Chapter Fourteen
'I was just in my apartment, minding my own business. It was last Monday, I have no idea what day it is now…'
'Katherine, it's Wednesday. You were taken for over a week, 12 days to be exact.' Scully replied gently. Katherine frowned a little in confusion then carried on.
'Ok so, it was Monday, and I was just relaxing and listening to my music. I live alone, I just got my own place after graduating from college. I wanted my own independence you know? I was trying to find a job and my parents were sending me money before I found one… anyway, I was minding my own business when suddenly this hand came over my mouth. I… I tried to scream but couldn't. He had something in his hand, like a handkerchief or something, and he covered my mouth with it. There was a very strong scent, and I fell into unconsciousness. I guess he must have doused it with something which made me pass out…' She said, her eyes welling with frightened tears as she remembered her capture. Scully sighed and placed a hand over hers, trying to reassure her to continue.
'Please, go on, you're doing great.' She praised.
'Then I don't remember much after that. I was taken to that place, where you found me. I can't remember getting there, but I remember that he used to beat me…' She said, her voice breaking with tears. Scully squeezed her hand gently. 'He beat me over and over, and I had no food, only a few drops of water every now and again. I was starving, oh god it was awful…' She broke off and started to sob. Scully lowered her head in shame slightly, feeling the guilt come over her as she hated herself for making her bring this up, but she needed to know why.
'Katherine, I need you to think about why he did this to you, why did he say that you needed to be fixed?' Scully urged. She waited patently for Katherine to speak.
'He put… something in me.' She replied in a whisper, as she held a tissue to her eyes. Scully felt her chest tighten. 'I don't know what it was, but it hurt a lot. I can't remember seeing what he put in me, may be be injected me or something, or maybe.. I just can't remember, I'm so sorry Agent Scully..' She cried out sadly, looking to Scully for support. Scully nodded sympathetically at her and forced a small smile.
'It's ok, you've done so well. Thank you.' Scully said thankfully, and started to turn to leave.
'Wait…' Katherine said suddenly, placing her own hand now over Scully's. Scully felt her heart skip a beat as she turned back and saw the urgency in Katherine's eyes. 'He said it's because I had been abducted by aliens.' She said in a cautious whisper, careful not to let the other officers hear. Scully's heart started to pound loudly in her ears.
'And have you?' Scully pressed, 'Have you ever been abducted Katherine? To your knowledge? Were you ever missing for a certain amount of time?'
'Yes.' Katherine finally said after an anxious pause. She saw a look in Scully's eyes that made her trust her. It was as if she had experienced the same thing. 'When I was a little girl. It was a long, long time ago…..'
'Agent Scully, I need to speak with you.'
A nurse popped her head around Katherine's hospital door and looked over at them cautiously, sensing the tension in the room. Scully turned to face her in slight annoyance.
'I'm just in the middle of question-…'
'I wanted to let you know, that Agent Mulder is out of surgery.' The nurse spoke over her, knowing that she would want to know. Scully felt her heart rise in her chest and she paced backwards, away from Katherine at the mention of Mulder. She pulled her hand away to Katherine's surprise and started towards the nurse, her eyes focused on hers. She felt dizzy. She couldn't breathe.
'Is he… is he all right?' Scully managed in a small voice.
'He's waking up. The surgery went well, but he's asking for you. Please, if you could come with m-…' She started, but before she could say anymore, Scully was racing from Katherine's room and down the hall.
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