A View of Happiness
Chapter Five
By A Shot of Amber
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A View of Happiness
Chapter Five
" Serena aren't you coming?"
Serena looked up from where she sat on the window sill looking out over the campus and shook her head. " No that's okay, I'm not hungry," she replied.
Rei exchanged looks with Lita who was standing in the doorway then walked over to Serena and bent down to look her in the eye.
" Serena you haven't left the room all weekend. Its Sunday and you are going to have to go to class tomorrow so you might has well come out today."
"What are you talking about Rei?" Serena asked laughing sort of weakly. " I'm just not hungry, that's all. Why eat when you're not hungry?" With that Serena turned away and brushed her hand over her bare arm pushing up the sleeve of her sweater showing where her fingernails had dug into the skin actually drawing blood in some places.
Lita widened her eyes at the marks but Rei didn't see them. Instead Rei sighed and sat down on the window sill next to Serena. " Serena you are hiding and you and I both know it. You know they are not going to talk about you out there. No one knows what happened except us and we are not going to tell anyone so don't worry. Instead you need to let it go and move on. Come to dinner with us and have something to eat, you can't live off nothing."
" Serena be strong! No one is going to point and talk about you. Rei is right, no one knows what happened except us and we are not going to tell a single soul now come on," Lita walked over and grabbed Serena's arm and pulled her up. " You need to leave this room and face the world. Don't be scared! Be strong and you'll realize that nothing can pull you down! Now come on! Let's go to dinner." Lita took a firm hold of Serena's hand and began to pull her towards the door with Rei following carrying Serena's purse and keys.
" I really don't know about this." Serena said pulling back slightly while Lita pulled her forward.
" Relax Serena, nothing is going to happen," Lita replied as they passed some girls standing in a doorway. Serena turned her head to look at them but they only smiled and waved at her. Maybe they didn't know or maybe they were secretly laughing behind her back.
Outside on the quad people were coming back from their weekends at home carrying luggage and book bags full of half done homework. Serena by this time had stopped pulling and allowed herself to be led into the cafeteria which was still relatively empty.
" We picked a time when there wouldn't be a crowd," Rei said handing Serena her purse so she could pull out her ID and swipe for her meal.
" Oh great its meatloaf again tonight," Lita groaned as she saw the menu board.
" Were not skipping dinner tonight," Rei replied firmly taking a hold of Serena's hand and pulling over to the line into the kitchen.
" I know, I know," Lita replied following them into the line while Serena looked back at Lita who gave her a smile and waved.
In the line the girls picked up their trays and got their food before paying and heading back into the cafeteria.
" Where is Mina?" Lita asked has they entered the cafeteria carrying their trays. "She was supposed to meet us in here."
Serena nodded but deep inside her her heart was beating at a fast pace like it could sprout wings and fly out of her breast and then maybe she would collapse and die and not have to go through this. She was afraid, afraid of seeing the world and facing people who could see it all over her face. She was a tainted woman, a dirty tow headed slut.
Wasn't she?
" Hey girls! Over here!"
The girls looked over to the middle of the cafeteria where someone had stood up and was waving to them. Lita smiled and headed over towards Mina stood waving at them while Rei dug her tray into Serena's back and pushed her forward towards the table. Once there Mina stepped over her seat and ran over to Serena to give her a hug.
" I'm so glad to see you out of your room!" Mina cried hugging Serena tightly then let go and smiled at her. " Its really good to see you."
" Thank you," Serena replied setting her tray next to Rei's on the table and sitting down. Mina grinned and went back to her side of the table to sit down.
" I haven't seen you all weekend Serena," Michiru said spearing up a piece of broccoli.
Serena set down her purse on the table and picked up her fork. " I was busy this weekend," she replied softly.
Michiru exchanged looks with Haruka who was sitting across the table near to Serena who began to eat.
" Hey Haruka did you get your car fixed yet?" Lita asked abruptly changing the subject to a safe topic.
Haruka grinned and set down her fork. " Yea I got it fixed at Mike's. Its good as new now, I even took Michiru on a ride to the beach last night."
Michiru blushed and took a sip of her drink. " We did have a nice time there."
The girls laughed and exchanged looks all except Serena who continued to eat without saying anything. Michiru noticed this and set down her drink as did Haruka who stopped eating.
" Hi everyone," Amy said coming up to the table with her tray in her hands.
Mina looked up and smiled at Amy and Darien who came up behind her. " Hey Amy! I was wondering where you were."
Serena looked up also and saw Darien looking down at her with his dark eyes.
" Hi Serena."
" Hi Darien," she replied back.
Rei noticed the look exchanged between the two and smiled as Darien and Amy sat down at the table. She was happy to note that Darien set his tray on the table next to Serena and sat down.
" How are you feeling today?" Darien asked Serena looking over at her.
" A lot better. The headache went away and the doctor gave me some medicine to help me sleep."
" Are you having trouble sleeping?"
Serena looked at Darien and nodded her head. " I did yesterday so I took a pill and slept all day and all night yesterday. I got up today feeling a lot better. The darkness didn't seem quite as pressing when I woke up."
The table grew silent at this remark while Darien just stared at Serena who blushed and looked down at her plate. No one could know and here she was practically broadcasting it to the world including her friends who had no need to know.
Finally Darien cleared his throat and picked up his fork. "That's good to know," he replied.
" Serena are you sick?" Michiru asked.
Serena stopped eating and looked up at Michiru who was staring back with a questioning look in her eyes. The other girls stopped eating to and looked at Serena who looked slightly scared. Finally she swallowed her bite of food and smiled slightly.
" No I'm fine, just a little headache this weekend."
" Then why are you taking medicine?"
Serena once again stopped what she was doing just as the others did. " Well I have a tendency to get headaches so the doctor gives me pills to help the headaches go away but they make me sleepy."
" That sounds like a strong medication," Michiru replied.
" Michiru stop."
The girls including Michiru all looked at Haruka who had spoken up. Haruka set down her fork and picked up her cup. " Just leave her alone Michiru. She doesn't need you prying into her life."
Michiru looked stunned but then she saw the look in Haruka's eyes. Something seemed to dawn on her and she looked at Serena who was looking at Haruka. Michiru's eyes widened as if she saw something.
" Dear lord," Michiru breathed then looked back at her plate. Serena looked over at Michiru who was staring at the food in her plate then at Haruka who was looking at Michiru. Something was going on but she couldn't understand what but a second later that was not important instead something else took control. It was like a steel clamp coming down on her heart and stopping the fluttering to an ice cold stop.
" You have to be kidding me," Darien growled causing her to look up to see what he was seeing. Her throat suddenly went dry as she saw Derek walk into the cafeteria with his buddies looking as threatening as he did in the car. She felt her chest tighten up at the sight of him and quickly turned her head away with fear in her voice.
" Oh god," she whispered hiding her face near Darien's shoulder which seemed to tense up as he saw Derek catch site of them and began to walk towards them.
" What is he doing here?" Rei whispered to Mina while Amy and Michiru looked at everyone's faces which had looks of horror on them.
Derek grinned as he saw Serena hiding next to Darien. He nudged one of his buddies as he came to a stop at the table and set his palms down on it. " Hey Serena. How are you?" Derek asked with a huge grin on his face while behind him his buddies laughed.
" Get out of here Derek," Darien growled standing up and showing his fist.
" Relax Shields. I'm just asking Serena how's she's doing. Hey Serena what do you say about going out with me tonight? We could have some fun again." Behind Derek his friends were crowing with laughter while Serena cried silently next to Darien.
" Derek if you don't leave I'm going to kick your ass," Darien growled again stepping over his seat.
" I need to get out of here," Serena whispered standing up and dropping her fork with a clatter on the floor. She brushed the tears from her eyes then stepped over her seat and ran off out of the cafeteria doors while Derek grinned and watched her go.
" Look what you've done now you jerk," Rei cried standing up also and running after Serena.
Derek just laughed and walked off with his friends who were laughing about "that stupid girl."
Darien growled an expletive and followed Rei out of the cafeteria while the others sat at the table watching him.
" Serena stop!" Rei cried running after Serena who was heading back towards the dorms.
" I can't stop! He's after me!" Serena cried coming to a stop anyway.
Rei ran up to her and gathered Serena in to her arms and hugged her while she cried.
" How could he do that Rei? How could he do that? He told his friends about what happened! He's making fun of me!"
" Calm down Serena. He's not here anymore. He's gone," Rei mummered stroking her hair as Darien came running up.
" Is she okay?" Darien asked coming to a stop in front of them
" She'll be alright," Rei replied as Serena looked up from Rei's shoulder and stepped back.
" Darien why did he tell his friends? Now its going to get all around campus."
Darien sighed and rubbed the back of his head. " He's a bastard Serena. He thinks that can get away with this so he told his friends but we know he can't. Don't let him get to you," Darien reached over and took a hold of Serena's hand pulling her close into a hug. " I'm here for you and so is Rei. You have your friends and we know what happened was wrong."
Serena sniffled and hid her face in his shirt which smelled like cinnamon and smoke, a comforting smell that made her feel safe. " How can I go to class tomorrow with Derek telling everyone what happened?"
Rei stepped forward and placed her hand on Serena's shoulder causing her to look up. " He only told his friend's Serena. That doesn't mean everyone knows. If they did wouldn't they be looking at you and asking questions?"
Serena looked up. " But they are looking! All around me they are looking at me! I'm a dirty girl who will now be known as a slut. I'm a slut because I allowed that to happen!" She burst into a fresh wave of tears and hid her face in Darien's shirt again, her tears making a wet stain on the cotton cloth. " Won't this ever go away? I don't want to feel this pain anymore. I wish I were dead," she whispered her fingers tightening around the fistful of Darien's shirt she held in her hands.
Rei looked up at Darien who was looking down at her over Serena's head. She could see her reflection in his eyes and in that reflection she knew that she saw fear. She could also see a person who was falling apart right in front of her eyes.
That night Serena didn't take her shower, she was afraid to leave her room in case anyone had heard but there were no remarks made in passing her closed door and no one laughed aloud at her. Instead she hid in her room sitting on the ledge of the window dressed in a pair of shorts and her college sweatshirt with her knees drawn to her chest and the light from the closet burning into the darkening room. After dinner she had allowed Rei to walk her back to the room where she faked a smile and said she would be okay. Rei had wanted to stay and sit with her but truth be told Serena would have rather been alone at that time so she shooed Rei out claiming that she was going to shower and get ready for bed. It was early and the sun was out but for some reason Rei believed it and left the room leaving Serena alone.
The first thing she had done after Rei had left was to lock the door and test it to make sure it was locked. She slipped her keys around her neck to make sure they wouldn't get lost then grabbed a baseball bat from her corner near her bed and walked over to the window ledge. It was still daylight outside when she climbed up onto the cold linoleum and tucked her legs in front of her. One hand snaked their way between her thighs to keep warm while the other gripped the baseball bat that hung near the floor in an ever tightening grip. She stayed that way for an hour, sometimes sitting up at the sound of someone walking by and once because someone opened a door across the hall from her room. She actually dropped her legs over the side of the ledge and held the bat up ready and waiting for someone to come through. All the time sweat beaded her forehead and her heart beat a fast tattoo of fear but it passed as the door closed and silence ensued again. After a few minutes Serena loosened her grip on the bat and went back to her old position to watch the sun set. Over the brick building of the campus the sky turned gold then pink then purple while she sat there watching students walk beneath her all in their own happy worlds, all of them happier then her. She could never be happy again.
After the sun had set the darkness seemed to gather around her. Serena at this time was cramped from her long sitting position in the window sill. She let go of the bat only long enough to grab a bottle of pills sitting on her bedside table. Even though it was dark in the room anyone could clearly see the label of the bottle which indicated for her to take one pill a night to help her sleep. Serena twisted open the bottle cap and shook out two pills, small blue and white gel caps that felt smooth in her hand. She set down the pill bottle and picked up a bottle of water. With two swallows the pills were gone and she was swallowing their bitter taste. Tonight she would sleep, without these pills she would be afraid to sleep but they blessed her with sweet assurance, sweet assurance to lie down in her bed and close her eyes with the bat next to her gripped in one hand just in case. For awhile her thoughts swirled around until the pills took affect and she drifted off into sleep never hearing the door open and seeing the light from the hallway pour in.
Rei pocketed her keys and looked at Serena who was lying on her bed fast asleep, the sleep of a drugged person. In her hands the wooden bat was gripped and ready to be used should anything happen. Rei closed the door and looked at the closet light which was still on filling the room with a soft light. Ever since that night Serena had been afraid of the dark and refused to sleep in a dark room. If Rei turned off the light, she had done that the night before, Serena would wake and had woken up screaming. Rei had turned back on the light and sat with Serena to calm her while the blond girl sobbed and cried, her body shaking with fear. Finally she did fall asleep again though only with the aid of a small gel cap to make her sleep. What Rei didn't know was that that pill was the third one of the day for her.
Rei walked over to the closet and opened the door a little wider so the light touched Serena's face then looked out the window at the stars in the sky and the orange lights of the sidewalks.
" God why did you allow this to happen?" Rei whispered softly looking at the innocent face of Serena, or what had been the innocence of Serena. Where was that little girl now?
For a rape victim each day seems to run for a million years until you fall asleep again. That's how it was for Serena, on the first day back to classes she didn't leave her room. She lay in bed long after she had awoken listening to Rei get up and get dressed and leave. Still even then she did not venture from beneath the covers but instead hid, her back to the wall looking across to Rei's bed which was neatly made with white sheets and white coverlet with green leaves on it. Rei always made her bed before she left for classes for the day. Serena on the other hand never made her bed but instead left it haphazardly to make at a later time, now she was to afraid to leave. What if something happened out there? What if someone had found out or could see it on her face? Couldn't you see it on her face? The bruise was still there, she hid it under make up in the daytime but at night you could see it, an angry red mark. There were also scratches on her palms from when she fell, those to angry little red marks causing her to never look at her hands out of pure fear that she would remember. She was slowly teaching herself not to think about anything directly before or after that time. Those two days were fading into pale shadows and would hopefully fade forever from her mind so she would never have to think of them. That's what she wanted, she wanted to vanquish the memory and go back to innocence, just plain innocence.
Down the hall someone had put on an old song, some old R&B song probably from the 50's and 60's. The hallway was quiet because it was so early, most people were singing except for this lone person who played their music for the world to hear. It was a sweet song and before Serena would have loved it but now she saw it has nothing but a pack of lies. Men didn't love women; they used them like a selfish person uses a doll. They may pet and play with them for awhile but when they want they can turn violent and hurt that doll by throwing it against a wall, pinning it to the floor, ripping its clothes, and... Serena shut her eyes tightly and stifled a sob has her thoughts ran away from all sensibility. She could not think of that night, it would kill her to think of that night.
Darien stepped over a laundry basket sitting in the hallway and walked past the open door of a girl still dressed in her pajamas gathering laundry into her arms. From the room music played on the stereo, a mix of old music and of new music such as the song that played now. It was a new tune loved by all the girls, he personally thought the band if they were really a band were a bunch of wimps, he could take them any day. They would just sing to him while he kicked their asses.
Further down the hall her door was closed, it meant she either had not gotten up (I hope not) or she had gotten up and was about to leave (hopefully) or she was already gone with Rei (doubtful), he had seen Rei walk past him alone. Darien walked up to the door which was decorated with stickers and signs saying Rei and Serena's names and dry erase board with their names written on it in a red marker along with various messages: Hey Serena, call me at my ext. – Vicky. " Girls, meet use for ice cream at 3pm – Lita and Mina. " Come to my room to prepare for the party. We need to look hot tonight! – Mina."
Darien read the last message with grim eyes. That had been Friday. Obviously the board had been left alone all weekend. He wondered if Serena had seen that message since she had returned, probably not, she never really left her room or saw anything small. She was locking herself away in her room, hiding herself from the world. Darien sighed and stared at the message before he pulled a tissue from his pocket and touched it to the board wiping away the message until there was no trace that it ever existed not even a smear of red ink. He then crumpled the tissue into a ball and shoved it back into his pocket. The board looked empty without Mina's curvy handwriting taking up half of it and there was a marker hanging next to it...
Without really thinking Darien picked up the marker and un-capped it. He paused for a second wondering with half his mind at what he was doing and with the other half at what to write but one half won and he carefully drew a small heart on the board along with a small message in one corner and signed his name. If she saw this then maybe it would make her smile, it made him smile to see it. With that Darien capped the marker and returned it to its spot then knocked on the door. Inside Serena who had been lying in bed wiping away tears and sniffling to herself looked up in shock that someone was knocking at the door at this early time in the morning. She stole a quick glance at the clock, 8:19 in the morning then back at the door where the person knocked again. Quietly she got up and placed two stocking feet on the floor and walked over to the door the bat clutched in both hands, what if it was Derek pretending to be a friend and she would let him in and he would hurt her again? Oh God! Her heart started to beat faster at the thought has she came up to the door and placed her back against the wood.
" Who's there?" She called in a chocked slightly fearful voice.
Outside in the hallway Darien raised his eyebrows then leaned forward into the door and answered. " Serena its me, Darien."
Serena's heart skipped a beat at the sound of a male's voice then slowed a little at the word Darien. She didn't let go of the bat but instead turned and looked into the peephole of the door confirming that Darien did stand outside the door. She breathed a quick sigh of relief and unlocked the door to let him in. He stood there wearing a blue polo shirt and blue jeans with his book bag hooked over both shoulders looking tall and safe, safer then any other man in the world.
" Come in," Serena said stepping back so he could enter. Darien walked in and turned around to see her closing and locking the door, testing it once then locking it again. He also saw the bat in her hand.
" Serena what is that for"
She looked at him then down at the wooden bat in her hand. " Its for just in case," she replied stepping away from the door.
" Just in case?"
" Yea, just in case he comes back for me because if he does then I can at least protect myself."
Darien looked down at her, he just looked. Her hair was messed up from sleep, she still wore her pajamas and the angry red mark stood out on her face. She stood there holding a wooden bat in her hand and was also trembling as if she were cold but she wasn't, she was afraid. Darien could see all of this in a sweep of his eye, she was like an animal caught in the headlights of a car, afraid of what was to come and afraid of the pain, except she had already seen the pain, now she was just afraid.
He stepped forward, his shoes making a sound on the tiled floor causing her to look up. He stepped forward again and again coming closer to her while she just stood there watching him. Once in front of her he reached down and took the bat from her hand and tossed it onto Rei's bed.
" Darien!" She cried suddenly feeling helpless without her weapon but he stopped her by gathering her into his arms and pressing her against his chest. " Darien!" She cried again as he felt the trembling in her body grow stronger.
" Serena you have to stop this," he replied softly his chin resting on top of her head
' Serena you have to stop this...' seemed to echo through her head. Stop what? Being afraid? How can you stop being afraid when it could happen again? It could be him again or someone else, she wasn't safe from it. She wasn't safe from anyone anymore. She wasn't safe...
" Serena." He tightened his arms around and closed his eyes. He could feel the fear inside her but he wasn't going to let go, he was going to help her. " Serena just let go."
" Let go?" She whispered softly suddenly feeling something loosen inside her. She hadn't really cried over this, sure there were some tears but most of them were locked inside her causing an aching pain deep in her heart and suddenly that pain was gone as the tears came to the surface. She raised her arms and grabbed a hold of Darien's shirt and began to cry, at first just tears but then the sobs started and before she knew it she was full out crying in his arms while he just held her. He never moved has she alternated in letting go of his shirt and grabbing his arms then back to his shirt again. She did this until her tears finally gave out and she was left sniffling and dry in his arms, by this time her temples ached with pain but she did feel better, she felt light in her heart where before there had been a heavy pain.
" How do you feel?" Darien asked lifting his chin away from her hair and looking down into her face.
" Better," she replied reaching up to brush some stray tears from her face.
" Good," he smiled and let go of her for a second to grab a box of tissues on Rei's desk and hand them to her. " Now dry your eyes."
She did so obediently, drying her eyes and blowing her nose before throwing the soggy tissues into the garbage can and turning back to him. His shirt was wet, a dark blue stain on the paler blue. He didn't seem to notice though, he was just standing there looking at her with veiled eyes that showed no true emotion and for some reason she was hooked into his eyes wanting to know what was behind them. They stood that way for a moment until he blinked and looked away taking in the neat and messy room. Rei's side was neat but her side was a mess scattered with clothes falling from hangers and a mess of papers on the desk. He then looked back at her and smiled.
" Are you up to going to class today?"
She widened her eyes at the thought and shook her head.
He nodded slowly then walked over and took her hand causing her to look up at him. " Serena are you going to hide in this room forever?"
" Darien its only been three days! How can you expect me to go out there and face the world so soon?" She cried.
" Because it has been three days and because you can't hide forever." He sighed and pulled her over to the bed and sat down pulling her down next to him. " Serena you may disagree with me but I think you need help."
" I do not need help!" She cried on the defense but he just quieted her and continued on.
" I'm not talking about police help since you obviously will not go the police about this. Instead I want you to get another kind of help, counseling help. You need to talk to someone about this instead of keeping it locked up inside you, all it is doing is hurting you. Your hurting yourself and you need to stop. How can you stand being so afraid?"
" I'm not afraid," Serena replied getting off the bed and walking across the room to her closet.
Darien looked down at the bat that he held in his hand then up at Serena in her short shorts. She was shifting through her clothes, touching each sweater and pushing each hanger across the wooden pole with a scraping sound. Her hands were trembling as she came across a pink shirt neatly buttoned and hanging on its hanger.
" You know I was going to originally wear this shirt to the party but I thought pink was to babyish so I took Mina's blue sweater instead."
Darien watched her has one hand took a hold of the sleeve of the shirt and clutched it into a fist, the skin around her knuckles slowly growing white.
" I wonder," Serena whispered clutching the shirt sleeve harder. " If perhaps I should have worn this shirt then he wouldn't have seen me as such a willing whore. Maybe then I would be happy and safe and sitting in class and not here."
Darien sprang up from the bed and strode over to her. He gently placed one hand on her closed fist and opened it.
" Serena stop."
She looked up at him. " Stop what? Stop being afraid and go back to where I was? I can't do that Darien, I've been taken over by a demon and that demon is taking over my soul. That demon is making the bad things happen and that demon is me. I'm the bad person who is making this happen to me. I brought it on myself."
" Serena we talked about this," Darien replied taking her hand off the shirt and clutching it in his own. " You did nothing of the sort, you never brought this on yourself. No woman brings that on herself, it's the attacker who did this and you must not blame yourself for what happened. You are the victim, not the attacker."
" I'm a victim..." Her eyes seemed to grow large until the black took over the blue. He felt her hand grow limp in his own as she turned away from him and headed for the window. Her hand slipped through his and her bare feet padded over the cold floor. At the window ledge she stopped and looked down at the campus below her, at the people walking around, at the sun shining on the stone benches, at the leafy red and gold trees waving in the breeze.
" Darien?" She reached up and opened the double windows so the breeze could come in and lift up her long hair. " Do you ever wonder if we could just let go of destiny?"
" What do you mean?"
" Once I heard this song and in it the singer was talking about letting go of destiny and just being happy. Destiny held her down and kept her on Earth so she let go of destiny and found happiness away from Earth. She was free of human constraint." Serena placed both hands on the wall around her and climbed up onto the ledge. " After it happened I thought about the song while I was lying in the hospital bed. I thought about letting go of destiny and forgetting about this but its so hard to let go. I feel like something is keeping me down and there is no way out." She inched her knees closer to the edge and looked down at the side walk below them. " But then last night I thought about it and I realized there is way to let go of destiny and be happy." She let go of the wall and pushed the window open wider so that it touched the brick building on either side of her. " You just got to let it go," she whispered leaning forward into the sunshine.
" Serena no!" Darien lunged forward and ran to her. She was just letting go of the windows to fall forward when he grabbed her waist and pulled her backwards. Serena let out a scream as she felt herself being pulled back into the room away from the window and away from her freedom. " Serena I'm not going to let it happen like this!"
" Let me go! Let me go!" Serena cried kicking her feet in the air and trying to escape but he held her tight, her arms locked in his embrace. " Destiny is not going to hold me anymore!"
" What's going on in there? Serena are you alright?" A girl called from outside the door. She turned the knob and opened the door to the scene of Serena fighting to get back to the window and Darien holding her tight. " Oh my god!" The girl cried at the scene.
" Get the R.A. and the school nurse immediately!" Darien yelled over Serena's screams. " She just tried to kill herself."
The girl nodded and ran off presumably towards the RA's room while others streamed out of their rooms to peek into the scene of the screams. A few girls rushed in and tried to calm Serena down while Darien continued to hold her down. A few minutes later the RA ran in to access the scene. She knew what had happened to Serena the night of the party and was under orders to keep an eye out on her. A quick look told her she had not kept a good enough watch. The RA quickly left the room but returned soon enough with another person, a lady wearing a pink flowered dress and a white sweater with short cropped hair. The lady in pink was carrying something in her hand, a syringe filled with a clear liquid. She cleared her way through the crowd and kneeled next to the still struggling Serena.
" Dear this may hurt a bit." With that the nurse injected Serena's arm with the sedative then stood back. " Who was with her when she tried to jump?"
Darien looked up from Serena who was starting to have the drugs take affect to the short stature nurse. " I was."
The nurse met his blue eyes with her own brown eyes and nodded. " I'm glad you were with her. She may not have been so lucky to be alive if she was alone." The nurse turned to the RA, a short heavy set girl with bad skin. " Call 911 and have an ambulance sent here immediately." The RA nodded and walked out of the room while the nurse turned towards another girl who was standing by the closet. " Please pack up some clothes and other necessities for Serena to take to the hospital and you," she looked down at Darien. " Since you obviously know this girl the best then you can stay with her till the ambulance gets here otherwise everyone else out." The nurse shooed the other girls out of the room and closed the door so it was just her and Darien and a sleeping Serena lying on the floor.
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