CHAPTER 9

Greg couldn't handle it, he whimpered as the pain started to build up by the second. He was feeble, Sara was talking to him, wanted him to stay with them while Nick lifted him up. He just wanted to sleep, tried telling them to leave him alone but it was too much effort to talk.

Nick carried him out of the room and Sara opened the front door to let them out before she grabbed a towel that she saw earlier in the bathroom. It was still raining. Greg was nearly unconscious but because of the rain, it shocked him back into existence. Soaking wet, his body started shaking despite the fact that his body temperature was running high.

Sara walked back towards the car as fast as she could and helped Nick when he laid Greg at the passenger's seat. She decided she wanted to stay at the back to keep an eye on Greg, Nick didn't argue, he got into the driver's seat and starts the engine while Sara walked around to get into the other side. There was little room for her as Greg took most of the space, she got in and carefully propped up Greg's head on her lap.

"Stay with us Greg," Sara convinced him, he was pale and still shaking. Gently, she opened his shirt and wrapped him with the towel. "Come on now; don't scare us like this,"

Nick was driving as fast as he could; he glanced at the mirror view and barely saw any car. Greg's area was a very quiet place making him doubt if was going the right way. He was about to ask Sara but they were both startled when they heard the ringing noise.

It took her awhile to realize it was her cell phone, she looked at her caller ID and saw the concern look on Nick, "Its Catherine," she told him, he nodded and concentrated back to his driving.

"Sara where are you?" came from the other line.

She almost forgot about the rest, she wanted them to know but how can she? Even she herself can't seem to believe what was happening. "Catherine I'm-"

"Is Nick with you?"

"Yes, he's driving,"

"Okay then, what do you guys want? Warrick can't seem to stop himself away from the pizza,"

Sara gave a weak smile as she heard Warrick denied it from the background. She wasn't in the mood to joke with them, but she knew they would be worried if they were here. "It's okay, look Cath," she took a deep breath and looked back at Greg, his breathing was slightly easier now but he still looked awful.

Catherine sensed the tone in Sara's voice "Is everything alright?" Warrick hunched forward from the counter with another slice of pizza in his hand, Catherine put a finger to her lips indicating he should stop talking. She shrugged as Warrick mouthed 'what'.

"We're on our way to the hospital now," Sara continued, Nick glanced back; he was obviously listening intently the whole time, but pretended to be concentrating on the road.

"Why? What happened?" Catherine was getting concern, she was about to ask Sara all the questions that were flying to her mind but knew it was best to let her explain.

"No nothing happened, I'm fine-" she stated. She didn't want it to sound bad, she didn't want them to worry, so she tried making it sound normal and not lying at the same time. "-Nick's fine, it's Greg,"

Catherine gasped, "Why? What happened?" she asked again, she can't think of anything else to say. She was overreacting, "What's wrong with him? Is he okay?"

"I'm not sure, but he's fine now we're on our way to the hospital so don't worry,"

"He called you?"

"No, Nick and I stopped by his house, he didn't look good," Greg coughed as if trying to demonstrate the situation, "Cath I'll call you later alright, don't worry we'll take care of him,"

Catherine heard the cough, it was dry and it gave her a sudden chill. "Alright then," but Sara already hung up.

"Hold up buddy, we'll get you there soon," said Nick. He wished to comfort Greg, his cough didn't stop and it pained him to listen to it.

Sara held Greg in a sitting position just like Nick did earlier, hoping it would stop the coughing. When it did, she rested him next to her, his head on her shoulder. "Keep breathing now Greg-" she told him, "slow and steady,"

Greg tried to push Sara away; he didn't want to trouble her but found he couldn't move his arm. He could only do as were told; he tried to keep his breathing steady. It was so hard to breath, he was burning up.

Nick sighed in relieve as he saw Greg calmed down. "We'll be there soon," he said, it almost sound as if he was assuring himself more than to his friend, now he needs to calm down.

He was turning round a corner when another phone call startled them. Sara immediately answered; she was slightly annoyed knowing who her caller might be. "Cath, don't worry he's fine now. I told you-"

"Hello-"

Sara stopped, she didn't recognize the voice. "Hello?" she replied, "Who is this?"

The call was ended before she could ask any further. She shrugged as Nick gave her the concern look for the second time. She didn't bother to put her cell back to her pocket, she still expected Catherine to check on them, and so she just grabs hold of it.

"How is he?" Nick asked as Sara was checking on Greg's pulse.

She gave him a small smile in respond. "It's weak, but better compared to earlier,"

Nick nodded, but he was still anxious. "Umm... Sara," he said suddenly.

Sara looked up, the road was dark. The streets lamp was shutting down one after the other. "What just happened?" she asked.

Nick tried to slow down; the rain came down heavily, splattering against the windshield. Visibility was low without the street lights; he was only able to see a few feet in front of the hood. "I don't know," he said as he attempted to step on the break, it didn't work.

"Nick! Slow down," she said nervously.

"I can't, the breaks aren't working," he stated, trying to stay calm.

"What?" Sara saw Nick wasn't joking, "Try again," she instructed, up ahead she could see another turn.

Nick pumped the brakes several times and harder at every attempt hoping that it would kick in. "I'm trying Sara,"

Sara was about to call for help but instead, someone called her. She was too concern to care who it was, her eyes were locked on the corner up ahead. Quickly she answered it, "Hello, we have a situation-"but she was cut off.

"The house is safe, stay inside,"

Sara didn't notice that it was the same caller earlier; she figured the person might have called the wrong number but still, she asked for help, and only stopped when she heard Greg's name being mentioned.

"Take care of Greg," said the caller.

The call ended, Sara was bewildered. Then she looked at the caller ID, 'SANDERS' she was stunned, it didn't make any sense. She looked at Greg, "Greg?"

When Sara called out his name, Nick thought something had happen and quickly he turned to look at Greg. Sara didn't realize that she did and screamed when she realized that they were about to crash.

Nick tried his best to turn around the corner, the car screech at the sudden change but it was too late.

TBC

A/N- Okay… the last bit, I have to admit, I am not fully satisfied. I changed the word every now and then, re-read and re-reading it again just to make sure it sounds right. But I'm still not sure, I just hope I didn't confuse you guys too much.

And thank you for the reviews, keep them coming, its fuel for my writing X) and also it will help me know what you guys want. So, will update soon, but the problem is with my computer. Sometimes I can't seem to type anything down, it acts on its own and I'm planning to get it check.