way to the desk. She had to act now and fast or she would be dead in a few seconds and everything she was trying to accomplish. She felt around for something, anything to use as a weapon only to find a pencil can. She reached as far as she dared and flung the object hearing it bounce off the opposite wall. The shooter turned to the noise, shot at it. That was when Lily made her move and she sent up a very load prayer. She grabbed the stick, from the computer and using all of her strength to push the desk across the room, pining the assailant's legs against the wall causing him to drop the gun. She then ran as fast as she could to the other side of the lab, pushed open the supply closet door and shoved the first heavy thing she could get her hands on in front of the door. This only bought her a few seconds as she heard him coming for her. That's when she found a vent that was just big enough for her to fit through. She pulled it open as quick as she could, stripped off her pack and shoved it in the hole first. She squeezed into the tiny hole and moved as fast as she could. She heard the door to the storage room burst open and some shots were fired. Then all was quiet. She moved through the vent as fast as she could, not stopping until she came to another vent which led to a conference room. With all of the activity going on no one was in there so she pulled herself out, shouldered her back and slipped out of the room. Quietly she made her way down the hallway when she ran into another doctor. For a moment she froze. She decided to play naïve
"Hey, what's going on? Where is everyone?"
"I'm not sure, something about a shooter in the lab. They are making everyone leave the building."
"What, do they know who it is? Was anyone hurt?"
"I don't know, but I think they got the shooter"
She continued to follow him out and was able to lose him in the crowd as she made her way to her car. It wasn't until she was about ten miles out when she finally pulled the car over so that she could calm herself down and stop her hands from shaking. The worst part was she knew that this was just the beginning.
Sorry, this one ended up being a lot longer than I thought so enjoy!
