Yay, thankyou so much for my frist five reviews CODIS, Pikapikatchu, Sandra03, WitchGirl and Crushed-And-Broken- Rose! I really appreciate it, probably more than you know! So here's the second chapter, and i'm going to try and make this one a little bit longer and change the way I write (when people speak). So please read and review, but most of all, enjoy!
You're Not Fine
After almost ten minutes of Greg crying and sobbing uncontrollably, Catherine was finally able to calm him down and convince him he was safe. The paramedics arrived two minutes ago, but Nick told them to wait outside the restrooms with Hodges because he didn't want Greg to panic any more than he was already. Hodges had entered just after Catherine and Greg had ushered further back into the corner and started to shake violently again. He was a mess.
"Honey, I think we should get these things off of you now, don't you think?" Catherine asked Greg whilst pointing to the handcuffs around his wrists. Greg nodded quickly, still unable to talk with the duct tape around his head.
"Okay. First thing we need to do is take this from around your head" Catherine said to him quietly as she attempted to pick up the end of the duct tape and tried to pull it back. After seeing her struggle for about a minute, Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out a little pocket knife he had attached to his keyring. He walked over to Catherine, slowly but making enough noise so that both Catherine and Greg could here him coming. Catherine turned around to look at him and then turned back to Greg.
"I can't get this off with my hands so is it alright for Nick to come and cut it? He'll be careful, you've got nothing to worry about" Catherine smiled sweetly at him, trying to comfort him. Greg again shook his head, yes.
Nick came over and knelt infront of him by his head, "Don't worry man, you're 'gonna be fine. Just make sure you stay still, this'll only take a minute." Nick cut the tape in one swift move, then warned Greg that he was going to rip the tape from his skin and hair. Greg hissed from the sting, but it was nothing compared to the pain he was feeling all over his body.
"Greg, I'm going to cut the ties from your ankles okay?" Nick asked in a calm voice. Greg just whispered yes in reply.
Catherine then asked him a question, "Greg, honey, do you know where the key is to unlock these handcuffs?" Greg looked down.
Catherine glanced to Nick who showed the same concern that she felt, then turned her attention back to Greg, "Greg what's wrong? If we don't have the key we can get them off another way. Don't worry about it."
Greg shook his head slightly and said, "No the key's in my back pocket." Catherine now realized why he was looking down, he was ashamed, embarrassed about one of his closest friends going into his back pocket which had been pulled down showing his rear end to all. Nick knew Greg would be uncomfortable with him around there so he backed away and turned around to look at the wall, giving him the privacy he deserved.
"That's fine. I'm just going to get it okay? Don't worry, and just say if I hurt you, okay?" Catherine asked. Greg just nodded, not able to talk as he was crying quietly and trying to swallow the ever growing lump in his throat. Catherine reached around tentatively and reached deep down into Greg's pocket to retrieve the key. She couldn't help but notice the amount of blood that was on Greg's pants and boxers, there was so much, too much to have come from one person. Greg stiffened up as soon as he felt Catherine touch his pocket. It was his first reaction to tense up and try and make himself as hard as possible. Catherine retrieved the key, and noted Greg's reaction.
"That's it. Got it" She said to Greg, yet he was still as tense as before. Nick turned around and just observed quietly as Catherine unlocked the handcuffs and took them off. Greg's wrists were rubbed raw and bleeding. The handcuffs were on so tight that they had actually dug into Greg's skin. Nick figured he had been trying to get out of them too, which had probably dug into them more.
"The paramedics are waiting outside, are they okay to come in?" Catherine asked Greg, whilst picking up his hand in hers.
Greg shook his head sternly, "No, i'm fine. I just 'wanna go home" he said, staring at Catherine who was infront of him.
"Greg man, you're not fine. You're hurt and you need to go to the hospital" Nick told him softly and knelt down infront of him, next to Catherine. Greg only shook his head more, still staring blankly ahead. Catherine and Nick shared concerned glances. Nick stood and went to the door and motioned for someone to come in. The paramedics. Greg looked up then backed into the wall again.
Catherine's hand was still holding his when she said, "Greg, honey, they're here to help. I can see you're in pain and they can help that. I'll stay with you, okay?" She asked and her only reply was Greg bearly nodding his head. The paramedics took over and began asking him questions stragiht away, "Can you feel this? Where's the pain? How long have you been here?" But Greg couldn't answer, he was too scared and it was taking all his will power to not crawl away from them. Greg was trembling so much hat one paramedic had to hold his head, as to not cause further injury. Flashbacks were entering Greg's mind and he freaked out. He tore his hand from Catherine and began throwing punches at anyone who attempted to touch him. Only with his left arm though, as his right shoulder was shattered, making movement almost impossible. His legs flew out anywhere and everywhere, kicked air because no one dare get close. Catherine tried to talk to him, calm him down but Greg was not listening, lost in his own world. There was only one option left, he was causing himself too much pain, so one paramedic injected him with a sedative. Not without getting punched in the nose first though. Only half a minute after the sedative had been injected, Gregs body became limp as he slipped unconscious.
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