Taking Chances
Chapter 2
Thanks to all that reviewed my story it wasn't easy writing it and was even harder typing it, I think I doubled the size of my ulcer. Anyway this picks up right where chapter 1 leaves off so enjoy and review please
As Rachel's eyes were closing she heard a distant shouting
"I don't give a fuck that the show is over I need to get in there now" Santana shouted pushing her way past the security guards
'Ma'am you can't go in there I will call the police" the security guard shouted chasing after Santana and Brittany
"Then call them I don't give a fuck" Santana yelled "My friend is in there and she's hurt"
"I don't understand everyone has gone home for the night" he said looking around
"Rachel Berry you know the star she called us saying she was hurt" Brittany said holding tightly on to Santana's hand
"I can go to her dressing room to check but I assure you Ms. Berry went home hours ago" the security guard said
"I'm going with you and I'm not taking no for an answer" Santana said pushing her way backstage. She passed by equipment and doors searching for Rachel's door "Where are you Berry?" Santana cursed under her breath. Finally finding the right door she opened it to the shock of her life. The room was trashed all of Rachel's things were everywhere and blood was on the walls. In the center of the room Rachel laid on her back eyes closed breathing uneven and a large piece of glass sticking out of her
"Oh my god Rachel!" Brittany cried as she raced to her friend's side to check on her. Santana stood as still as a statue she couldn't believe this was happening, she felt sick to her stomach. The security guard caught up with them
"Oh sweet Jesus" he cried holding his hand over his mouth at the sight before him
"Is she alive?" Santana asked Brittany who felt Rachel's wrist for a pulse
"Yes, I feel a pulse but its very faint" Brittany said through tears "Call 911 Santana" she finished as she looked over Rachel who could feel the blonde next to her but couldn't open her eyes it hurt too much, it hurt too much everywhere
"Brittany?" Rachel croaked out in a whisper
"It's me Rachel, Santana is here too she's calling 911" Brittany soothed gently smoothing the hair out of Rachel's face
"He…..he" Rachel tried to speak but words were failing her
"Don't speak Rachel" Brittany said trying to calm the brunette who was starting to shiver
"I'm cold Brittany" Rachel sobbed
"Shh" Brittany whispered trying desperately not to sob, Santana re-entered the room in a flurry
"Just hold on Berry the ambulance is on its way, they'll be here before you know it and you'll be fine" Santana said taking the space on the other side of Rachel
"Tell my dads I love them, and Shelby's number is in my phone tell her…" she closed her eyes and took a deep shuddering breath "Tell Shelby I'm sorry" she sobbed
"Shut up Rachel, you're not going to die I wont let you" Santana yelled.
The three of them stayed on the floor with Brittany holding Rachel's hand neither of them said a word but Santana kept a silent prayer for whoever was listening for Rachel to hang on a little bit longer. They were soon interrupted by the paramedics who rushed in and quickly rushed out pushing Rachel into the waiting ambulance. Santana collapsed into Brittany's arms sobbing as the ambulance pulled away
"Ms Lopez and Ms. Pierce?" a police officer came up to them "Can you tell me what happened?" Santana let go of Brittany and stared daggers into the police officer, she felt her blood boil
"My friend was brutally attacked tonight what do you think fucking happened?" Santana answered
"I'm really sorry, but blowing up at me will not help Rachel right now" the officer said calmly
"Look all I know is that she called me crying and I came here to find her this way, now if you'll excuse me I have to call her fathers" Santana snapped walking away with Brittany hot on her heels "I'll bring the car around" Brittany whispered as she kissed her girlfriend's cheek, she rushed over to the car and got into the drivers seat she sat there for a beat and punched the steering wheel "Fuck" she yelled out as tears fell from her eyes. She took a deep breath and drove to where Santana waited for her
"Okay Mr. Berry, I'll see you when you get here" Santana said eyes red from crying as she entered the car "I'll keep you informed if anything happens, just get out here as quickly as you can" Santana hung up the phone and took Brittany's hand squeezing it as she felt more tears and sobs rock her body. Brittany squeezed back and turned to face her
"You know who we need to call San" Brittany said and Santana nodded her head
"I know" she answered and dialed the number as Brittany was pulling up to the hospital. They made their way to the emergency room just in time to see Rachel being unloaded of the ambulance with a paramedic straddling Rachel pumping on her chest as they rushed past them yelling things. Santana and Brittany ran inside the hospital as Santana hung up the phone. "We're here with Rachel Berry" Santana said slamming her hand down on the counter top of the receptionist
"You can not go back their ma'am, she's in the trauma room" the nurse said stopping the pair who was already trying to go back to where Rachel was
"She's practically our sister and her family is in Ohio, are you serious?" Santana yelled
"Ma'am even if her family was here they wouldn't be allowed back there, now sit down or I will call security to escort you out" the receptionist said pointing to the chairs as a nurse blocked their path. Brittany took Santana's hand and took her to the chairs.
Twenty minutes later they were still sitting there waiting for a word on Rachel, unable to sit still Santana was talking on her phone in hushed tones with Puck "I don't know Puck she called me crying and then we came to get he and found her that way" Santana cried wiping her eyes furiously Brittany could tell that Puck was crying too she could hear it through Santana's phone it was 1 AM in California and it sounded as if Santana had woken him up
"Shelby Is back in New York call her and let her know what happened, I'm packing right now to catch a flight out there let me know what's going on even if I cant answer" Puck said as he began to book his flight. A doctor came out into the waiting room looking around
"Rachel Berry's family?" he called out
"Puck I have to go the doctor is here" Santana said hanging up not waiting for him to answer "I'm with her" Santana said raising her hand and the doctor walked over to her and Brittany.
"I'm Dr. Mills are you Rachel's…" the doctor searched for how Santana could be related to Rachel
"Her family all live in Ohio, they've given me the right to represent them until they get here" Santana said as the doctor shrugged
"Well Ms. Berry is alive she is being prepped for surgery her attacker did quite extensive damage he broke her ribs which punctured on of her lungs, broke three of the bones in her hand, she has a concussion, a broken nose, and the shard of glass lacerated her kidney so we need to repair that before she goes into kidney failure." he rounded off
"When we found her she had her pants taken of was she…" Santana paused unable to finish the sentence
"Unfortunately yes, Ms Berry was sexually assaulted we have performed a rape exam and we'll be handing all the evidence over to the police" the doctor answered as a nurse came up behind him and whispered into his ear "I'm sorry ladies but they are ready to take Rachel up now, so I must go. You guys can go up to the surgical waiting floor as soon as she's out of surgery I'll let you know" He finished walking away.
Santana let out a breath that was stuck in her chest and collapsed in the chair behind her. Brittany kneeled down in front of her rubbing back "You okay?" Brittany asked, Santana shook her head negative not looking at Brittany "You going to be sick?" Brittany asked and Santana shook her head up and down feeling the bile rise up "Okay come on" Brittany said pulling Santana to her feet and leading her to the bathroom where the
Latina collapsed in front of the toilet and emptied her stomach. Brittany rubbed her girlfriends back as Santana continued to retch
"It's okay" Brittany soothed
"No it's not going be okay" Santana cried her mind wandering back to the scene of Rachel laying in a puddle of her own blood "There was so much blood and she was…." Santana couldn't get it out of her friend bleeding and helpless
"She'll be okay San" Brittany sighed hoping that Rachel would be.
Santana slumped back against the wall as Brittany flushed the toilet and handed Santana some paper towels to wipe her face. Santana brought her knees to her chest and cried "I know I treated her horribly in High School but nobody deserves this" Santana sobbed
"Rachel has always been a fighter and I know that she'll come out of this" Brittany smiled softly and pulled Santana to her feet wrapping her arms her
"I love you so much Brittany" Santana said kissing her girlfriends cheek
"I know" Brittany said trying to keep herself together, she took Santana's hand as they exited the bathroom and back into the waiting room where they were greeted by Shelby and Finn at the receptionist's desk trying to get answers
"Where is Rachel?" Shelby yelled "Rachel Berry she's been hurt"
"Ms. Corcoran" Santana called out getting her attention
"Santana where is Rachel what happened?" Shelby cried walking over towards the two with Finn in tow
"I called her after I hung up with you Santana" Finn said hugging the pair "Is she okay?" Finn asked again
"She is at the moment" Brittany spoke for the two of them "Some guy attacked her after the play was over she was…" Brittany paused not knowing how to tell Rachel's mother and former fiancée how bad Rachel was hurt
"What? What happened Brittany?" Finn asked
Brittany took a deep breath and swallowed back the bile sitting the pair down in the waiting room chairs "She was beaten stabbed and…" Brittany stopped not wanting to reveal the worst part "raped" she choked out. Finn and Shelby were shocked, Shelby ran to a trash can to empty her stomach and Finn looked as if he was about to do the same
"She's heading into surgery right now and her dads are taking the next flight into New York as we speak" Santana said
"The doctor said we could all wait in the surgical waiting room until she gets out" Brittany said and the other three nodded as they headed upstairs to the waiting room
Four hours had passed and as the hours passed more and more showed up, Jessie had come practically still in his pajamas Kurt and Blaine showed up 20 minutes after him Kurt's eyes blood shot and his favorite silk shirt ruined from tears. Artie arrived a half an hour after driving in from New Jersey where his production company was. Tina and Mike had called from Chicago saying they were on the road and would be there as soon as they could. Sam and Mercedes were on the same flight as Puck, and Hiram and LeRoy were already in the air after Santana had called them to inform them of what the doctor had said.
Santana stood, sat, paced, and went through at least five cups of coffee it had been another hour had passed and still no word on how Rachel was and she was scared that the longer the wait the less likely Rachel was going to come out alive. Shelby sat in the corner of the room talking quietly with Jessie and Finn
"Where is Quinn? Has anyone called her yet?" Shelby asked as everyone looked at each other with wide eyes
"Quinn and Rachel haven't spoken to each other since Quinn disappeared 3 years ago" Finn said
"Quinn disappeared?" Shelby asked looking between the people standing in front of her
"Yeah it's kind of a long story" Santana answered. Shelby shook her head and leaned head back against the back of the chair
"This is ridiculous why hasn't there been any word on Rachel?" Shelby asked standing up
"Depending on the damage, kidney surgery can take a while" Artie offered wheeling closer
"Rachel will be alright if we keep a positive attitude" Jessie smiled, Blaine came up from his seat holding on to Kurt's hand
"Rachel is stronger then we all know, she'll be fine" he offered as the door opened with the doctor walking in
"Are all of you with Rachel?" he asked looking at the group
"Yes this is her mother" Brittany said pointing to Shelby
"Well Mrs. Berry" the doctor began before Shelby cut him off
"Actually its Corcoran," she spoke up "She has two dads and I was there surrogate"
The doctor shook his head the girl sure had an interesting support system "Anything you say to me can be said in front of them though" Shelby assured
"Well Ms. Corcoran your daughter was brought in with extensive injuries" he began
"I've been informed of her injuries, I just want to know if she's okay" Shelby cut him off
"It was touch and go there for a while we actually lost her once while she was on her way to the hospital once downstairs in the ER and twice on the operating table due to severe bleeding, but she is a fighter. We were able to fix the damage and she's still unconscious and might be that way for a while" he finished. Shelby shook her head in understanding
"Can we see her?" Kurt asked
"I don't normally allow this but I'll make an exception. Rachel has a long road ahead of her and she'll need a support system by her side" The doctor smiled "Just one at a time though" he finished
"You go first Ms. Corcoran, we'll go after" Santana offered as Shelby nodded and followed the doctor to where Rachel was at.
"I'll et you know what you're going to see before we go in there" the doctor stopped short of Rachel's room "She has a lot of I.V.'s in her giving her fluids, pain medication, and blood to replace what she had lost. Also she has a tube in her mouth she is unable to breath on her own right now and she has a tube in her chest due to her lung collapsing from her broken ribs puncturing it" The doctor put a hand on her shoulder and Shelby nodded "She will be okay Ms. Corcoran just try and keep that in mind, I'll be back in a few to check on her" He stepped aside and Shelby walked inside the room
Tears immediately sprang to her eyes as she saw her little girl lying there. So pale and so tiny "I'm here Rachel" she whispered sitting down in the chair taking Rachel's hand that was wrapped in a cast "Oh god honey what did that man do to you?" she asked nobody in particular maybe god himself but she wasn't sure just yet
"Your dads are on their way honey almost all of your friends are out there waiting on you except Quinn. Why didn't you tell me about you two honey?" She shook her head "You've got to come out of this and back to us Rachel; I don't think anyone could handle it if you left us. Just come back to us Rachel
The words repeated in Rachel's head as she was brought back to the present 3 years later sitting in her psychiatrist's office