Chapter Nine - The Woods II.
*This chapter is pretty gruesome and contains graphic language. The woods is where the unbearable torture for Liv begins. If this is like anything that she really experienced, I'm fairly grateful that NBC didn't show everything.
I'm not going die out here.
Liv spends the next two minutes trying to pick herself up off the ground. All she wants to do is sleep. Her body is not only battered and bruised, it's broken. Luckily for Olivia, her mind is still intact. She meant what she said to Lewis before... He hasn't broken her. She struggles to her knees and begins crawling. The ground was muddy. Small puddles of water. Sticks and rocks were cutting into her knees. She longed for a soft grassy platform. Every move becomes more painful than the first. She has no idea the severity of her injuries. She feels the blood still dripping from her head, front side and behind. She has a concussion. She knows she can black out anytime. Her face throbbed. Her entire body ached. Looking up at the sky, Liv begins to ask God for help. She wasn't religious. She never gave much thought about religion. She believed in faith and she believed in good. Those two things grants Liv the courage to look up at the sky and asks the ruler of all things for perseverance.
God help me! She lets out in a haltering whisper.
She begins to think about the people in her life. The people who would miss her most. Family. Simon and her niece Olivia. Liv and her brother were seeing more of one another, presently, than they ever had in the earliest years. She knew that their sudden bond had much to do with them both wanted her to be closer to little Olivia. Liv enjoyed her time spent with her niece even if it was only on holidays. Liv's niece was a spitting image of her in every sense of the word. Not only did little Olivia share her physical features, but she also inherited her aunts ways. She needs to survive to see her niece grow into a beautiful young woman. Then there was her other family. The not so conventional family that consisted of Cragen, Fin, Amaro, Rollins, and Munch. She knows that they will do whatever it takes to find her. She has great faith in her team. Her family.
Brian. Never in a million years did Liv see herself settling down with Brian Cassidy. The guy who she once blew off without blinking an eye. In a lot of ways she and Brian were alike and in a lot of ways they couldn't be more different. She's been sleeping with loneliness for too long and, enter Brian, saving her from the loneliness. The word 'I love you' has never been said but Liv cares for him in a way she's never cared for any other guy she's dated. She hurt him, more than she realized, when they was younger. She couldn't allow herself to break Brian's heart again. Nevertheless, if she gives up and die then she knows Brian's heart will be beyond broken. Everyone's heart will break if she gives into the despair. She's the savior not the damsel. Too many people rely on Olivia and that's ok. Being the protector and being the voice for her victims is a huge part of what makes Olivia Benson-Olivia Benson. She had so many reasons to live. So many people to live for. Then there was Elliot... The thought of Elliot is abruptly interrupted.
Her body collapses onto the ground. "No.. Come, come on, come on..." The tears pour out of Liv's eyes like rainfall. The emotional toll along with the physical damage overwhelmes Liv. She has a choice. She can either continue to lie down there and continue to cry or she can try to focus on surviving. Before she can make that decision... She hears his laughter.
"Detective Benson." Liv tries to lift her head to glance at Lewis. He's leering down at Liv like she's an animal. In his right hand, he clings to another cane of 5 Krazy. Liv manages to get back on her knees, to crawl away from him. With all her strength, she begins to crawl away. He menacingly follows her. She's struggling and he's laughing hysterically. "Look at you!" Lewis finds this beyond entertaining. Liv looks over her shoulders and notices Lewis teasing her. She's weak. Lewis knows that she's weak. Feeble even. She will not stop crawling. She refuses. "I've changed my mind baby." He tosses the empty cane after taking a few more sips. He scoops Liv off the ground. She lets out a harrowing scream. He has her again. He never intended on leaving her there to die. It was a power play all along. He and carries her back to the SUV parked behind a large tree. He throws Liv inside the back seat and hops in after. He lies her on her back. "Miss me?" He taunts.
"You-you...you could just leave me here... Get out of here, save-save yourself.." Liv body begins to tremble unbearably. She's reacting like someone just pulled her out of freezing cold water. Her words comes out in stutters. Her teeth chatters. "You can, can stop now..." She tries to place her hand in his hand but he grabs it with gruesome force. She lets out a dying cry.
"You wanna touch me baby?" He unzips his jeans. He places Liv's hand on his penis. She turns away, grunting. "Man.. The things I'm going to do to you defective." Lewis forces Liv's hand to stroke his testicles. "I let you live for a while longer? What would you do to prolong your life? Huh?"
Suddenly, Lewis climbs on top of Liv. He pins her hands down. He rips the back of her shirt a little. He pulls his jeans down to his ankles. Liv eyes searches frantically. This was it. She begins to cry.
"No... Please, please don't." He begins to get hard and she feels his erection on her thighs. He rises up to pull down her pants. As he tugs at her belt, in pure adrenaline, Liv knees him in his crotch. He cries out in pain. She watches him, preparing herself for his next move.
"Fucking cunt... You shouldn't of done that baby..." Lewis grabs Liv's hair in a cruel and beastly way. She doesn't give into him or the pain. "You wanna know what I'm planning to do with you honey? ... I am going to fuck you. I am going to make it hurt so bad for you but make it feel so good for me... When I'm done? When I'm done then you're not gonna wanna to do anything except die... Your mouth... Your ass... Your cunt... Everywhere." He forces his tongue down her throat for nearly one whole minute. She whimpers.
When he releases her lips, Liv spits in his face. In retaliation, he spits in Liv's face. She jumps. He then smacks the shit out of her. Before she has time to react to the slap, Lewis begins choking her with his bare hands.
She opens her mouth to scream but she can't breathe. Lewis looks directly into her eyes as he tries to choke the life out of Benson. After a few seconds pass, her eyes are bulging out. Bloodshot red. She's kicking. Saliva is coming out of her mouth. Her face is turning blue and then red. She tries to pry his hands off of her neck. She's dying. She feels the life leaving her body. This goes on for nearly two minutes and it's just a battle. Finally, Lewis lets her go.
He watches as Liv struggles to catch her breath. She spits out saliva. Mucous gushes from her nose. She's coughing excessively. Lewis takes out his phone and begins recording Liv. She continues to struggle for air.
To Be Continued...
