Chapter 27
Sydney opened her eyes slowly. It took her a while to realize where she was. She was in the same room she had been in last time she had been to Taipei. Damn her mother. She cried, the tears streaming down her cheeks.
*Day and night I'm thinking of you
With a heart that is true
Only you can have the feeling, too
Always and forever it's you
And the things that you do*
They had taken her watch. Obviously, they had seen her whispering in it. Then she felt an ounce of hope. She shook her head and thanked god. They were there. When she shook her head she had felt the earrings. She cried harder now, the tears rushing rapidly from her eyes.
*No need to fear
Or lose your way
Something special I'll say
At the end of the day
I promise you*
"Vaughn?" Her voice was small, barely above a whisper, but when Vaughn heard it he jumped from his state of devastation. He had heard her drop to the floor. He had known what was happening. He had blamed himself for risking her like this. But when he heard her voice relief flooded through his system.
*I'll be there
When there's no one else to turn to
I'll be there
When you need someone to hold you*
"Syd?" The tears came faster now. She felt like screaming. He was there, he always would be.
*I'll be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
I'll be there...*
"Vaughn." He had to do something. He had to get her out of there. But where was she? Did she even know herself?
*Deep inside I suddenly knew
It had to be you
Oh I tried to stay, stay away
The dream I had
Was never to be*
"Syd, where are you? Do you know? Who did this to you?" Vaughn could hear her crying. He wished he could hold her and make all the bad things go away, he wanted to kiss away all the pain and horror in her life, he wanted all of these lies and agencies to leave their lives and leave them be, but he couldn't. He couldn't do any of that. He could only try.
*All I could see
There inside
My foolish pride
Something special I'll say
I'll say it to you, I will
Don't you know that it's true
At the end of the day
I promise you*
"It was my mother. I remember seeing her face before I went out cold. She was smirking at me." Te look in her mother's eyes had haunted her. They seemed to be dancing with evil, with revenge, with hate, and with want. And the scar, the scar that Sydney had made, to haunt her own mother, it had been there, and now it was haunting her instead.
*I'll be there
When there's no one else to turn to
I'll be there
When you need someone to hold you*
"I'm in the room Vaughn, the same room I was in before. It's the same one we were in before." Vaughn's spirits rose. He knew where that room was. He knew how to get to it. He knew where she was and who had taken her. Maybe, he could help. No, not maybe. He would help.
*I'll be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
I'll be there...*
"Don't worry Syd. It'll be all right." Sydney had calmed down a bit. The tears had slowed down, but were still coming, and they had left their trail on her face.
*I'll be there
When there's no one else to turn to
I'll be there
When you need someone to hold you*
"No, it's not all right. We're back where we started." The tears came again, " At least I can speak to you this time. At least I know you're all right"
*I'll be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
I'll be there...*
"Syd. I'm coming for you. I know where you are and how to get there. Everything will be ok." He grabbed his jacket and started leaving the hotel, "I'll be there."
**************************************************************************** ********** A/N: the song is "I'll Be There" by Boyzone
Sydney opened her eyes slowly. It took her a while to realize where she was. She was in the same room she had been in last time she had been to Taipei. Damn her mother. She cried, the tears streaming down her cheeks.
*Day and night I'm thinking of you
With a heart that is true
Only you can have the feeling, too
Always and forever it's you
And the things that you do*
They had taken her watch. Obviously, they had seen her whispering in it. Then she felt an ounce of hope. She shook her head and thanked god. They were there. When she shook her head she had felt the earrings. She cried harder now, the tears rushing rapidly from her eyes.
*No need to fear
Or lose your way
Something special I'll say
At the end of the day
I promise you*
"Vaughn?" Her voice was small, barely above a whisper, but when Vaughn heard it he jumped from his state of devastation. He had heard her drop to the floor. He had known what was happening. He had blamed himself for risking her like this. But when he heard her voice relief flooded through his system.
*I'll be there
When there's no one else to turn to
I'll be there
When you need someone to hold you*
"Syd?" The tears came faster now. She felt like screaming. He was there, he always would be.
*I'll be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
I'll be there...*
"Vaughn." He had to do something. He had to get her out of there. But where was she? Did she even know herself?
*Deep inside I suddenly knew
It had to be you
Oh I tried to stay, stay away
The dream I had
Was never to be*
"Syd, where are you? Do you know? Who did this to you?" Vaughn could hear her crying. He wished he could hold her and make all the bad things go away, he wanted to kiss away all the pain and horror in her life, he wanted all of these lies and agencies to leave their lives and leave them be, but he couldn't. He couldn't do any of that. He could only try.
*All I could see
There inside
My foolish pride
Something special I'll say
I'll say it to you, I will
Don't you know that it's true
At the end of the day
I promise you*
"It was my mother. I remember seeing her face before I went out cold. She was smirking at me." Te look in her mother's eyes had haunted her. They seemed to be dancing with evil, with revenge, with hate, and with want. And the scar, the scar that Sydney had made, to haunt her own mother, it had been there, and now it was haunting her instead.
*I'll be there
When there's no one else to turn to
I'll be there
When you need someone to hold you*
"I'm in the room Vaughn, the same room I was in before. It's the same one we were in before." Vaughn's spirits rose. He knew where that room was. He knew how to get to it. He knew where she was and who had taken her. Maybe, he could help. No, not maybe. He would help.
*I'll be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
I'll be there...*
"Don't worry Syd. It'll be all right." Sydney had calmed down a bit. The tears had slowed down, but were still coming, and they had left their trail on her face.
*I'll be there
When there's no one else to turn to
I'll be there
When you need someone to hold you*
"No, it's not all right. We're back where we started." The tears came again, " At least I can speak to you this time. At least I know you're all right"
*I'll be there
When the dark of night surrounds you
I'll be there...*
"Syd. I'm coming for you. I know where you are and how to get there. Everything will be ok." He grabbed his jacket and started leaving the hotel, "I'll be there."
**************************************************************************** ********** A/N: the song is "I'll Be There" by Boyzone