Running Out Of Time

Chapter 21

ZAYN'S POV
"Duck!!! " I shouted as I pulled Ameera down. Thus was not good. Somebody must have hinted them of our movement and they were already waiting for us, or they might have been following us.
James was still trying to turn the car still.
Swoosh, a bullet whizzed past just few inches from my ear.
This was not good at all.
I opened the safe compartment under the seat. " Ameera move inside now"  I said as I reached out for my gun.
"What, why? " she asked." I don't have time for all this. It's either you move inside that place now, or you get shot at. " I said through gritted teeth to her.
" Fine" she said as she entered inside the compartment crouching.
I moved forward a bit so I could find a good spot to get a shot.
I crouched and also began with my shooting spree waiting for the other guys to get here.

AMEERA'S POV
What was his problem anyways. He was over there doing all the shooting while I was here doing nothing.
I need to do something, they were saying me after all. I thought to myself. I rolled out of the compartment and tried to still stay flat to the floor
I quickly scanned the car for any weapon I could see nearby. I could still try to use it for something.
After scanning for about a few minutes not finding anything, I started to look through all the other compartment I could find in the car. It was Zayn, he had to have something stowed away for emergency.
As I thought, a few minutes later, I found a compartment stacked with guns of different types and sizes.
I picked the smallest since I wasn't even sure of how to use a gun, except for the ones I see in movies and I am pretty sure that should be enough to shoot a gun.
Already crouching, I began to move a bit forward to see if I could aim at anybody, and then BAM, I found a guy.
He had his back to me so that was like an added bonus for me.
I got out of the car and stood upright a bit to at least be able to shoot at my target.
And as I fired the gun, I heard a gun shot, and before I knew it I was on the ground with a loud thud.

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I could hear faint voices all around me but I couldn't get myself to open my eyes.
There is only pain. My head, my chest...... Burning pain. My side, my arm, it was all around my body. Where am I?  The whispered voice become clearer a bit..... a beacon in the darkness.
"THE bones in her right hand are fractured because that was were the bullet was, and she has few scratches all over, but are vital signs are stable and strong Mr Ahmad " I heard a voice say.
" Then why is she still unconscious? "
" She has a major contusion, but she has no cerebral swelling and her brain activity is normal, she'll wake when she is ready "
" And is that all? " he asked, his voice full of hope.
" Yes Mr Ahmad " she replied.
" Oh, Thank God ".
A sharp pain passes through my head and I try so hard to move my hands to my head, but nothing moves, nothing responds.
I relax a bit as I know there's no more shooting for now and unconsciousness takes me once more, stealing me away from the pain.

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I am awake again, everything is heavy and aching: limbs, head, eyelids, nothing will move. My eyes and mouth are resolutely shut leaving me blind and mute and aching once more. Sounds become voices little by little, but I could only pick up on the little.
"I can't leave her here like this "
" But her father has been calling, I think he knows something is wrong "
" He shouldn't know any of this unless I  am a goner. That is why I okay you"
Dad...... Dad is asking of me. I try, I really try hard to fight the fog. But I can't as I spiral once more into oblivion. No......

"Detective, as you can see my wife is in no position to answer and of your questions "
" Well I have been here for the past three days "
" And she is still in no position to answer Detective. What part of that don't you get? " Zayn said sounding angry.
Three days....... Have I been unconscious for three days. And is Zayn still here.?
" Well I will be here again tomorrow "
" Well good.... "
THE fog surrounds me once more and I am dragged down.... down. No.....

" What do you mean he is already on his way" it's Zayn. He sounds angry. I try to move my head, but I am met with a resounding silence from my body.
"What did you say to him "
" I'm so... "
" I said what did you say to him. " he sounds more angry.
" He.... "
THE world dips and blurs and I am gone.

I hear soft garbled voices.
" I thought you said you have cleaned everything up. "
" I did sir. I don't know how it got to him"
"So her dad is on his way? "
" Yes sir. "
" How did he know? "
" I told him sir"
"I really feel like breaking every bit of your bones "
" I know sir"
"Get.........  "
Oh.. The darkness closses in.. No..
" He is almost here"
Daddy....!!!!  He is almost here. Ya Allah.
Sweet oblivion beckons.

"Yes sir "
" Why didn't you call me? "
Daddy. He is already.
I try. I try. I want to see him. But my body thinks otherwise.
" Why did you think it was unnecessary to call me ? "
Daddy is shouting now already. Why is he? He is intensifying my headache.
" I am very sorry sir"
"So what did the doctor say? "
" He said she'd........ "
I really want to open my eyes and see him and tell him to stop shouting, but I can't and as my body disobeys me, I fall asleep once more.

I have a pressing need to pee. I open my eyes and I am in a clean sterile environment of a hospital room. It's dark except for a side light that is on. My head and my chest ache, but more than that, my bladder is about to burst. I need to pee. I test my limb and it moves. I look at my right arm, and it has an IV attached to it.
I shut my eyes quickly. Turning my head- I am pleased that it responds to my will- I open my eyes.
I scan the room to see if there's anybody in here with me.
Then I hear my dads voice again.

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