Ride Along
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 83
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Dr. Horn found himself speeding down the highway as he tried to put as much distance between he and the hospital as possible. The nurse that almost delayed his escape was sat next to him gripping the seat for near life as he mimicked a NASCAR driver blazing down the straightaway.
"Where are we going?" Tuesday finally asked.
"Anywhere but here." Was the doctor's reply.
He didn't have an exact destination in mind but just knew that he had to get away. With Debbie and Erica at the hospital, escape was the only viable option. To stay would be suicide and whose to say the former nurse didn't have a ax to grind with certain members of staff.
The nurse's lip trembled. "We left them all to die."
"I know." Dr. Horn agreed as he put the peddle to the metal.
"We didn't even try to help them evacuate." Tuesday nearly cried.
"I know." The doctor repeated. "We did what anyone else would've done."
The blonde finally turned to him. "And what's that?"
Dr. Horn kept his eyes on the road as he answered. "Survive."
The answer didn't make nurse Tuesday feel better. In fact, it made her feel all the worse. She was a medical professional who'd taken an oath. She was supposed to protect and care for patients as well as her fellow members of staff and yet in the face of danger she ran.
She broke down in tears. "I'm such a coward!"
Dr. Horn said nothing. He offered no comfort. He just kept on driving as the woman beside him wept. He knew there was nothing he could say that would make the situation better. Instead, he devoted all his energy into escaping. If he could do that then at the very least he could say he saved one life.
He turned on the radio and listened.
"Where are we going?" Tuesday finally asked.
"Anywhere but here." Was the doctor's reply.
He didn't have an exact destination in mind but just knew that he had to get away. With Debbie and Erica at the hospital, escape was the only viable option. To stay would be suicide and whose to say the former nurse didn't have a ax to grind with certain members of staff.
The nurse's lip trembled. "We left them all to die."
"I know." Dr. Horn agreed as he put the peddle to the metal.
"We didn't even try to help them evacuate." Tuesday nearly cried.
"I know." The doctor repeated. "We did what anyone else would've done."
The blonde finally turned to him. "And what's that?"
Dr. Horn kept his eyes on the road as he answered. "Survive."
The answer didn't make nurse Tuesday feel better. In fact, it made her feel all the worse. She was a medical professional who'd taken an oath. She was supposed to protect and care for patients as well as her fellow members of staff and yet in the face of danger she ran.
She broke down in tears. "I'm such a coward!"
Dr. Horn said nothing. He offered no comfort. He just kept on driving as the woman beside him wept. He knew there was nothing he could say that would make the situation better. Instead, he devoted all his energy into escaping. If he could do that then at the very least he could say he saved one life.
He turned on the radio and listened.
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