Road Rage

Chapter Sixteen

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Ryan laid on the hospital bed, his eyes closed. Various machines and I.V.s were attached to him. His chest slowly rose and fell. He looked like he had been to hell and back. He turned his head a little when the CSIs entered. A small smile crawled onto his face.

“How you feeling?” Calleigh asked.

Ryan chuckled. “Better than the last couple of days. How’s Claire?”

Calleigh’s eyes shifted to the floor. “She’s in a coma from brain damage. Doctors don’t know if she’ll recover.”

Ryan’s head began to pound. “Did you get Adrian?”

“He turned himself in.” Eric smiled.

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Jason entered Claire’s room. She laid on her bed, motionless. He’d think she was dead if he didn’t see her chest rising and falling. It pained him to see her like this. He couldn’t even think about the worse case scenario. He pulled up a chair and sat next to his daughter. He picked up her pale hand in his and lightly held onto it.

“I’m so sorry,” he sniffled. “I never meant for this to happen.”

Horatio appeared at the door. He leaned in the door frame.

“I should have kept a better eye on her. Should have giving her more security.” Jason said to him.

“You didn’t know that would happen.”

“But I should have seen it coming.”

Jason turned around to look at Horatio, still holding onto Claire’s hand, his eyes were red and puffy.

“Dad?” a weak voice called, barely audible.

Jason’s eyes widened. He felt a soft squeeze on his hand. He turned around and looked at Claire. Her dark blue eyes were opened and she stared at him.

She gave him a reassuring smile. “I don’t blame you.”

Jason gave his daughter a tight bear hug. Claire groaned softly.

“Sorry.” Jason said. “I forgot about your wounds.”

“It’s fine.”

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A few weeks later, both Ryan and Claire were released from the hospital. While in prison, Adrian was killed by a shank. No one knows who killed him.

The End

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