Just as I was about to read the letter, Idina came running in with the most horrified face ever.
"Idina what's wrong???"  I asked worried sick at this point.
I looked in her eyes searching for an answer but all I could see was fear and terror.
"He's here!" Idina said that and bursted into tears. I  couldn't understand what was she saying.
"Idina please, calm down, please tell me what are you saying." I said firmly. I tried stumbling towards her and firmly held her shoulder and looked her in the eye.
"Tell. Me."
"I was outside calling to thank that person who helped your gran. I looked outside the big glass window in the main lobby and I saw...." She sobbed, "I saw him. He wasn't alone, he had three other men with him." It started to sink in that, this "he" was my dad. My head started to spin around but I knew this wasn't the time to lose my self composure.
"Call Lucas!"
"What?"
"Call Lucas right now!!" I half shouted. And Idina took in what I was saying. She nodded and started to dial his number. She handed me the phone.
"Come on Lucas...... Pick up the damn phone!!" I said out of frustration.
Please God protect him.
Why isn't he answering.... What if they have got him...  No!!
I frantically dialed his number again.
"Hello?" He finally answered.
Thank you God.
"Why weren't you answering????" I asked almost interrupting his hello.
"I was in the toilet woman!!!"
"Get in my room right now!! Don't stop to talk to anyone! Anyone at all! And don't even stop to flirt with some nurse!!! Get in my room right now!!" I said almost out of breath.
"Okay chill! And I don't flirt with anyone!!!" I hung up.
"Flirt?" Idina asked, she had regained her self composure. I just shrugged and mouthed an I don't know.
She just sighed. And awkward silence sunk in.
Maybe I was a bit too harsh... I just don't want anyone else to get hurt... Because of me.
Because of me.
"I'm sorry..." I mumbled.
"It's just..." She trailed off.
"You like him, don't you?"
Where did that come from you dumb-head.
I mean just imagine the situation we are in. Your dad, who's trying to single handedly assassinate every person you love and kidnap you, is right outside the building you're in. What do you do? Ask your mum if she likes your dad's cousin. Well done Chris! Well done!
"I don't know Chris... It's complicated to tell..." I just nodded.
"I am having trust issues. It's hard to think of stuff that way. After all that's happened." She continued.
"I do like him.... I think..."
"Like who?" Lucas came in asking.
"Were you eavesdropping???" Idina asked shooting out of her chair.
"No I just came in woman, relax!" He replied and Idina sighed in relief.
"Lucas, mum saw dad and some other fellas outside the hospital building." I said getting right to the point.
Will deal with their love story later.
"What???" Lucas exclaimed.
"I want you to tell officer Arthur to get this place secured. I don't want anyone getting hurt." I said firmly, leaving no space for arguments. Lucas nodded and called officer Arthur and told him to do so.
As for Idina, she sat gloomily staring outside the window.
"Hey Idina?" I called out to her
"Huh.... Yeah Chris? You need something?"
"No, just wanted to say, that I love you, a lot." And she just smiled meekly at me.

After a while there were cops everywhere in the hospital. No one was being let in, until and unless they proved their identity. It killed me that everyone was going through this trouble because of me.
"What are you thinking sweetheart?" Idina asked. And I just shook my head in reply. Lucas was sat across the the room on a sofa.
Maybe I should tell him about Idina.... But you can't do that you dumb-head she's right  here....
My thoughts were interrupted by officer Arthur knocking on the door. Luke signed to him to come in.
"Hello everyone." He said.
"Hi..." Everyone mumbled.
"What brings you here officer?" Lucas asked whilst looking at his phone.
"Just came in to update you all and tell you about the plan."
"What plan?" Idina and I said in unison.
"I'll tell you all, once everyone pays attention." He said indicating towards Lucas, who was still engulfed in his phone.He cleared his throat and continued.
"Mr. Lucas, apologies for disturbing but if you could please lend us three minutes of your precious time."
"Right... Uh sorry .... Yes...." He said and came closer dragging a stool towards the bed. Idina sat with me on the bed whilst holding my hand and officer Arthur sat on a chair in the middle.
"Officer, what plan are you talking about?" Idina asked.
"You see, you all aren't safe here..."
Wow really? That's pretty new info officer. I retorted in my head.
"So you will have to be shifted to another hospital. But the thing is, we need to do this secretly so that your dad doesn't find out."
"That's impossible..." I mumbled.
"Difficult, not impossible Ms. Christina."
"But how are we going to do this?" Idina asked.
"There is police all over the hospital looking for him. We haven't found him yet.." Arthur said and continued, "as you see there are two patients to be transferred, so two ambulances will be occupied. So the plan is we will confuse him, as to which ambulance has who..."
"No officer!! That will risk my granny's life and I don't want that happening!!!" I interrupted.
No one will get hurt because of me. No one can!!!
"Ms. Christina, please stay calm and listen." He replied firmly.
"Sorry..." I mumbled and he nodded in response.
"Instead of two ambulances, we'll be using five or six. That way he'll never figure out which one has you or your gran. Every ambulance will have police protocol with it, so that they can handle the situation."
"But what about risking the lives of the ambulance drivers?" I asked concerned.
They may not be related to us but they still are human being, who have families and loved ones to look after too!!
"You need to calm down, you respond way too quickly! I am not done yet." I just shut up and hung my head low. I felt Idina rubbing my hand.
"These aren't normal drivers, they are professionally trained to handle situations like these. They will be wearing safety gear like bullet proof vests etc."
"That's a great plan.." Luke and Idina said together and passed a look to each other but Idina looked away.
"Thank you!" Officer said proudly.
"Since it seven pm right now, we will escape at six in the morning. Till then I don't want you to go anywhere. We will shift you in a room with your gran. You all will stay there. Lock the door from inside no one should be allowed to come in. Even hospital staff. A nurse will stay stand-by for you gran. I, personally, will be standing at guard of your room. There will be guards outside your room and every other opening like windows etc. Understand?" We all nodded.
"Good! Now I will be leaving. You all will be shifted in ten minutes, so gather all your possessions." We nodded and he left the room.
Idina got up and started gathering stuff and Luke helped her out. They took all the stuff to the new room and I waited to be wheeled out there.
Idina and officer Arthur came back. She shifted me on a wheel chair and took me outside. There was police everywhere. Everyone trying to look away from me. I felt so guilty at this point.
The Officer quickly shifted me to the room and everything felt silent. There was a curtain separating gran and I. There was a spare bed in my portion and I reckon there was one in grans portion too, for Luke and Idina. I peaked out of the window and all I saw was police, everywhere. I felt so sad. I just laid in bed and turned my face towards the wall. It felt like the walls were closing in. My breathing hitched.
I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Chris honey, are you asleep?" Idina said. I stayed quite so that she'd go away because I didn't want her to see me crying.
"Babe, I know your up.. I'm your mum... What are you hiding from me?"
I turned around and hugged her, burying my face into her stomach. She sat and half laid with me, stroking my hair.
"We all are put captives in this room, all because of me." I said.
"Honey don't say that. We all are in this together. Tomorrow morning when we escape from here. It'll be our escape. Not yours, not mine, it will be ours. We are in this together." She said hugging me. I nodded and silence creeped in.
"Mum please sing to me...."
"Want to hear a song, which I might put in my new album, which is still under process?"
"New album?? When does that come out?"
"I haven't decided yet.. It's a really early stage at this point. So want to hear?"
"I would love to hear that!!!" I said smiling at her.
And she started whisper-singing to me the most beautiful song ever. And I drifted off to sleep. Protected in the arms of my mother. With a thousand thoughts about Our Escape tomorrow morning.
Our Escape....
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