Chapter 11

Calleigh looked up to see the man running back towards her. He stopped just in front of Calleigh. She had covered her face again with her arms ready for a collision.

"How could you help her? You're gonna pay for that!" the man yelled as he started kicking Calleigh.

Calleigh just layed there. She tried to get up but there was a shooting pain from the bullets that she couldn't handle and fell back down.

The man was kicking her in her sides and her head. He kicked her hard enough that it made her whole body turn on its side. The man continued kicking her in her stomach and back.

Calleigh couldn't take it anymore, "Please stop! STOP!" she scream. Blood was now flowing freely from her head and nose. There were also many other bruises and large cuts all over her body.

She kept squirming around trying to get out of his range of fire. The man kept yelling, "STOP MOVING!"

The man finally stopped and bent down beside her. He took out more duct tape and taped her arms around her back again. A grunt came out of Calleigh from the pain from her shoulder. He then went to her legs and taped around her ankles.

He turned her over so Calleigh was face up. "We're getting outta here. Now." the man said as he put duct tape over her mouth so she wouldn't scream for help.

The man then proceeded to opening the truck door. He went back to Calleigh and picked her up as best as he could. Calleigh couldn't move at all or yell for help. He threw her into the truck and she slid towards the front of the truck before she hit the far wall and stopped. Her whole body was hurting all over. She started seeing black spots clouding her vision. Soon she felt herself slipping into the darkness.

The man closed the door to the truck and went around to the drivers seat. He got into the seat and looked in the rear view mirrors. He saw Horatio, Grissom, and Nick walking down the street straight for the truck. "Damn. They know where I am." he opened the door and ran out. He ran into the nearby bushes and out of sight.

As the three men were walking down the street. They started being able to see the finer detail of what was going on. They saw the man get into the truck and try to drive off but changed his plans when he ran into the nearby trees.

Horatio started running, "He's seen us coming." He took out his gun and ran up to the truck. He first went to the front driving seat. He turned the gun inside the window and saw no one. He ran back to the other men who were standing by the back hatch.

Grissom grabbed the handle and unlocked it. "On three I'll open the door." He looked over at Horatio who had his gun pointed towards the door. "One...two...three!" he opened the door and Horatio saw a body.

No one else was inside. Horatio jumped into the truck followed by Grissom and Nick. They saw the figure of a blonde woman laying face down with hands and feet bound. Her head was tilted away from the men.

Horatio ran forward, "Calleigh!" He knelt down beside her. Now seeing that her eyes were closed and she was badly beaten, he put two fingers on her neck to check for a pulse. There was a faint one. "Get me rescue! She's alive."

Grissom turned around and signalled at the ambulance that was now coming down the street. He turned to Horatio, "they're almost here."

Horatio was still kneeling beside Calleighs limp body. "Calleigh, if you can hear me, wake up. Please wake up. You can fight this. Don't leave us now. We will find the creep who did this to you, don't worry." he said while stroking her head; not worrying about all the blood and dirt he was getting on his hand from her hair.

The paramedics came and they hopped into the truck. They undid the tape around her wrists and mouth and turned her over. They put a breathing mask over her mouth and nose. They started poking her with all different needles.

After they made sure she was stable, they carried her into the ambulance and drove off to the hospital.