traitor | Ziggy x Nick

16: be nice to me

We are running, we are running
But you're a killer and I'm your best friend
Think it's unfair, your situation
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Front bottoms

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- Nick's pov -

As Ziggy rushes to her mom's bed, I grimace at her limp body.

"No, no, no," she mutters constantly into her stomach.

I close my eyes and turn around, walking out of the door to give them some privacy. I saw how shattered and hurt Ziggy had looked when I broke the news to her. The minute the car entered the general vicinity of the hospital she leapt out and sprinted to her room. I only managed to keep up with her because of her injured leg, yet somehow she ran faster than ever before.

As I take a seat outside the room, I collapse my head into my hands and rub my eyes. This entire week has been fucking hell. Going back and forth with the Devil, over and over, having the consequences of my actions affect all the people I loved...I replay the moment over and over in my head.

"Nurse Beddy?" I ask confused.

"Goode?" He asks, taking his attention away from Officer Kapinski.

"Why are you here?"

He looks like he's about to say something but nothing comes out of his mouth. He only looks at me with worried eyes and it sets me on edge.

"What happened?"

"Well Nicky...there was a stabbing at the hospital. We don't know who did it but nurse Beddy here, he uh. He found the victim," Officer Kapinski answers tentatively.

My heart freezes and I cast my eyes to Nurse Beddy, confirming my fear. He found her. I couldn't manage to say anything, to comfort nurse Beddy.

Eventually he speaks up, "where's Ziggy?"

My mind is then thrown back to how she sacrificed herself so I could get away and put the plan in motion.

"She's uh...she's fine," I lie. "Well at least I think...I haven't seen her today."

I hoped that was a good enough lie since is was still morning and Nurse Beddy nods at me. "Why did you come here?"

"I was just going to gain my bearings around the station," I stutter out.

"Well, Nicky," Officer Kapinski speaks to me. "Go take a look round the back. Keys are over there and I'll continue talking with Nurse Beddy."

I nod hesitantly before taking steps to the key rack, grabbing the one I had last time and rush to the back door. Swinging it open, I sigh in relief when I see no one inside and quickly run to three guns I see and take the magazine out, stashing them under my shirt. As soon as I finish, I take another thirty seconds to check under clothes for any more guns but there are none.

I hope this is enough.

I then jog back to the front room where Nurse Beddy and Officer Kapinski are still talking and leave silently. I needed to get Ziggy out of Nightwing. As I walk out, a hand falls on my shoulder and I flinch, beginning to draw out a gun, but as I turn I realise it was just nurse Beddy.