Hours passed and everything finally began to calm down. Rachel was a mess physically and mentally. She had more internal lacerations and hemorrhages and the slight chance she had of having children was now practically completely gone. It would be nearly impossible. She also received an uncountable amount of stitches internally, as well as on a few scrapes on her body and on her lip. She also had two fractured ribs, a dislocated shoulder, ankle, and wrist, a minor concussion, as well as a laceration of the scalp, which led to a minor hemorrhage, a torn knee ligament, and a torn ankle tendon. And besides that, her body was completely battered. New bruises, scratches, and marks covered her body completely. And she could barely move. She had been in much more pain than the last time he had taken her hostage. She didn't think it could get any worse after that last time, but now here she was and it was ten times worse.
The nurse helped her shower and she was in there forever. No matter how much she tried, she couldn't feel clean. After her shower, she changed into a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt that someone had gotten from her house. While she was showering, Finn went out to her dads and the entire glee club, including Mr. Schuester, to explain everything. They were all mortified and wanted to see her, but they knew to wait until she was ready. Right now the only person she wanted was Finn and they all understood and accepted that.
The nurse brought her back and practically lifted her completely to help her back into bed. Then she left and Rachel was finally left alone with Finn. "Are you doing any better?"
"I…I've never felt so horrible in my life." She whispered as tears painted her pale cheeks.
"What…what happened?" Finn asked, managing to hold back his tears.
"He broke in after you left from upstairs. I…I don't know how. I…I swear everything was locked. And then he attacked me. I…I tried to escape and call…but I couldn't. He…he did it once there. And then he took me to his house. He…he beat me so bad. And he…he…did it twice. It was terrible, Finn. They were the worst out of all of them. Especially the third one. And…it…it lasted for like an hour. And I delivered…before the…the third one. I must have went into labor when he…he first took me. She…she was so tiny and beautiful. I…I love her so much…but she…she…died in my arms." She was now sobbing and Finn struggled to keep his tears back.
"Oh god, Rachel." Finn felt sick. He couldn't tolerate seeing her in all this pain. "You're going to be okay. We're…we're going to get you help."
"He…he killed his own baby." Rachel cried, staring ahead. "I wouldn't have gone into labor if it weren't for…for him. His abuse caused me to go into labor."
"He deserves to be killed." Finn gritted his teeth in anger. How could somebody be so cruel? Especially to Rachel. She was so innocent and beautiful and tiny. Hurting Rachel was like hurting a puppy. "Rachel, the police are going to question you tomorrow."
"But…I…I don't want to talk about it."
"I'm sorry, but you have to. This is to help get him in jail. I'll be with you through it all. You can do it, I know you can. You did it last time." Finn said, before gingerly pressing his lips against her forehead. "Everyone wants to see you."
"I…I guess you could get them." Rachel wiped her cheeks, but tears still gently fell from her eyes.
Finn gently kissed her lips, before departing from the room. He strolled down the hall, making his way to the waiting room, where everyone waited anxiously.
"How is she doing?" Hiram asked as he jumped out of his seat.
"Not…not so good. The slight progress she made is completely gone and she's even worse than she was last time this happened. And she's in much more pain. She can barely move. She told me that he…he…raped her three times this time and that these were the worst out of all of them. And she's devastated about…about Charlotte. But she wants to see you guys." Finn said and everyone began to stand up, most of their cheeks dampened with tears. "But try not to mention the…attack or ask too many questions about it."
Everyone nodded and followed Finn to the room. Rachel lay in the bed, wires attached to her in various places. The machine beside her beeped repeatedly, was monitoring her heart. She stared ahead with a traumatized and terrified expression painted across her face. Her eyes were red and slightly puffy and her eyes were filled with tears that she struggled to hold back. She looked so tiny. There was no bump in the covers from her stomach. Instead it was completely flat. Bruises and scratches covered her face, but even still she looked gorgeous. Her arms were bruised and her shoulder and wrist were swollen. There were viscous bite marks trailing down her neck-as well as finger marks surrounded her neck to the top of her chest, but that was all they could see. The rest of her body was covered and they didn't want to know the marks beneath the covers.
Hiram and Leroy dashed to her side, each giving her a soft kiss. "Oh sweetie, we love you so much."
"I love you guys too." She whispered, barely audible.
"How are you feeling?" Quinn asked, wishing there were some way she could help the damaged girl before her.
"Not…not good."
"Just hang in there, hon. You'll get through this." Kurt said.
"Rachel, is there something we can do to make you feel better?" Leroy asked.
"Rewind time and change the things that happened to me. Make sure I had never dated him. Bring my baby back to life." Her voice was so innocent and terrified, shattering Finn's heart into a million little pieces. "But those things are all impossible."
The room went silent as everyone tried to find comforting words. But the truth was, there were no words to comfort her. No matter what you told her, she wasn't going to feel any better.
"Do you want something to eat or drink?" Mercedes offered.
Rachel shook her head. "I…I don't really have an appetite right now."
"How long do you have to stay here?" Sam asked.
"I think for a few nights."
"Does that hurt?" Santana asked, pointing at the IV needle beneath Rachel's bruised skin.
Rachel glanced at her like she was crazy. "That's the least of my pain."
"Rachel, I am so sorry. I…I was upset when I gave my baby up. So I can't even imagine what you are going through." Quinn frowned at the depressed brunette.
"It was my fault. I should have been able to protect her." Rachel was no longer able to hold back her tears.
"Rachel, none of this is your fault. You had no control over this. You did everything you could." Hiram spoke softly, his heart breaking for his traumatized daughter.
"Please stop blaming yourself." Finn whispered. He couldn't stand that she thought this was her fault.
A nurse slightly smiled as she stepped inside the room. "I am very sorry, but I am going to ask you to leave. I've already let you stay past the time I was supposed to make you leave. Parents can stay of course. But it is getting late and Rachel needs her rest. You can return in the morning, though."
"Can he stay?" Rachel asked nervously, pulling on Finn's hand.
"Yes, he can stay." The nurse smiled and begun to change Rachel's IV bag.
"Bye Rachel, feel better." Quinn said.
"Hang in there, Rach."
Everyone said their good-byes and comforting words, before departing from the room.
Rachel winced as she scooted over and patted the spot beside her for Finn to sit. He slipped beside her and pulled her close. "Daddy, Dad, why don't you guys go home?"
"We don't want to leave you, sweetheart."
"But you're not going to get any sleep here." Rachel frowned.
"We don't need sleep. We want to make sure you're okay."
"I'm…I'm fine." She said, although they all knew she wasn't. "I have Finn here and there are doctors and nurses constantly checking in. I want you guys to go home and get sleep. You'll make me upset if you don't."
"Pumpkin, we're fine with not getting sleep. All we care about is you." Hiram said.
"But you're making me feel bad. Please just go home. I want you guys to be comfortable and get sleep. And you can come back first thing in the morning."
"Rachel." Leroy sighed with hesitation. "We'll go, but only because we don't want you to feel bad and because we know you're in good care with Finn and the nurses and doctors. But we'll be back in the morning. And if you need anything at all at anytime, please just call."
Rachel nodded and her fathers both kissed her goodbye, before leaving. Rachel rested her head against Finn's chest and his fingers danced in her soft hair. She could feel her eyelids grow heavy and exhaustion began to overwhelm her. She soon closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep. But only a few minutes later, she shot her head up, opening her eyes and her breathing grew rapid.
"Rachel, you okay?" Finn asked.
"I…I had a nightmare." She whispered, telling herself over and over in her head that is was only a nightmare. This was another reason she wanted her fathers to leave. She didn't want them to see her like this.
"Go back to sleep. I'm right here. I won't let anything happen to you." Finn said softly, gingerly pressing his lips to her head.
She took a deep breath and leaned her head back against his chest. She wanted to sleep, but at the same time she didn't. She was too scared to close her eyes again and she knew if she did, it would only be a few minutes before she was awoken by a realistic nightmare.
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