Through The Storm ||BrOhm||

(Five) - The Gas Leak

Ryan's P.O.V

I weakly open my eyes. "Ryan?!" I hear someone yell.

I can't open my eyes fully, so I shut them again.

"Ryan? Please wake up." I hear Bryce's pleading and worried voice.

I finally open my eyes. I quickly get up, only to get a headache.

"Hey hey hey. Lay back down. You shouldn't get up too quickly." Bryce says, sighing.

I slowly lay back down. "Br... yce?" I manage to say. I groan. "My... head... hurts..."

"You should lay back down." he urges me.

"I... I think I'll be fine..." I search around me for the satchel. I panic. "Bryce... wh-where's the... satchel... ?"

"It's alright... it's with me..." Bryce says.

"Wait... wh...where are w...we?" I ask.

"Still in the town, in the car. I stitched you up while you were unconscious."

"Thanks... bringing you along was a good idea..."

"Do you know who that guy was?"

I shake my head, I suddenly remember the sound of the gunshot. I decide not to bring it up.

"I had no idea who he is."

"What did he want?"

"My bag. My stuff."

He says nothing and just nods. I don't want him to know what I do for a living. And what my job is. I look up at him.

"Th... thanks for stitching me up. Also... I don't know the guy... but he somehow knew me."

Bryce once again just nods.

"I'm driving. Give me the keys. You need to rest."

I sigh, knowing that he's right and I can't deny I need to rest. I search through my pockets for the keys and hand it to him.

All I do is lay down. I feel the car start.

Off again.

———

Another storm hits. This time, it's slightly calmer than the previous one.

Which is a good thing. Gas is once again on full. Which is great.

With the amount of delays we've had.

It'll take half a day before we get back.

Evan did warn me about people that might be after me. I sigh heavily.

"You okay back there Ryan?" I hear Bryce say.

"Yeah." I reply. I feel my phone buzz.

I pull it out to see someone calling me.

'Evan Fong' the screen reads. I answer it.

"Hey Evan." I say.

"Where the hell are you? How long is it before you get here? Terroriser, Moo, Daithi and Lui are preparing to go out and search for you instead." Evan informs me.

"Don't let them do that. I just had some minor setbacks. And I stopped by a town and found a journal that might help us." I tell him.