Once the coach was securely locked away in a cell, an officer headed over to Illyria to deliver the news to Viola's parents. After the officer rang the doorbell, Roger answered and asked, "Yes officers?"
The officer asked, "Mr. Hastings?"
Roger said, "Yes, that's me."
He said, "I will need for you and your wife to come with me."
Roger asked, "Why, what's going on?"
He said, "Sir, I'm not at liberty to say right now. But that is why I need for you and your wife to come with me."
He said, "Okay, we'll be out in a minute."
Roger headed upstairs and called for his wife. After getting into the police's car, Roger and Daphne began to worry when they noticed that they were not heading to the station. They arrived at the hospital, and Daphne started panicking. She asked, "What is going on? Is my daughter dead?"
The officer escorted them inside the hospital and to the emergency waiting room. When they saw Justin and his father, the officer said, "Officer Drayton, this is Mr. and Mrs. Hastings."
He said, "Yes, we already know each other."
Roger asked, "Adam, what is going on?"
He said, "Roger, Justin found your daughter."
Daphne fell to her knees and started sobbing in happiness. Roger asked, "Where is she?"
Adam said, "She's in the examining room right now."
Daphne looked up and asked, "What's wrong with my baby?"
Adam said, "Viola has been receiving abuse for the past six months."
Justin then chimed in and said, "Coach Pistonek had her locked in his basement."
They both looked over at him and disbelief and screamed, "What?"
Adam said, "Yes, and I've already had officers sent there to arrest him."
Roger asked, "You're joking, right?"
Adam said, "Unfortunately, I'm not."
Daphne asked, "How bad is it?"
Adam said, "It's very extensive. That's why there is a doctor checking her out right now."
Daphne asked, "When can we see her?"
Adam said, "As soon as the doctor is finished, you should be able to see her. Now, I want to warn you. The Viola you remember is not the Viola you are going to see. And Roger, once Viola is released from the hospital, we will need for her to come down to the station to identify her kidnapper and to take her story."
Roger took a deep breath, letting all this news sink in, and said, "Okay."
A few minutes later, the doctor came into the room. He said, "Officer Drayton…here is your camera. All the pictures have been saved onto the memory card."
Adam said, "Thank you doctor. Justin, will you excuse us?"
Justin said, "Sure."
Once he was out of the room, Adam asked, "Okay, what's the news?"
He said, "Her wounds are highly extensive, especially to the lower abdomen. Not one part of her body was clear of any signs of abuse. She is also severely under nourished. I'm not even sure how she survived the abuse due to how malnourished she is. She has two cracked ribs, and I currently have her being escorted to a private room upstairs. She is on medication at the moment to help her relax and get some rest, and then I will have her placed on a feeding tube to get some nutrients back into her body. Also, I have contacted a psychiatrist to come in a speak with her. Miss Hastings is going to need extensive care."
Officer Drayton said, "Thank you doctor. When will her parents be able to see her?"
The doctor said, "In just a few more hours."
After the doctor left, Roger held his wife in his arms to comfort her. Then Adam said, "Well, I'm going to head back to the station to get started on this case. I have already phoned in for an officer to come and stand watch by your daughter's room."
Roger said, "Thank you so much Adam"
Once Adam left the room, he and Justin both headed to the station. Justin only went because he had to give his statement. A few hours later, Roger and Daphne were finally allowed to see their daughter. When they walked into the room, they were stunned to see the condition Viola was in. They hated seeing their daughter connected to so many tubes. As they got closer, the saw all the bruises that covered her body. Daphne asked, "How could this have happened to our little girl?"
Roger kissed her forehead and said, "I don't know. I just don't know."
Back at the dorm, Sebastian awoke from his nap, and he suddenly felt this overwhelming sense of calmness overtake him. He just couldn't understand how he could be so calm and relaxed. A few minutes later, his cell-phone started ringing. So he flipped it open and said, "Hello."
Roger said, "Hey Sebastian."
He said, "Hey Dad."
Roger said, "Son, I need you to come to the hospital ASAP."
Sebastian asked, "Why?"
Roger said, "It's Viola."
He screamed, "What?!"
Roger said, "Yes. Just get here and be careful."
Sebastian threw on some clothes and darted out of the room and towards the parking lot. When he was running through the parking lot to get to his car, Duke saw him and wondered what was going on. Sebastian peeled out, and Duke thought, "It's got to be Viola"
Thankfully, Duke and the team did not have practice that day. Duke had worked so hard to get Viola off of his mind, but thoughts of her continued to plague him. Duke was beginning to make himself paranoid as thoughts of what was going on entered his mind. He thought, "What if she's dead? Is that why Sebastian peeled out so fast? What if she's alive? Is she okay?"
He was driving himself crazy. So went grab a soccer ball and headed out to the field to clear his head. He knew he shouldn't be thinking about all of this especially since the championship game was only a week away.
When Sebastian arrived at the hospital, he met up with his father at the entrance. He asked, "What's going on?"
Roger said, "Viola, she's been found."
Sebastian asked, "Is she okay?"
Roger said, "She's alright, but she looks really bad. You won't even recognize when you see her. It's like she's a different person."
Sebastian asked, "What happened?"
Roger said, "Justin found her."
He asked, "Wait…what? Who? Where?"
Roger said, "Justin found her at Coach Pistonek's house."
He asked, "Are you serious?"
Roger said, "Yes."
Sebastian asked, "Can I see her?"
He said, "Sure. But be prepared…"
Right as Sebastian walked through the door to Viola's room, Viola was awakened by the anxiousness she was feeling. She opened her eyes and saw her whole family in the room with her. Daphne started crying, and Roger walked over to the bed. He said, "Hey sweetie."
She asked, "Dad?"
He said, "Yeah, it's me. We're all here: me, your mom, and Sebastian."
She said, "Sebastian…"
He walked over to the other side of the bed, took her hand, and said, "Yeah, I'm right here."
She said, "I felt you. I felt you coming in here."
He said, "I know. I felt all the pain you went through."
Viola asked, "Where's Mom?"
She answered, "I'm right here."
Viola said, "I'm just so sleepy."
Roger said, "Well go back to sleep. We'll still be here."
Viola said, "I don't want him to come here."
Roger said, "Don't worry. He's locked away, and there is a police officer right outside your door. You're going to be okay now."
Then Viola closed her eyes and went back to sleep. Her family left the room and finally were all able to breathe a sigh of relief that Viola was safe. It wasn't until Tuesday that Viola was fully rested and able to stay awake for more than two hours at a time. The nurse's even brought her some solid foods to start eating. That evening when Sebastian came to visit his sister, he walked in just as she was eating her dinner. He said, "I'd never thought I'd see the day a person enjoyed eating hospital food."
She said, "Well, when you've only eaten tuna sandwiches for the past couple of months, anything else is just delicious."
He smiled and sat down. He asked, "So, how are you feeling today?"
She said, "A little better. The psychiatrist came by again today."
He asked, "How did that go?"
She said, "Alright I guess."
A few minutes later, she asked, "So, how's the music?"
Sebastian was confused. He knew she didn't care about his music. He asked, "Why are you doing this Vi?"
She asked, "Doing what?"
He said, "Pretending like everything's okay. You don't have to hold back in front of me. Vi, I felt all the pain you were going through."
She said, "Sebastian, I don't even want to think about it. It was just horrible."
He said, "I know it must have been, but you can't hold it all inside. I know you Vi, and I know you don't like for people to see you break down. But you don't have to be strong in front of me; I'm your brother."
That's when she started crying. He said, "Come on Vi, talk to me."
She said, "I really can't Sebastian because I don't even know everything that happened to me. He drugged me so many times with chloroform. He could've done so many things to me while I was passed out. He'd drug me, and then I'd wake up wearing a different set of clothes. I know he touched me, and I know he's seen every part of my body. The one thing that scares me the most is that I don't know if he did or didn't."
She didn't have to say anything more because Sebastian knew exactly what she was talking about. He knew his sister held her virginity very close to her, and she didn't want to give it up to just anyone. She had wanted to wait until she knew she was truly in love. Then their parents walked into the room. Viola wiped her tears away and said, "Hey Mom, hey Dad."
Just about an hour later, all three of them left to let Viola get some rest. The following day, Sebastian and his parents went to the police station to receive updates on Viola's case. When they arrived, they were shown to Officer Drayton's office. Roger asked, "So, what information do you have so far?"
He answered, "Well, so far all I have is the documentations that my officers and I have taken. The conditions your daughter was living in, well let's just say the average person wouldn't be able to tolerate. He had her chained to a pole in his basement. The officer commented that the smell of human wastes just overwhelmed the room. Then in his bedroom, he had a shrine dedicated to Viola."
Roger said, "I'll kill him."
Adam said, "I know you would like to, but the justice system will work for you. There is no way a jury can find that man innocent. The evidence is all there, and you just have to let it work."
