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Olivia lay restrained and restless in her hospital bed. The clock across the room let her know she should be asleep now. 2 A.M. Her arms throbbed beneath slightly stained bandages. How could she have been so stupid? How long could they possibly keep her locked up in here?

Were you listening at all to that doctor? You're going to be here for a very, very long time, my little Olivia.

"Shut up. You're not real." Olivia growled and quickly slammed her eyes shut. Her head felt like it was going to explode.

If I'm not real why are you talking to me?

Tears began to race down her face. There was logical explaination for all of this. She simply had to deal with what happened to her at Sealview and His voice would go away. Case closed.

Oh Olivia, do you really think I'll go away that easily? I'm a part of you now. I'll never let you go.

Olivia nawed on her bottom lip so hard it began to bleed. The taste of metal filled her mouth.

That's right. Hurt yourself. Draw more blood, just like you did before. Pathetic bitch.

The detective's silent tears quickly turned into quiet sobs. She just wanted these ugly thoughts to stop. She needed Him out of her head. Outside she could hear the sirens of emergency vehicles. She should be out there. She should be working on a case. Instead she was stuck in this unbearably cold hospital, alone.

You're not alone.

"Please, be quiet. Please..." Olivia quietly pleaded. She hated herself. Who the hell was she even talking too? She was telling herself, her own mind, to be quiet.

You may have escaped me once sweetheart, but I'll make damn sure you never will again...

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"Elliot, how you doin' man?" Fin sat to the right of the blue-eyed detective. Elliot stared down at the empty beer bottle in front of him. There had been so much blood. She looked so pale. Her eyes were almost lifeless...

"Elliot..." Fin lightly shook Elliot's shoulder snapping him back into reality.

"I'm sorry," was all Elliot could manage to choke out. Fin scratched the back of his neck.

"Olivia's a strong person, Stabler. She'll make it through all this mess." Fin took another swig of his own drink. Elliot squinted his eyes in anger.

"How could I not see how bad she was getting? What am I blind? We've been partners for over a decade! I mean, you know? Ugh..." Elliot lay his head ontop of the bar in front of him.

"Stabler, we were all around her. No one saw anything..." Elliot quickly cut him off.

"But I did see it. I saw a change in her. Her whole spirit had changed. I could see it," Elliot's voice cracked, "I saw it in the way she looked at me. Her eyes screamed hurt and I didn't do a damn thing!" Elliot slammed a twenty dollar bill onto the bar and swiftly got up to leave.

Fin quickly finished his drink and ran after Elliot.

"Stabler! Ay, Stabler! Damn it, man, stop and look at me!" Elliot stopped moving. It was freezing outside. He didn't turn around and look at Fin.

"Listen, man. We see what we want to see. Nothing more, nothing less. We all ignored the signs because we couldn't accept the fact that something was wrong." Fin's breath made tiny white clouds as he spoke. Elliot still refused to look at him.

"I just...I need to fix this. This whole situation is a mess." Elliot whispered.

"This isn't something you can fix, man. She has to fix this. And we'll all be there to support her every step of the way."

"Fin, there...there's something I need you to tell me..." Elliot's voice trailed off. Fin's eyes crinkled with confusion.

"Shoot."

"I just, ah, she never...I mean..." Elliot growled at himself. He couldn't even put together the damn sentence.

"I need you to tell me what happened to Liv." The words finally made their way out of his dry mouth.

"Elliot, man. You don't need that in your head."

"Don't give me that bullshit, Fin! In order to help her I have to know what's wrong with her." Fin sat down on a black metal bench behind them. He rested his tired head in his hands.

"You better sit down, Stabler."

Author's note: I know this was short and kind of uneventful but it'll get better I swear. I just wanted to update as quickly as possible:) Reviews encourage me to update more quickly. Oh, and I've started a blog. This is more like a journal about my life personally. Check it out and leave comments if you'd like:) I'm trying to force myself to write more and more so I can grow as a writer so feedback is always appreciated! Love you all.