Chapter 5

Mark arrived before the ambulance did, his tow truck pulling up at the scene with a blaring screech. He stepped out of it, eyes searching the vicinity for Daniel until he finally found him. “Hey bro, what’s going on?!” He walked over. “Is everything alright?”

Daniel looked over at Mark, sighing deeply. “Can you help me move her around on the back seat, please? The ambulance is taking too long, I’ll take her to the hospital myself.”

“Yeah Bro…no problem.” Mark replied.

As Daniel’s thick, muscular arms reached beneath Naomi’s back to lift her, her eyes flew wide open and on instincts she shoved him away. “What are you doing?!”

Daniel’s eyes quickly drifted down to stare at her, surprise embedded in the brown orbs. “You fainted, I was merely trying to get you around the back seat so I can lay you down in a better position.”

“I fainted...?” she looked around finding that she was indeed laid on the ground, her head in Daniel’s hand. “Oh dear...what happened?”

Mark turned to face her. “It’s probably just as he said, you fainted.”

Naomi’s view switched from Daniel and towards Mark, “And who are you?”

“I’m Daniel’s friend; Mark and we are trying to help you out, okay? How many fingers am I holding up?”

He held up three fingers, and as Naomi was about to answer she heard the siren sound of the ambulance coming towards their location.

The sound drew closer and in no time, the bus was parked in front of her. Doors flew right open and the Paramedics immediately pulled out their stretcher and rushed over to Naomi.

They slowly place her on the stretcher and started asking questions. “What happened? What caused her to faint?”

Daniel explained everything to the Paramedics about the incident, and one of the Paramedics who introduce himself as Paul told them that it was necessary to get her checked up.

“We’ll also need you to make a report at the station.”

Naomi looked up in fright. “That won’t be necessary because I am going to fix her car now and nobody got severely injured.”

“Miss...it doesn’t matter if you are going to fix the car, you need to report the matter still.”

Daniel looked at Naomi, giving her a single reassuring nod. “Don’t worry, I will take care of everything, after which I will pick you up from the hospital”.

With a sad expression on her face, Naomi softly says. “Okay, thanks.”

Her heart was pumping so fast that the Paramedics had to test her blood pressure to find out if it was okay. Her blood pressure was 160/100. “Do you have Hypertension?” The Paul asked her.

“No.” Naomi responded.

“It’s high.” said Paul. “I guess it caused by the accident.”

Naomi who didn’t want to go to hospital sighed. “So do I still need to go to the hospital?”

Paul nodded. “Yes, we have to take you to the hospital.”

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As soon as the ambulance moved off, Mark touches his friend hand. “Nice lady.”

Daniel blatantly ignored, but that didn’t stop Mark from continuing. “Who is she?”

“She’s the one doing the case I told you about the other day; Lawyer Noami.”

Mark nodded, she really was a nice young lady, he saw her at her worst and yet still managed to look her best. She was pretty, she seemed feisty too, she was just his type. “If I may ask, can I have her number?”

Daniel’s eyes fixated on him, the gaze in them one of confusion. Did this fool know what he just said? “What did you say?”

“Can I have her number?” Mark repeated again.

“I heard you clearly twice, but I still think you made a mistake. Did your tongue slip or something? You haven’t even gotten a good conversation with her, but yet you’re asking me for her number? Why don’t you ask her in person if you see her again?”

“You sound somewhat irritated, what? Are you dating her?”

“I’m not, instead of being inquisitive, why don’t you start doing what you originally came here to do?”

“I will, I’m already here, aren’t I?”

“I think instead of driving the tow truck, you’re driving an unnecessary conversation, it’s not your tow truck Mark.”

“I know, I know.” Mark tapped Naomi’s car. “This one?”

“No, the BMX 2020.”

As Mark analysed the cars, he noticed that the Black Maybach S-Class Mercedes was damage too. It was damaged severely, but there were scratches, big and obvious ones. “I think you need to take a look at the Mercedes, it needs mechanical attention as well.”

“Are you sure?” Daniel walked over to take a look at the car. “I really can’t deal with another problem like this because Noami already has my hands full…and with her knowing that her car is damages she’s going to make an even bigger fuss.”

“I think someone could drive the Mercedes because it is not damaged that bad. The keys are still inside too. I could tow the BMX and maybe you could drive the Mercedes since you want to protect her asset.”

Daniel stopped what he was doing and ridged his. “That’s the best way out I see.”

As Daniel reached for Naomi’s car door, Stacy stepped forward. “I’ve never driven a Mercedes before, can I drive it?”