Chapter 7
Hundreds of miles away, Angel and her captors stopped at a rest point somewhere in the State of Kentucky.
It got dark and chilly, but the drug dealers had built a fire. Angel, however, was placed far from them.
She shivered from the cold, her jacket did no good. Then, a lotus flower came into her view.
She grabbed it and held it close to her chest. Its petals were soft and warm and it was enough for Angel and then she fell asleep.
Back at Ohmtown United, Mok had sent Toad to tell the media and the crowd that he was in stable condition and that he will be entering rehab once he is given the all clear.
Dr. Gregory had come back and informed Mok of the White Ridge Mountain Rehabilitation Center, thirty miles from Ohmtown.
Rather than make the doctor look for more centers, Mok accepted that one instead and asked when he can go.
"Tomorrow morning, we would like to keep an eye on you tonight," the doctor answered.
Mok summoned Toad and told him to pack what was necessary for the 60-day recovery process.
He felt an urge of disappointment and worry since he did not find Angel in the crowd today.
'Will I ever see her, again?' he thought to himself, but he was afraid of a certain answer.
By first light, Mok dressed in his best and was taken to his limo, but the media and paparazzi surrounded him, asking questions and demanding answers.
"I admit; I have been abusing drugs for as long as I can remember," Mok said to the crowd, "But right now, I want to get back on the right path, but it will take time, and I hope I have the patience for it."
The rock star entered his limo and it sped away from the hospital.
"How are you, Mok?" M.A.I. had asked.
M.A.I was short for "Mega-Artificial Intelligence" and it, or she had been faithful to her master ever since Mok built her.
"I am devastated, M.A.I., but I am grateful that I didn't carry out my plan," he said to her.
"I hate to bring this up, but there is the matter of making funeral arrangements and of your will," M.A.I. had informed.
"No changes and everything will be all right," Mok had assured her.
He stared out the window, looking at the landscape, but he could feel that same feeling, again.