Chapter 14- Do you want to be a murderer?
Evan let out a sigh as he stared at the ceiling.
In between sleeping and being awake he groaned, wanting desperately to stay in that fuzzy nebulous where everything was warm and safe. But something was wrong.
Oh right.
He had been kidnapped, was hurt, and was being held in some secret prison.
How could he forget?
'Div?' he whispered softly, looking around.
The emptiness in the room caused all the blood to rush over his body in a sickening wave of heat and fear.
Without conscious thought he sucked in a huge painful breath and screamed out her name into the silence.
The woman in question poked her head quickly out the bathroom, almost tripping over the towel she had wrapped hastily around her body.
'Evan! I am here here! What happened?' she yelled back.
The CFO of HankMed ogled at the woman's long legs as she sashayed out of the bathroom with a grace so typical of her people.
Divya frowned as her patient let out an inarticulate gurgle in response. Quickly she checked his vitals while beads of soapy water ran unheeded down her bare arms and legs.
'I was just taking a quick shower,' she informed him. 'Sorry that I woke you.'
Evan's eyes were glued to the sight in front of him.
'No apology necessary,' he muttered in awe following one droplet jealously with his eyes as it rolled down her neck.
She squinted at his face as she saw it flush a deep shade of red. Was this some new symptom?
'Do I get a sponge bath too?' the curly haired man piped up unexpectedly.
As if she was still fully dressed, the young PA placed her hands on her hips in annoyance. 'That's a nurse's jobs.'
He was about to attack her with a full puppy dog eyes routine when suddenly there was a noise at the door. For a moment they both stared stupidly as the bolt slid open.
Their eyes locked.
'Go!' Evan silently mouthed and the woman sped towards the bathroom for her clothes, but it was too late; a man walked in and immediately grabbed Divya's arm in a bone popping twist.
The Indian woman's jaw dropped in amazement as she came chest to chest with the most unlikely person in the world.
Naturally, Evan jerked upright, but due to his injuries, he promptly keeled over and fainted from the pain.
The man gently released the woman's arm.
'How are you?' he asked almost pleasantly, but he wasn't fooled and was ready to grab Divya's hand as she tried to land a solid crippling punch in his stomach. With an agility not typical of his age, he skipped out of her way as she tried to kick him..
Angrily, he pulled on her hair, forcing her head back and driving her to her knees.
'Be quiet woman!' he growled at her. 'Do not test me or I will hurt you.'
Divya blinked back the tears as her hair was pulled mercilessly by its roots.
'Please,' she begged their warden. 'Why are you doing this?'
'That is not of your concern,' he snapped back, staring at Evan on the bed. 'How bad are his injuries?'
In that one second, a plan coalesced in the brain of the desperate woman.
'His injuries are very bad. You have to let him go or he WILL die!' she stated passionately.
It was just a split second but it was enough. The PA saw the indecision in their captor's face.
'YOU LIE!' he roared into her face, and she turned her head to avoid the spray of angry spittle from his mouth.
Divya tried to hold on to the man's forearm to ease his grip on her hair, but it wasn't enough; she screamed out loud as the man dragged her almost ferociously across the floor to the bed.
He looked down at the white faced man lying half on, half off the bed. If his chest wasn't moving ever so slightly, the accountant could pass for a corpse.
'You're a doctor!' he shouted almost accusingly. 'Fix him! Tell me what you need and I will get it! I am not giving him up!'
'He needs to be in a hospital!' she yelled back quite defiantly for a young woman who was naked except for a small square of towel.
They couple stared at each other, he looking for lies in her face and she assessing his weak points and planning other strategies.
'Do you understand what is going to happen here?' she added quietly seeing that he finally understood the reality of the situation. 'He will die and then that will make you a murderer.'
And with impeccable timing a small bubble of blood burst at the corner of Evan's mouth.
'You will still have me as a hostage!' she pleaded with her captor as he looked around confused as his plan appeared to collapse around him. 'PLEASE!'
He looked down at her with a sneer. 'Well perhaps having him is a bit of overkill. I have someone even better to fill his place now.'
Divya's head jerked back as he slapped her smartly across the face.
The young woman could just make out the man looming over Evan on the bed before the darkness washed over in a paralyzing wave.