Serial Novel: Falling in Public, Ch. 30
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Falling in Public
Chapter 30
"Leland Ellison, come with us, please."
The guard Holly had pushed in her attempt to be detained walked over to Ellison and took hold of one arm. Ellison twisted out of reach, redness suffusing his face as he held up both hands.
"Wait just a second here. Whatever that man said about me is a lie, and you'll be sorry if you listen to anything he has to say. I've done nothing."
The second guard turned to Holly. "Is it true that this man," he gestured to Ellison, "is trying to force you onto a plane against your will?"
She nodded. "He kidnapped me a few days ago, after he - or one of his men - shot me in the leg. That's why I wanted you to hold me - I knew if I got on that plane I'd have no chance of getting away."
The first guard shook his head. "Why didn't you just say something?"
Eddie moved to her side, resting his warm hand on her shoulders with a light squeeze. "Ellison has friends everywhere. It's hard to know who you can trust when he's involved.
"I completely agree."
Holly looked up at the guard who had been administering her strip search as a loud click filled the room. The woman was standing by the door, pointing her gun straight at Holly.
"I don't know what you boys see in these skinny blond chicks, but one thing I do know is that you are getting on that plane, Ms. Saunders. I don't care if I have to shoot you again, but one way or another, you're leaving, and everyone else is staying. Including you, Ellison."
Holly noted that Ellison was the only one who didn't seem surprised at the sudden turn of events. He folded his arms across his chest, leaning one shoulder against the wall.
"You have no idea what you're doing, Natalie," he said, shaking his head. "Winston won't be pleased if I don't get on that plane with Holly. You might think you're smart enough to pull this off, but it's not gonna happen, no matter how bad you want it."
One of the other guards reached for his gun, and Holly ducked as the room filled with sound. Three steps to the left, the guard dropped to the floor, and Natalie turned her weapon back on Holly.
"Anyone else want to be stupid?"
Eddie's hand tightened on Holly's shoulder, but she resisted the urge to look up at him. She didn't want him to get shot, and she knew what she had to do to ensure his safety.
"I'll go," she said quietly, pushing up out of the wheelchair and trying not to flinch at the pain. "There's no need to shoot anyone else. I --"
"She's not in any condition to walk," Eddie said, pushing her back down into the chair. "Let me just push her out to the plane. Then you can still hold the gun, and it will be faster than waiting for her to walk."
Natalie started to shake her head, then narrowed her eyes. "Are you armed?"
"No." Eddie held up his hands and turned in circle beside Holly, his well-fitted clothing leaving no room for weapons. Holly closed her eyes briefly, banishing images of what that clothing covered from her mind. Talk about poor timing.
"Fine." Natalie motioned toward the door with a flick of her gun. "Push the chair out to the hall. I'm right behind you, so don't get any ideas. I doubt you can run faster than a bullet."
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Falling in Public
Chapter 30
"Leland Ellison, come with us, please."
The guard Holly had pushed in her attempt to be detained walked over to Ellison and took hold of one arm. Ellison twisted out of reach, redness suffusing his face as he held up both hands.
"Wait just a second here. Whatever that man said about me is a lie, and you'll be sorry if you listen to anything he has to say. I've done nothing."
The second guard turned to Holly. "Is it true that this man," he gestured to Ellison, "is trying to force you onto a plane against your will?"
She nodded. "He kidnapped me a few days ago, after he - or one of his men - shot me in the leg. That's why I wanted you to hold me - I knew if I got on that plane I'd have no chance of getting away."
The first guard shook his head. "Why didn't you just say something?"
Eddie moved to her side, resting his warm hand on her shoulders with a light squeeze. "Ellison has friends everywhere. It's hard to know who you can trust when he's involved.
"I completely agree."
Holly looked up at the guard who had been administering her strip search as a loud click filled the room. The woman was standing by the door, pointing her gun straight at Holly.
"I don't know what you boys see in these skinny blond chicks, but one thing I do know is that you are getting on that plane, Ms. Saunders. I don't care if I have to shoot you again, but one way or another, you're leaving, and everyone else is staying. Including you, Ellison."
Holly noted that Ellison was the only one who didn't seem surprised at the sudden turn of events. He folded his arms across his chest, leaning one shoulder against the wall.
"You have no idea what you're doing, Natalie," he said, shaking his head. "Winston won't be pleased if I don't get on that plane with Holly. You might think you're smart enough to pull this off, but it's not gonna happen, no matter how bad you want it."
One of the other guards reached for his gun, and Holly ducked as the room filled with sound. Three steps to the left, the guard dropped to the floor, and Natalie turned her weapon back on Holly.
"Anyone else want to be stupid?"
Eddie's hand tightened on Holly's shoulder, but she resisted the urge to look up at him. She didn't want him to get shot, and she knew what she had to do to ensure his safety.
"I'll go," she said quietly, pushing up out of the wheelchair and trying not to flinch at the pain. "There's no need to shoot anyone else. I --"
"She's not in any condition to walk," Eddie said, pushing her back down into the chair. "Let me just push her out to the plane. Then you can still hold the gun, and it will be faster than waiting for her to walk."
Natalie started to shake her head, then narrowed her eyes. "Are you armed?"
"No." Eddie held up his hands and turned in circle beside Holly, his well-fitted clothing leaving no room for weapons. Holly closed her eyes briefly, banishing images of what that clothing covered from her mind. Talk about poor timing.
"Fine." Natalie motioned toward the door with a flick of her gun. "Push the chair out to the hall. I'm right behind you, so don't get any ideas. I doubt you can run faster than a bullet."
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