Dying Breath: Unveiling Secrets

Hit and Run

Askova ran down the hall to try to find

Dr. Atkinson. She was mad, realizing why he sent Irma down to the 6th floor. She checked every room, startling people that were in there. She finally found where Dr. Atkinson was holed up. He was in the waiting room, where the patients wait for their appointment.

" Hey, you!" Askova yelled, trying to get Dr. Atkinson's attention. He turned around. As he did, Askova punched him in the face, really hard.

" Ow! For someone your age you really know how to punch someone," Dr. Atkinson complained. Askova scoffed.

"Oh my god, you're age sexist too?!" Askova yelled. The people in the room got up and gathered around where they were arguing.

" That's not even a thing!" he complained. Askova lunged forward to punch him in the face. He avoided, and Askova fell to the floor. She landed on her face, and her nose started bleeding.

Everyone in the room that Askova was in, discussing Dr. Atkinson, ran into the lobby and grabbed Askova before she could get up. Someone else held Dr. Atkinson.

" Askova, what's going on!?" Michaela yelled. Askovas nose was still bleeding, as she looked up at Michaela.

" I know his evil plot, and I'm trying to spoil it!" Askova replied, yelling in Dr. Atkinson's face. Askova managed to get out of Michaela's hold and punched Dr. Atkinson in the face again. Dr. Atkinson ran out of the lobby and sprinted towards the elevators. Askova followed.

Askova ran towards the main entrance where the elevators were and chased after Dr. Atkinson. Right before she was about to enter the elevator he was in, the doors closed, and she rammed right into the doors. Her head was spinning, and hurt like hell.

" Aw great, he got away!" She walked over to another set of elevators and pushed the down button. She waited. She could here Michaela, and the others in the distance. She looked behind her.

" Askova, what the hell? Get back here!" Willow yelled. The elevator doors opened, and Askova casually walked in and pushed the button to the lower parking spaces. Askova smirked, and the elevator doors closed before they could reach her.

As soon as the doors opened, the little kid said,

" Thanks for coming to the St. Louis Children's Hospital. 1st floor." Askova ran out far enough before she could hear the kid on the speaker finish.

Surprisingly to Askova, there weren't as many cannibals outside as she thought they were. It was pretty empty, just a few roaming the streets. Askova put her hands above her eyes to block out the light and scanned for Dr. Atkinson. No sign of him. Askova ran all the way out into the intersection and did the same.

She couldn't see him. Was she on the wrong level? He could have gone up. Or down a different set of levels. As she started to walk away, she heard a car going off. She immediately looked where the car beeping was coming from and ran towards it.

She ended up nowhere. Askova ran to nowhere. She was looking all ways, wondering Dr. Atkinson really has gone out here. Then all of a sudden...

" Hands up, NOW!!" Askova didn't even turn when she heard the gun click. She slowly put her hands up,

" turn around, slowly," they said. She did just that. It was, in fact, Dr. Atkinson. Askova looked belligerent.

" On the ground, now." Askova quickly got down,

" cross your legs." Askova did that, it was pretty hard to do.

" You're not a cop, why are you telling me to this crap?" Askova asked.

" Shut up," Dr. Atkinson said gravely. Askova growled. Dr, Atkinson walked up to Askova and looked at her. Askova looked up. There was silence.

" If you must know why I locked her up in there, then you should probably not try to kill me. Now, It's pretty cold out here, and you should be wearing a coat, even if it's not snowing."

" Why?" Askova asked, out of breath.

" Why what?" he asked.

" Why are you giving me advice and helping me when I just tried to kill you?" Askova replied. He sighed.

" Your only a kid, and pre-teen. You don't understand the adult world. You're just scared." Askova stopped listening and then noticed a cannibal preying close in the distance. She didn't warn Dr. Atkinson, she might just let him get eaten. After all, he did lock a staff member on a floor. But then she thought, he probably had a good reason, even if he was sick for doing it.

The cannibal drew closer, and Dr. Atkinson was still talking, holding a gun up to her head.

"... and you shouldn't be afraid of me." Dr. Atkinson finished.

" Why shouldn't I? You're holding a gun at my head," Askova sassed.

" It's for your safety," he replied.

" My safety from what?!" Askova exclaimed.

" Listen." Askova sighed and zoned out again. The cannibal was almost right behind him. Dr. Atkinson didn't hear.

"...so don't do anything stupid." Dr. Atkinson finished. Askova immediately grabbed the gun out of Dr. Atkinson's hand and pointed it at the cannibal. She slipped on the ice on the ground, and Askovas finger slipped and pulled the trigger, shooting a car and making it go WEE WOO WEE WOO. Askova pushed Dr. Atkinson out of the way, and ran off, avoiding the cannibal.