Chapter 43

Ryan's POV
There was a tragic chase between me and Jordan. I feel that my life has ended here. I'm not sure I'll return safely to the hospital to meet my friends there. I could only surrender but nevertheless kept running in order to escape Jordan's ferocious and deadly pursuit.
"Hey, watch out, I'll keep chasing you until I get it!"
While directing the red laser beam from his eyes at me many times but luckily I was able to avoid it and the beam only hit objects around us. The object that was exposed to the red laser light suddenly turned charred. Maybe if I was hit by that light, my fate would be the same as it would burn to nothing and look ridiculous.
Now I can't say anything other than running out of breath. I can't imagine if my breath just ran out. Or I suddenly trip and have to fall. I would find myself getting chopped up by Jordan. Moreover, I carried two backpacks in front and behind me. The back backpack contains my and Jake's equipment as well as some fast food supplies that I took from the refrigerator and the front backpack contains Mark, Tom and Dylan's equipment put together in one container. Obviously I felt overwhelmed when walking and didn't feel strong enough to run any further. Luckily, in front of me, I found a large barrel that had a lid.
I immediately put all the backpacks I was carrying into this big trash can. Before Jordan finally caught up with me. Hopefully he doesn't see me enter this barrel. I went in last after I packed all the backpacks I brought first. I was at the top stepping on both of my backpacks under the barrel. Now I'm in this trash can, which obviously doesn't need to be said, the aroma in this bin is certainly very smelly. The smell is not pleasant to stay here for a long time. After I almost ran out of breath from running around with Jordan. Now I have to sacrifice my breath to suck in the smell until Jordan really leaves here, then I will be able to come out freely and be able to breathe fresh air normally again outside this barrel.
The most annoying thing is when Jordan just stays outside this barrel.
"Where was Rei's friend?"
He was talking to himself while looking for my whereabouts like him.
"He runs really fast, it turns out his abilities are quite good."
I could only hear Jordan's voice from inside this barrel and didn't make a single sound so as not to be noticed.
"Hmmm... Is he still around here? But I don't see any signs that he's still around here."
I feel increasingly nervous and hope that Jordan will leave here as soon as possible.
"I'd better look that way."
For a while, Jordan's voice was not heard again. I feel like I want to get out of this barrel. So sick of staying in a really smelly barrel for so long. I haven't gone out and confirmed that Jordan is really no longer in the neighborhood. Because it's serious if he catches me out of this barrel then I will experience worse things than what I'm experiencing now. After being chased and attacked while running, I now have the fate of having to stay silent in a trash can for quite a long time.
It's been a while since there's been any sign of Jordan outside this barrel or around the neighborhood. I started peeking out from behind the lid of this trash can. Sure enough Jordan was no longer there. Even outside it seemed quiet. I also dared to get out of this barrel. Even though my body still felt weak from shaking earlier. I immediately went out first and then took out my two backpacks and put them back on the front and back of my body.
Without further ado, I immediately ran quickly back towards the hospital. Running like lightning and not caring about anything other than wanting to quickly get to where I was going. I no longer care about my body's odor, which started to stink from the moment I started entering the trash can.
Finally I arrived in front of the hospital. Even though security was about to kick me out, I continued to force my way in. Luckily Rei came and was also about to enter. He explained that I was not homeless. Rei explained to security that we were friends and would give items to our friends who were inside. Rei persuaded him in various ways, even giving bribes. Finally we were allowed to enter the hospital.
"Hey, you can't come in!"
"But I need to go in." Annoying and persistent.
The security looked at me from toe to head. Maybe I feel strange about my sloppy and dirty appearance and smelling bad right now. Unfortunately, I met Jordan earlier.
"Sorry, this is my friend. We really need to go in so we have to go in now."
"Sorry, I can't! Tramps are not allowed to enter the hospital area."
"But my friend is not homeless. Maybe he was just in a hurry to get here and fell on the road, that's possible, right?"
The security guard looked at me and Rei while nodding and squeezing his index finger into his own chin.
"Okay then, how about this?" Rei handed some money in front of the security guard.
"Emmm... okay, please come in." While taking the money that Rei handed him.
Finally Rei and I were able to enter the hospital.
"What happened to you?"
Rei asked me.
"Um, I mean, what happened to you on the road when you were leaving here?" He clarified his question to me.
"It's a very long story, basically I'm very tired right now, Rei. Let's talk about it later, okay?"
"Okay, I see that too. You look sluggish and lethargic as if you've been running for a long time."
"Yes, that is so."
We finally arrived in front of Jake's inpatient room after walking and talking. But when I was about to enter the room, I suddenly found that there was no sign of anyone in here. Where are my friends?
Rei and I tried to look for our friend's whereabouts in this room until we opened the toilet door wide. But we still couldn't find it and this room seemed empty and uninhabited. There are no patients or people waiting for patients in this room.