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Here is the next chapter. Sorry it took so long! It was written by me and Phoenix Rising so don't forget to also thank her!

SilasCilice- Noticed how I used your name twice. It's all for you! See, Silas really does love you! He asked me to do it!

stRawb3RRi3zform3- Houston has MD Anderson which is one of the top medical centers in the US for cancer treatment. I haven't seen her yet as I was sick or had family emergencies, but I called her and she is okay, but still depressed. Thank you!

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chef13- CHEFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't heard from you in FOR-FREAKIN-EVER! Where have you been?!?!?!?! I must say, Silas has a lot of Stamina. He stayed up ALL NIGHT watching Alice in Wonderland with me! That takes a lot of strength. Hehe!

SilverRaiine- Well, Silas is a complex character and I will try to spend more time on his reaction to Mona being suicidal, but it'll take a while Thank you for the review! I'm all better now! 

Hard Day's Knight- Well let's see how Mona reacts to Silas from now on. I have to find a way to add more fluff. Fluff is cute.  Thanks for the review!!!

i run with scissors- Well you did help me with a basic idea for this chapter. It was because of you that Phoenix was able to write more. Thanks for all the help, Ash! Good luck with school!

pinkknt - Thank you for your prayer. I only spoke to her briefly once so I really have no idea how she's doing. I'm not sick anymore so I'll be able to visit her soon. MD Anderson is kind of far from where I live which is why I haven't seen her yet, but I will soon.

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Silas' Cilice

Mona wasn't sure how, but she managed to drag Silas' body back to their compartment before placing the old lady on a near by seat making it seem as if she was napping. Quickly rushing back to Silas, Mona closed and door behind her before turning to face her unconscious patient.

Right. Okay. I can do this. I can do this…what do I do?

Carefully stepping towards him, Mona took a deep breath before going down on her knees and placing her hands at the hem of his robe. Raising the thick brown robe to his upper thigh Mona inspected the greenish-yellowish infection caused by Silas' Cilice.

Why would you willingly do this, Silas?

Getting up, Mona went to the bathroom and wet a towel with hot water, returning to gently dab Silas' sweat drenched brow. The touch caused Silas' eyes to flutter open briefly as he gave a nearly incoherent moan. Mona's own brow wrinkled in confusion at the verbal expulsion, fairly certain that the stress of the situation was causing her to hallucinate. That couldn't have been her name he moaned, could it?

Suddenly a shrill ringing noise cut into Mona's musings over Silas' unconscious mutterings, causing her to give a startled yelp and drop the wet cloth, which promptly landed on Silas with a small plop.

Calm down, Mona. It's only Silas' cell phone.

Staring down at Silas as the bothersome noise continued, the question presented itself: Should she answer the phone or not? In the end it was curiosity and desperation that won out, prompting her to reach for the phone and flip it open.

"H-hello?" Another moan from Silas punctuated the silence from the other end of the line.

"Hello?! Who the hell IS this?!" she said, this time with force. "If you don't start explaining yourself right now, so help me God, I will hang up and 69 your ass!"

There was a sound of someone clearing their throat, and then came the long-awaited reply, "Where is Silas? What have you done with him?"

The voice was sharp and insistent, the response more of an order to spill all regarding Silas' location and restore him to the phone than an honest inquiry. Mona thought she detected the traces of a Spanish accent beneath the evident confidence of someone speaking from a position of authority, but then again it was becoming more and more difficult for her to be certain of anything as time wore on.

"Silas can't come to the phone right now, as he's currently lying on the floor unconscious from what appears to be one hell of an infection. Now would you please tell me who the FUCK this is?" Mona's patience was wearing thin.

"Control yourself woman! (hehe, do you notice how Aringarosa uses the same words Silas used from the first conversation he and Mona had? Lol) I am a…friend…of Silas'. What do you mean by infection?" he quizzed.

"What I mean is that that freaking Appalling Belt of Pain and Suffering he insists on wearing must've given him some sort of infection, because his leg is all scary and yellow and he's passed out cold on the ground by a card playing, TicTac popping granny!" she shrieked, drawing nearer and nearer to a nervous breakdown. If this didn't stop soon, there was no doubt in Mona's mind that she would lose control and begin frantically lobbing TicTacs at random passersby.

"Calm down woman, and tell me where you are right now," Silas' "friend" instructed.

"What? Oh, uh, um, a train. We're on a train."

Impatient, the voice shot out angrily, "I surmised as much already! Where is the train at?!"

Biting back her desire to say "At the station", Mona collected herself and told the voice their exact location. There was a flurry of words at her latest confession, all of them shouted in anxious Spanish at the unnamed figures obviously standing next to the voice. Finally, the voice turned back to a very puzzled Mona.

"Woman, stay right where you are- don't go anywhere no matter what may occur!" the voice ordered.

To stunned and confused to say anything else, Mona simply hung up the phone and turned her attention back to the unconscious Silas. For the first time, Mona noticed how vulnerable he looked. His pale skin was glistened with a light sheen of sweat, his brow furrowed in distress. His lips moved unconsciously, no sound except the sporadic moan issuing from it. The question seeped into her brain again: Did he say her name? For some unknown reason, the thought that Silas might've called out her name above all others in his time of need sent a pleasant tingle down her spine. Oh, Silas she thought, what am I going to do with you? He was making her feel things she never thought she'd feel, nor would she have ever hoped to feel about the murderer of her family. As Mona stooped to caress his tensed forehead, she realized her hand had somehow found its way into Silas' and was clasping it tightly. You can't die on me now. You know that, right?

Unheard by Silas, Mona's silent pleas were swiftly interrupted by the sound of the door being thrown violently open as five men donning the customary religious garb of Opus Dei swarmed into the room, pushed Mona out of the way, and proceeded to hoist Silas up and carry him from the small compartment. Mouth agape, all Mona could do was to follow the strange men carting Silas off the train while trying to erase the WTF?! expression from her face. Stepping from the darkened train into the sunlight, only one thought subsisted in Mona's head.

Silas, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore….

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