Sweet Dreams

Chapter 2: Darkness Reigns

They kept her in the dark. She could hear the rats scurrying through the empty warehouse, they'd brush against her and she'd scream, eliciting a laugh from him. Whoever he was this time. It was always changing; she'd tried to keep track, but had lost count around 20. It didn't really matter, their faces would all blend together and it was just another body on top of her. This one was playing a game with her, trying to confuse her senses so his attack was unexpected. She knew he was here though; could hear his heavy breathing, could smell his sweat

She wished he would just get it over with, but that wouldn't be as much fun for him. A sound, and then he was on top of her pulling at what was left of her clothes. Her screams ricocheted off the empty. God! She'd do anything if Jason would come and rescue her. Please help me! She cried inside herself. The voice inside her became weaker as punch after punch was delivered to her broken body. He slammed her head into the cement floor, and it was all over. God had spared her finally.

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Lorenzo watched the nameless beauty thrash around in the bed. She had whimpered several times causing him to worry. Everything about this girl disturbed him; he'd noticed the dark circles around her eyes, and the gaunt, sunken in cheeks. It seemed like she had been mistreated in some way. As he helped to rid her of her frozen clothing, he'd been shocked to see white first aid tape wrapped around most of her torso. That meant that she had broken ribs. Someone had broken her ribs.

"Mr. Alcazar?" He was startled out of his thoughts by the arrival of the doctor.

"Dr. Correl, thank you for coming so quickly." He waved the older man into the room. "I fished her out of the water. I'm sure you understand the need for discretion?"

"Absolutely," the doctor stepped up to the bed and began to examine her. After a few minutes, he motioned Lorenzo over. "Her ribs have been broken, severely it looks like." He carefully cut away the bandages and pointed to a raised white line on her otherwise flawless skin. "This is a surgical scar, fairly recent, maybe a couple of months old. Judging by the size and depth, I'd say she suffered some internal damage caused by shattered rib fragments. Luckily, there doesn't appear to be any water in her lungs. Once she wakes up, you'll have to re-wrap her ribs daily. Keep her warm; it sometimes takes days for lost body heat to regenerate itself after Hypothermia sets in. She'll also need lots of liquids, try chicken broth. It'll help her to gain some weight, doesn't look like she's had a decent meal in weeks. I'll be back in a week, make sure she doesn't over exert herself, and she'll be free to go then."

"Lorenzo nodded in understanding, "Thank you doctor. My men will escort you back to your home." He waited for the man to leave before approaching the sleeping girl. He didn't know what possessed him, but he began to gently stroke her cheek. "What happened to you?" he murmured softly. Without warning her eyes sprung open, and she was awake.

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