ALEXANDER MIKE(THE TERRORISTS)

CHAPTER 11

Mike opened his eyes slowly. He couldn't tell where he was but he could feel he was on a bed. It took some seconds before his eyes could adjust to the lights. He could feel his head resting on a pillow. He had a slight headache but other than that he couldn't feel any other pain.

He felt a hand touch him. He struggled to look and discovered it was a nurse.   " Hi"  she said when she met his gaze. " Are you feeling okay?"

" Yes"  he replied.     " Do you feel pain anywhere?"  She asked again trying to assess his body.   He smiled at her, "no" . He checked his memory for what had brought him here. Then everything came rushing back. The derailing of the train and then those other passengers in the train.

He looked at her. " How long have I been here?" He asked.  "  About five hours." She replied. " Your mates were here so many times. They kept asking if you were awake, looks like you're needed badly."

Mike struggled to his feet. " I have to go" he announced.    " But you're not fully recovered" , the nurse said trying dissuade him from going. She had a concerned look on her face.  "Don't worry I'll be fine" , Mike encouraged her. He stood up from the bed and grabbed his shirt neatly piled in a corner.  "Thanks for everything" , he said, "but I'll need your phone. It'll be quick I promise."

She smiled at him as she handed him her phone.  He dialed Elena's number.   "Who's this". he heard her voice speak through the phone.  "Its Mike" , he replied. "I need your help in leaving the hospital you know I don't have a way to transport myself around."
" I'll be right there" she replied and hung up.  Mike returned the phone back to the nurse. "Thanks" , he said.   She smiled at him. " You're welcome."  He smiled at her also and proceeded out of the hospital. He knew as an agent his bills would have been taken care of.

After waiting for some minutes he noticed her car approaching. She also spotted him and drove towards his direction. She packed right in front of him and came out. "You shouldn't be going around"  she complained , *you're injured."

"You know me better" Mike answered her, "you know i hate being stuck up in bed, especially when I'm supposed to be working."   Elena smiled at him. " Good to have you back" , she said, "you gave us a scare, we had no idea what happened to you." Mike smiled at her, " you know I always know how to cheat death."  She laughed slightly and gave him a light hug. After the hugging they both went into the car. She ignited the engine and they drove back to headquarters.

"What happened?"  She asked as she was driving. " I was outnumbered" he replied, "but I tried my best to fight them all. Things got complicated but at the end I managed to save those hostages although Mohammed or whatever his name is escaped."

" And the president's wife?"  Elena asked. That was the question Mike was dreading. Afterall the mission was to save her in the first place , so then he failed the mission. "Couldn't save her"  he replied. "Mohammed jumped out the train with her.  Elena didn't say anything else but Mike could sense she was troubled. They drove to CDU and parked the vehicle in the carpark."

They both walked in towards the main office. All eyes immediately fell on Mike as he walked in. He felt tense. There were questioning looks on their eyes. His eyes caught Lois's. She gave him an odd look, like she wanted to tell him something. He wondered what her problem was.

The manager walked towards them with a smile on his face. "What the hell's funny" , he muttered to himself.   " Welcome home" , the manager said. "We've been waiting for you to get up, looks like you had a long nap."

" It was just for five hours"  Mike said, "besides one needs to take a break from all the shootings and bombs."  " There is no rest for the wicked", the manager said with a smirk appearing on his face. The urge to punch him was high but Mike decided to play it cool.     "Define wicked"  he said.