Chapter 21

"Open you eyes as wide as you can," Dr Sam said.

Chloe was lying down on the bed. Dr Sam took a flashlight and shone it into the eyes of Chloe.

"Uhmmm, looks fine to me," he muttered to himself.

He then turned off the torch and placed it on a trolley next to the bed.

"Let me check your pulse," he said and then he grabbed the wrist of Chloe. He placed his thumb on her wrist.

A few seconds passed and Dr Sam was trying to feel her pulse. He furrowed his eyebrows as he kept himself concentrated.

"Take heavy breaths," he instructed.

Chloe started to breathe heavily.

After waiting and focusing for a few moments, Dr Sam's forehead ceased.

"I can't feel your pulses," he said with worry.

He let go of Chloe's wrist and then grabbed it again. "Breathe heavily," he said and he again tried to feel her pulse rate.

He tried to focus for a few seconds. He still had a sign of worry on his face.

"Nurse!" he called out.

Devine instantly opened the door and walked in. It was as if she was waiting outside the room.

Dr Sam didn't pay attention to that. "I can't feel her pulses. We need to take a cardiogram."

Devine was shocked. "A cardiogram?" she made sure she heard him right.

"Yes, quick!" Dr Sam exclaimed.

Devine nodded. She reluctantly approached Chloe and she slowly unbuttoned her dress. There was a table next to the bed on which there was a monitor screen. She walked to that table and picked up a few wires which had round straps connected to their ends. She gently placed those straps on Chloe's chest.

"Hurry up," Dr Sam ordered as he switched on the monitor.

Devine placed the straps and when she finished, she stepped back from the bed.

Dr Sam sat on a chair next to the bed and waited for a signal to appear on the screen.

After waiting for about six minutes, a green dot appeared on the screen. Dr Sam fixed his eyes on the screen and asked Chloe to keep herself calm and breathe normally.

Suddenly, a horizontal green line was produced on the monitor screen.

Dr Sam's mouth opened with shock.

"How is this possible?" he whispered as his heart started to beat faster. He observed the horizontal line and waited with the hope for it to turn into peaks. However, it remained a line.

"Nurse, have you well-placed the straps?" he asked Devine and turned around to look at her.

As he turned around, Chloe who was lying down on the bed next to him, sat straight and in no time, she grabbed the neck of Dr Sam and started to squeeze him with a great strength.

It all happened in a jiffy. Dr Sam was not expecting this at all. He started to feel suffocated and with a lot of difficulty, he managed to lift up his hands up to his neck and tried to remove the hand of Chloe.

Devine's eyes were wide opened as she panicked. She ran towards them and tried to separate Chloe from the doctor. Although there were two persons against Chloe, she didn't let go. She was strangling Dr Sam with only one hand.

Devine grabbed her arm and tried to pull her hand away from him, but, she was too weak. Chloe pushed Devine away with her other hand and she then got up from the bed and stood next to the chair on which Dr Sam was still sitting. She now grabbed his neck with both hands. Dr Sam started to choke and he couldn't breathe well anymore. Devine didn't give up. She came near Chloe again and she tried to pull her away from Dr Sam.

Suddenly, the door of the room opened and Gordon was coming in. He saw Chloe's hand around Dr Sam's neck and he saw Devine trying to separate them. Chloe was grinding her teeth and clenching her jaw. She had a very angry look in her eyes as she was fixing them at Dr Sam. Gordon was shocked and not knowing what to do else, he immediately took out his gun and pointed it at Chloe.

"Stop!" he yelled.

Devine and Chloe turned to look at him. When Chloe saw the gun, she slowly released the neck of Dr Sam. Dr Sam leaned against the chair on which he was sitting and he started to cough excessively. Devine approached him quickly and tried to help him. She tapped his back.

Chloe had her eyes on Gordon. She slowly took small steps backwards.

"Don't move!" Gordon shouted.

Chloe stopped moving. She shifted her gaze from Gordon to Dr Sam and then to Devine. She remained in the same position. Seeing Chloe calming down, Gordon slowly put down his gun.

Dr Sam was coughing continuously. Gordon looked at him to see if he was fine. As soon as he moved his sight away from Chloe, she turned around and ran towards the window that was at the back of the room. They heard a loud noise of glass shattering. She jumped through the window, breaking the glass. Gordon quickly ran towards the window, but, it was too late. Chloe had already jumped down.

"Oh my God!" terrified, Devine exclaimed.

Gordon quickly ran out of the room. However, as soon as he was out, he bumped into Alicia. Alicia looked at him and noticed worry on his face. Since the door of the room was opened, she could see pieces of glass shattered on the floor and on the bed.

"What happened?" she asked.

"I have to go," Gordon gave a fast reply and he moved aside to continue his way. Alicia grabbed his arm to stop him and she stood in front of him to block his way.

"Where are you going? What's wrong?" Alicia asked again.

Gordon's mind was already disturbed. He was in a hurry to go and see if Chloe was fine downstairs. The way Alicia was blocking his way made him furious. He couldn't control his frustration anymore. So, he unintentionally screamed at Alicia, "Move out of the way and stop bugging me!"

He yelled quite loud. Devine walked up to the door and watched them with big eyes. Alicia was stupefied. She froze on the spot and stared at Gordon. She couldn't understand why was he behaving like that. Gordon stepped aside and rushed towards the elevator.

He pressed the button that showed a downward arrow. The elevator was occupied and it was taking a lot of time to open. Gordon couldn't wait. He rushed towards the stairs and climbed down to the ground floor.

His heart rate increased. He panted as he went downstairs. Once he reached on the ground floor, he did not stop to catch his breath. He started to run towards the door. Everyone watched him running, but, he didn't care. He went outside and took a look at the building. He saw the broken window. It was on his left. He run to his left to search for Chloe.

When he reached just below the broken window, he saw blood on the ground. Chloe was not there. She ran away.

"Damn it!" Gordon vented out as he placed one hand on his waist and the other on his head.

He wiped away his sweaty forehead. He bent over and placed his hands on his knees.

"Shit!" he exclaimed as he hit his left knee. He then stood straight. He felt really very frustrated.

He was fed up of whatever had been happening. He was fed up of that case. He was angry with himself.

All of a sudden, he heard steps. His body became alert. He slowly turned around. It was Miguel.

"I saw you running, what happened?" he asked.

Gordon didn't reply to his question. Miguel walked nearer to him.and noticed the blood in the ground.

His pupils dilated as he stared at the blood with shock.

"Is that blood? What's happening?" he shouted.

"Chloe jumped from the first floor," finally, Gordon told him the bad news. He tried to be calm.

Miguel was astonished. "What? Where is she?" he immediately asked.

Gordon gave no response. He was as shocked as Miguel was. He compressed his lips and took a few heavy breaths. He tried to calm himself down. He watched the small amount of blood that was on the ground.

"How is she still conscious if she fell from the first floor and got injured?" Gordon questioned himself.

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