Chapter 10

~ Somewhere in a dimly lit room ~

After days of being held captive, Rachel is becoming resigned to the fact that it may take a while before she is going to be found, if she ever would. No one cares enough to look for her except for her dads who probably still don't know that she is in this situation. She bets that her classmates especially the ones in glee are so relieved to be rid of her. She remembers the slushy bath which feels like so long ago. If she were to die, she definitely didn't want to leave the world with the slushy bath as the last thing that she is going to be remembered by. She has to get out of here.

"Please, if anyone is listening out there, help me!" Rachel says to herself over and over like a mantra. She needs to hold on to that little sliver of hope that she is going to get out of here. She can't allow her dads to come home and to find out she is already gone. She can imagine how they would blame themselves and she can't allow that. Her dads are the only ones who truly cared. She remembers the times that they spent as a family. How they did all friends are supposed to do just so she wouldn't feel so alone. She recalls their tearful goodbye just before they left for their mission. She reminisces how proud she is about how her fathers are trying to make a difference in the world. She misses them, but she knows that what they are doing is something that would benefit a lot more needy people than her. Her heart breaks as she tries to imagine the different scenarios of how her fathers would find out if she dies and she can't have that. She has to be okay or it will break her dads. She has to be okay.

Suddenly the door opens and in came a person wearing a full face cover. Rachel takes more attention of the person this time. She already knows that her captor is a female from their previous interaction just a few hours ago. Now she knows that the woman is smaller in built.

"Hey Rachel, I see that the blood has dried up and it is now time for more." Her abductor says as she starts to hit her, this time on her stomach. The woman punches her blow after blow until she feels her ribs crack and she starts to spurt blood from her mouth. Soon the punching stops as the woman grabs her hair and forcibly turns the brunette's face towards the camera.

"This is a gift from an old friend, Anthony." The woman jeers at the camera as she approaches it and switches it off and as she does that Rachel again thinks that the voice is very familiar however she just can't place it.

"Please let me go! I think you got the wrong girl. I don't even know an Anthony in my life. Please just let me go, this is just a mistake and I haven't even seen your face so I would never be able to identify you. I promise you that I will not be telling the cops about you, please, you have to let me go!"

"Oh Rachel, I assure you that I got the right girl. This is no mistake and this fate is for you. This has been decided years ago and finally I am going to get what I have been working so hard for. Did you really think someone out there cared enough to listen to you talk and talk about how miserable your life is at that hell hole you call school? I just had to endure it because you hold the key to my prize!" The woman sneers as she slips off the mask to reveal her face.

"Amanda?!" Rachel exclaims.

~ Lima Police Station ~

The team is back to regroup and discuss the case when Morgan gets a call from Penelope.

"If Emily is there make sure that she is sitting down because the video that I will be sending you is really bad." The analyst tearfully says.

Morgan looks around at the office and speaks out, "Okay, Garcia has something for us but Prentiss you need to be prepared for this one." The team looks at the monitor as Penelope is projected on it.

"I am gonna rock your world, but I don't like rocking it this way! I received another video however this time I was sent a link. It is currently being traced and you will be given that information as soon as I get it. It seems like the captor is now putting this on live stream which means we can actually look at how Rachel is doing. Let me just replay the parts that you missed."

Video on Rachel being beaten is shown and everyone in the room feels each blow that is thrown at the little girl. Emily can't help but cry out in desperation knowing that there is nothing that she can do to stop the torture that her sister is going through. What angers her more is the fact that all this is being caused by someone who has a grudge on her father. The bitterness she feels for her father has doubled with every hit that Rachel is getting.

After several torturous minutes of beating the captor stopped but not before blood is spurted out of the young singer's mouth. Everyone in the table is left speechless for a few seconds and only an outburst from the door is heard.

"Oh my god, Rachel..NO! They are hurting her, you have to do something! Rachel!" The team turns towards the door and sees Quinn Fabray break down as she watches the young diva being punched to death.

One of the female police officers approaches Quinn and as she touches her she snaps, "DON'T TOUCH ME! AND WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE? WHY AREN'T YOU DOING YOUR JOBS INSTEAD OF PATHETICALLY JUST SITTING AROUND AND TALKING?!"

Prentiss stands up and approaches the young HBIC, "Don't you dare tell us that we are not doing anything to save her. You have no right to judge all of us especially since you have been torturing that poor girl for a long time."

That statement stops Quinn and she looks down embarrassed. "I am so sorry! I did not mean to blow up like that! It's just that when I saw the video, I can't help it. I know I have been so mean to her in the past but I never wanted anything like that to happen to her. I can't bear to see her that hurt. I can't – not anymore!" Quinn sobs. Emily, without really meaning to but just by an act of instinct, gathers the young girl in her arms into an embrace.

"It's okay, I shouldn't have snapped at you as well. I should have been able to hold in my emotions a little better." Emily softly tells her sister's friend. "We will find her but we need all the help we can. I am sure that the sketch from your description would help a lot. Are you done with it by the way?"

Quinn steps out of the hug a bit awkwardly says, "Yes, I am done with it. That is actually the reason why I was outside of the office to just find you and tell you that I am done." She finishes off still feeling embarrassed with her outburst.

"Okay, thank you. It's best that you go home and get some rest now. Today must have been emotionally stressful for you to see a person you know go through something like that. Don't worry, I will let you know when we find her and I will call you if we think there is something that you can help us with."

Emily goes back to the table and exclaims, "We have to find her! And we have to find her soon!" She glances at the monitor and watches her sister lies down on the mattress exhausted from the beating.