When Liv and Elliot arrived back at the hospital they found Reachel asleep, and her parents gone. Elliot seemed to relax visibly at this discovery and he sank into a chiar by the bed, Olivia toke the chiar by the window and moved it a bit closer.Ellliot toke up Reachel free hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, Reachel came awake slowly blinking to clear her blurry vision when she finally made out Elliots and Olivias smiling faces she grinned and pushed herself into a sitting position.
"Hey guys whats up" She asked.
"Umm we need to talk with you about your parents." Olivia began only to halt immediately at seeing Reachel pale whiter than casper the ghost.
"What about my parents" She asked.
"I got the distinct idea that they were hidding something." Elliot explianed.Reachel remained quiet for a monet giving the inquiry some thought and then finally, sighing she spoke.
"My parents are doing the best they can with me but latly it dosen't seem enuoph money is tight, rent is later every month, and we struggle to keep food on the table, dad and mom work most of the time trying to make ends meet." She started Elliot and Olivia remian quietly attentive waiting for her to continue.
"My dad came up with the perfect plan, he said some of the guys at work were talking about an escort service were the girls are paid to take men out to dinner, or movies, or whatever. Mom was furious about it, she said she would never let her duaghter do something like that. I was so stunned that my dad had even suggested such an idea, I paid little attention to the argument instead I went walking. When I got back mom was waiting for me, she said that dad had explianed exactly what it was that I would be doing and she was going with the idea." Reachel stopped to catch her breath, Elliot could swear he saw her shiver.
"The first of many dates I would rather not remeber began the following night; John Carpenter one of my dads work buddies was the first. He looked at me like I was a peice of chioce steak or something, gave me the creeps. I begged mom not to make me go but, I was over ruled and forced out the door bawling. He toke me back to his apartment and tried to have his way but I fought him and was able to get away. I didn't go stright home though, I didn't trust my parents not to just take me right back to him. So I stayed on the streets for a while till I was to tired to stay out any longer. I got home at about two am, mom tried to hug me but, I pushed her way and giving my a glare that could have melted the great glaciers in the north, I stormed up to my room, and thats what I did every night." She stopped to once agian to carch her breath, Elliot toke the oppurtunity to question her.
"Reachel was it one of the guys you went with, the one who did this to you" He asked, she toke a moment to collect herself and then shrugged her shuolders.
"I don't know. The guy wore a mask and gloves unfortunatly all I remember were his eyes the brightest blue but, dull and lifeless." This time She did shiver visibly, Elliot gave her hand a firm squeeze.
"After a while dad wised up to me and followed me on the last 'date', when he tried to rape me i fought back like I always did and after getting him in his happy place I ducked out a window. Dad was still wiating out side so I knew i had to dodge him, I hid in the alley waiting, watching for my chance. It came only a short 15 minutes later when Jolly Rogers shouted for dad to come up quick, as soon as he had vanished inside I ran.I made to the alley where you found me and well you now the rest." she relaxed back agianst the pillows, totally spent. Silence spread between them niether detective finding anything to say after that story. Elliot watched Reachel laying in her bed,eyes closed ,breath slow and even, thuogh he knew she wasn't sleeping just resting,becuase her hand was still squeezing his.
"Umm why don't we go and let you get some rest? we'll come by and see you later." Olivia finally spoke ending the uncomfterble silence. Reachel opened her eyes and looked at them gave them, a reassuring smile, but all she found the engery to do was nod. She watched them leave in silence, a few minutes later she let her eyes close and she fell into an exhusted sleep.
I'm sorry this toke so long in coming but I really hadn't been focused on this , I have been engrossed in my collage studies. I hope you enjoy this chapter, more to come.