The Race

A couple of minutes earlier in the hospital's hallway.....

"Captain! Are you sure that this is the only way! I mean...we cannot jeopardize our mission simply because we found a golden box at a graveyard which clearly must be a...family heirloom that the deceased racer left for his children. I don't think it's a good reason enough to choose this option." Said a man running after the man that saved Patricia at the cemetery earlier. " I don't know why but I have a feeling that there is something more to this than what we already know. So I need to speak to Miss Milton and get a glimpse into it. " said the man called captain and he kept on walking until he reached the door to Patricia's room. He wanted to knock and enter the room to speak to Patricia but then he heard, " I am sorry Ali...I truly am really sorry....I don't know.....how much you know about everything....but I am begging you...from the bottom of my heart...to please stay out of it...I would never be able to forgive myself if something terrible happened to you and Zach. Yes I am a lone wolf ...but with a mission and I am going to do everything I can to make sure that my mission is completed. Not because of my own benefit alone no! But for all of us and those that desperately want this mission to be a success as well. So please Ali..don't tell Zach. And don't judge me but support me ..you are right. Dad would have wanted us to stick together through this but...he would also want you to be safe. And that's what I want right now. For you to be safe...and I promise you that I am going to be fine...mmmm.." "Fine?Fine Patricia! Does what happened to you yesterday define the word 'fine' to you! Patricia! You almost died and for what! Nothing! You know what your only problem is.....huh...it's because you only think about yourself Patricia....you only think about yourself....and what benefits you to conduct your little dirty games...you don't care about me or Zach or how we would feel if we lost you too...you only care about your feelings and not about ours.....you only care about your mission and not about our opinions as well....you want to be alone....well Patricia...fine! But becareful that your alone might become a true reality soon enough...when you try to reach out to me and Zach....and realize that we are no longer there...." And soon after the conversation ended, he pulled his subordinate to the side away from the door so that they won't be seen. He then saw Patricia's younger sister getting out of the room and stomping away in the other direction of the hallway. He then peeked into the room and saw Patricia about to get off the bed and follow her but he could see that she had no strength. So he quickly moved in with incredible speed just in time to hold her and keep her from falling off the bed.

And he said, "Wooo there missy...calm down...you can't just jump out of bed in your condition...you need to relax and rest. Otherwise you will never get better. "

As soon as he finished saying those words, Patricia turned her head up to face him, and he felt his heart skipping a beat as he looked at the beautiful face looking at him with some frowns on her face. The two people stared at each other deep into their eyes for a long time with both their hearts racing with mixed emotions. One was glad to have seen the other after a long time of searching, whilst the other was trying to recall where they have met before. The captain trailed down his eyes to Patricia's pale lips, which where dry due to her unconsciousness. Patricia felt his gaze on her lips and she subconsciously licked them to make them wet again. Little did she know that what she did caused all hell to break for the captain, that he felt to claim those lips with his own then and there. But he decided to quickly look away in order not to give in to the temptation. Patricia cleared her throat after the captain looked away. After hearing Patricia clearing her throat, the captain looked at Patricia and he realized that he was still holding her, and 'AT HER BREASTS!!' His mind screamed and he quickly let go of Patricia only to make her fall face down to the floor. "Aaaah", screamed Patricia as she fell hard on the floor and she shouted "Hey!!!"

The captain quickly helped her up and back on the bed after realizing what happened. "Oh...I am so sorry Miss! I am so sorry ", said in the captain. "I thought you were supposed to hold me so that I won't fall to the floor but instead you dropped me like a sack of potatoes to the ground!! Did you come here to help me or to kill me!!" Fumed Patricia. "Look....I said I am sorry.....I didn't mean to drop you ok...it just happened...so...anyways...are you alright?" Asked the captain whilst scratching his head because of the awkward situation. Patricia just turned her head to the side to avoid the embarrassing situation and she replied, "I am fine. Although I almost lost some teeth because of you". The captain gently laughed and said, "Hell...that would have been one horrific sight to see...". He quickly stopped laughing as soon as he saw Patricia glaring at him with fiery eyes that looked as she was boring through his forehead because of him laughing about the situation.

The captain then cleared his throat and turned his head to the side in order to avoid meeting Patricia's penetrative gaze. Patricia sighed and shook her head and finally asked, "Why are you here?" The captain did not reply but he gently reached towards Patricia's handbag and he pulled out the golden box and he started tracing his fingers on it and he read the small words written at the edge of the box. "It started with a race and it will end with a race " Then he placed the handbag on the side table and sat down on the chair next to Patricia's bed and went on saying, "Wow that's quite catchy and kind of sophisticated actually. So do you know what it means?" Patricia sighed and replied "I don't know ". "Mmmm....you mean you don't know or... you just don't want to tell me about it. Hmm..because I believe that there is no way that a person can bury such a precious item which is meant to be a family heirloom at a graveyard. I believe that there is something important about this box that the person did not want anyone else to find out so...that's why it was hidden in an inconspicuous place. And I believe....that you..Miss Milton know something about it...so please tell me...what it is all about huh..." Patricia firstly took a deep breath and replied, " I don't think that should be your concern Captain. This is my personal affair that does not involve you. So please respect my private life and stay out of my business. Your main concentration should be on the thieves that tried to kill me and not meddling in my life. So please stay out of it." Then she sighed and said, "Anyway....thank you so much for saving my life. I am truly grateful for what you did. If I can repay you in any way I would do it. But please don't meddle in my personal affairs and stay out of it."

The captain did not reply for a while until he gently leaned forward in his seat and said in a low voice, "Well I am sorry Sweeches but...I cannot do that... because...for the past 6 years I have been hunting down the bastards and scums involved in the illegal drug dealings and human trafficking business and every time those slippery serpents always find a way to get out of my grasp before I could catch them. But you sweeches....you are very special. It's very rare for a woman to be still alive or not missing after meeting with Mr X...." "Patricia's eyes went wide and she quickly turned to face the captain and said, "You know about Mr X.." "Yes...He is the most powerful drug dealer in the world. Every agency wants to get their hands on him but he is so cunning that every time he escapes before we even get to him. Every evidence brought against him always mysterious disappear and witnesses die or go missing even before coming to testify. That's why he is the most wanted man in the world." Replied the captain. Patricia just shook her head and thought, 'It seems that nobody knows about the true and real mastermind behind all this. They think it's Mr X but it is someone else. Mr X is just a puppet in his hands. This has just gone from being complex to being complicated. I have to be careful from now on and not get too involved with Mr X...otherwise my plans could fail.' All the while that she was thinking, the captain was looking at her intently, observing every reaction and facial expression that she made. 'What do you know? What are you trying to hide from me? What are you planning Patricia?' He thought.

Their thoughts were interrupted with a small commotion outside. Patricia thought that Jonathan and Alisha had met and were at it again as usual. But to her surprise as the door opened, it was..."Patty... my doll!!" 'Jethro!!!' Both Patricia and the captain screamed in their minds. Patricia was surprised to see that it was him who came to visit her. The captain was more shocked to see one of his most wanted casually coming here and to see Patricia, how did the two of them meet each other, and why the hell is this scum calling his Patricia with a pet nickname, who does he think he is. To his horror the scumbag even went too far as to hug his Patricia and kiss her in front of him. And at that moment all hell broke loose.