Silver Shield Security Box Set by Dee Bridgnorth

Author:Dee Bridgnorth [Bridgnorth, Dee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

The next morning, Tamika went with Nico to the hospital where Chicha was receiving treatment. She was placed in a private ward, to make it easier for their operators to keep an eye on her. They did not want whoever shot her to return and finish the job.

They met Pete there. He was sitting on a hard back chair just outside the ward where Chicha was recuperating. He looked like he hadn’t had any sleep all night.

“Can I get you a coffee?” Tamika offered, but he just smiled and shook his head.

“Carla will be here any moment, then I can go freshen up.”

Tamika nodded towards the door. “How is she?”

They’d received a call from Pete that she had regained consciousness, which was what had prompted their visit to the hospital.

“She seems to be doing okay. I just peeked in, haven’t had any interaction with her yet,” he said with a shrug.

Tamika nodded.

“I’ll wait in the waiting area,” Nico said when they got to the ward.

Tamika turned to look at him. She did not want to walk through that door. No, that was not strictly true. She did want to meet Chicha, but she was apprehensive about what she would find out. Well, feelings of apprehension had never stopped her from doing what needed to be done. She released a sigh and nodded.

“Okay, I’ll just be...” She waved towards the door. She flashed them a brief smile and walked then tapped gently on the door, before pushing it open.

Tamika stood by the door. Chicha was sitting on the bed, her eyes were shut. Tamika could see the rise and fall of the woman’s chest. Her own chest was constricting. She normally did not like hospitals, but in her line of work, she found herself visiting them a lot.

“You gonna stand there all day or are you going to come inside,” Chicha said without opening her eyes.

It was the first time Tamika was hearing her speak and she liked the spunk she heard. She took a step inside.

“You certainly sound fine to me,” Tamika said in a dry voice. “Wonder why they’re still keeping you here.”

Chicha’s eyes flew open and Tamika found herself staring at brown eyes the exact same shade as hers. As their eyes met, a sense of knowing passed through her. Chicha’s eyes widened and she reached for the button at the edge of the bed. The head of the bed slowly went up, till she was in a half-sitting, half-laying position. They stared at each other for several minutes, then Chicha opened her mouth.

“Tamika?”

Tamika felt like she’d been hit by a truck. She gazed searchingly at the woman, trying to see if she could trigger anything. A memory, a feeling…anything. But there was nothing. After that brief feeling of knowing she’d felt when their eyes met, there’d been nothing.

“How…how do you know my name?”

“I looked for you,” she said simply.

Tamika did not understand. “I don’t get it, who are you?”

“I looked so hard for you,” she said again.

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