Chapter eleven: Saved but Broken
Madison attempted too calm herself as she laid back handcuffed in the same position that she'd been in for who ever knew how many days now. She was seriously starting too wonder if this could do some serious damage to her arms. She was quite sure it could considering her arms had lost most of their sensation and they ached every time she attempted too move them. Her wrists had started to develop cuts and gashes where they pressed against the metal of the handcuffs.
She was almost completely certain that she wouldn't be able to do this much longer. She had exhausted herself mentally and physically trying to find a way out of this all. Trying to find a way too escape or even manipulate Robert or Cassidy into just letting her go. Cassidy mainly because Madison still couldn't look Robert in the eyes without thinking about what he'd done too her.
She hadn't had any luck though. Escaping was out of the question. She was sure they'd kill her if she ever even made such an attempt. Trying to talk them into setting her free didn't work either they would just stare at her blankly when she tried almost like they didn't see why she'd want too leave.
She had another reason too worry as well. She hadn't seen them since the night before when they'd brought her dinner. She was scared too death that they'd just decided too leave her here to die. After all they could very well get away with it. She was sure no one knew where she was yet. If they did wouldn't they have found her by now, so if that was the case she could just die here all alone and no one would know about it.
She shuddered at the thought as she tried to convince herself that this wouldn't be the way her life ended. That she would die a very old women in her sleep ,who had married Spencer and had tons of children, grandchildren ,and great grandchildren.
She frowned slightly as she heard what she thought too be frantic footsteps in the floor above her. She shook her head slightly knowing that this was probably just her mind fooling her. Besides she had been drugged in just about every meal she'd been given since she'd gotten here . Her brain was probably reacting a bit strangely from it.
She widened her eyes when she heard it once again She squeezed her eyes shut sure that this was either Cassidy or Robert coming down too finally finish her off because surly her time was up. They must have had enough of her by now especially with all her attempts too talk them into letting her go.
She finally opened her eyes when she felt a soft hand on her arm. So much different than the rough hands she'd become accustomed too over the time she'd been here.
She felt warm tears trickle down her face as she prayed that the sight before her wasn't just a figment of her tired and slightly drug induced imagination.
The policeman finally spoke up softly "Madison? Madison Wright"?
She only managed too nod her head yes before he spoke up again as he somehow managed too unlock her handcuffs "Theres been a lot of people looking for you. It's been almost two weeks now".
She frowned before speaking up her voice cracking "I need too see Spencer. Dr. Spencer Reid he's with the BAU".
He nodded "Okay I'll make sure you see him, but we need to get you too a hospital okay".
She nodded noticing for the first time that there was another policeman right behind him along with a few paramedics.
She frowned feeling her eyes grow weak as they managed too lift her from the bed onto a backboard. Somehow taking her upstairs and into an ambulance. She was safe now, but somehow she felt as though she'd never be quite the same.
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Spencer frowned as followed the others into the waiting room. He'd never really liked hospitals and he had every reason too feel that way. After all he'd spent a large portion of his childhood taking his mother too hospitals. Sitting in the waiting room while he listened too her cry and argue with her doctors. Insisting that she was fine and they were the ones with the problem. That was why when he'd had his mother committed he'd made sure that Bennington Sanitarium looked nothing like a hospital.
He finally found a seat before he stared straight down at the floor not feeling like he had it in him too look up at her parents. Her father still blamed him even if her mother seemed grateful.
At least he didn't blame himself anymore.
He just felt slightly ill. He couldn't help but too wonder why this was taking so long. They'd been here for a while now and they still hadn't heard anything from anyone. After all it had taken them at least an hour too get too a hospital over in the next town, since the towns local hospital had said that they didn't have the ability or the proper technology too take care of her whatever that meant.
He wondered exactly what type of care she needed. Was she really that bad off?
He frowned slightly when a cup of coffee invaded his view of the floor. He looked up seeing an exhausted looking Garcia
She spoke up barely above a whisper so different from her usual loud fun carefree demeanor. "I thought you might want this".
He nodded taking if from her before he spoke up "Thank you". He glanced around the waiting room before sighing "You should really get some sleep. Everyone else is asleep".
She nodded knowing it was true after all the entire team had slowly fallen asleep one after the other slumped against waiting room chairs. Madison's mother had fallen asleep over her magazine that she was pretending too read probably too distract herself from worrying. Their father had fallen asleep just a few minutes ago after going outside too make several phone calls none of which he'd talk about. Even though Garcia knew how her father was work obsessed even his youngest daughters hospitalization couldn't keep him from his cell phone.
She bit her bottom lip sighing "I can't sleep. I won't until I know she's okay"
Spencer nodded knowing he felt the same way.
He quickly looked up from his untouched coffee when an older women in scrubs came out into the waiting room. He let out a sigh of relief as she made her way towards them before speaking up "Are you here for Madison Wright"?
Her mother automatically woke up before standing up letting the magazine fall from her lap onto the floor "Yes we are. Is my daughter okay"?
She nodded "Physically she's going too be okay, but mentally she's fragile. She keeps asking for a Dr. Spencer Reid, is he her primary physician"?
Spencer stood up not surprised that someone had once again assumed that just because he went by doctor that he'd gone too medical school instead of just having a PhD or three of them in his case. "I'm Dr. Reid".
She raised her eyebrows probably thinking the same thing most people thought he was way too young. "And how do you and Ms. Wright know each other"?
He sighed feeling anxious that he was going too be forbidden from seeing her. After all most hospitals only let relatives go back. "I'm her uh".
Garcia interrupted him speaking up lying for Spencer "He's her fiancée".
The doctor frowned probably wondering how they were engaged if there was no ring.
She nodded speaking up "Well before you see her I need to talk too you in private".
He followed her too the other side of the waiting room before she spoke up "Madison's been though quite an ordeal. I think it goes without doubt too say that she's going too need some counseling".
He nodded "I'll find her someone she can talk too once we get home".
She sighed running her hand through her graying hair which was pointless since it was pulled up into a tight bun. "Dr. Reid I don't know how else too say this but it appears that Madison was raped".
He nodded his head unable too form words as a cocktail of emotions overtook him anger, grief, fear, and some other emotions that he was sure didn't even have names yet.
He looked back up at her seeing that she was still talking "We've done a rape kit on her and she's alright no pregnancy no diseases. It appears from some of our other tests that she was drugged as well. With what I can't say. It was too far out of her system by the time we ran our tests. I'm going too want too keep her in the hospital for a few days just too keep an eye on her".
He nodded "Is there anything else I should know"?
She sighed "Her wrists were quite cut up. I've bandaged them though she'll need to keep clean bandages on them. It look as though she's going to have some scaring. I've prescribed her some low dose pain killers for the pain. Nothing addictive".
"Can I see her please"? He stated feeling slightly ill from all he'd been told.
"Yes you may she's in a private room, room 114".
He nodded somehow making his way upstairs too her floor before making his way too 114 . Grateful too see an officer guarding the door. They still hadn't found Cassidy nor Robert and the thought that they were still out there free made Spencer physically ill. Not just because they'd done this too Madison. Also because they'd killed all those people. All her friends like it was some sick gift for her.
He somehow managed too make his way inside feeling weak when he saw her. Asleep with her back turned too him.
He made his way too the chair beside her bed before gently taking hand noticing that she'd gotten surprisingly thin and she was unusually pale paler than usual.
He bit his bottom lip feeling unbelievably nervous when she opened her eyes before managing too speak up "Spencer".
He nodded running his hand though her hair noticing how tangled it was "Yeah it's me".
She completely took him by surprise when she managed too sit up and hug him tightly. Tighter than she'd ever hugged him before. "I was scared Spencer. I thought they were going too kill me just like all the others. They've been caught right"?
"No not yet, but I won't let them come near you I promise. Okay their going too get caught they have too". He stated still running his hand through her hair.
She spoke up crying slightly "Spencer please don't leave".
He frowned wondering if she meant just don't leave right now or never leave. He sighed knowing he already had his answer " I wont I promise I wont".
He managed too fit into the bed beside her and hold her until she eventually fell into a light sleep. He looked down at her sighing. He knew she was safe now, but it was still going too take a long time for things too be the way they used too be