Unexpected
Chapter 29
We all froze, scared he would shoot us. We probably should have stayed outside with them in case they were to wake up. When we got back inside, Jim went back to his little office off of the building so we were here, all alone, without anyone to call for help.
The large man walked slowly into the room, looking each of us in the eyes. He slammed the door behind him.
“Who the hell do you think you are? You think you can just barge in on a kidnapping like that and knock us out?” He watched us all intently, waiting for anyone to answer. His gun was still raised but I noticed the safety was still on and felt a wave of relief wash over me. When no one answered, he continued, “My daughter will get what she wants and none of you are going to stop us.”
We were all shocked to hear what he said. His daughter? What was going on here?
He turned to Harry and smiled evilly.
“Long time, no see, Harry. I haven’t seen you since you broke my little girl’s heart. Any regrets?” He stared at Harry, whose expression was quickly changing from one of fear to one of immense anger.
“The only regret I have,” he said through gritted teeth, “is that I ever asked her to be my girlfriend. Your ‘innocent little girl’ stalked me and ruined my life! I had to have body guards on me at all times of the day! I couldn’t take a shower without having someone at the door to watch out for that little demon.”
I held my breath and waited for the man’s reaction to Harry’s harsh words about his daughter. His face didn’t change a bit as he stared Harry down. My heart sank as I heard the small click of the safety being turned off.
“Wrong answer, mate.”
He pulled the trigger just as Chloe jumped in front of Harry.
“Chloe, no!”
“Chloe!”
“What are you doing?”
Everyone was astonished at Chloe’s split-second reaction.
There was a sound of the bullet coming into contact with Chloe. She fell to the ground and held her arm tightly, her face contorted in pain.
“You shot my girlfriend!” Harry screamed, kneeling down next to Chloe.
“No I didn’t. If I’m not mistaken, my daughter is still knocked out on the runway.”
The atmosphere in the room was immediately changed as Harry slowly rose from the floor and stared the man in the eyes. The smirk on the man’s face quickly disappeared and a look of genuine fear overtook him.
Harry stepped over Chloe and slowly walked toward the guy. His eyes had turned dark and menacing, his hands balled into fists at his sides.
“What the fuck did you just say to me?” Harry’s voice was low and threatening. I felt shivers run up and down my spine watching him move toward the man. “You aren’t even worried? You don’t feel bad that you just shot an innocent girl!”
Harry lunged toward the guy, tackling him to the ground in one swift motion. He was taken by surprise as Harry began throwing punches at his unguarded chest and gut.
“Get off of me!” The man yelled, trying unsuccessfully to get Harry off of him. I knew Harry was this strong, but not like this.
By now, the guy had a busted lip and a bloody nose. The gun had been knocked from the man’s hand and lay unprotected next to the reception counter. Sammie bravely ran out and snatched it before anyone had a chance to use it again.
Off in the distance, we heard police sirens. I silently thanked them for having nice timing. I just hoped we could get Chloe to the hospital before she lost too much blood.
Sammie cocked the gun toward the brawl in case the big man tried anything. Soon, police officers ran inside, their hands on their holsters.
“Stop!” They shouted at Harry.
Harry didn’t seem to hear them for a few moments but when he saw an officer approaching him, he got off the man and ran back to Chloe. He scooped her up in his arms and followed a police officer outside.
I watched as Sammie lowered the gun while two more officers put hand cuffs on the guy. Some more officers ran out to the runway and arrested the still unconscious girl and other guy.
I still have no idea who they are but I’m glad all of us got out of here alive.
I heard a loud noise and looked at the floor where the gun lay, once again, unprotected. I felt Sammie’s arms wrap around my waist and soft sobs came from her as I hugged her close to me.
The police shoved the three kidnappers in the back of one of their squad cars and told us that if we ever had anymore problems like this that we shouldn’t hesitate to contact them. Harry and Chloe had already gotten in a car and drove off to the hospital so we all boarded the bus; Sammie included.
She talked her uncle into letting her take the rest of the summer off, despite her just starting to work there.
The police offered to give us an escort to the hospital so we could check in on Chloe and I listened to the sirens blaring in front of and behind us. Other than that, it was pretty quiet on the bus.
Sammie sat curled up next to me, her head on my shoulder, Zayn and Tess sat in the corner whispering, Liam, Aleanbh, and Louis were on the couch looking out the window and down at the floor. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t remember a time as quiet as this on the bus. We were usually always having fun, being loud, and joking around. This has got to be the weirdest thing I’ve ever experienced.
We rode the whole way in silence. About 20 minutes after speeding around who-knows-where, we wound up in the parking lot of the hospital. Everyone scrambled off the bus and ran into the hospital.
“Chloe Douglas,” Liam said when we reached the counter.
The lady, who didn’t look too pleased to have a crowd in her waiting room, clicked her computer mouse a couple of times before answering.
“Room 216,” she answered, pointing down a hall. “She’s going into surgery in 20 minutes, make it fast.”
We raced down the hall, dodging stretchers, wheel chairs, and doctors giving us dirty looks. Soon we found her room and entered cautiously.
Harry was sitting next to Chloe on her bed. She was already wearing a hospital gown, a bandage wrapped around her arm. She looked a little paler than usual but other than that, she looked like her normal self.
They looked up as we walked in and Chloe gave us a forced smile.
“How are you?” Louis asked. “Does it hurt a lot?”
She shrugged with her good shoulder. “I can’t really feel it anymore. The doctors gave me some pain medicine.”
We talked a while about what the kidnappers had done and what they were planning on doing. When she told us they wanted to take them out of the country, I couldn’t help but think this level of insane sounded familiar.
“Did you know them?” I interrupted, wanting to know the truth.
Chloe and Harry exchanged a glance before turning back to us. Harry slowly nodded and hung his head.
“It was Blair,” he said softly. “She found me.”
Sudden realization struck me. Harry had told me stories about his insane ex-girlfriend. She’d stalked him and tried to force herself backstage at the X Factor. It all makes sense now.
“She’s so crazy,” I muttered.
“I know,” Harry said.
The door opened and a nurse walked in with a wheelchair.
“Sorry guys, but I have to take Chloe and prep her for surgery,” she said sadly. “You’re welcome to stay here, though. It should take about an hour, including the x rays when we’re finished getting that bullet out.”
I watched with a broken heart as Chloe got out of bed, looking as though she was in a lot of pain. The nurse wheeled her out and we sat and waited for what felt like days for her to come back.
The large man walked slowly into the room, looking each of us in the eyes. He slammed the door behind him.
“Who the hell do you think you are? You think you can just barge in on a kidnapping like that and knock us out?” He watched us all intently, waiting for anyone to answer. His gun was still raised but I noticed the safety was still on and felt a wave of relief wash over me. When no one answered, he continued, “My daughter will get what she wants and none of you are going to stop us.”
We were all shocked to hear what he said. His daughter? What was going on here?
He turned to Harry and smiled evilly.
“Long time, no see, Harry. I haven’t seen you since you broke my little girl’s heart. Any regrets?” He stared at Harry, whose expression was quickly changing from one of fear to one of immense anger.
“The only regret I have,” he said through gritted teeth, “is that I ever asked her to be my girlfriend. Your ‘innocent little girl’ stalked me and ruined my life! I had to have body guards on me at all times of the day! I couldn’t take a shower without having someone at the door to watch out for that little demon.”
I held my breath and waited for the man’s reaction to Harry’s harsh words about his daughter. His face didn’t change a bit as he stared Harry down. My heart sank as I heard the small click of the safety being turned off.
“Wrong answer, mate.”
He pulled the trigger just as Chloe jumped in front of Harry.
“Chloe, no!”
“Chloe!”
“What are you doing?”
Everyone was astonished at Chloe’s split-second reaction.
There was a sound of the bullet coming into contact with Chloe. She fell to the ground and held her arm tightly, her face contorted in pain.
“You shot my girlfriend!” Harry screamed, kneeling down next to Chloe.
“No I didn’t. If I’m not mistaken, my daughter is still knocked out on the runway.”
The atmosphere in the room was immediately changed as Harry slowly rose from the floor and stared the man in the eyes. The smirk on the man’s face quickly disappeared and a look of genuine fear overtook him.
Harry stepped over Chloe and slowly walked toward the guy. His eyes had turned dark and menacing, his hands balled into fists at his sides.
“What the fuck did you just say to me?” Harry’s voice was low and threatening. I felt shivers run up and down my spine watching him move toward the man. “You aren’t even worried? You don’t feel bad that you just shot an innocent girl!”
Harry lunged toward the guy, tackling him to the ground in one swift motion. He was taken by surprise as Harry began throwing punches at his unguarded chest and gut.
“Get off of me!” The man yelled, trying unsuccessfully to get Harry off of him. I knew Harry was this strong, but not like this.
By now, the guy had a busted lip and a bloody nose. The gun had been knocked from the man’s hand and lay unprotected next to the reception counter. Sammie bravely ran out and snatched it before anyone had a chance to use it again.
Off in the distance, we heard police sirens. I silently thanked them for having nice timing. I just hoped we could get Chloe to the hospital before she lost too much blood.
Sammie cocked the gun toward the brawl in case the big man tried anything. Soon, police officers ran inside, their hands on their holsters.
“Stop!” They shouted at Harry.
Harry didn’t seem to hear them for a few moments but when he saw an officer approaching him, he got off the man and ran back to Chloe. He scooped her up in his arms and followed a police officer outside.
I watched as Sammie lowered the gun while two more officers put hand cuffs on the guy. Some more officers ran out to the runway and arrested the still unconscious girl and other guy.
I still have no idea who they are but I’m glad all of us got out of here alive.
I heard a loud noise and looked at the floor where the gun lay, once again, unprotected. I felt Sammie’s arms wrap around my waist and soft sobs came from her as I hugged her close to me.
The police shoved the three kidnappers in the back of one of their squad cars and told us that if we ever had anymore problems like this that we shouldn’t hesitate to contact them. Harry and Chloe had already gotten in a car and drove off to the hospital so we all boarded the bus; Sammie included.
She talked her uncle into letting her take the rest of the summer off, despite her just starting to work there.
The police offered to give us an escort to the hospital so we could check in on Chloe and I listened to the sirens blaring in front of and behind us. Other than that, it was pretty quiet on the bus.
Sammie sat curled up next to me, her head on my shoulder, Zayn and Tess sat in the corner whispering, Liam, Aleanbh, and Louis were on the couch looking out the window and down at the floor. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t remember a time as quiet as this on the bus. We were usually always having fun, being loud, and joking around. This has got to be the weirdest thing I’ve ever experienced.
We rode the whole way in silence. About 20 minutes after speeding around who-knows-where, we wound up in the parking lot of the hospital. Everyone scrambled off the bus and ran into the hospital.
“Chloe Douglas,” Liam said when we reached the counter.
The lady, who didn’t look too pleased to have a crowd in her waiting room, clicked her computer mouse a couple of times before answering.
“Room 216,” she answered, pointing down a hall. “She’s going into surgery in 20 minutes, make it fast.”
We raced down the hall, dodging stretchers, wheel chairs, and doctors giving us dirty looks. Soon we found her room and entered cautiously.
Harry was sitting next to Chloe on her bed. She was already wearing a hospital gown, a bandage wrapped around her arm. She looked a little paler than usual but other than that, she looked like her normal self.
They looked up as we walked in and Chloe gave us a forced smile.
“How are you?” Louis asked. “Does it hurt a lot?”
She shrugged with her good shoulder. “I can’t really feel it anymore. The doctors gave me some pain medicine.”
We talked a while about what the kidnappers had done and what they were planning on doing. When she told us they wanted to take them out of the country, I couldn’t help but think this level of insane sounded familiar.
“Did you know them?” I interrupted, wanting to know the truth.
Chloe and Harry exchanged a glance before turning back to us. Harry slowly nodded and hung his head.
“It was Blair,” he said softly. “She found me.”
Sudden realization struck me. Harry had told me stories about his insane ex-girlfriend. She’d stalked him and tried to force herself backstage at the X Factor. It all makes sense now.
“She’s so crazy,” I muttered.
“I know,” Harry said.
The door opened and a nurse walked in with a wheelchair.
“Sorry guys, but I have to take Chloe and prep her for surgery,” she said sadly. “You’re welcome to stay here, though. It should take about an hour, including the x rays when we’re finished getting that bullet out.”
I watched with a broken heart as Chloe got out of bed, looking as though she was in a lot of pain. The nurse wheeled her out and we sat and waited for what felt like days for her to come back.
6/16/13