Chapter 2 Scarred
Wesley and Fred were in her room. Wesley has tried to help her but she keeps shying away.
" We need to tell Angel and Cordy" Wesley stated
" NO, please don't" Fred begged
" Ok, I'll wait"
Wesley stood up to leave.
" No, don't leave me alone"
" I'll be right back"
Fred kept her eyes on him as he left.
Wesley headed down stairs.
"How's Fred?" Angel asked.
"Oh umm, well she didn't want me to tell you but, not to good"
"What do you mean?" Angel asked impatiently.
"She was hurt"
"Did she get sick, what?"
"Last night when she went for her walk..."
"Yeah what happened to her?" Angel asked concerned and angry.
"She.." Wes said hesitating. "She, was attacked"
"WHAT! How?"
"Umm she wouldn't tell me much, but she pretty beaten up"
"I knew I should have gone with her"
"It's not your fault Angel" Cordy said.
"Yes it is"
"No"
Angel stormed up the stairs, upset and worried. Wesley tried to stop him.
"Angel let her rest" Wes ordered
"No I need to talk to her," Angel said.
Angel ran up the stairs and headed for her room.
He bolted in.
"Fred!"
He saw a frightened Fred, get up and move away from him. He could see all her bruises that went from her face, down her arms and legs, as she fell to the floor.
" Oh, Fred, I'm so sorry"
He saw here face with black and blues and her arms and legs, red and swollen. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying. She slid on the floor away from him and pulled her legs into her body as she began to cry.
" Oh, God, Fred, What?"
He moved toward her and knelt down. He put his hand on her knee and she looked up.
"We need to get you to a doctor"
"No!" Fred cried
Angel went and picked her up. He carried her to her bed and lied her down. He left the room and came back with a blanket. He wrapped her in it.
"Fred we need to make sure you're okay" Angel explained trying to coax her.
"I am okay," Fred said trying to smile, but it soon faded.
"No you're not," Angel said.
She agreed to leave and he carried her down stairs. Wesley saw them and rushed over.
"Get the car, we're going to the hospital" Angel ordered.
Wesley ran out and started the car. Angel carried her out. Thankfully the sun was down.
He placed her in the car and they headed off. They entered the ER and a nurse came to help.
"Put her down here" the nurse said
"She was attacked last night," Angel explained
"Okay we'll take care of her"
Wesley and Angel watched as Fred was taken to an examination room.
"One of you can come with her, it will calm her down," the nurse said.
"I'll go with her," Angel suggested.
Angel followed the nurse and Fred into an examination room. Fred changed in the bathroom and came out with the hospital gown on. She lied on the table and Angel held her hand. She shivered as she lied back. The nurse took a blood sample and then checked her heart rate. She did some tests and then the doctor came in. She does some tests also. She makes sure she has no internal injuries and records the results. She presses on her abdominal.
" Ok does, it hurt here?" the doctor asks
" Ahh, yeah, a little" Fred moaned as she squeezed Angel's hand.
Angel can tell by the way she squeezed his hand that she is in a lot of pain. The doctor moved her hands closer to Fred's ribs and pressed her stomach.
" What about here?" the doctor asks
" Not as much" Fred spits out
Angel watched and looked at Fred's face as the doctor inspects her, knowing she feels uncomfortable and would rather just leave.
" Ok, well I think we're all set" the doctor said.
" Great" Angel answered.
Angel helped Fred off the bed and she went and changed in the bathroom. On the drive home, he did not say anything and either did Fred. He wanted to apologize and ask her what happened, but didn't. They arrive back at the hotel and saw Wes in his office and Cordy at the desk.
"Wanna go to your room?" Angel whispered.
"Yeah" Fred whispered in reply.
Angel helped Fred up the stairs to her room and pulled the blanket over her while she fell asleep. Angel headed down stairs as he thought of what Fred must have gone through to get bruises like that. He shook his head and proceeded down the steps.
"Is Fred ok?" Wesley asked concerned.
"She seems fine" Angel said.
"What did the doctor say?" Wesley asked.
"She said Fred was fine"
"Oh that's good, but you don't think she is?"
"I don't know, I wish she would just tell me what happened" Angel stated.
"Yeah, me too"
"Well, not to bring it up, but wouldn't we have heard her...you know ......screaming?" Angel asked.
Wesley looked up with a look of horror on his face.
"Well, umm, I guess so" Wes stated.
"I just wish I knew what happened"
"Do you want me to talk to her?" Wesley asked.
To be continued.
Wesley and Fred were in her room. Wesley has tried to help her but she keeps shying away.
" We need to tell Angel and Cordy" Wesley stated
" NO, please don't" Fred begged
" Ok, I'll wait"
Wesley stood up to leave.
" No, don't leave me alone"
" I'll be right back"
Fred kept her eyes on him as he left.
Wesley headed down stairs.
"How's Fred?" Angel asked.
"Oh umm, well she didn't want me to tell you but, not to good"
"What do you mean?" Angel asked impatiently.
"She was hurt"
"Did she get sick, what?"
"Last night when she went for her walk..."
"Yeah what happened to her?" Angel asked concerned and angry.
"She.." Wes said hesitating. "She, was attacked"
"WHAT! How?"
"Umm she wouldn't tell me much, but she pretty beaten up"
"I knew I should have gone with her"
"It's not your fault Angel" Cordy said.
"Yes it is"
"No"
Angel stormed up the stairs, upset and worried. Wesley tried to stop him.
"Angel let her rest" Wes ordered
"No I need to talk to her," Angel said.
Angel ran up the stairs and headed for her room.
He bolted in.
"Fred!"
He saw a frightened Fred, get up and move away from him. He could see all her bruises that went from her face, down her arms and legs, as she fell to the floor.
" Oh, Fred, I'm so sorry"
He saw here face with black and blues and her arms and legs, red and swollen. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying. She slid on the floor away from him and pulled her legs into her body as she began to cry.
" Oh, God, Fred, What?"
He moved toward her and knelt down. He put his hand on her knee and she looked up.
"We need to get you to a doctor"
"No!" Fred cried
Angel went and picked her up. He carried her to her bed and lied her down. He left the room and came back with a blanket. He wrapped her in it.
"Fred we need to make sure you're okay" Angel explained trying to coax her.
"I am okay," Fred said trying to smile, but it soon faded.
"No you're not," Angel said.
She agreed to leave and he carried her down stairs. Wesley saw them and rushed over.
"Get the car, we're going to the hospital" Angel ordered.
Wesley ran out and started the car. Angel carried her out. Thankfully the sun was down.
He placed her in the car and they headed off. They entered the ER and a nurse came to help.
"Put her down here" the nurse said
"She was attacked last night," Angel explained
"Okay we'll take care of her"
Wesley and Angel watched as Fred was taken to an examination room.
"One of you can come with her, it will calm her down," the nurse said.
"I'll go with her," Angel suggested.
Angel followed the nurse and Fred into an examination room. Fred changed in the bathroom and came out with the hospital gown on. She lied on the table and Angel held her hand. She shivered as she lied back. The nurse took a blood sample and then checked her heart rate. She did some tests and then the doctor came in. She does some tests also. She makes sure she has no internal injuries and records the results. She presses on her abdominal.
" Ok does, it hurt here?" the doctor asks
" Ahh, yeah, a little" Fred moaned as she squeezed Angel's hand.
Angel can tell by the way she squeezed his hand that she is in a lot of pain. The doctor moved her hands closer to Fred's ribs and pressed her stomach.
" What about here?" the doctor asks
" Not as much" Fred spits out
Angel watched and looked at Fred's face as the doctor inspects her, knowing she feels uncomfortable and would rather just leave.
" Ok, well I think we're all set" the doctor said.
" Great" Angel answered.
Angel helped Fred off the bed and she went and changed in the bathroom. On the drive home, he did not say anything and either did Fred. He wanted to apologize and ask her what happened, but didn't. They arrive back at the hotel and saw Wes in his office and Cordy at the desk.
"Wanna go to your room?" Angel whispered.
"Yeah" Fred whispered in reply.
Angel helped Fred up the stairs to her room and pulled the blanket over her while she fell asleep. Angel headed down stairs as he thought of what Fred must have gone through to get bruises like that. He shook his head and proceeded down the steps.
"Is Fred ok?" Wesley asked concerned.
"She seems fine" Angel said.
"What did the doctor say?" Wesley asked.
"She said Fred was fine"
"Oh that's good, but you don't think she is?"
"I don't know, I wish she would just tell me what happened" Angel stated.
"Yeah, me too"
"Well, not to bring it up, but wouldn't we have heard her...you know ......screaming?" Angel asked.
Wesley looked up with a look of horror on his face.
"Well, umm, I guess so" Wes stated.
"I just wish I knew what happened"
"Do you want me to talk to her?" Wesley asked.
To be continued.