Chapter 4
Gage couldn't close the door behind the two of them fast enough. Syd couldn't help herself she collapsed against her husband.
"Are you sure you are all right Syd?" Gage asked holding her tight.
"Yeah I'll be fine. Gage we have to get to the bottom of this and fast so we can get out of here."
"You are so right Shorty," Gage whispered back looking to where Cecilia Martin lay sleeping. "You better get into bed I'll be check on you a little later."
Pulling back the bedclothes for her Syd slipped in and Gage drew the blankets round her. He let her fingers stroke her cheek and whispered to her to get some rest before he slipped back through the door.
Syd lay quietly unable to sleep her mind went to Leigh-Ann Stratton. She was nineteen and had been here for the ten months when she had supposedly taken her own life. She was a college student, when she had a break up with her long time boyfriend the pressures had become too great and she had a breakdown ending up here. Two weeks before she had died she had contacted her father telling him that he had to get her out that it had become unbearable there. She told him she had to escape and help the others escape too. Alec Stratton had thought that it was just part of her illness, within two weeks she was dead.
Being long time friends of Alex and Walker he had gone to them. It hadn't taken long for Trivette to find out that Leigh-Ann wasn't the first to commit suicide while she was a patient at the Tyler Facility.
After what Syd had seen and heard tonight she could see how they had been driven to suicide.
"You aren't sick are you?"
It was a voice from the bed next to Syd it was Cecilia Martin. Syd remained silent.
"I saw you with that new orderly you're friends. I'm taking a big chance here please tell me you are here to help put a stop to what is going on," Cecilia was pleading with Sydney now.
"Cecilia," Sydney whispered deciding to take the gamble that she wanted to help. "Do you know why Leigh-Ann would have taken her life?"
"Leigh-Ann didn't take her life she was fighting for her life and her baby's life."
Cecilia didn't have time to say more suddenly the door flew open Ron Dawson stood there with Andy McCray. Dawson walked over beside Syd's bed turning on the lamp while McCray closed the door and joined him. Sydney lay curled up in a ball with her eyes closed the rag doll in her arms.
"See Andy I told you she was pretty, like a little girl with her doll laying there," Dawson said running his fingers along her cheek.
"Yeah she might work out if you keep your hands off her. We don't need another performance like with Maggie tonight," McCray warned.
"Maggie just likes to dig her heels in everyone once in a while she just needs to be taught a good lesson that's all. Be reminded of how lucky she is and how good it can feel," Dawson chuckled as he added, "Besides it can be kind of exciting when they say no. Right Cecilia," he jeered looking over where she lay in her bed.
The door swung open for a second time and Gage stood there. "Am I missing something?" he asked the other two.
"No just admiring the new patient, just wondering if there is a real tiger hidden in there," Dawson smiled.
"Well if there is it's going to be me that let's it loose," Gage informed the other two walking over to the bed. Going to the side where Syd's back was turned he reached out his hand stroking her neck. "I saw her first."
"We'll see," Dawson mumbled.
Gage's hand shot over Syd to grab Dawson by the throat as he repeated himself, "I saw her first. Do I make myself clear?"
Dawson shook his head yes while McCray stood silent in his own thoughts. He was going to have to look into this Williams. Dawson had been making a lot of mistakes lately it just might be time he had a new partner.
"Come on let's go before Hampton starts looking for us," McCray urged Dawson.
Gage loosened his gripe on Dawson and the two of them headed towards the door. McCray turned to ask, "You coming?"
"Yeah in a minute."
McCray shrugged and the two of them left shuffling out leaving Gage with Syd. Her eyes shot open and Gage put his finger on her lips.
"Shh I'll be back soon."
She shook her head slightly yes and he leaned across turning off the light before he left.
"Cecilia?" Syd called out.
"Later, not now it's too risky they're watching us," Cecilia replied immediately falling silent.
Gage couldn't close the door behind the two of them fast enough. Syd couldn't help herself she collapsed against her husband.
"Are you sure you are all right Syd?" Gage asked holding her tight.
"Yeah I'll be fine. Gage we have to get to the bottom of this and fast so we can get out of here."
"You are so right Shorty," Gage whispered back looking to where Cecilia Martin lay sleeping. "You better get into bed I'll be check on you a little later."
Pulling back the bedclothes for her Syd slipped in and Gage drew the blankets round her. He let her fingers stroke her cheek and whispered to her to get some rest before he slipped back through the door.
Syd lay quietly unable to sleep her mind went to Leigh-Ann Stratton. She was nineteen and had been here for the ten months when she had supposedly taken her own life. She was a college student, when she had a break up with her long time boyfriend the pressures had become too great and she had a breakdown ending up here. Two weeks before she had died she had contacted her father telling him that he had to get her out that it had become unbearable there. She told him she had to escape and help the others escape too. Alec Stratton had thought that it was just part of her illness, within two weeks she was dead.
Being long time friends of Alex and Walker he had gone to them. It hadn't taken long for Trivette to find out that Leigh-Ann wasn't the first to commit suicide while she was a patient at the Tyler Facility.
After what Syd had seen and heard tonight she could see how they had been driven to suicide.
"You aren't sick are you?"
It was a voice from the bed next to Syd it was Cecilia Martin. Syd remained silent.
"I saw you with that new orderly you're friends. I'm taking a big chance here please tell me you are here to help put a stop to what is going on," Cecilia was pleading with Sydney now.
"Cecilia," Sydney whispered deciding to take the gamble that she wanted to help. "Do you know why Leigh-Ann would have taken her life?"
"Leigh-Ann didn't take her life she was fighting for her life and her baby's life."
Cecilia didn't have time to say more suddenly the door flew open Ron Dawson stood there with Andy McCray. Dawson walked over beside Syd's bed turning on the lamp while McCray closed the door and joined him. Sydney lay curled up in a ball with her eyes closed the rag doll in her arms.
"See Andy I told you she was pretty, like a little girl with her doll laying there," Dawson said running his fingers along her cheek.
"Yeah she might work out if you keep your hands off her. We don't need another performance like with Maggie tonight," McCray warned.
"Maggie just likes to dig her heels in everyone once in a while she just needs to be taught a good lesson that's all. Be reminded of how lucky she is and how good it can feel," Dawson chuckled as he added, "Besides it can be kind of exciting when they say no. Right Cecilia," he jeered looking over where she lay in her bed.
The door swung open for a second time and Gage stood there. "Am I missing something?" he asked the other two.
"No just admiring the new patient, just wondering if there is a real tiger hidden in there," Dawson smiled.
"Well if there is it's going to be me that let's it loose," Gage informed the other two walking over to the bed. Going to the side where Syd's back was turned he reached out his hand stroking her neck. "I saw her first."
"We'll see," Dawson mumbled.
Gage's hand shot over Syd to grab Dawson by the throat as he repeated himself, "I saw her first. Do I make myself clear?"
Dawson shook his head yes while McCray stood silent in his own thoughts. He was going to have to look into this Williams. Dawson had been making a lot of mistakes lately it just might be time he had a new partner.
"Come on let's go before Hampton starts looking for us," McCray urged Dawson.
Gage loosened his gripe on Dawson and the two of them headed towards the door. McCray turned to ask, "You coming?"
"Yeah in a minute."
McCray shrugged and the two of them left shuffling out leaving Gage with Syd. Her eyes shot open and Gage put his finger on her lips.
"Shh I'll be back soon."
She shook her head slightly yes and he leaned across turning off the light before he left.
"Cecilia?" Syd called out.
"Later, not now it's too risky they're watching us," Cecilia replied immediately falling silent.