Chapter 3
Hours went by and Marah had still not woken up. But Reva and Josh stayed in the waiting room hoping to hear of any changes in their daughter's condition. They didn't want to call Shane or Cassie because they didn't want to worry them until they found out something solid.
All of a sudden, Ed walked behind the front desk. Reva ran up to him.
"Ed, how's Marah doing? No one has told us anything."
"As far as I know she's still unconscious. You should talk to Rick; he was the one who attended to her when she first arrived." Ed grabbed a chart from the filing cabinet and headed back to the intensive care unit.
Josh began to pace back and forth. He hadn't slept in a few hours. But all he could think about was Marah and what she must be going through. Reva sat in the waiting room chair.
About an hour later, Rick finally came over to them. "Reva and Josh, the nurses did a rape kit and just sent it off to the lab. We should know within a few days what the results are."
"Has she woken up yet?" They both asked not wanting to wait anymore.
"No, not yet. But as soon as she does, I'll call you. Why don't you guys go home and get some rest. Come back tomorrow when you're feeling better." Rick wanted to help take their pain away, but he knew deep down that there wasn't much he could do.
"No, Rick we can't go home. We won't feel better until our daughter wakes up. We are going to stay here for as long as it takes." Rick nodded and left the room to check if Marah's condition had improved at all over these past few hours.
Chapter 4
The next day, Reva and Josh decided it would be best to go home. They figured they weren't doing anyone any good by being at the hospital. If Dr. Bauer found out anything new, he promised he would call.
That morning the Lewis's were awaked by dull ringing. Josh groggily tried to pin point where the sound was coming from. Reva beat him to it, sat up and answered the phone.
"Yes ... Oh hi...No nothing new...She's still in the hospital...Thanks for your concern." Reva slowly hung up the phone as Josh entered the living room.
"Who was that?" Josh went over to the fireplace and took a picture of Marah off of the mantle.
"It was Mary from the television studio. She heard about Marah and wanted to know how we were holding up."
"That's the fifth one this morning. Well, at least we know people care." Josh continued staring at his daughter's young, beautiful face. He began to think back to when she was a little girl and she skinned her knee. She came to him with weepy eyes wanting her daddy to take the pain away. He always kissed it and put a Band-Aid on it. Marah always felt better afterward. Josh then began to think if only I could kiss the pain and make it go away now.
"Bud, are you okay?" Reva asked concerned.
Josh was too distracted to even hear what she said. It took him a few minutes to finally respond.
"I'm fine Reva." Josh then put the picture down and left the room. Reva could tell Josh was lying to her. It wasn't her psychic abilities that told her. She's known Josh too long to except that he's fine.
Minutes later, Cassie arrived at Reva's. She ran to her sister and gave her a big hug.
"Reva what happened? Josh called me and told me Marah is in the hospital and that she may have been raped?" Cassie gave Reva a concerned look.
"We don't know anything else. What Josh told you is pretty much it. But Marah is still unconscious. But Rick said he would call and tell us when she woke up." Reva began to cry. Cassie then directed her to the sofa to sit down.
"My god, Reva, who could do such a thing to a kind and innocent young woman. There wasn't a single soul out there that would want to harm her."
"I don't know Cassie. But whoever it is, I'm gonna make sure they pay." Cassie grabbed Reva's hand to comfort her.
"Reva, one thing I don't understand is who called 911 after Marah was attacked? Josh said when Marah arrived at the hospital no one was with her, at least no one Rick could see."
"You know I wish I knew the answer to that. Whoever it is, I certainly owe him my life." Cassie and Reva got up, said goodbye, and they hugged.
"Call me as soon as you find out anything from Rick, okay?" Cassie headed for the door.
"I will Cassie. Thanks. I love you." Reva said as tears began to form in her eyes.
"Love you too, sis." Cassie then left to head back to the Beacon.
Chapter 5
Cassie finally arrived back at the hotel. She quickly headed to the front desk ready to get back to work. She would do anything to get her mind off of Marah. But first she wanted to go and find Edmund. As she walked in the direction of the stairs, she suddenly ran into one of the hotel guests. It was Jeffrey.
"Oh, if it isn't Jeffrey O'Neill himself. Why do you always run into me? Don't you watch where you're going?" Cassie began to get agitated with him. She could no longer look at his dark-bearded face. His presence alone made her skin crawl.
"Well so nice to see you too Mrs. Winslow." Jeffrey sneered at Cassie. "You seem to be in a bad mood today. Oh wait, you're always in a bad mood." Jeffrey began to head up the stairs when Cassie grabbed his arm and turned him around.
"I don't have time to listen to your rude remarks right now. Why don't you go upstairs and go back to your rude and boring life." Cassie rolled her eyes and started to walk past him up the steps when Jeffrey stopped her with "Wait a minute Mrs. Winslow. Is something bugging you? I don't know why I'm even asking, considering you're always like this around me. But there's gotta be something going on. Do you wanna tell me what it is? 'Cause I'm sure you were going to tell me anyway." Jeffrey still had his sarcastic voice.
"Alright, since you're dying to know I'll tell you. It's about Marah. She's in the hospital. Someone beat her up and possibly raped her too." Cassie's face turned from mean to sad as she told Jeffrey the story.
"I'm sorry to hear about Marah. Is there anything I can do? You know at least legally." Jeffrey said while hiding the fact that Marah stopped by to see him yesterday.
"No, not right now Jeffrey. But thanks for your concern. I know you don't really know Marah that well. Besides, they haven't caught who did it yet anyway." Cassie left Jeffrey at the bottom of the stairs as she walked up to her room, her sleek body gradually disappearing into the darkness.
Jeffrey waited until Cassie was completely up the stairs before he pulled out his cell phone and began to dial Cedar's number. He had to make sure Marah was alright. The guilt of knowing that the last thing they said to each other was hateful words began to eat at his stomach.
Meanwhile, back at the hospital Dr. Bauer kept going to Marah's room to check if her condition had changed. As he walked in he could hear the ventilator go up and down. Her body seemed so lifeless just lying in the bed.
Dr. Bauer walked over to her and put his stethoscope against her chest. Her breathing sounded normal. He also checked the bandages on her face and knew it was time to replace them. As he began to remove the gauzy material, he felt something touch his arm; he looked down at saw it was Marah's hand.
He immediately called the nurses in. Dr. Bauer suddenly felt a relief drift from his shoulders.
"Marah, Marah. Can you hear me?" Rick began to repeat to his groggily patient.
"Where am I?" Marah struggled to get the words out.
"You're in the intensive care unit at Cedars. You've been attacked." Rick found it hard to say the words you've been attacked.
"No, no. This can't be true." Marah became extremely agitated. She kept moving her head around as if she were trying to wake up from a bad dream. She tried to sit up but her body lacked the strength.
"Marah, it's okay. You'll be okay now." Rick assured her. "I'm going to call your parents now. But I'll be right back." Rick quickly left the room as the nurse came in to stay with Marah.
Hours went by and Marah had still not woken up. But Reva and Josh stayed in the waiting room hoping to hear of any changes in their daughter's condition. They didn't want to call Shane or Cassie because they didn't want to worry them until they found out something solid.
All of a sudden, Ed walked behind the front desk. Reva ran up to him.
"Ed, how's Marah doing? No one has told us anything."
"As far as I know she's still unconscious. You should talk to Rick; he was the one who attended to her when she first arrived." Ed grabbed a chart from the filing cabinet and headed back to the intensive care unit.
Josh began to pace back and forth. He hadn't slept in a few hours. But all he could think about was Marah and what she must be going through. Reva sat in the waiting room chair.
About an hour later, Rick finally came over to them. "Reva and Josh, the nurses did a rape kit and just sent it off to the lab. We should know within a few days what the results are."
"Has she woken up yet?" They both asked not wanting to wait anymore.
"No, not yet. But as soon as she does, I'll call you. Why don't you guys go home and get some rest. Come back tomorrow when you're feeling better." Rick wanted to help take their pain away, but he knew deep down that there wasn't much he could do.
"No, Rick we can't go home. We won't feel better until our daughter wakes up. We are going to stay here for as long as it takes." Rick nodded and left the room to check if Marah's condition had improved at all over these past few hours.
Chapter 4
The next day, Reva and Josh decided it would be best to go home. They figured they weren't doing anyone any good by being at the hospital. If Dr. Bauer found out anything new, he promised he would call.
That morning the Lewis's were awaked by dull ringing. Josh groggily tried to pin point where the sound was coming from. Reva beat him to it, sat up and answered the phone.
"Yes ... Oh hi...No nothing new...She's still in the hospital...Thanks for your concern." Reva slowly hung up the phone as Josh entered the living room.
"Who was that?" Josh went over to the fireplace and took a picture of Marah off of the mantle.
"It was Mary from the television studio. She heard about Marah and wanted to know how we were holding up."
"That's the fifth one this morning. Well, at least we know people care." Josh continued staring at his daughter's young, beautiful face. He began to think back to when she was a little girl and she skinned her knee. She came to him with weepy eyes wanting her daddy to take the pain away. He always kissed it and put a Band-Aid on it. Marah always felt better afterward. Josh then began to think if only I could kiss the pain and make it go away now.
"Bud, are you okay?" Reva asked concerned.
Josh was too distracted to even hear what she said. It took him a few minutes to finally respond.
"I'm fine Reva." Josh then put the picture down and left the room. Reva could tell Josh was lying to her. It wasn't her psychic abilities that told her. She's known Josh too long to except that he's fine.
Minutes later, Cassie arrived at Reva's. She ran to her sister and gave her a big hug.
"Reva what happened? Josh called me and told me Marah is in the hospital and that she may have been raped?" Cassie gave Reva a concerned look.
"We don't know anything else. What Josh told you is pretty much it. But Marah is still unconscious. But Rick said he would call and tell us when she woke up." Reva began to cry. Cassie then directed her to the sofa to sit down.
"My god, Reva, who could do such a thing to a kind and innocent young woman. There wasn't a single soul out there that would want to harm her."
"I don't know Cassie. But whoever it is, I'm gonna make sure they pay." Cassie grabbed Reva's hand to comfort her.
"Reva, one thing I don't understand is who called 911 after Marah was attacked? Josh said when Marah arrived at the hospital no one was with her, at least no one Rick could see."
"You know I wish I knew the answer to that. Whoever it is, I certainly owe him my life." Cassie and Reva got up, said goodbye, and they hugged.
"Call me as soon as you find out anything from Rick, okay?" Cassie headed for the door.
"I will Cassie. Thanks. I love you." Reva said as tears began to form in her eyes.
"Love you too, sis." Cassie then left to head back to the Beacon.
Chapter 5
Cassie finally arrived back at the hotel. She quickly headed to the front desk ready to get back to work. She would do anything to get her mind off of Marah. But first she wanted to go and find Edmund. As she walked in the direction of the stairs, she suddenly ran into one of the hotel guests. It was Jeffrey.
"Oh, if it isn't Jeffrey O'Neill himself. Why do you always run into me? Don't you watch where you're going?" Cassie began to get agitated with him. She could no longer look at his dark-bearded face. His presence alone made her skin crawl.
"Well so nice to see you too Mrs. Winslow." Jeffrey sneered at Cassie. "You seem to be in a bad mood today. Oh wait, you're always in a bad mood." Jeffrey began to head up the stairs when Cassie grabbed his arm and turned him around.
"I don't have time to listen to your rude remarks right now. Why don't you go upstairs and go back to your rude and boring life." Cassie rolled her eyes and started to walk past him up the steps when Jeffrey stopped her with "Wait a minute Mrs. Winslow. Is something bugging you? I don't know why I'm even asking, considering you're always like this around me. But there's gotta be something going on. Do you wanna tell me what it is? 'Cause I'm sure you were going to tell me anyway." Jeffrey still had his sarcastic voice.
"Alright, since you're dying to know I'll tell you. It's about Marah. She's in the hospital. Someone beat her up and possibly raped her too." Cassie's face turned from mean to sad as she told Jeffrey the story.
"I'm sorry to hear about Marah. Is there anything I can do? You know at least legally." Jeffrey said while hiding the fact that Marah stopped by to see him yesterday.
"No, not right now Jeffrey. But thanks for your concern. I know you don't really know Marah that well. Besides, they haven't caught who did it yet anyway." Cassie left Jeffrey at the bottom of the stairs as she walked up to her room, her sleek body gradually disappearing into the darkness.
Jeffrey waited until Cassie was completely up the stairs before he pulled out his cell phone and began to dial Cedar's number. He had to make sure Marah was alright. The guilt of knowing that the last thing they said to each other was hateful words began to eat at his stomach.
Meanwhile, back at the hospital Dr. Bauer kept going to Marah's room to check if her condition had changed. As he walked in he could hear the ventilator go up and down. Her body seemed so lifeless just lying in the bed.
Dr. Bauer walked over to her and put his stethoscope against her chest. Her breathing sounded normal. He also checked the bandages on her face and knew it was time to replace them. As he began to remove the gauzy material, he felt something touch his arm; he looked down at saw it was Marah's hand.
He immediately called the nurses in. Dr. Bauer suddenly felt a relief drift from his shoulders.
"Marah, Marah. Can you hear me?" Rick began to repeat to his groggily patient.
"Where am I?" Marah struggled to get the words out.
"You're in the intensive care unit at Cedars. You've been attacked." Rick found it hard to say the words you've been attacked.
"No, no. This can't be true." Marah became extremely agitated. She kept moving her head around as if she were trying to wake up from a bad dream. She tried to sit up but her body lacked the strength.
"Marah, it's okay. You'll be okay now." Rick assured her. "I'm going to call your parents now. But I'll be right back." Rick quickly left the room as the nurse came in to stay with Marah.
