CHAPTER TWO

Hannah talked to Dana on the phone as she moved around in the kitchen. She couldn't sleep, who could blame her? Just a few minutes before, she had the woman of her desire in her arms!

A noise in the next room got her attention and she paused.

" Hannah?"

" I heard something. I'll go check." Hannah told her and went into the living room. She looked over at the window and gasped. There was a man standing on the fire escape, staring right at her.

" There's a man on my fire escape staring at me," she whispered to Dana. Dana told her to get out of the apartment right now but Hannah was barely listening. There was the unmistakable sound of breaking glass as the man leapt through the window and landed on the floor with a thud.

Hannah screamed and dropped her cell. She could hear the faint voice of Dana shouting to her.

Time seemed to stand still as the man lunged at her snarling. Hannah backed away and tripped over the edge of the carpet. She went down with a thud, banging her head on the coffee table.

She felt herself being dragged towards the window. Her vision blurred as she struggled. The man shouted some obesities at her. He stopped dragging her and punched her squarely in the face. Her head snapped back and she felt blood flowing from her nose.

She didn't cry out. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction. Instead, she glared at him hatefully through her slitted eyelids. She lashed out at him and as a result, his fist connected with her temple. Pain exploded through her body and she surrendered to the darkness.

Hannah's eyes shot open and she gasped for air. Her vision cleared and looked around. She was in a hospital room.

Someone was sleeping in the chair next to her bed and her heart thudded. It was Dana. A lock of hair had fallen across her face and her hand was still in hers.

Hannah gently squeezed her hand, " Dana?" she whispered.

Scully opened her eyes, " Hannah…you're awake."

Hannah nodded-the slight movement caused the room to spin and a nauseous feeling came over her.

" Do you have any idea of what you went through?" Scully asked her.

" No…what happened to me?"

" You were abducted." Scully explained, " From your apartment. You were gone for a month. I don't know what happened to you during that time. Someone found you and brought you here."

Hannah's brow wrinkled, " Who abducted me?"

" Trevor Sands." Scully said. A month ago she discovered Hannah had been lying to her about her past. Hannah had never told Scully she had been a Profiler for the FBI. Scully had been angry and dismayed about the fact Hannah kept it a secret from her.

" Hannah, why didn't you tell me about your past?" she asked her.

" Because it's a past I'd rather forget." Hannah sighed, " Dana, I really don't want to talk about it."

" It's your past that almost had you killed." Scully pointed out, " What happened?"

" Dana, I don't want to talk about it." Hannah said sharply. Scully stared at her in shock. Her voice had a threatening tone to it and her eyes had clouded over.

" I need some rest. I want you to go now." Hannah said, not looking at her. Scully paused, " I'll come back tomorrow." She said softly and headed for the door. She glanced back at Hannah who had closed her eyes. Hannah didn't say goodbye as Scully left.

She was lying on a table, in a white room. She tried to sit up but found she was bound to the table. Someone covered her mouth and nose with some kind of mask. Her vision was blurry, and her whole body screamed with pain. She wanted to scream out but as she opened her mouth, nothing came out. It was if she lost her voice.

She could dimly see three people, dressed in white and their faces were covered. Who are you? She wanted to cry out, why are you doing this to me?

" Is she out yet?" a voice asked-a man's voice. He was standing at the end of the table; his blue-grey eyes studied her coldly. Her nose wrinkled as she caught a whiff of a strange smell. She sniffed again. She had smelt…smoke?

" No, she's fighting it." Another voice answered.

"Give her an extra dose then." The other man replied. The blurriness was gone and she could clearly see the man…he glared at her when he realised, the woman was staring at him.

" Hurry up…I don't want her remembering anything." The man warned the others, his voice sounded threatening.

They gave her an extra dose of whatever it was they were injecting her with and she was out like a light.