"Game's over" Jade said sadly as the blood streamed down her hands and Anna covered her mouth while everyone stared at her shocked.
"Oh my god" Beck exclaimed scared and Jade simply looked down.
"No, no, no Jade, no!" John said upset as Beck grabbed Jade in his arms because she was weakening more and more as seconds went by.
"God, Jade, what the hell did you do?" Beck questioned angrily as she stared at the ceiling emotionlessly. "We need to take her to the hospital"
"Quick!" Anna exclaimed and she, Beck and John rushed down to the parking lot.
"Mr. West!" Josh said and immediately opened the door of the van so they got in while the rest of the gang and their parents got in the other vans.
"Jade, look at me! Stay awake" John demanded when he saw her slowly falling asleep. "Don't close your eyes, focus on me" He said and slapped her face gently.
"Dad?" Jade questioned whispering.
"Yes, Jade, it's me…it's me, look at me!" He ordered but she couldn't stay awake any longer and after a few seconds her head dropped unconscious. "Damn it!"
"No!" Anna said crying her eyes out but they got to the hospital very quickly and the doctors immediately started attending Jade.
"What happened?" Tori asked as the rest of them joined them in the waiting room.
"They're attending her, fortunately, she didn't lose a lot of blood…" Beck commented and sighed mortified. "I can't believe this happened"
"Honey, you need to get your hand checked" His mother said but he shook his head.
"No, it's alright…now the most important thing is Jade" Beck said.
"Beck, we are in the hospital…you need a bandage" Tori commented and he exhaled annoyed but ultimately agreed to get his hand cured. They waited for about two hours and then saw the doctor walking up to them.
"Jade West?" He questioned and they nodded. "She's alive, fortunately you acted fast and she didn't lose a lot of blood" The doctor informed so everyone smiled gladly. "However, she also presents a lot of other signs of abuse, can you talk to me about it?"
"She was kidnapped and the bastards tortured her" Mr. West explained, rage and sadness dripping from his voice.
"I could see…They hurt her in a lot of ways, physically, she presents a lot of bruises all over her body, some scars, burns, marks from a whip and from strangling made by a rope or a belt…and there are also signs consistent with repeated and violent sexual abuse" The doctor informed and they looked down sadly but then John nodded. "Is that why she did it?"
"She started hallucinating and did it out of fear" Anna explained sadly and the doctor nodded.
"Well, my recommendation is that you get her psychological help as soon as possible…If she has another episode of suicidal hallucinations, she might not be as lucky" The doctor commented and they nodded.
"Is she okay? Can we see her?" Cat questioned and the doctor nodded.
"Yes, she woke up a few minutes ago" The doctor responded and took them to Jade's room. She was laying on the bed simply staring at the bandages on her wrists and thinking but when the door opened, she immediately turned to it and saw everyone walking inside so she looked down.
"Hi" Cat said sweetly and Jade gave her a sad smile.
"Hey" Jade responded.
"How are you feeling, honey?" Anna questioned and Jade sighed sadly.
"Dead" Jade said sincerely and continued staring at her wrists.
"Jade, that wasn't okay" Tori commented seriously and Jade stared at her slightly confused.
"What happened?" Jade asked and they looked at each other.
"You…tried to kill yourself, you slit your wrists with a knife" Andre informed and Jade thought about it trying to remember.
"You really scared us, Jade" Beck said and she turned to him so she saw the bandage on his hand.
"What happened to you?" Jade questioned curiously and he looked at John not knowing what to say. "What? What is it?" she asked again because she could see their faces.
"You cut him" Cat informed and Jade's eyes wide opened. "You don't remember?" She asked and Jade shook her head slowly as she stared at Beck's injured hand.
"Oh my god…" Jade said shocked and turned to his face shaking her head. "I'm sorry, I didn't…I didn't mean it" she affirmed.
"It's okay, don't worry" Beck said smiling but she shook her hand.
"No, it's not…I cut you, I could've killed you" Jade affirmed and looked down. "I'm dangerous"
"No, you're not…you were scared and you tried to defend yourself" Beck responded. "You had a hallucination, you thought I was going to hurt you"
"I did?" Jade asked and he nodded so she stared into space remembering but she couldn't put her memories in order. "I just remember being with that man and then I was suddenly in that house with all of you and then I was back with Adeline and that man…and then I woke up here"
"Well, you had a hallucination and you tried to kill yourself in it, you were never back with those people" Beck said and Jade looked down. "But the important thing is that we could save you in time"
"Are you gonna lock me up?" Jade asked her mother.
"What? No, of course not, baby" Anna responded.
"But…what if I hurt someone?" Jade asked.
"You won't hurt anyone…you just need therapy and you'll be fine" John affirmed and Jade simply stared into space while playing with her hair. "Jade?" He asked because she'd remained in silence for several seconds.
"What?" Jade simply asked back so he exhaled relieved.
"Nothing, baby…I'm just happy to have you back" He said but she continued doing what she was doing. "And I need to ask you a few questions" Mr. West informed and she looked at him. "Listen, we have the records of Adeline's house and I know the Skull will give us the names of his recurrent clients as well, I will find them and I will make them pay"
"Where is he?" Jade questioned nervously.
"In prison…paying for what he did" Her father responded and she sighed sadly as she remembered him. "Honey, do you think you could recognize the men who raped you? At least the ones who did while you were conscious" He questioned and she looked down ashamedly.
"It's okay, baby" Her mother said as she held her hand and smiled.
"I don't know" Jade responded sincerely. "They all started to look the same after a while" she commented and they looked at each other sadly.
"But are you sure you can't recognize any of them?" Mr. West insisted.
"I said no" Jade responded coldly rising her voice so they stared at her slightly surprised. "I don't even know how many men I slept with"
"Honey, it's okay, don't get upset" Anna said sweetly.
"No! It's not!" Jade exclaimed upset. "I can't remember their faces and I don't want to, I just want to forget everything, I want to go back in time and undo all the things they did to me, I want to forget who I am because I know it'll never go away, why can't you understand?" She questioned and they stared at her sadly. "I can't see their faces in my head, I can only feel them…all of them doing disgusting things to me, the only face I see when I think about it is the Skull's and the one who rented me the last night"
"Don't worry, baby, that's normal" Her father said and she looked down while wiping a few tears off her face. "It'll all be okay, you don't need to remember it…But you need to be aware it happened and you'll grow out of it"
"Yes, it's okay, honey, just relax" Anna said and kissed her hand so Jade looked down sighing, there was an awkward silence for over a minute but then Beck decided to break it.
"Jade, we need to talk…" He commented and she looked at him emotionlessly. "I'm sorry" He said sincerely.
"For what?" Jade questioned as she stroked the bandages on her wrists.
"For being an idiot, for not understanding what you were doing, for being so selfish" Beck responded and she took a breath. "I know how much Cat means to you, I should've understood your sacrifice instead of judging you for it….I'm really sorry"
"Are you?" Jade questioned coldly.
"Yes" Beck immediately said. "I love you, you mean the world to me and I need you back, I really do" He affirmed but she simply stared at the ceiling while playing with her hair, everyone else was just quietly watching the scene and not knowing what to do. "Aren't you gonna say anything?" He asked and she turned to him.
"What do you want me to say? It's over" Jade affirmed. "You're not gonna have me back now or ever" She informed and his face immediately changed to a sad expression.
"Jade, please…I'm sorry, what can I do for you to forgive me?" Beck asked and Jade smiled sadly.
"Nothing…You don't get it, do you?" Jade asked and he stared at her confused. "It's not about you, Beck, it's about me…I'm dead now, I'm never coming back" She affirmed and everyone looked at each other disconcertedly.
"No, you're not" Beck responded. "What do you mean?" He asked and she sighed.
"I am not the same person you remember…I don't even know who I am now" Jade said sincerely. "I'm not even sure all this is really happening, I've had a lot of dreams that have seemed real but then I woke up in that room with the chains or on the bed in the other room…Only to see those men with me or Adeline injecting me" She commented with a couple of tears streaming down her face. "As far as I know, I could wake up and be there again"
"That's not going to happen" Beck affirmed. "You're not dreaming, this is real…as real as the love I feel for you, the love we feel for each other"
"Go, I don't want to see you" Jade said coldly and Beck looked down. "GET OUT!" She exclaimed angrily and he sighed sadly before walking out of the room.
"Jade, I know you're angry…but you should give him the chance to show you he truly loves you" Beck's mother commented.
"He doesn't" Jade responded emotionlessly. "If he loved me, he wouldn't have done what he did but it's okay, I get it" she said with a shade of irony in her voice.
"No, you really don't" Mrs. Oliver affirmed. "He loves you, Jade, I'm his mother and I know him better than anyone…He just wants to be with you now that…"
"Now that what? Now that I was rescued? Now that he doesn't have to sacrifice anything? Now that his man ego isn't at risk?" Jade questioned upset. "He is selfish, he is with me only when things are alright but when I needed him the most, what did he do? He blamed me for what was happening, he said I was going to bed with those bastards because I wanted to, he acted like the victim, so tell me, where did all his love go then?"
"Jade, if you let him…" Mrs. Oliver said sadly but she interrupted her.
"He wasn't with me when I needed him the most, I tried to stay strong for Cat but all I wanted every time I had to be with those men was to die" Jade informed with tears streaming down her face and rage dripping from her voice. "When I came back from the god damn hotel, I just wanted to be hugged, I needed it! I needed him to tell me things would be okay, that he loved me no matter what and that we would get through it together but no, he couldn't do that…" She said disappointedly. "He only stared at me disgusted, he made me feel guilty for getting raped, he made me feel even worse than I already felt…" Beck had been outside the door hearing everything and it made him feel horrible because he knew she was right.
"I'm sorry, Jade, I really am" Beck's mother responded sincerely because she could understand her attitude.
"He wasn't there when I needed him and it's all over, I don't need him now"
Jade is right though or what do you guys think?
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