The Cover Up

~29~

*Jacob's P.O.V*
I need to find someone here that can help Chris without getting ourselves in trouble. Even though it's obvious that he's hurting, in a lot of pain and actually needs to be here. I need someone that I can trust because we need Chris to leave with us and give us the answers we came here for. I looked around the waiting room and seen a familiar face but it didn't look like they were working.

"Hold up, wait right here. I'll be back." I said to Ant.

"Bet." He said as I walked off.

I walked to the waiting room and sat beside the boy I was talking about.

"Hey, how you doing?" I said to the old man that was here with the boy I was trying to talk to, while he paced back and forth talking to him self.

"Okay then." I mumbled to myself

"You working right now? I know you work here because I've seen you here before but it don't look like you working. You on break or here with someone?" I asked him.

"W-who me? W-was you talking to me? " He asked.

I sighed and realized why he was reacting this way.

"Look, I know you might be scared or even nervous because I'm talking to you, but I'm not a bad person just only when I have to. I'm not really a bad person everyone just seems to think so now."

"O-okayy." He said.

"Hurry up." Ant said to me making Chris sit up in the chair.

"Okay." I mouthed.

"Soo, I need a favor. You see that boy sitting in the chair with the black sweat pants on?" I asked him

"Before you even finish you need to know that I'm not gay so if that's why you came over here then you can politely and quickly exit." He said

"I didn't say you were gay damn shut up for a minute. Anyways like I was saying, I've seen you working here before and you seem like I can trust you. Can I trust you?" I asked.

"Of course." He responded

"Good, so he might have gotten shot and I really need to get him some help. Fast! The only problem is I came here to kind of kid nap him, not kill him. It was all unexpected, but I don't have that much time so can you help me out? I know you can do it and I know you work here so I figured why not ask." I said

He smiled and held his hand out.

"Of course. I'm Aaron." He said

"Okay Aaron I'm Ja-"

"Jacob, I know. Now I know a floor where none of the nurses are on around this time. Want to go there?"

"I don't care just hurry. I've already wasted enough time."

"Take him to the elevator and meet me in the last room on the 7th floor while I go get supplies." He said.

"I'll be right back D." He said to the older man who was still pacing back and forth.

Damn, I wonder what's up with him.

"Fine but you better be ready so we can get her out of here when they're finished." D responded.

"I know."

I got up from the seat and walked over to Ant and Chris.

"Am I getting help or not?" Chris said.

"Yeah walk to the elevator and go to the 7th floor?"

"Why I gotta walk?"

"Do you want to be back in here and your only way out be in prison.....okay then. Now walk."

"Fine" he said as he dragged himself  to the elevator and pressed the number 7. I went to the last room and the hall and met Aaron.

"In here, hurry." Aaron said

We laid Chris down on the bed as Aaron began to take the bullet out his leg and patched him up.

"So, Aaron? You work here part time." I asked

"Yeah, I have a degree and thought why not use it to help out."

"Well, that explains a lot. I sure was wondering how you knew what to do and where to go." Ant said.

"Yeah, I have a pretty busy life so I just try to help others when I'm free."

"So, you don't need the money, you're just doing this part time thing to help others." Ant asked

"Correct. I know what I'm doing and after all I do have a degree so why waste it ya' know."

I was just listening to the two of them talk while a thought about Aniyah and a little of Aaron. I get a certain vibe from him. I feel like it's trying to tell me something. I don't know if it's good or bad. I'm trying to ask myself do I trust him or forget about it.

"That's a really g-."

"Who you work for Aaron?" I asked cutting Ant off.

"I don't work for anyone. I'm not really that type of person to be taking orders from others. Why'd you ask that?"

"I'm getting a vibe from you. I don't know if it's a good one or a bad one. So should I really trust you?"

"Well are you done because I just know that I don't want to hear this." Chris said getting up.

"Thanks man. Nice meeting you but I'm out." Chris said

"Actually, I think Ant should go with you while I talk to our little friend here. And that way Ant can show you where we're parked. Right Ant?" I said

"Jacob?" Ant said.

I turned around and seen Ant holding his hand out. I pulled my wallet out and gave him 1,000  dollars.

"Thanks for sticking around. I'll meet you outside." I told him.

"I don't want your money give me your gun." He said giving me my money back.

"Keep the money and no. What if someone try to kill me on my way out? I can't risk it."

"Then I don't know what to tell you but at least put it by the door or out of your reach."

"Why? I'm not gone shoot him." I said.

"Just come on I'm ready to find Aniyah and get this over with," Chris said.

"I'm sick of him. Get him out of here, and here sit my gun by the door on your way out." I said giving Ant my gun as him and Chris walked to the car. I looked back at Aaron. He had a worried look on his face.

"Do I need to get my gun Aaron?" I asked him.

"No!! Y-you don't need your gun. Why would you need that? I told you you can trust me." He asked nervously.

"You look worried. Do you know anything about Aniyah?" I asked him.

He didn't respond.

"So you do?" I said going to get my gun.

"OK. Ok. Ok. I do know something about Aniyah."

"Do you know where she is?!"

"I can give you a name, but no address."

"Do you know where she is?" I said putting the gun to his head.

"No. But I know who you can talk to to get her back."

"Who?" I asked

"Amber." He responded

"Nurse Amber?"

"Yes, ask her about her father. I can't tell you everything but I can tell you that her father wants to kill her."

"Kill Aniyah? Why?"

"She isn't who you think she is?" He said.