Ziva lifts her head slowly. All night one blow after the other she lifted her head and refused to give in. "How about now Ziva? Ready to tell us about NCIS?"
"I'm not going to tell you a damn thing."
"I'm impressed it's been almost a week. You're holing up well. But how much longer will it last? Let's find out shall we."
Ziva lowers her head. "I will never tell you anything!"
"You say that now." He walks over to a brief case. And pulls out a long syringe.
"Wha…what is that?"
"Wouldn't you like to know." Ziva closes her eyes as he walked towards her.
Today Ziva thought to herself as he plunges the syringe into her arm it is her birthday. Last year I gave her earrings the year before it was flowers spray-painted black. Black Abby's hair is black and soft. God I miss you. It stings. Happy birthday Abby. I love… Suddenly everything goes black
~X~X~X~
Abby sits in her lab running tests on the latest blood sample. It's like nothings changed. Everyone is just carrying on as if she never existed… Abby is wearing the earrings. They're black thick hoops with bright blue trimmings. She strokes them as she thinks this.
McGee, Tony and Gibbs appear with a cake. Abby takes her sadness and puts it back in the box she hides it in. Her smile returns.
"WOW! Thanks guys it's great!" It's chocolate with black icing and red icing letters. They also have a box of roses. Black of course, and a new tube of black lipstick.
"We thought you'd like it." Tony gleamed in pride "The lipstick was my idea."
"Some how I knew that." They laugh so does Abby.
A half-hour later Abby thinks they should all get back to work "Ok Mr. spectrometer is Jealous so go back to work guys."
"Alright Abby happy birthday bye!"
"Bye Abs."
Jethro gives her a kiss on the head and with that they are all gone.
Ziva where are you…Why haven't you called…I miss you… Do you even…miss me? No I know you miss me. Ziva please come home I still love you…Abby's cell phone rings. "Hey Sister Mary."
"Ready for bowling later?"
"Oh I'm so sorry I have to work late tonight."
"But it's your birthday."
"Sorry Gibbs has a big case and promised me no court if I work late."
"Well we know how much you hate court."
Abby laughs.
"Well happy birthday Abby."
"Thanks."
"Night."
"Night."
Abby walks home. She drove to work today but wanted to be out in the cool night air. She puts her head phones in her ears and listens:
I can't, I can't stop crying
Everyday I'm so
afraid
Afraid of dying
Death already came and got me
Cause
I'm not living...
I'm not living anyway...
And who am I
supposed to be?
Everybody seems to see except for me
Who cares
anyway....
Cause when it's over,
It's all over, and what you
gain you throw away
When will love ever find me?
All my
life all I've craved is to be seen
Who cares anyway...
Cause
when it's over,
All that matters is the love you gave away
She arrives home, slips off her cloths without putting new ones on falls onto her bed and sleeps.
~X~X~X~
Ziva wakes it's almost dark. She looks down. Now wishing she had never woken up. She's naked.
"Dinner." The man walks in holding a bowl of what looks like pea soup. Ziva turns away. "Oh you need to eat."
"Please go away."
"Eat and I'll give you a blanket."
Bribery low even for him. "Fine."
"Good." She eats it. It's worse than pea soup. The blanket he promised is no more than a towel. She's still grateful. The room is bare. My clothes…where are they…what happened while I was knocked out no. No crying!!! she repeats this over and over still the tears come anyway. Abby I love you… Please don't think that I don't. I'll come back to you some how I swear. Some how…
Light shines through the small window. Ow. He reenters the room.
"So ready to tell us about NCIS?"
"Never. I'll never tell you anything."
"Why the Americans left you here."
"They didn't know Father planned this!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes! Gibbs wouldn't have let me stay had he known!"
"You're sure?"
"Yes! What did you do to me yesterday?!"
He leans in toward her "Would you like me to tell you or… show you?"
"Tell me."
"Fine. I believe the Americans call it 'Gang Rape'."
Ziva's eyes grow wider. "What…" Her heart sinks. Abby…
