Chapter 7 - The Intruder's Phone
The man lay unconscious,
blood pooling from his broken nose,
onto the linoleum floor,
Daniel stood over him,
breathing heavily,
the metal stand still in his hands,
ready to strike again,
if the assassin moved,
Rossi groaned from the floor,
clutching his bleeding shoulder,
good hit,
the detective muttered,
pain evident in his voice,
get his gun,
Daniel dropped the stand,
and quickly knelt down,
prying the silenced pistol,
from the man's limp fingers,
he had never held a gun before,
but the weight of it,
felt necessary now,
a tool for survival,
he searched the man's pockets,
looking for identification,
but found nothing,
except for a burner phone,
which suddenly began to vibrate,
in his hand,
the screen illuminated the dark,
showing an unknown number,
Daniel hesitated for a second,
then slid his finger across,
answering the call,
but remaining silent,
is it done,
a cold voice demanded,
from the other end,
is the boy dead,
and the sister silenced,
Daniel felt his blood boil,
he gripped the phone tighter,
no,
he said into the receiver,
his voice dripping with malice,
my son is alive,
and I am coming for you,
there was a brief pause,
on the other side of the line,
a low chuckle sounded,
chilling Daniel to the bone,
you are a brave man,
Daniel Rivas,
the voice said smoothly,
but you are out of your depth,
look out the window,
Daniel turned his head,
staring through the glass,
at the parking lot below,
the emergency lights,
of a black SUV,
flashed once,
before the vehicle sped away,
into the dark city,
disappearing into the night,
they were watching,
they were always watching,
the backup generators finally kicked in,
flooding the hallway with light,
revealing the true mess,
of the brief battle,
the doors to the trauma bay,
unlocked from the inside,
and Mariana looked out,
her face pale with terror,
Daniel,
she whispered,
the doctor says,
Leo needs a special medication,
and the hospital pharmacy,
is out of stock,
May you like
someone cleared it out,
this morning.
