The Bodyguard

Chapter 13 - Everything Changes

-3rd Person-

Boom!

A explosion went off and the entire room filled up with smoke. Thos close to the explosion  were sent back. A couple of minutes later, David came too, his ears were ringing and he was disorientated. He checked himself, his vest had protected him from any serious injury. He looked up.

"Mia" he wheezed and stumbled over to where she had been was in the third row, on the end. He body was sprawled out on the floor, she had visible cuts and bruises. he checked her pulse it was there. He the looked to the stage Julia was conscious but couldn't move much. David went to her and she looked at him. David's hearing came back

"M..Mi" she panted and looked over to where she was supposed.

"She's unconscious, Ma'am, but okay." he radioed in. Julia was slipping to unconcious

"Stay...with...Mia." she was out.

"Ma'am? Ma'am?" he checked her pulse it was still there. He went back to check on Mia.

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David waited for news, he had been cleaned up and sat in the hospitals waiting. Rob had arrived as well he was talking to some other people. Davids phone began to buzz. it was Vicky.

"Hello, I'm alright Vick, I'm alright, just a few scratches, nothing serious... yeah."  Just the Mia's father arrived he was introduced to the other PR's and he caught sight of David, who stood up.

"What the hell happened, i heard they're were security breeches from the word go."

"Lawful protests by civil liberties activists"

"You know what I mean." he snapped and looked away "you were supposed to protect them. you were suppose to protect my daughter most of all."

"A search team under POLSA direction swept the auditorium twice, it was clear.

"Obviously not."

"David." Mike Travis stepped in. "Sargent." David looked at him and pointed to the exit he left. As he left the hospital pictures of Julia and Mia appeared on the screen suggesting they were the initial targets of the attack.

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The press gathered outside the hospital where Julia and Mia were being kept. David stood with the crowd as he watched DCI Sharma arrive with the police. His phone buzzed it was Vicky, he didn't answer, he turned around and walked away.

Meanwhile DCI Sharma entered the hospital and he found PC Tom Fenton.

"PC Tom Fenton? DCI Deepak Sharma; SO15."

"Sir." Tom nodded

"Sorry, for the crap timing but I'm trying to form a picture of the events surrounding the explosion. Witnesses have already told us one of your Principals aides, Tahir Mahmood, appeared at the side of the stage, and that he was carrying a briefcase."

"I didn't have eyes on that sir."

"What about afterword? Anything from Mahmood?" Sharma questioned and Tom shook his head.

"No sir, he died instantly." Tom informed Sharma

"What do you recall about the final moments before the explosion?"

"Kim...PC Knowles approached the stage. That's when the device went off. I was looking towards PS Budd to get a steer on what was going on." Sharma nodded

"What about Budd?"

"I'm a bit in the dark about that, sir. He left the auditorium and when he came back i that's when Mahmood appeared on the stage."