AN: Hey guys first of all I would like to thank everyone who reviewed; Boris Yeltsin, aBeautifulLiar, , Halebspoby1105 (guest), Haleb is endgame, hollyhalebnichorelloregelolove, prettylittleliarshaleb, hellohaleb, Maddy (guest), Emisonlover46 (guest), KindOfcrazy, .OTP, valescagnoli, Jem 4ever, jerykazuo and the six other guests. I did not expect to have 21 reviews on my first chapter and I'm so thankful for each and everyone of them! :)
Second of all, for this second chapter, I really wanted to make it a little more Haleb and like I mentioned in the last chapter, one of my biggest weaknesses as a writer is to write romance. I really want to work on this with this story, but I'm still practicing, which is why this chapter is a lot shorter than the last one (which was 11,071 words).
Finally, I really hope you liked this chapter and if there's anything in particular you would like to see happening in this story (specially with Haleb), please let me know and I will try to write it.
''Hello'' Caleb answered his phone wondering why Ezra was calling him this late.
''Caleb, I have something important to tell you'' the teacher said from the other line making Caleb frown in confusion. ''I don't really know how to say this, but hum…it's about Hanna.''
''What's going on?'' the brunette immediately asked. Unlike most guy would've, Caleb never moved on. During the six years, he saw all of his friends, other than Emily, give up the hope of ever finding Hanna. They tried to set him up on multiple occasions; dates, doubles dates…even triple dates, but it never worked out…mostly because he didn't even show up.
They all told him that it was time to move on, that he had to let go, that he couldn't spend the rest of his life waiting for her…He knew they were wrong. Caleb had this strong feeling inside of him that Hanna was still here, that she wasn't…dead.
''We're all at the station right now, Toby thinks they found her-''
''I'm on my way'' Caleb announced immediately grabbing his keys, not even bothering to close the lights or put a coat on.
''Wait, are you okay to drive? I can come pick you up'' he heard Ezra say before he hung up on him running out of his house.
Caleb jumped behind the wheel, even though he was fully aware that he was in no state to drive, and speeded towards the police station. He couldn't think about anything else than Hanna. For the first time in six years, he was going to see her, he just hoped she was okay.
When he arrived at the station, he saw all of his friends cars in the parking lot, but all of the police cars were missing. He got out of his jeep, ran up the stairs and slammed the door open looking around for his friends.
''Caleb!'' Ezra waved him over from a desk where they were all sitting. He spotted Malcolm in the kids corner of the station. It looked like he was trying to entertain Jack, Hazel, Sophia and Blake.
''What happened, is Hanna okay?'' Caleb asked his friends with a shaky voice. They all had dried tears on their faces and Spencer was staring at her phone anxiously. His eyes stopped on Emily…or more at who was in the brunette's arms. Caleb didn't have to ask who she was, it was obvious. She looked exactly like her. Long and thick wavy blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, little button nose, big red lips, adorable dimples. He felt his heart break when he realized what probably had happened to Hanna.
''Hey, let's go talk in another room'' Ezra pulled him out of his thoughts. He nodded and followed him into the man's bathroom.
''Please, tell me she's okay'' Caleb told him on the verge of tears.
''We don't know yet'' the teacher sadly admitted ''Malcolm was walking home from his soccer practice and he saw Elliot running after the little girl in Emily's arms-''
''Wait, Elliot Rollins?'' Caleb impatiently interrupted his friend ''what does he have to do with Hanna, they never even met.''
''Because he doesn't exist'' Ezra said earning a confuse look from the hacker. ''Livia, the little girl he tried to take-''
''She's Hanna's daughter'' Caleb interrupted his older friend once again.
''Who told you?'' the teacher asked him.
''Nobody had to tell me, have you even looked at her!'' he answered ''she's her carbon copy.''
''Okay well, Toby questioned Livia and she told him that the man who tried to grab her is named Archer, not Elliot. They looked through the system and she was right, the real Elliot Rollins died like eighty years ago, his real name is Archer Dunhill and apparently, he's british. I don't know exactly what else she told Toby, but it was enough for the cops to believe that Elliot…or Archer was keeping Hanna and Livia inside the shed outside of him and Ali's house.''
''Alison was in on this!'' Caleb angrily gasped. He had never been the blonde's biggest fan because of what she had done to Hanna, and all of the girls for that matter, but she was a kid back then. They had grown closer over the years and he truly thought she had changed.
''I don't think she knew'' Ezra honestly said ''Hanna's been missing for six years and they've only been married for one-''
Before the young men had the chance to talk about anything else, Aria walked in with tears streaming down her face. ''Toby just called Spencer, we have to go to the hospital now'' she cried burying her head in Ezra's arms.
''What's going on, i-is Hanna okay?!'' Caleb yelled at her not knowing what to expect.
''He just said that it really was Hanna a-and that Rollins had tied up Ali in their living-room, they both had to go to the hospital'' Aria sobbed in Ezra's chest. Caleb anxiously nodded and took out his car keys.
''Hey, you're not driving'' Ezra grabbed his friend's shoulder, before he had the chance to walk out of the bathroom. The young teacher knew how much Caleb was worried about his fiancé, but he also knew that his friend was in no state to drive.
''Yes, Caleb, you can come with us, Malcolm will walk home with Jack, Hazel, Sophia and Blake and Spencer will take Emily a-and Livia.''
During the whole ride to the hospital, Caleb felt like he couldn't breath. He just needed to know that Hanna was okay. Not being able to be in control of this situation was killing him. Ezra drove like he was a ninety year old grandpa that forgot about the accelerator. He just wish he could push him out of the car and grab the wheel.
They arrived seconds after Spencer, Emily and the little girl who just wouldn't let go of the swimmer. He noticed that the press was already there, Caleb had no idea how they were even aware that what happened happened, but he realized how big of a deal this was. Luckily, a few police officers escorted them into the hospital while some other cops blocked the media.
The first person he spotted was Alison. She had tears streaming down her face and was as white as a ghost. He knew that she told the police she had no idea that her husband was who he is, but he couldn't help to be a little mad at her. She had moved in with Elliot a year and a half ago and she never thought of opening that garden shed.
''Where is she, what happened?'' Caleb yelled at the blonde pushing Toby away as he grabbed his shoulder to calm him down. He hadn't even realize that the young officer was with them until he felt him.
''I-I didn't know'' was all Alison managed to say before she completely broke down. Aria, being the compassionate person she's always been, was quick to wrap her arms around her friend in order to comfort her. ''I had n-no idea'' the blonde sobbed repeating it over and over again.
Caleb felt like everything was spinning. Alison was sobbing in Aria's arms, Livia had started crying and Emily was trying to comfort her, Spencer was calmer than the others, but she looked like she was about to lose it, Toby was talking to some of his colleague, the doctors were running around panicked and the cops weren't telling him anything. He felt like he couldn't breath, he just needed to know that Hanna was going to be okay.
''Can someone please just tell me if my fiancé is okay!'' someone yelled. He didn't realized that this person was him until he opened his eyes and saw that everyone was staring at him.
''Excuse me, are you Caleb Rivers'' an african-american doctor that looked like he was in his late fifties asked joining their little group.
''I am'' he answered with a shaky voice a little embarrassed that he had lost it in-front of everyone.
''Nice to meet you, I'm doctor Webber, the chief of surgery of this hospital'' he introduced himself shaking everyone's hand. ''Can you guys please follow me?'' he asked. Dr. Webber leaded them to a more private waiting room with a coffee machine, two big leather couch, a few chairs and a TV. ''Before we begin, I wanted to let you know on behalf of the whole hospital that taking care of miss Hanna Marin is the top priority of this hospital'' he told us.
''Is Hanna okay?'' Emily asked while rubbing small circles on the now sleeping toddler who was in her arms.
''She is currently is surgery, we will send someone to update you on her condition every half hour'' Dr. Webber answered the swimming coach.
''Why is she in surgery?'' Spencer immediately questioned him as Toby wrapped his arm around her shoulder and Alison let out another sob. Judging on their reactions, Caleb knew this couldn't be good. After all, Toby and Ali were the only ones who were there when she was rescued, only an hour prior.
''Have any of you guys spoke to a detective yet?'' he asked the group a little confuse. They all shook their heads as an answer. ''I'll go get detective Tanner'' Dr. Webber announced while getting up from his seat.
''No need'' Toby quickly stopped him ''officer Cavanaugh, I was one of the officers on the site'' he shook his hand before looking at his friends. ''Listen guys, when we arrived, we found Alison in her living room-''
''He knocked me up and tied me to a chair'' Alison cried ''I didn't know he had her.''
''We went in the backyard and saw the shed Livia described, it was isolated so we couldn't hear anything'' Toby continued ''after we managed to open the door we got in and he was hurting her…Hanna had trouble breathing, she was bleeding a lot and there was a knife in her stomach…She had a lot of bruises on her face, but I could tell that it was her. The paramedics loaded her in the ambulance and Alison rode with them. I called Spencer straight away'' Toby finished.
''H-he stabbed her'' Aria chocked out in tears.
Caleb couldn't say anything, he couldn't get any words out, all he could think about was Hanna and how much he hoped that she was okay. He didn't think he could ever live with himself he she wasn't.
''He did'' Dr. Webber confirmed ''however, we got the bleeding under control almost immediately after we retrieved the knife. It didn't do much damage to her internal organs, but it did do something to her spinal cord. There's no way to predict how severe the damages are until she wakes up, but we are looking at a potential paralysis from the waist down.''
''S-she won't be able to walk?'' Spencer worriedly asked him.
''We think that it's a possibility, but in my professional opinion, I don't think that it will be permanent and even if she isn't paralyzed, walking will be a struggle, at least for a few weeks'' he answered her before continuing. ''Unfortunately, these weren't the only injuries we found'' Dr. Webber informed the group of friends. ''When she was brought in, she was suffering of severe internal bleedings, she had multiple deep cuts that looked infected, hypothermia, frostbites, multiple fractured ribs and hum…Hanna also had a quite old avulsion fracture on her pelvis that didn't heal properly, so our orthopaedic surgeon will have to take care of that as soon as possible. We are almost positive that it happened during a labor…'' he trailed off looking at the now sleeping toddler in Emily's arms.
''Yes, this is Livia'' the brunette told the doctor understanding what he wanted to know.
''She managed to escape first and if it weren't from her, Hanna wouldn't be here'' Toby told him.
''Understood'' Dr. Webber nodded ''so giving the extent of injuries related to a labor that we found on Hanna, we can only assume that she received no medical care when she gave birth to her daughter, which leads us to the conclusion that…What did you say her name was?'' he asked Emily.
''Livia'' she answered.
''Right'' he nodded ''it leads us to believe that Livia has never been anywhere other than that shed. I honestly have no idea how she managed to take care of what looks like an healthy little girl, but what I do know is that if our theories are right, Livia needs to be hospitalized until she develops a stronger immune system and until she receives all of her shots'' the doctor finished before looking at Emily ''what is your relationship to Hanna Marin?''
''I'm was…am her best friend w-why?'' the brunette nervously stuttered. They were all, other than Caleb, so used to talking about Hanna in the past tense that sometimes they forget about the possibility of her being alive, which they now know is and has always been true.
''Well, she's in not state to take care of her daughter…at least for a few days. Usually, with cases like these, the child goes with a relative, but I don't see anyone here-''
''Her mother should be here in a few days, my mom and Mrs. Marin are friends, she went over there to tell her about Hanna. I don't know if Mrs. Marin is really in the right state of mind to take care of Livia and hum…Hanna's father, he's never been there much'' Emily told him.
''Okay, I'll tell someone to call child services-''
''No wait'' the brunette stopped him ''I know none of us are related to Hanna, but we were… we are a family, blood or not, she's our sister, our best-friend, Caleb's fiancé and their children's aunt. Livia is our niece and we can take care of her until Hanna is okay. She's been through enough already, I know that this is what Hanna would want and I have my foster license'' Emily informed him.
''Alright, I still have to call child services to verify your license, but I don't see why there would be any problems'' doctor Webber nodded. ''I will send a paediatrician to come see you as soon as possible'' he finished as a doctor ran in. His blue scrubs were covered in blood and he was trying to catch his breath.
''We just finished the surgery'' he said panting ''we almost lost her once, but we quickly stabilized her. She's in the ICU for now, but she's going to be okay.''
At that exact moment, Caleb's heart skipped a beat. She's going to be okay. The young doctor's words were stuck in his head. He never ever thought he would hear those words in a million years. You know the feeling you get sometimes when your about to fall asleep? Like your falling in a deep and dark hole… That's what the hacker had been feeling for the last six years. He finally feels like he can breath again. ''She's gonna be okay'' Caleb repeated as the tears started to fall. He had told himself the same thing hundreds and hundreds of times over the last six years, but not once had anyone told it to him. ''When can I see her?'' he asked the doctors trying to muffle a sob.
''Hypothetically, you can see her right now, but I would suggest that maybe she sees one of you first'' Dr. Webber said looking at Emily, Spencer, Aria and Alison ''we don't know what Hanna has been through and given that the person who held her captive was a man, she could have a bad reaction to seeing you, or any male for that matter, and it could send her in state of shock.''
''O-okay'' Caleb stuttered. He had always dreamed about his reunion with Hanna being romantic and emotional, just like in the movies. Not once had it ever crossed his mind that there was a chance of Hanna being scared of him. ''Whatever it takes'' he added. If Hanna wasn't ready to see him right now, or for a while, Caleb understood and even if it was killing him, he was gonna wait for her.
AN: Again, I'm so sorry this was a short chapter, but the next one is coming soon! :) I can't believe that reading this story encouraged a few of you to actually watch the film (which is amazing and a must watch tbh). I hope you liked this chapter and like I said, if there's anything at all you guys would like to see happening let me know, I love to read your ideas!
Also, I'm having a little bit of difficulty to figure out the kids personalities (Jack, Hazel, Sophia and Blake). For example, is Sophia smart, preppy, outgoing and funny like Spencer, is she more shy and reserved like Toby, is she totally different than her parents or even a mix of both? Do one of them has a learning disability or disorder (dyslexia, ADHD, etc...)? What are their likes and dislikes? If any of you guys have any ideas, let me know in your review or in a PM, it would be super appreciated and I will give you full credit for the idea ! :)