Every Word - Short Story

Part 4

The event lasted 4 days. It was the same routine each time. The three of you would follow the limo to Times Square and make sure Tom was there safely. You didn't talk to him at all. He was so busy and you were busy with unsolved cases and making sure nothing happened at the event. It was the fourth and final day.

Tom and the director were on stage talking about the movie and answering questions. You started to zone out, when you saw a strange movement behind the stage. You tell Mack and Jason that you're going to check it out. You quietly make your way through the crowd of people.

You finally make it to the back of the stage. There was a man setting something on the back of one of the posts of the stage. You recognize that it's a bomb.
"Hey! Hands up! You're under arrest!" You yell. The man quickly looks up and pushes a button on the bomb. A timer starts to beep. You see that it says two minutes!
You call Mack on your officer speaker.

"Mack hurry there's a bomb! We have two minutes! On the back of the stage!" You yell into the speaker. The man starts to run. You chase him down the street of New York. He continued to run. You were catching up.
The running at the gym was finally paying off. You were almost within reach but you ran into someone. You quickly got up but the man was gone.

You sigh and help the person you ran into. When you saw their face your jaw dropped.

"Ryan?"