Memories of Red part 5
Disclaimer: see part 1
Ric and Lucky pulled over to the side of the road. They were in the woods near the Boxcar. As the car came to a stopped Lucky grabbed the stack of Blankets off the seat. He got out of the car before Ric even had it in park.
As he started into the woods Lucky looked back over his shoulder, "It was over here", he said.
Ric followed quickly behind him with the thermos and bag.
When they neared the boxcar they found a small set of footprints.
"Elizabeth!" yelled Lucky you could hear the panic in his voice, "Are you here?"
"Elizabeth" called Ric trying to sound calmer. There was no answer.
Son they found the boxcar. Lucky stopped just before it almost afraid to get his hopes up.
Ric walked up to the opening and Looked inside. He found Elizabeth sitting in the middle of the boxcar wrapped in an old musty blanket. ": Hello, Elizabeth." Ric said very calm and soothing trying not to frighten her. "We have been looking for you!" he said with a smile.
Lucky rushes up. "Elizabeth are you Ok?" he asks as he starts to climb into the boxcar.
"Wait!" Ric says quietly as he grabs onto Lucky's sleeve to keep him from rushing into the boxcar. "Give her a minute lucky we shouldn't push her." He said very quietly.
"NO.NO.!" Elizabeth screams when she sees Lucky starting to get into the boxcar. "Go away," she says as she slides even farther back into the car abandoning the blanket.
"Elizabeth it will be Ok, will you please come out?" asked Ric.
"Ric please go away, I don't want you to see me like this. Please!" Elizabeth said as she started to cry again.
"Please Elizabeth, you need to come out. You must be cold. I really want to see you. Please come out," Ric said his tone calm and even. It didn't match how he felt or how much it hurt to see Elizabeth so broken.
"No.I can't Ric this is a safe place. Please its not safe out there," Elizabeth said she was sounding a little calmer.
Lucky was getting impatient with Ric. "I promise you its safe Elizabeth, I promise to keep you safe," He said.
"No.No.Lucky Your Lying!" screamed Elizabeth. "It's not safe I know It's not! All you ever do is lie to me! I can't believe again! I'll never believe you."
"Elizabeth its Ok!" said Ric trying to calm her down again. "Try.." Before he could finish what he was trying to say Lucky had climbed up into the Boxcar. "Wait. Lucky!" Ric yelled as he climbed in after him.
"Elizabeth you are not being fair. ENOUGH!" he screamed as he caught up to Elizabeth who was scrambling backwards to get away from him.
"No.No.No!" Elizabeth screamed as Lucky grabbed her by the wrist and started dragging her across the boxcar. Finally something simply snapped in Elizabeth she began to fight back at Lucky kicking and screaming in a desperate attempt to get away from him.
"ENOUGH!" Ric Yells in a booming Voice that fills the boxcar. He is angry now and no longer hiding it. Elizabeth and lucky both stop in surprise. Ric grabs Lucky by the arm,"Let go of Elizabeth Now!" he says trying to once more sound calm.
Lucky lets go of Elizabeth as he realizes just how far he has pushed her. She runs to the back corner as far from Lucky as possible and sits down rubbing her wrist and crying.
Ric grabs Lucky and drags him all the way across the boxcar and shoves him into the wall. "Stay here," Ric orders he is very angry not only because Lucky has scared Elizabeth but because he hurt her.
"Oh God! Elizabeth I am so sorry," Lucky says.
Elizabeth simply ignores him as she sits rocking and rubbing her wrist.
Ric walks slowly over to stand in front of Elizabeth. He holds both hands out in front of him. "Elizabeth," he says in a soothing voice trying to get her calm again.
She ignores him still crying and Holding he wrist as she rocks.
"Elizabeth," he says again, "Look at me please! I need to explain something to you!"
She looks up at him her eye full of tears.
"I sent you the red dress," Ric said hoping for some kind of reaction.
Elizabeth looked up at him startled. "What.What did you just say? " she asked.
"I said I sent you the red dress," Ric said relived that he had gotten her attention. She seemed calmer and that was a relief/
"Oh.! Why.?" Elizabeth asked.
"I think you and I really need to talk. I have some blankets and coffee from Bobbie. If I promise I will not force you leave the boxcar until you want to. May I Come closer and sit with you so we can talk? You already know I don't bite." Asked Ric hoping that this would work. They were running out of options his only other choice was to call Taggert and he really wanted to avoid that.
Elizabeth was silent for a few minutes. She seemed calmer but she was still crying. Finally she looked up at Ric and in a quiet voice she said,"OK."
Ric turned to Lucky glaring at the young man almost daring him to say anything. "Lucky why don't you go and tell Bobbie we found Elizabeth," Ric said sounding calm but his face giving away how he really felt.
Lucky looked from Ric to Elizabeth realizing he had only made things worse. "Ok I'll go back. I am sorry Elizabeth," he said as he jumped down from the boxcar and Left.
Ric walked over to the opening and Picked up the thermos and the blankets and walked back to Elizabeth.
To be continued.
Disclaimer: see part 1
Ric and Lucky pulled over to the side of the road. They were in the woods near the Boxcar. As the car came to a stopped Lucky grabbed the stack of Blankets off the seat. He got out of the car before Ric even had it in park.
As he started into the woods Lucky looked back over his shoulder, "It was over here", he said.
Ric followed quickly behind him with the thermos and bag.
When they neared the boxcar they found a small set of footprints.
"Elizabeth!" yelled Lucky you could hear the panic in his voice, "Are you here?"
"Elizabeth" called Ric trying to sound calmer. There was no answer.
Son they found the boxcar. Lucky stopped just before it almost afraid to get his hopes up.
Ric walked up to the opening and Looked inside. He found Elizabeth sitting in the middle of the boxcar wrapped in an old musty blanket. ": Hello, Elizabeth." Ric said very calm and soothing trying not to frighten her. "We have been looking for you!" he said with a smile.
Lucky rushes up. "Elizabeth are you Ok?" he asks as he starts to climb into the boxcar.
"Wait!" Ric says quietly as he grabs onto Lucky's sleeve to keep him from rushing into the boxcar. "Give her a minute lucky we shouldn't push her." He said very quietly.
"NO.NO.!" Elizabeth screams when she sees Lucky starting to get into the boxcar. "Go away," she says as she slides even farther back into the car abandoning the blanket.
"Elizabeth it will be Ok, will you please come out?" asked Ric.
"Ric please go away, I don't want you to see me like this. Please!" Elizabeth said as she started to cry again.
"Please Elizabeth, you need to come out. You must be cold. I really want to see you. Please come out," Ric said his tone calm and even. It didn't match how he felt or how much it hurt to see Elizabeth so broken.
"No.I can't Ric this is a safe place. Please its not safe out there," Elizabeth said she was sounding a little calmer.
Lucky was getting impatient with Ric. "I promise you its safe Elizabeth, I promise to keep you safe," He said.
"No.No.Lucky Your Lying!" screamed Elizabeth. "It's not safe I know It's not! All you ever do is lie to me! I can't believe again! I'll never believe you."
"Elizabeth its Ok!" said Ric trying to calm her down again. "Try.." Before he could finish what he was trying to say Lucky had climbed up into the Boxcar. "Wait. Lucky!" Ric yelled as he climbed in after him.
"Elizabeth you are not being fair. ENOUGH!" he screamed as he caught up to Elizabeth who was scrambling backwards to get away from him.
"No.No.No!" Elizabeth screamed as Lucky grabbed her by the wrist and started dragging her across the boxcar. Finally something simply snapped in Elizabeth she began to fight back at Lucky kicking and screaming in a desperate attempt to get away from him.
"ENOUGH!" Ric Yells in a booming Voice that fills the boxcar. He is angry now and no longer hiding it. Elizabeth and lucky both stop in surprise. Ric grabs Lucky by the arm,"Let go of Elizabeth Now!" he says trying to once more sound calm.
Lucky lets go of Elizabeth as he realizes just how far he has pushed her. She runs to the back corner as far from Lucky as possible and sits down rubbing her wrist and crying.
Ric grabs Lucky and drags him all the way across the boxcar and shoves him into the wall. "Stay here," Ric orders he is very angry not only because Lucky has scared Elizabeth but because he hurt her.
"Oh God! Elizabeth I am so sorry," Lucky says.
Elizabeth simply ignores him as she sits rocking and rubbing her wrist.
Ric walks slowly over to stand in front of Elizabeth. He holds both hands out in front of him. "Elizabeth," he says in a soothing voice trying to get her calm again.
She ignores him still crying and Holding he wrist as she rocks.
"Elizabeth," he says again, "Look at me please! I need to explain something to you!"
She looks up at him her eye full of tears.
"I sent you the red dress," Ric said hoping for some kind of reaction.
Elizabeth looked up at him startled. "What.What did you just say? " she asked.
"I said I sent you the red dress," Ric said relived that he had gotten her attention. She seemed calmer and that was a relief/
"Oh.! Why.?" Elizabeth asked.
"I think you and I really need to talk. I have some blankets and coffee from Bobbie. If I promise I will not force you leave the boxcar until you want to. May I Come closer and sit with you so we can talk? You already know I don't bite." Asked Ric hoping that this would work. They were running out of options his only other choice was to call Taggert and he really wanted to avoid that.
Elizabeth was silent for a few minutes. She seemed calmer but she was still crying. Finally she looked up at Ric and in a quiet voice she said,"OK."
Ric turned to Lucky glaring at the young man almost daring him to say anything. "Lucky why don't you go and tell Bobbie we found Elizabeth," Ric said sounding calm but his face giving away how he really felt.
Lucky looked from Ric to Elizabeth realizing he had only made things worse. "Ok I'll go back. I am sorry Elizabeth," he said as he jumped down from the boxcar and Left.
Ric walked over to the opening and Picked up the thermos and the blankets and walked back to Elizabeth.
To be continued.