My Life And Rock'n'Roll

Chapter 86 - Ducking For Cover

I remember Julian hugging me, and when Paul finished his song we left and ended up outside. I recall John following right behind us, now it all comes back to me......

Oh no......John has my hand in his, asking me for a chance. I didn't get the opportunity to respond, as we both fell to the ground. I can recall some loud bangs, then, I felt two sharp pains through my body - my stomach and my shoulder.

I don't remember anything after I hit the ground, but I can't understand how I ended up this way. I am trying to do something, anything, to open my eyes. The more I try to comprehend this, the deeper the hole seems to be.

I can't fall in this hole, I need to be here for Julian, and for John too. They are the loves of my life, and I want to wake up. I want to live.....
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Hurricanes are said to be quick and rapidly moving, well, that is how I am feeling right now. I am on my way to hospital, and the ride is going so quickly - I have never felt so petrified, and it gets me to wondering if this is what people refer to as a near death experience.......

When the ambulance pulls up, I realise we are at Cromwell Hospital. I have never heard of this place, but judging by the building, this appears to be a new and modern facility. As I am being carted into Emergency, I see Jules.

Oh thank goodness, that means Cyn is here too. I end up rolling past him, and he looks awful. His face is all red, with tears on his cheeks. The moment he sees me he calls out to me......

Thankfully my cart is stopped, and I talk to my son. He looks happy I am ok, and that means so bloody much - before I can ask about Cyn, he quietly tells me she is in surgery, and it is going to be touch and go.....

I feel my heart breaking, and I know I can't live without her. These last few years have made me realise how much I have and how much I want out of life, and me living without Cyn is not an option.

If I need to make a deal with the heavens above to keep her alive, I will do that - if that means I have to live without her by my side, I will endure that. As much as I need her, Jules needs her more, and the idea of all of this is too much.

My heart is starting to race, and I feel my eyelids getting heavy......I can hear Jules calling my name, but it is no use, I am in free fall.....
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How is this happening? Tonight started off so well, and now, only five hours later, am I in a Hospital with both of my Parents in Emergency. Some lunatic has shot them right in front of me, and I have no idea if Mum or Dad will make it through......

After all this time, I was really hoping my life would become more normal, with a lot less drama. Now, I am scared witless - how does anyone deal with this, process this.

My family deserves a break, and if there are any such things as Gods or Angels, I hope they are listening to me right now. I love both of my Parents, and I don't want to think about the worst......
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Everybody is itching to get out of here. The Police have declared outside safe, and as such we are all permitted to leave. Tonight has not turned out the way anyone could have anticipated, and as I look to the group on our table, do I see we are all thinking the same.

Somehow Paul found out both John and Cyn has been taken to the same Hospital, so it has been decided we are all heading there. Hopefully we are walking in to good news, as so far none of us know much and this not knowing is causing a lot of angst......
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What type of World are we living in today? It was not that long ago my interview of John was broadcast here in the UK, and now, only a couple of months later, are we the media dealing with what would have to be the most explosive story of them all.....

John and his first wife Cynthia have fallen foul of an assassination attempt, and to be honest nobody here at the Harrod's Charity Dinner tonight could have or would have foreseen such a horrific and tragic event unfolding here tonight......

If it wasn't for the quick thinking Armed Agents and Police present around the vicinity, this could have easily been much, much worse. To my knowledge no members of the press have been seriously hurt - except for one photographer from the Daily Mail who has a deeply grazed right arm.

All of us media still here have been trying to find out how John and Cynthia are, and so far, nobody is willing to tell us anything or even worse, nobody knows anything to tell. If John and Cynthia don't survive, this could get very ugly, in more ways than one......

I, along with some of my colleagues, are already asking some tough questions about how this could happen? This was such a prestigious and well organised event, yet with countless big names scheduled to attend tonight there appeared to be little in terms of security - enabling a lunatic to get close enough to kill or dangerously hurt someone, anyone.

The fact it is John and Cynthia Lennon is not even the issue, or is it? One has to wonder if this was a random or targeted attack?

Harrod's Management are ducking for cover, while the Police and Security Agencies are placing the blame on each other. If I thought John's interview was a career defining story, this incident would have to be right up there - especially if he and Cynthia don't make it out of this alive.

My interview could be the last ever interview with John Lennon. Oh boy.......