The Runaway Prophet by Michele Chynoweth

Author:Michele Chynoweth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 2016-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Tiffany asked Susan and Rory to accompany her to Sunrise Hospital to visit her friends who were still being treated for various injuries, malnutrition, and mistreatment following the sting operation.

Kimi was one of the patients still in critical condition. The ER doctors had hydrated her and given her intravenous nutrition, adding anti-anxiety medication when she had a panic attack and hyperventilated.

Rory and Susan waited in the hallway for Tiffany to finish her visit.

“She looks a lot better than she did back in the club,” Tiffany said, smiling. Then her expression turned serious again.

“There’s one more person I need to see. Remember Candy, the black girl I was with when you first met me?”

Rory felt himself blushing, self-conscious in front of Lieutenant McAfree. “Yes, I remember.”

“Well, she is also here in critical condition. Her room is a few doors down. Kimi said when Jameel found out I was gone, he turned on her. I need to go in and see her. Will you come with me?” Tiffany implored Susan.

“Why don’t you go with her while I go visit some of the others?” Rory told Susan.

But Tiffany took his hand. “No, that’s okay. I want you both to go with me.”

Rory and Susan followed Tiffany cautiously into the hospital room where Candy lay resting, her eyes closed.

Her whole face was swollen and bruised, one eye sealed shut. Her hair had been shaved, and a large white bandage covered her head. One of her arms was in a cast, the other hooked up to various IV lines.

Tiffany and Susan slowly approached her while Rory stood back in a corner of the room.

“Candy?” It came out of Tiffany’s mouth in almost a whisper. The young black woman opened her good eye, painfully sat up a fraction in the bed, and glared at her former club mate.

“Go!” The voice from the formerly beautiful stripper was hoarse, choked with pain and fury.

“Are you okay?” Tiffany took a step backward.

Venomous hatred emanated from Candy’s face.

“No, I’m not okay, and it’s all your fault. Just get out. All of you.”

Tiffany’s face crumpled. “Oh, Candy, I’m so sorry. You’ve got to know I wanted you to come with me that night, but I didn’t have a choice. Rory here rescued me, and then we were almost killed but managed to escape.”

Rory cringed when Tiffany motioned toward him.

“It doesn’t matter.” Candy spoke in a deadpan voice. “We’re all going to die.”

“No, the FBI and police are going to protect you,” Susan interjected in a soft voice. “You won’t have to go back.”

“Who is this and why is she here?” Candy nearly spat out the words as she glanced diffidently at Susan then turned her cold gaze back to Tiffany.

“This is Lieutenant McAfree. She also risked her life to save us,” Tiffany said.

“You’re so dumb.” Rory watched Tiffany’s face register hurt shock at Candy’s mean words to her former club mate. “You think just because Jameel and the Master are behind bars the rest won’t come after us? None of us are safe.

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