Blind Eyes

Chapter 16

"Oh shit," I muttered, momentarily forgetting the small boy grasping my hand. This was the plan? Blowing up the drones and hoping it does as much damage as possible?

The flashes and sounds were increasing in speed, indicating I was running out of time. I scanned my surroundings, partly searching for a place to hide and partly looking to see if anyone was around who needed warning. It was only us. I quickly bent down and lifted Jacob into my arms. I ran for the nearest building. It was small and as I neared I saw it was a set of toilets. And it was locked. I resisted the urge to swear.

I ran around to the back of the building and looked around. There were no drones. I set Jacob down on the ground against the wall. I could hear in the distance the sound of the beeping were increasing in speed.

"There's going to be a very loud bang Jacob. But don't worry, you're going to be fine."

I crouched down and shielded Jacob's body with my own. The piercing sound stopped and for a second there was complete silence. Then the bombs went off.

Even though we had some distance between us and the nearest drone, the sound was almost deafening. I could feel the ground beneath us vibrating from the shock. The sounds of destruction could be heard once the blast was over. I wanted to know how much damage had been done but I was too afraid to walk around the building and look. God, what if someone had been killed? Yes, Ivan was the one who was doing this but it was because of me and dad. It's hard not to feel personally responsible if anything happens.

Jacob was still tucked safely away in my arms. Surprisingly he hadn't made a sound. I released him from my arms and quickly assessed him. He looked perfectly fine as he gazed up at me with wide eyes.

"See, we're fine," I said with a forced smile. I wasn't smiling on the inside. I was scared. I was already thinking of the repercussions of what had just happened. No doubt there would have been news cameras that would have captured everything. Soon everyone in the world see what had happened. And they will probably blame us. I did.

But I couldn't think about the future now. Right now I needed to know if everyone was okay. Where was dad when that explosion when off? Was he okay? What about Pepper, and Happy, and even Natasha? I needed to know that everyone was alright.

I was reaching into my pocket to use the phone I'd stolen to call dad when I heard the sound of footsteps approaching.

"Hey! Are you alright?!"

"Yeah," I said as I stood up and turned around. "I'm..."

It took me a second to place the face. And when I did, I wondered how on Earth I could forget that face.

"Doctor Shepherd?"

Standing in front of me, complete in a white coat, was Doctor Daniel Shepherd. I flashed back to the last time I had seen him. It had been back in the hospital in LA when I was still recovering from Obadiah's attack. I had totally been crushing on him but with a smashed up face and 2 broken limbs, it hadn't exactly the best time to ask him on a date.

He hadn't changed much in 7 months. His blonde hair had grown slightly, curling at his temples, and even in the darkness I could see his gorgeous blue eyes staring at me.

"Morgan?" There was surprise in his voice but also pleasure.

I was secretly pleased that he remembered me. Although I guess treating a girl who had been attacked because her dad was Iron Man would be pretty unforgettable.

"Daniel," I said as we walked towards each other. Jacob's hand was still in mine and he stayed close to my legs, using them to hide behind. "What are you doing here?"