-The Chain- Doc Holliday

𝟓. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫

"𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞
𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫
𝐈'𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫"

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫
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Caroline had froze behind Ringo, when she saw the man up close. She felt ill knowing Doc had finally found her. All those years of running only for him to catch up once she finally settled.

She had zoned out, trying to find a way to push through all of the people and hopefully lose not only Doc but Ringo as well. She needed to get to John and leave Tombstone before everyone traps her and asks for answers no one truly knows, not even Caroline herself.

The trance Caroline was in had been broken when she heard Doc speak to Ringo. "Excuse me I'd like to speak to the woman behind you."

"I don't think the lady wants to speak to you." Ringo raised his head up higher, trying to appear more threatening, since the man had already paid no mind to disrespecting the Cowboy. Or at least that's how Ringo saw it.

"I don't believe you've let her make her mind up on what she wants to do."

Caroline stepped back as the men continued to argue. Slipping back through the crowd and accidentally stepping onto Florence. "There you are! I have been looking for you, you just disappeared without saying a word."

"I'm sorry Florence, but I really need to go back home. I feel quite ill right now and I want to make sure John is alright."

"Well let's go then, I'm sure Ada will be just fine. What's wrong? Is it your throat?" Florence watched as the other women shook her head. "How about your head?"

"It's my stomach, Flo. Now come on before I get sick in front of all these people." As the women moved behind the crowd Caroline tried to hide behind Florence. She knew Doc was still around, he wouldn't just let her go again. He had always been a very persistent man. Caroline had finally made it out the doors she started speed walking and was practically dragging Florence passed the Oriental when she heard a very familiar voice.

"Caroline! Is that you?" The voice belonged to her youngest older brother, her favorite sibling. She knew she should have kept going and act like he wasn't calling for her, but something made her turn towards him. Florence was of course still next to Caroline, which made the decision even worse to her after the fact.

"It's me, Morgan." It was the first time she had seen her brother in a long time. She could see that the time had aged him, the change wasn't dramatic but it was still noticeable.

"Where the hell have you been!?" He placed his hands on his hips, walked off the deck of the Oriental and waited for an answer.

"I've been everywhere." Caroline looked at Florence awkwardly before moving closer to her brother, whispering to herself "Please lord help me now."

"Have you been staying here long?"

"I actually just settled in town yesterday." Caroline had started to wait for the anger to come out of her brother. Waiting for him to yell at her for running off and leaving her family, but it never came. He was always the softest towards Caroline but she knew that if it was her in his shoes that she'd be upset.