A Pair of Star Crossed Lovers, chapter 8
The black SUV sped along the dusty back road. In the very back of the car Adrienne, Billie Joe and Mike sat around Juliet whose stomach would not stop gushing blood.
"You guys they are never going to allow a gun shot victim to cross the Mexican border", Juliet grimaced as she pushed her hand harder against her stomach. "Why don't you drop me off at a hospital and as soon as I get out I'll meet up with you in Verona."
"We can't leave you alone", Adrienne sobbed. "What if... What if the bullet punctured a vital organ what if... "
"I'll be fine", Juliet cut her off.
"How can you say that", Adrienne said grabbing her sister by the shoulder. "You just got shot."
"I'll stay with her!", Mike said trying to calm Adi down. "I'll make sure she's okay and when she gets out we can go back to Verona together."
Adrienne eyed Mike suspiciously but nodded none the less.
"Ok", She whispered. "But if you die Juliet, I'll kill you"
Juliet laughed.
"I promises", Juliet said holding onto her sisters hand "I'm going to be okay."
The car went over a bump.
"Sorry you guys", Tre yelled from the drivers seat.
Juliet started to feel quite sick to her stomach. She bent over and proceeded to vomit blood all over the car floor.
"Shit", Billie yelled.
Juliet couldn't stop she kept on heaving again and again. It felt as if she was retching up all the blood inside her body. She started to feel dizzy and laid her head down against Mike.
"You guys why is it getting so dark out", Juliet asked a worried expression plastered across her face.
"What are you talking about", Mike said as he glanced wide eyed at Adi. "It's bright and sunny outside."
"No you guys I swear the suns going down or something." Juliet tried to get up to look out the window but was overwhelmed by the pain emitting from her stomach. She let out a scream of anguish and slummed to the floor.
"JULIET!", Adrienne screamed.
Juliet's eyes rolled into the back of her head and everything went black.
"She lost a lot of blood... "
"The police have been notified about the suspicious nature of the wound..."
"No she didn't have any I. D on her..."
Juliet opened up her eyes slowly allowing them time to adjust to the bright light. She looked around; she was in a small white hospital room. There was a variety of tubes and I. V's attached to her body but the pain in her stomach had subsided. She looked down to the foot of the bed and was surprised to see Mike, fast asleep, his arm draped across her leg. Juliet smiled to herself.
"Hey", Juliet said pushing Mike with her foot.
Mike opened his eyes and stretched his arms before smiling a Juliet.
"Hey you", Mike stood up. "I was starting to wonder if you were ever going to wake up."
"How long have I been asleep for?", Juliet asked straining her neck trying to see the clock.
"A little over a day", Mike said. "I just got a call from Adi about two hours ago. They are in Verona staying at a Four seasons."
"When did the doctor say I could leave?", Juliet asked swinging her leg over the bed.
"They want to hold you for questioning concerning the fact that you were shot," Mike looked concerned.
"Fuck, I can't deal with that right now", Juliet stood up and hobbled over to the washroom. "When they find out who I am they're gonna hold me, evidence or not."
"Then what do you propose we do?", Mike asked.
"Leave", Juliet grabbed her clothing off the chair. "As soon as possible, just let me get ready okay."
Mike walked over to the closed washroom door.
"Do you think they are just going to allow us to walk out the front door", He laughed to himself.
"No, that's why we aren't going to leave through the front door", Juliet yelled back her voice muffled by the door. "We're only on the third story right?"
"Ye.. Yeah", Mike responded the colour draining from his face. "Why?"
***
"Get down here you fucking wimp", Juliet yelled from the grass below a wide grin on her face.
Mike didn't understand how she could find this situation even remotely funny. Here he was sixty feet from solid ground and she wanted him to climb down the eaves trough.
"I can't do it", Mike yelled back. "I swear I'll die if you make me"
"Don't make me climb up there and get you", Juliet yelled back shaking her fist comically.
Mike swallowed hard and put one foot out the window allowing it to rest on the smooth metal grate. He whimpered slightly as he brought his other foot out.
"Oh stop being such a drama queen and get your ass down here!", Juliet yelled.
Mike looked behind his shoulder to yell back an insult when his eyes caught how actually high up he was.
"Oh shit", He muttered to himself as he slowly slid down the trough.
It felt like hour before his feet made contact with solid ground. Mike quickly bent down and started kissing the ground.
"I'll never leave you again", he said running his fingers through the long blades of grass.
Juliet gave him a look of disgust before grabbing his shirt collar and pulling him to his feet.
"Ready?", She asked.
"Yeah", Mike responded before turning around. "How are we going to get to Verona with no car?"
"Mike, Mike, Mike", Juliet taunted. "You've known me for almost 48 hours and you still haven't picked up on how I deal with these types of situations." Juliet walked over to a car that definitely wasn't hers as it was parked in a space reserved for doctors.
Mike rolled his eyes as she broke the window.
"Verona here we come", She smiled.
Mike stared at her for a moment. It was the first time since he had met her that she had smiled and it seemed to light up her entire face. Mike felt his jaw drop at how beautiful she looked. Her green eyes met with his and he felt his face go red.
"You okay", She asked.
"Ye... Ye.. Yeah", Mike coughed, mentally kicking himself for how retarded he had just sounded.
Juliet got into the car and motioned for Mike to join her. In no time they were speeding out of the parking lot.
"We should be at the border in an hour", Juliet said. "You should get some rest, I'll wake you up when I get there."
"Okay", Mike responded. He couldn't complain he had been up for the past twenty hours almost.
He got comfortable on the seat and used a coat that was on the back floor as a pillow. As he closed his eyes he got one last look at Juliet, the moon light was beaming down onto her face and her black hair seemed to fall perfectly around her shoulders. There was no doubt about it she was one of the most gorgeous girls he had ever seen. Smiling to himself Mike fell asleep to the words from she's a rebel running through his mind.
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
"You guys they are never going to allow a gun shot victim to cross the Mexican border", Juliet grimaced as she pushed her hand harder against her stomach. "Why don't you drop me off at a hospital and as soon as I get out I'll meet up with you in Verona."
"We can't leave you alone", Adrienne sobbed. "What if... What if the bullet punctured a vital organ what if... "
"I'll be fine", Juliet cut her off.
"How can you say that", Adrienne said grabbing her sister by the shoulder. "You just got shot."
"I'll stay with her!", Mike said trying to calm Adi down. "I'll make sure she's okay and when she gets out we can go back to Verona together."
Adrienne eyed Mike suspiciously but nodded none the less.
"Ok", She whispered. "But if you die Juliet, I'll kill you"
Juliet laughed.
"I promises", Juliet said holding onto her sisters hand "I'm going to be okay."
The car went over a bump.
"Sorry you guys", Tre yelled from the drivers seat.
Juliet started to feel quite sick to her stomach. She bent over and proceeded to vomit blood all over the car floor.
"Shit", Billie yelled.
Juliet couldn't stop she kept on heaving again and again. It felt as if she was retching up all the blood inside her body. She started to feel dizzy and laid her head down against Mike.
"You guys why is it getting so dark out", Juliet asked a worried expression plastered across her face.
"What are you talking about", Mike said as he glanced wide eyed at Adi. "It's bright and sunny outside."
"No you guys I swear the suns going down or something." Juliet tried to get up to look out the window but was overwhelmed by the pain emitting from her stomach. She let out a scream of anguish and slummed to the floor.
"JULIET!", Adrienne screamed.
Juliet's eyes rolled into the back of her head and everything went black.
"She lost a lot of blood... "
"The police have been notified about the suspicious nature of the wound..."
"No she didn't have any I. D on her..."
Juliet opened up her eyes slowly allowing them time to adjust to the bright light. She looked around; she was in a small white hospital room. There was a variety of tubes and I. V's attached to her body but the pain in her stomach had subsided. She looked down to the foot of the bed and was surprised to see Mike, fast asleep, his arm draped across her leg. Juliet smiled to herself.
"Hey", Juliet said pushing Mike with her foot.
Mike opened his eyes and stretched his arms before smiling a Juliet.
"Hey you", Mike stood up. "I was starting to wonder if you were ever going to wake up."
"How long have I been asleep for?", Juliet asked straining her neck trying to see the clock.
"A little over a day", Mike said. "I just got a call from Adi about two hours ago. They are in Verona staying at a Four seasons."
"When did the doctor say I could leave?", Juliet asked swinging her leg over the bed.
"They want to hold you for questioning concerning the fact that you were shot," Mike looked concerned.
"Fuck, I can't deal with that right now", Juliet stood up and hobbled over to the washroom. "When they find out who I am they're gonna hold me, evidence or not."
"Then what do you propose we do?", Mike asked.
"Leave", Juliet grabbed her clothing off the chair. "As soon as possible, just let me get ready okay."
Mike walked over to the closed washroom door.
"Do you think they are just going to allow us to walk out the front door", He laughed to himself.
"No, that's why we aren't going to leave through the front door", Juliet yelled back her voice muffled by the door. "We're only on the third story right?"
"Ye.. Yeah", Mike responded the colour draining from his face. "Why?"
***
"Get down here you fucking wimp", Juliet yelled from the grass below a wide grin on her face.
Mike didn't understand how she could find this situation even remotely funny. Here he was sixty feet from solid ground and she wanted him to climb down the eaves trough.
"I can't do it", Mike yelled back. "I swear I'll die if you make me"
"Don't make me climb up there and get you", Juliet yelled back shaking her fist comically.
Mike swallowed hard and put one foot out the window allowing it to rest on the smooth metal grate. He whimpered slightly as he brought his other foot out.
"Oh stop being such a drama queen and get your ass down here!", Juliet yelled.
Mike looked behind his shoulder to yell back an insult when his eyes caught how actually high up he was.
"Oh shit", He muttered to himself as he slowly slid down the trough.
It felt like hour before his feet made contact with solid ground. Mike quickly bent down and started kissing the ground.
"I'll never leave you again", he said running his fingers through the long blades of grass.
Juliet gave him a look of disgust before grabbing his shirt collar and pulling him to his feet.
"Ready?", She asked.
"Yeah", Mike responded before turning around. "How are we going to get to Verona with no car?"
"Mike, Mike, Mike", Juliet taunted. "You've known me for almost 48 hours and you still haven't picked up on how I deal with these types of situations." Juliet walked over to a car that definitely wasn't hers as it was parked in a space reserved for doctors.
Mike rolled his eyes as she broke the window.
"Verona here we come", She smiled.
Mike stared at her for a moment. It was the first time since he had met her that she had smiled and it seemed to light up her entire face. Mike felt his jaw drop at how beautiful she looked. Her green eyes met with his and he felt his face go red.
"You okay", She asked.
"Ye... Ye.. Yeah", Mike coughed, mentally kicking himself for how retarded he had just sounded.
Juliet got into the car and motioned for Mike to join her. In no time they were speeding out of the parking lot.
"We should be at the border in an hour", Juliet said. "You should get some rest, I'll wake you up when I get there."
"Okay", Mike responded. He couldn't complain he had been up for the past twenty hours almost.
He got comfortable on the seat and used a coat that was on the back floor as a pillow. As he closed his eyes he got one last look at Juliet, the moon light was beaming down onto her face and her black hair seemed to fall perfectly around her shoulders. There was no doubt about it she was one of the most gorgeous girls he had ever seen. Smiling to himself Mike fell asleep to the words from she's a rebel running through his mind.
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
