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Chapter 11

"I went into the house, you can go in too." Cory left it at that. He started the car and drove. His mind was racing and he couldn't remember a time he had been so angry. His phone buzzed with a reply from Topanga.

"Breath Honey. How bad was it?" He took a deep breath and responded.

"It's really bad" Topanga read the text and sighed. She knew that she was going to go look around the cabin but the thought of seeing everything terrified her. She looked between Riley and Maya, both asleep now. The Paramedic had told her we would be at the hospital soon.

"I love you. She is safe now. That is what we have to hold onto." Topanga hit send as the ambulance pulled up to the hospital. She took a deep breath knowing this next part was going to be hard on all of them. Before Riley had fallen asleep she asked her mom if she could go into the room with Maya, if that was what Maya wanted. Topanga agreed. Riley had shown an understanding that surprised Topanga throughout this. She was not in Rileytown at all. Maya and Riley woke at the same time noticing that they had stopped moving.

"Maya, I talked to my mom, if it's ok with you I would like to stay with you, for everything. I understand if it's too much and you would rather not have me in there. But Maya. I love you and if you will let me I will say!" Riley rambled. Maya looked over to Topanga silently asking if Riley would really be aright if she stayed and heard everything. Topanga just nodded.

"On one condition, if it gets to be too much you have to promise you will leave. And not feel guilty!" Riley reached over and took Mayas' hand.

"I'm not going anywhere. But I promise." The doctor opened the back of the ambulance and then everything began to happen so quickly. The paramedics filled in the doctor and nurses. Topanga announced that she and Riley would be staying in the room with Maya at all times. The doctor offering to get a female physician for the comfort of Maya. Maya had nodded. She would be more comfortable with a female. The doctor excused himself and Maya was settled into the exam room.

"I'm Doctor Isabelle Lane and this is Nurse Nancy." Said the doctor as she entered the room with a nurse. "Maya, I want you to know that what happened to you is not your fault and we are going to do everything we can to make you feel comfortable. You will not see anyone else without one of us being with them." Dr. Lane walked further into the room and looked over at Topanga and Riley.

"I understand that you are Mayas' support team. I am fine with you both being here but I will ask that you stay off to the side for this first part. I will not have the monster that did this get off on a technicality, so to preserve evidence I will need you to stay there."

"Absolutely. Thank you. I am also Mayas legal guardian and legal counsel. Topanga Matthews. And this is Mayas best friend, my daughter, Riley." Topanga said as she reached out to shake the doctors' hand. The nurse made note of Topanga and Riley's names in the chart. Maya sat silently with her head hanging low as this was all happening. She was nervous and cold, but she was also in a great deal of pain.

"Ok Maya. If you are ready we will get started now." Maya nodded and looked toward Riley.

"I've got you Peaches. You can do this" Maya took a deep breath before nodding again.

"Ok, I will walk you through each step. We will start with the rape kit. When we are done with that we will have to take pictures for evidence. After that we will do your physical exam. If you need me to stop at any time just tell me. If it is causing you pain, tell me. Do you have any questions?"

"No." Maya said. Her voice weak and shaky.

"Ok then let's get started. First I'm going to ask you some basic questions about your health and history. Your full name?"

"Maya Penelope Hart."

'Age"

"15"

"Any allergies to medications?"

"No" Maya sighed. This was not so bad.

"Any past surgeries or sever injuries?"

"No"

"Are you sexually active?" Mayas head looked straight at the Dr. Lane.

"No, I'm a. I mean, I was a virgin." Maya hung her head again. Letting a single tear fall.

"Ok Maya. You are doing really well. This next part is going to be harder, please remember you can stop at anytime to take a break. Now I need you walk me through as much of what happened as you can. This will help us to collect evidence as well as know how to care for you after. Whenever you are ready." Maya took a deep breath and began walking through the day leading up to being taken. She talked about the beating before Topanga and Riley arrived at the apartment. She talked about watching the diner grow further and further away. She talked about the fear of what was to come, thinking that she was never going to see her best friend again. She talked about arriving at the cabin and about the "Tour" of the house and about the collar.

Maya paused and looked over at Riley and Topanga. They were sitting in chairs not far from Maya, but still just out of reach. She took a deep breath and let it out. Topanga took Riley's' hand and nodded to Maya. This was where it got really hard. Maya began

to retell the horrid events that had happened just earlier that day. She found that as she got closer to telling about her rape she was becoming nervous and blaming herself. She heard Riley crying. She saw Topanga grow tense. It was all just too much.

"Maya" it was Riley. "Maya, look at me. It was not your fault; none of this is your fault. You are safe with us and we love you. It's ok to hurt and it's ok to cry. We are here for you."

At that Maya let the tears fall. She sobbed for almost 20 full minutes before she was able to continue. When she began again she told the facts almost as if it had happened to someone else. She covered everything from the "rules" to the beatings. She told them how he made her strip and that when she regained consciousness how she was chained to the bed. She told about her realization that he wanted to create a "family" with her. She talked about the whip and the gag, reaching up and rubbing her jaw at the thought and then she paused again. After a moment she continued. This was one of the hardest parts. She told about the rape. About the pain and humiliation that he caused her. She spared no detail. Maya could hear Riley sobbing and Topanga taking in sharp breaths trying to hold her tears in check but she also could not stop there. She had to continue.

Maya told about how she was released to her room. She recapped the phone call, the shower and the humiliation that went along with it. She then talked about the walk back to the basement. The terror she felt when she realized that he knew about her phone. Maya told about the next beating. She told them how he made sure she counted and made sure to tell her how it was all her fault. She told them about the cage and how small she felt crawling into and out of it. She talked about feeling so defeated that she just followed him up two flights of stairs knowing that he was about to rape her again. Her breath caught as she remembered seeing her phone sitting on the nightstand.

"He was taunting me. He made sure that I could see the phone but that it was just out of reach. Almost as if to say, 'your last connection to the world is there and I have all the control over you getting to it'. He knew he broke me at that point. He did everything he could think of to get me to fight back. He started to bite me and pinch me. It all hurt so much. And he was so angry but he was also enjoying himself. When he was done the phone was ringing. And then he said "until we meet again" and left."

Maya laid back and let tears fall again. Riley and Topanga were crying, even the nurse and doctor had let their tears slip. Dr. Lane let everyone compose themselves and then she spoke.

"Maya, you are so strong and brave. You are doing so well. I know that must have been very hard for you to retell but you did really good. Now, we have to move on to the physical evidence. We will have to do a complete exam as well as swabs and combing of your pubic hair. We will take pictures of your wounds as well as places that we find bodily fluids."

Maya nodded. She just wanted this to all be over. The doctor stood and helped Maya removed the blankets that where covering her body. Each one was placed into a different bag and marked as evidence. Riley gasped at the sight of her friends abused body. She had heard what Maya said, but seeing her body broken and bruised was much harder. The doctor talked through each step but beyond that the room remained silent, with the exception of an occasional gasp from Maya.

"Ok Maya. You did wonderful. We are done with the rape kit. We can get you into a gown if you would like" said the nurse as she helped Maya sit up and handed her a blanket to cover herself.

"I brought her some clothes, if that is ok" Riley said as she stood and opened her bag. The nurse nodded. "Can I hug her now?" again the nurse nodded. Riley ran to Maya, whose arms were wide open and clung to her. They both sobbed as the reality of it all continued to sink in. After some time they separated and Riley reached up to wipe Mayas tears.

"I brought you your favorite pajamas. I wanted you to have something you really like. Something to help you feel safe."

Maya reached out and took the bag with a half smile "Thank you Riles. I appreciate it"

"Maya, sweetie, can we help you get cleaned up some? Then we can get you dressed. If you would rather though we can step out and…" Topanga was cut off by Maya

"NO, I mean, no, please don't go. I um, well, I just. I need you to stay with me. I'm scared and.." Maya let her thought trail off.

"Maya we are here. I just want you to feel comfortable. I know you have been through so much. Let's get you cleaned up." With that Riley and Topanga both reached for a wash cloth and started to gently clean Mayas wounds. At times Maya would yelp in pain and a few times she began to cry but once she was cleaned up some she felt just a little better. The nurse helped bandage the worst of the wounds and then Maya got dressed, with a lot of help.

"Thank you. Riles, will you sit with me. I'm so tired" Maya asked as she made room for Riley on the hospital bed.

"Of course!" Riley said as she climbed in. Mayas head rested on Rileys shoulder and Riley took Mayas hand. "Rest Maya. We are here. You are safe."

A/N: Ok I know it has been a long time. I'm really sorry about that. I hope the wait was worth it.. Longer then some of my other chapters and already working on the next! Please review and let me know what you like, don't like and what you would like to see!