Looking For A New Life Chapter 12
Jason arrived in Rosewood several hours later. He met Emily at The Brew coffee shop. He had advised her to not let others know what was going on with Ali.
Jason said in a low tone, "My people are on it. We found out that the Vittos have a cabin out in Connecticut. They might have taken Ali there."
"We should go there." Emily said.
"I'm sending people to check out." Jason said.
"I want to go too."
"No I can't let you do that Emily. You will be in danger."
Emily got angry and said, "Damn it, I love Ali and need to save her."
"Please calm down, we are dealing with another mob family. They are capable of doing anything. Just please trust me. Come with me to New York."
Emily was a bit defeated, but she said, "Ok."
In a rural Connecticut hospital, an ambulance was pulling up to emergency entrance. A team of doctors and nurses surrounded it. A paramedic came out and said, "We have a female in her early 20s, she has been beaten and raped."
Ali was brought out from the ambulance on a gurney. She was wearing a neck brace and an oxygen mask covered her face. She was unconscious. The paramedics handed her over to the hospital staff.
Emily and Jason were entering New York City, when Jason's car phone rang. He put it on speaker phone.
"Boss, it's me Dominic. We found Ali, but I have bad news."
Emily's heart sank right away.
Jason said into the speaker phone, "What happened? Be straight with me Dominic".
"The Vittos took her out to Connecticut was we suspected. She was just admitted to a hospital there. She was beaten pretty badly. Your parents are on their way there."
Emily was crying heavily.
…
After a few more hours of driving, Jason and Emily made their way to the hospital were Ali was at. They rushed inside and then found some of the DiLaurentis family guards and Kenneth and Jessica in a waiting area. Kenneth and Jessica hugged their son. Emily kept away from them. She figured they probably didn't want her there. But then Jessica started to walk towards her. Emily was expecting a fight.
Jessica said, "Emily, I want to apologize to you for the past. I was rude to you and Ali must really love you."
The older woman held her hand to Emily. Emily shook it and nodded.
Several hours later, a doctor came out.
He spoke to the group, "Ali in a room right now. She suffered two broken ribs and broken wrist which will need to be surgically repaired in a few days. We have her sedated right now. She won't be awake for another day. She was sexually assaulted."
Kenneth started to become angry. He and a guard walked out of the hospital. Jessica wept and Jason comforted Emily. The three later went into Ali's hospital room.
She had bruises on her face. Her left wrist was in large splint that consisted of cotton padding and ace bandages. That night, Jessica and Emily slept in chairs in the room.
The next morning, Ali slowly awoke. She was confused at her surroundings. She felt pain in her ribs. She glanced down and saw her splinted wrist. Flashes of the rape and beating came into her mind. She broke down crying. There were EKG monitors attached to her chest that sounded off an alarm to the staff. Jessica and Emily awoke at the sound of the alarms.
They saw Ali awake.
Jessica said, "It's ok baby. I'm here"
Emily said, "I'm here too."
Ali didn't say anything to them, she was still panicking. The doctors gave her sedatives to calm her down. Later they discussed, Ali's recovery plans. The DiLaurentis family arranged for Ali to be flown by helicopter to New York for her wrist surgery. They wanted a New York area surgeon to perform it. Then Jessica discussed the plans for Ali's post rape counseling.
It was three days later, Ali was at a small New York hospital. She was in a private room. The day before, she had undergone an extensive wrist surgery. Her left wrist and hand were heavily bandaged and a cardboard splint was attached to it. The surgeon said a fiberglass cast was going to be put on in few days after the incision stitches were removed.
She watched as Emily came into the room.
Emily kissed her and took a seat next to her bed.
"How are you feeling today Ali?"
"Ok I guess. When are you going home to Rosewood?" Ali said.
"I'm not sure. It all depends on you. I want to make sure you recover well from surgery and your rib injuries."
Ali looked right at Emily and said, "You should back home. There are some things you can't help me with."
Emily said, "Do you mean…?"
Ali nodded. Emily was referring to the rape. Ali refused to talk to her mom, Jason, and Emily about it.
Ali then said, "It's not fair to you Emily to be here."
"But I want to be here and take care of you."
"You can't Emily. Please just go home." Ali said.
Tears streamed down Emily's face and she said, "Please Ali, don't do this"
"It's for the best Emily". Ali said.
