Good For You

(Chapter. 5) Deja Vu

I went in the elevator and and the parking garage, still no sign of Noah but his car is here. I looked probably two hours. Then I realized I had one more place to check. I headed to the stairwell. After a few minutes and stiffness in my calves, I hit the fourth flight of stairs.

"Oh my god Noah are you okay? What the fuck happened?" I asked rushing to his side.He was on the floor of the stairwell. His face covered in so much blood he's barely recognizable. His shirt isn't blue anymore. His hand is all cut up, swollen, and bruised.

Noah said nothing, I had to check to see if he was breathing. Thankfully he is.

"Hello? Hello? Operator? Yes I need an ambulance immediately it looks as if my assistant has been attacked. The Shaw Publishing building in the fourth flight of stairs. Thank you." I yelled at the operator. I then hung up the phone.

"Don't worry Noah help is on the way. You're going to be okay. I'm not going anywhere. I don't know how this could have happened. We have so much security. I'm so sorry. " I said starting to cry. Noah was my assistant at the other branch too. We were friends before that though. I've known him for like five years. After waiting for what felt like hours paramedics were rushing down the stairs at us with a stretcher. They checked his breathing, put a brace on his neck and immediately loaded him on the stretcher. They told me I couldn't go in the ambulance because I wasn't family or a significant other. But that they would need me at the hospital for questioning. After they took Noah away I rushed back to my floor to grab my stuff and go. I had my phone,keys, tablet, and purse all in my hands while rushing to the elevator. I was rushing so quickly that someone ran into me so hard that I dropped everything.

"What the fuck?" I asked rudely.

"I was about to say the same thing." A voice that sounded oddly familiar said.

I looked up to find the guy that Sam had ran into Friday night. Yes he is still gorgeous.

"Wait you look familiar. You're the girl, your friend fell on top of me drunk out of her mind Friday night right?" He asked while helping me gather my things.

"Yes actually I think I am. What on earth are you doing here?" I asked.

"I had some business to attend to. How about you?"

"I work here."

"Oh nice, well I feel obligated to ask for your name now that this is our second meeting." The stranger said with a seductive grin.

"My name is Alice, Alice Noble. What about you stranger? What's your name?" I asked.

"Alice Noble.Wow that's a beautiful name. Nice to meet you. I'm Ace, Ace McCoy. " He responded.

"Thank you, nice to meet you as well Ace. Also thanks for helping me pick up my stuff." I said while waving and entering the elevator, he followed.

"No problem, so what do you do here?"

" I get potential clients. I read their manuscript set up meetings with them. If things go well then their manuscript goes to my boss which then it will be a book. I also run the blog for this company. Now I if you don't mind I'm in quite a hurry." I explained while exiting the elevator.

"Wow busy girl, you're beautiful by the way. Now how do you get all of this done? Where to?"

"Busy is quite the understatement but thank you. I have a wonderful assistant who is at my beck and call. Which is what my rushing is for. It was lovely to meet you but I need to go now it's an emergency." I explained.

"Yes of course, well good luck with your emergency I hope it pans out. I hope we have a third meeting." Ace said with a smile then walked on in the parking garage.

I jumped in my Rav Four and floored it to the hospital.

"Hi yes Noah Jacobs, I need to know his status immediately." I said quickly to the receptionist.

"What's your relation to the patient?" The woman asked.

"I'm his boss and friend."

"Only family members can receive updates or see the patient but you're welcome to wait." She responded. I said nothing. I just grabbed a soda and sat down. The police came in and asked a million questions. After an hour of sitting alone with no updates Sam showed up.

"Hey sorry they wouldn't let me out. What the hell happened? Is he okay? Mr.Shaw said you found him. Is that true?" She probed.

"No problem, thanks for coming. Basically he disappeared for two and a half hours, which isn't like him. He's the best assistant anyone could ever ask for so I knew this was weird. I searched high and low for him and couldn't find him. But finally I found him unconscious in the fourth flight of stairs. He was drenched in blood and all swollen and bruised. Noah was breathing but unresponsive. I wasn't allowed in the ambulance. Since being here no one will tell me a thing. So I have no clue how he is." I explained.

"That had to be so scary I'm so sorry."

"It's fine." After that we sat there for two more hours being told nothing. Finally Sam offered to get me some food. So she left and went to Chick Fil A. We ate and waited another hour.

"Alice?" A woman in scrubs asked approaching us.

"Yes that's me. Any updates on Noah? Please be updates on Noah. I've been here for hours and I've heard nothing." I pleaded.

"I do have an update. But first just one question. Where is his family?" The black haired lady asked.

"They live in California and have nothing to do with him. I've always been his family, he moved to Georgia and lived with my family even. So how is he?" I snapped.

"Oh alright, well a lot was done to this poor man. He has a broken eye socket, nose, hand, and three ribs. But he will survive no problem but he will need a lot of rest and heal time. He was unresponsive when you found him due to the shock of so much pain at once and blood lose. But he is conscious currently and is asking for you. Please go in and see him." She explained.

"Oh my god." I said then I ran to Noah.

"Noah are you okay?" I said already starting cry and grabbing his hand.

"Alice, boy am I happy to see you. Shitty day, I'd say what do you think?" He answered.

"Noah this isn't the time for jokes. I found you unresponsive and covered in blood in the stairwell. What the fuck happened?"

" I was attacked while going down the stairs by a few men in masks. They knocked me down, then punched and kicked me.It was random and out of nowhere. I'm just glad it's over, with some rest and pain medicine I'll be fine." Noah explained.

"Well I hope those mother fuckers get caught." I said rudely.

"I'm okay, now go home and visit me tomorrow after work. You have a lot to do. I love you, and thanks for saving me."

"Fine, I love you too, no problem." I then headed home. I know I always downplay how much I know Noah but that's because he's my assistant at work now. I've known Noah since the ninth grade. His family neglected him and didn't want him. So with his parents written consent he came to Georgia with us and lived with us. We are like best friends but we've never dated or anything even though he is pretty attractive.

Before I knew it, I was diving into the next morning.