I am so sorry about the wait! I've just had so much coursework to finish. I'm not sure this chapter is that good, but the next one's better. I'll have it up for you tomorrow at the latest. XD
Chapter 4
"Guy! Come back!" Serena ran down the corridor trying to catch up with Guy. As soon as she had explained what has happened, he rushed out of the office and towards the stairs.
"Guy, you can't get to her, you know that!" Guy stopped suddenly, and when Serena finally caught up with him she could see just how angry he was.
"Why? Why won't you let me go and help my daughter?" People stated down the corridor as they heard the yelling. Serena continued, unphased.
"Guy, please calm down. You need to think logically about this. If you go down there, you'll just make things worse for Zosia. The police are ok their way, so let's go back to the office and wait there, okay?" After a few moments, Guy sighed and walked back into the ward.
Jac was getting annoyed. She had started to forget the seriousness of the situation, and was building arguments in her head. She had much better things to be doing than this. Also, why was she, an eminent cardiac surgeon, sat cowering in the corner?
Zosia looked up in surprise to see Jac standing and turning towards the madman. She reached up and grabbed her arm.
"Jac! What do you think you're doing? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Zosia tried to whisper so she didn't attract his attention, but she wasn't managing very well. Jac gave her a hard stare, and Zosia knew she wasn't going to win.
The more she thought about their situation, the angrier Jac got. She shook her arm to get rid of Zosia's hand. She straightened up, took a deep breath and walked towards him.
"I'm not waiting around here any longer. Let us go now." She wasn't afraid of him any more, just mad. She took another step towards him and looked him straight in the eye. He pulled the gun up and pointed it at her chest.
"Sit down, be quiet."
"Why, why should I?" Jac had lost it now.
"Unless you want me to shoot you, sit down!"
Zosia could not believe the older surgeons guts. But she knew from experience that Jac would continue like this until she got her own way. And Zosia couldn't see that happening.
"Jac, maybe you should come and sit down now." Zosia was worried now. Really worried. She didn't want to see Jac get hurt, no matter how much she disliked her.
"Jac, I really think you should..." Zosia trailed off as she watched Jac stride past the gunman and towards the door. He looked at Zosia, and then turned his attention back to Jac.
"I'd do as your friend suggests. You have one more chance." Jac continued walking away.
"Guy! Where are you?" Serena had finished talking to the staff, and left the staff room to find the CEO had disappeared. She knew exactly where he'd gone, though. She ran as fast as she could across the ward and down the stairs. As she got closer to the ground floor, Serena could hear raised voices.
"I am Guy Self, CEO of this hospital, and I demand you let me past!"
"I'm sorry sir, no ones allowed past these doors." Serena finally got to the bottom of the stairs, and found Guy arguing with security.
"Guy, come on. You know they can't let you in. And anyway, what can you do to help? You'll just make it worse." She tried to reason with Guy, but to no avail.
"I have to go Serena. She's my daughter, I have to help her!" Guy tried to push past security again, and this time Serena also helped, grabbing hold of his arm and pulling him backwards. As Guy opened his mouth to start yelling again, they heard the one sound they'd been dreading. A loud bang silenced them all. Guy an Serena looked at each other, the fear visible in both pairs of eyes.
"Zosia! No!"