Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
The guy eyed her carefully as he asked "Is there anyone else in the kitchen?"
Josie was standing near Allison as she snickered "Where do you think the food comes from?" she couldn't help her tongue from lashing.
One of the guys waved to his partner "Get them out." he then told the third guy to check the rooms. Surely enough, they dragged out everyone, including Nick, Amy and Steve. Surprisingly everyone remained calm.
Allison looked around and met eyes with Josh, his eyes widened as he looked around and while the burglers were busy, he crept down and crawled to her. Suddenly, she remembered Sunny. She looked towards the kitchen but they pulled out everyone but Sunny. She searched the room looking for him, but she couldn't find him. Maybe he got away?
"Everyone stand in that corner." one of the men ordered. Slowly everyone marched towards the corner while one guy held the gun pointed to the crowd.
Allison was the only that spotted Sunny who crawled out of the kitchen while all eyes were distracted towards the group. She also saw Josh who was on the opposite side of Sunny, they seem to have caught each other as both nodded. They crawled to where the two other burglers stood. One was taking the money from the register while one stood look out of the kitchen, the back door was open.
Sunny took his chance as he sprung on the guy and they began wrestling. The crowd yelled out and the guy that was pointing the gun to them was easily distracted. Nick and Steve were brave enough to attack the guy and with the help of the other waiters, they were in control as they held the guy down to the ground.
Allison's attention was at the two fights in front of her. She was worried for both of them. Her eyes glued tightly to the fight with Sunny, who was winning. He pushed the guy to the ground and punched him a few times, the guy looked to be unconscious as Sunny turned to Josh's fight, he watched carefully and looked for a flaw before he jumped in and helped him out with the other guy. The third guy struggled with the two stronger guys, finally Josh pinned him down from the back.
Unfortunately for the two of them, the other guy that Sunny thought was unconscious was actually faking it, he got up and reached for the gun that was knocked out of his hands during the struggle. Allison saw him pointing the gun at Sunny, she cried out "Sunny, look out!!!"
Sunny turned in time to see the gun pointing to him, he closed his eyes to take the shot for it was too late to run. Instead Josh pushed him to the ground and was shot in the left shoulder. Nick reacted quickly as he ran over to the guy that let the shot go and pointed the gun he took from their accomplice. "You shoot again and I'll blow your guts out." he said angrily. His eyes never leaving the guy as he slowly put the gun down and Nick kicked it far away.
Soon the sirens were heard from every direction. Allison wondered who called the police? She saw the double doors open and appeared Paul, he had slipped out when Sunny realized that the restaurant was being robbed. Allison was by Josh's side when she saw the cops coming, the stretcher was ready as they placed Josh onto it and rolled him out. His hand was gripping on hers "Miss, you want to ride in the back with him?" One of the Emergency crew asked.
She looked up and caught Sunny's gaze "Sure." she replied quickly and they drove off to the nearest hospital.
While driving in the ambulance car, her thoughts wer repeating over and over 'that shot was suppose to be for Sunny'. She recalled how scared she was when she saw the gun pointing to Sunny. Her quick flashes of his face came before her until she returned to reality with the help of Josh's grip. She turned to him and smiled gently. "your boyfriend will be just fine, miss." the nurse said while she patted Allison on the shoulder.
She didn't bother to correct the nurse as her attention went to Josh's injured shoulder. He was bleeding uncontrollably. When they finally reached the hospital, the doctors rushed Josh through the emergency room and tended to his wounds. Allison was pushed to the side "You can't come in, Miss." one of the nurses advised.
Allison nodded as she waited patiently outside. Soon, she saw a few people running into the waiting area. They looked well refined people. An elder man (Lo Lok Lam) who looked like he had authority barked at the receptionist "Where is my son?"
The girl replied calmly "Name please."
"Josh Lai!" he answered with much frustration. The elder lady dressed in a classy suit stroked his back gently but she didn't dare speak up.
Allison finally spoke up "Sir? Josh is in the emergency room with the doctors. They're taking the bullet out." she explained.
The man walked over to her "Who are you?" he asked rudely.
She didn't know how to respond "I'm a friend of his."
The man looked at her up and down and snickered "My son does not make friends with low class people."
The lady finally spoke up "Thank you, Miss." she did not dare to comment on her husband's rude remark "What is your name?"
Allison was beyond shock, she was never been treated like that before. Still she did not forget the people that were nice to her eventhough she was not in a good mood "My name is Allison Ng." she smiled respectfully at the lady.
"Thank you Allison." she smiled at the girl with kind eyes "How did he get shot?" she said with more emotion that the old man sitting next to her.
"He was at Phoenix Inn when three men tried to rob the restaurant. He was courageous enough to fight with them and in the mist of all the action, he was shot trying to save another person." she nodded at the lady "He was very brave. You should be proud."
The man snorted "Brave! Those kinds of acts do not get him through life. I've taught him plenty of times to be careful and your life should be put first. You see! You see what happens when he doesn't listen to me?" he said angrily to his wife.
Again she did not answer and continued to stroke his back. She turned apologetically to Allison, who nodded in reply. Together, they waited while the hours dragged by slowly. After what seemed like an eternity, the doctors came out. "How is my son?" The man didn't wait to introduce himself.
"He is doing well, the bullet was not too deep, but he did lose a lot of blood. We've taken care of it. You may see him but please be advised that he is very weak, don't provoke him to talk or get up." The parents nodded "Who is Allie?"
Allison looked up from her seat "I am." she said as she got up and walked over to the doctor.
"Mr. Lai was muttering your name during surgery. I think it will help if you came in to see him." the doctor explained.
The elder man grunted with disapprovement "Nonsense, who is closer than his parents." he turned to Allison "You can go home now."
She stood there in awe as the couple walked through the doors and went to visit their son. She was so angry that she wanted to leave but her face softened when she remembered that she was there for Josh not for his snotty dad. While she continued to wait, she wondered his parents looked so rich? Her faced clouded over as she recalled the man asking for Josh Lai. All this time she did not know his last name. Could he be the son of the owner of the well produce company that she has worked with all this time? She shook her head, unable to believe it. It can't be, why would he talk to a low class person as herself? And why would he hand deliver all the produce? She eventually convinced herself that it was nonsense by the time his parents came out.
The lady was in tears and the man looked even more aggrivated then when he first walked into the hospital. "Stop crying! He's not dead." he barked at his wife.
She nodded and looked up in time to see Allison still waiting. She smiled at the young girl "You want to see him, Allison?"
Allison nodded "Yes, if I can. I just want to make sure that he's okay."
The man straightened his face "No, you may not see my son, he is resting." he turned to the reception "Do not let her in, if anyone does, I will have them fired!" with that he left her standing there dumbfounded.
She was close to tears as she began to leave when the head nurse in a white uniform said to her "Miss, I'm a little deaf in one ear, I wasn't sure what that crazy man was saying." she gave her a slight wink "Did you come to visit someone?"
Allison smiled kindly, gracious that she was willing to help "Josh Lai. Thank you."
She smiled and nodded to the door "Some people act that way because they have money." she turned to the other nurses and reception area "If that man asks if you saw this lady visit his son, you know what to do."
The girls giggled and a few of them said loud and clear "See no evil." and a response was given "Hear no evil."
Allison was led through the double doors that lead to three different corridors. She followed the room number the head nurse gave her. She got to the room and opened it quietly. She peeked inside to see him in the room by himself, his dad probably requested that he did not share the room with anyone. She spotted him resting peacefully, his shoulder bandaged in white.
He must have sensed her presence because his eyes opened slowly and smile quickly sprawled across his face "Allie." he whispered.
She smiled "How are you feeling?" she didn't know what else to ask.
He nodded "Like I just spent a whole day at the gym. Are you shaken up?" he was talking about the heist earlier.
She shook her head "I was just worried...." she let her words fade because she really wanted to say that she was worried that Sunny was going to get shot.
He patted her hand "I'm okay."
"I had the pleasure of meeting your father and mother earlier." there was a touch of sarcasm in her comment and he knew why.
"I'm sorry. Did he insult you? I apologize for him." he quickly added hoping she would not be upset at him.
Allison chuckled lightly "You know him well. But you don't need to say sorry, you weren't the one that insulted me."
He nodded "He's always been like that. No one is every good enough for our family."
And then it reminded her of something "Josh, I want to ask you something..."
He knew the question was coming, especially if she met his father "Yes, I am the son of the man that owns Lai's Produce." he said straightforwardly.
She quickly let go of his hands "You are?!"
He was about to sit up when the pain shot through his shoulder. She quickly leaned in to help him up and he took her hands in his "Allie, I'm sorry for lying to you. But I didn't want you to treat me different because of my background. You accepted me as a friend and I knew it was because you thought I was just the delivery boy."
She shook her head "I saw you as a friend because I knew you had a good heart. I could care less about your money or background."
He gripped her hands tighter "I'm so glad to hear you say that." Suddenly Josh blushed over "I've been meaning to ask you out on a date."
Her smile faded slowly as she knew what her answer would be "I can't..."
He was still pushing "If it's because of my father, you can forget about him. He has no say in who I want to date."
She nodded "I know you're a strong person, but I'm not. I can't be ridiculed and then put on a smile in fron of the person that insulted me."
He laughed "Who said you ever have to see him again?" she looked up with questioning eyes "My father and I have never been close, he's always watching over me to make sure that I don't embarrass our family name. All that personal delivery I made has already caused alot of stir in the magazines, but I don't really care. All I care about is you."
She was deep in her own thoughts as she debated whether or not to give him a chance. Maybe if she did it will prove to Sunny that they were not meant to be. Afterall, there is no such thing as fate. She turned to Josh who was waiting patiently for her reply. "Sure, I'll go on a date with you."
He smiled happily as he reached over and hugged her softly using the shoulder that was not hurt "Thank you." he pulled away with a kiddish grin "How about a second? or Third date?"
Allison giggled "Don't get greedy now." she teased but added slyly "I would assume two people dating would have more than just 2 or 3 dates." she laughed at his reaction. His eyes bulged out and he was grinning from ear to ear. "You look like a hyena, smiling like that." she scolded lightly.
"I feel like a monkey though." he slipped his tongue under the top front of his teeth making a funny monkey face. The two laughed comfortably together.