Zoey didn't stop running until she reached her room door. When she finally recognized her room number she stood outside the door and placed her hands on her knees while slighty arching forward. She stood there trying to catch her breath, she was so winded that her huffing reached her head when she raised a question to Sky.
"*Huff Huff Hooo Hoo* Sky what the-*Gasp* hell happend *hooo* back there?"
[Apologies for not explaining but, Miss Zoey told me to wait till later. Miss Zoey has the ability to get stronger by K.O'ing enemies.
The more enemies you defeat the longer your powers last, the stronger your powers are, the higher your durability, the higher your stamina, your ability to heal grows faster, etc, etc.
You can also grow stronger by absorbing electricity, radiation, and energy from materials like jade, rubies, emeralds, sapphires etc.]
Zoey had sat on the floor and pressed her back against the wall. She held her head in her palm and sighed to herself, "*Sigh* When did having superpowers become so fucking difficult? How am I supposed to handle all this."
She then slapped both her cheeks, stood up, and took a deep breath and said to herself. "*Haaaa Hoooo* Ok, ok, you need to calm down. It's not that big a deal, you can do this. You can come back stronger and destroy the little fuckers who killed me and Jade Bell. ALRIGHT! YOU CAN DO THIS!"
After giving herself a nice pep talk she opened the door and walked in the room. Chloe and Zack were still in a deep sleep but, Noah however was wide awake, pacing around and as soon as he saw Zoey he ran up to her and glared her in the eyes.
He asked in a very stern and serious voice, "Where in the hell were you?" Zoey replied with a chuckle, "Taking a little walk, I can do that right *he he he*?" Noah still didn't look away from her and asked,
"Why did that take so long!? This entire floor is not that big! You've been gone at LEAST maybe, thirty minutes and I woke up twenty-five minutes ago."
Zoey replied sheepily with her cheeks a tint of pink and scratched her head, "I had a 'stomach issue' and I had to use the bathroom for a good twenty minutes and my walk was only four minutes by then.
Then when I was done I got well uh, a little turned around so I was running around trying to get back to the rooom before anybody woke up and got worried where I was. Like you right now."
Noah looked away from Zoey's eyes and noticed her left shirt sleeve was cut, there was a little blood under her fingernails, and there was filth on her all over her clothes. Noah knew she was lying about where she was and pouted, "*Hmph* Go ahead stick to that story but, know this I will find out the truth someday but, I'm still glad you're safe."
Zoey then pinched Noah's pouty cheeks and replied ,"Whatever you say, now stop pouting my heart can't you're extreme cuteness." She let go of Noah's face and Noah rubbed his bright red cheeks. She gave Noah a big kiss on the cheek and climbed into her bed. Noah still gave her a look of suspicion that also said 'I am going to find the truth'.
Zoey chuckled as she laid back in her bed. "Finally! I am exhausted, thank you sweet bed for existing," she thought. While she was reclining in comfort she decided to look at the card the woman gave her and read the name 'Angela Wu' Zoey had felt she had heard that name before and tried to recall where it first met her ears.
When suddenly the door burst open, AGAIN! Zoey screamed to herself, "OH, COME ON WHO IS IT NOW!? Please don't another pyscho, please don't be another pyscho, please don't be another pyscho, PLEASE DON'T BE ANOTHER PYSCHO!"
A man came in, he had a huge nose, crooked teeth, a huge bulging stomach, and beady little eyes. He said in a bored, uninterested voice, "Hello I'm Dr. Qin and I'm sorry to inform you but, you cannot afford this room so you need to leave."
Sam Qin was a doctor who was also corrupt. He would raise the prices of the rooms for the poor patients forcing them leave. But, when patients did manage to pay, he would make up some b.s like the, 'payment didn't go through' and would pocket their money. Zoey spoke to herself again.
"Are there no non-corrupt doctors up in here!? COME ON!"
Noah had already paid Zoey's hospital bill despite the objection of Zoey and her family. He was already pissed Zoey disappeared and lied to him, and now he had an asshole of a doctor trying to kick them out. He snarled in his mind, "You wanna play, okay let's play a game where beat you an asshole." He had walked up to Sam and glared at him.
He spoke angrily, as he went from being cute to murderous in seconds, "I personally paid for the hospital bills and I have the bank records to it prove so either you're trying to screw us over or you're that fucking dumb."
Sam gave him a smug look and huffed "*Hah* Young man if you act so unprofessionally and rude and even go as far as to threaten me. I'll have to call security to escort you allll of the premises." Noah was furious and he gave Sam an evil grin and cracked his knuckles and moved his head side to side to crack his neck.
He sneered at Sam, "Well if I'm gonna be escorted out its gonna take a while, since no security is on this floor and with the time it takes for them to get here-. Well, you're a doctor, at least by law.
So, can you tell me how fast your bones can break and how fast your joints can become dislocated?" Noah's was no longer able to suppress his anger and he gave off an aura that could make a bear run away in fear for it's life.
Zack and Chloe were now wide awake thanks to the commotion and glaring at Sam with death in their eyes as well. Sam backed away and he started to sweat beads, he then stuttered, "Y-y-you.....don't....don't..... DON'T FUCK WITH ME!" He screeched like a pig at the end of his sentence and continued in a strained voice.
"You poors should be grateful you even got treatment for your bitch daughter. I'm gonna take your fucking money and if you try to sue me, I'm supported by the hospital and provided a kick-ass lawyer.
While you'll blow all your money trying to pay for a lawyer of your own and you'll be crawling back to me to forgive you."
Sam gritted his pulled his arm back for punch and aimed Noah's face. Noah easily dodged Sam's punch, grabbed his arm, and within seconds he threw him onto his back. While he was down Noah gave Sam a strong kick to the stomach that sent him sliding towards the door.
He vomited his stomach contents and blood onto the floor Noah slowly approached him and got ready to punch him in the face.
Before his fist could make contact with Sam's nose, a voice yelled "STOP!" and everyone turned around to see an unfamiliar person standing in the doorway.
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