Nick clawed at the fingers that twisted tighter, Dang where was Warrick? Cavalier sneered down at him.
"Lets get one thing straight Stokes, I know you remember most of what happened in your room that night, I'm not sure if remember who else was there with Deanna but if you do and you tell any one what you know you won't live long enough to see the next sun rise." Cavalier whispered into Nicks ear, Nick gasped and turned his frightened eyes on the man holding his wind pipe captive.
'did he just say, what I think he just said?' Nick's mind raced, as he tried to put Cavalier into the puzzle that was his memory of his attack. He could hear voices just outside the door, one was diffenately Warricks, Cavalier freed his throat and Nick gasped in a few lung fulls of air, and smacked his steaming lunch tray of the table and all over Cavalier.
"You stay the hell away from me Cavalier I'm not longer involved in your investigation so go find another suspect to hospitalize!" Nick yelled loud enough to draw Warrick back into the room, HE stopped short and stare wide eyed at Cavalier, who stood a few feet from nick dripping chicken and noodles.
"What the hell is going on in here?" Warrick asked.
Cavalier didn't say anything just walked out the door hi face red his nostrils flaring, Warrick gave Nick a puzzled look, Nick shook his head and held up a hand until he was sure Cavalier was good and gone. He busted up laughing, almost sending himself to the floor, His ribs protested this but he couldn't stop.
"Oh man did you see that." Nick gasped out between laughs, Warrick nodded unable to speak as he joined his friend in laughter.
"Oh Nick that was rich man, pure 100, rich." Warrick high fived him as they started to calm down.
"So how did he become chicken man?" Warrick asked, Nick stopped laughing.
"Uh well, he wanted to know how I cleared my name, I told him the evidence cleared it for me. Then he said he would find a way to get me, thats when my lunch launched it self at Cavalier and you know the rest." Nick explained, No need to tell him Cavalier nearly killed him, or the fact that it may have been the man in his room. Nick felt a shiver crawl up his back at the thought of that man watching him being violated.
"Hey man you okay?" Warrick asked, Nick looked at him and smiled.
"Yeah I'm cool, I going to sack out for a while." Nick said and lowering the bed, made himself comfortable, closed his eyes and to his a few minutes later was snoring softly, Warrick shook his head in disbelief and pulled the blankets further over Nick prone form before turning out the light shutting off the TV and going home to get some sleep of his own.
When Nick finally woke up he was surprised to find his not only dark, but empty except for him and the beeping heart monitor He reached over to flip on the lamp but stopped when a hand covered his mouth, instinctively his hand reached out to find who ever it was.
"Do not make a sound." A voice growled and Nick felt the sting of a knife press against his neck, he continued to try and push the person off of him, the hand over his mouth moved away and grabbing his hands pressed them down against his chest, Nick gasped as pain danced around his hurt ribs.
"Now, What have you told them about that night?" The voice asked, Nick tried to make out the face in the dark, but the person wore a mask, Nick didn't answer right away, his attacker didn't like this, and pressed the blade down against his skin cause blood to bubble and run along the blade and down the side of his neck, Nick winced.
"Nothing, I didn't tell them anything." He whispered.
"Tell what you remember of that night?" The blade eased away a bit an Nick swallowed hard past a lump of fear.
"Deanna was in the room she molested me forced me to ejaculate, it's how she got my semen for the rape, their was some else there too.." Nick gasped as the knife once more pressed into his skin more blood flowed.
"Who?" The voice questioned and Nick just shook his head unable to speak, the knife pressed harder and Nick whimpered.
"I don't know who it was." Nick answered and waited for the knife to slice through his skin, it didn't happened, the knife pulled completely away and Nick went to sit up and dislodge his unwanted guest but was shoved roughly back down by firm hands.
"I'll tell you a secret then." The voice sneered, he felt a body press close to him, he squirmed uncomfortable with close contact, he could feel warm breath on his cheek, as their face come with in inches of his.
"It was me." They whispered in his ear, Nick gasped and fought to get the person off of him, only have that dang knife press against his throat again and Nick forced him self to stop fighting.
"Please, what do you want?" Nick asked gasping in air, his ribs were on fire and his neck a begun to sting.
"You." Came to quick reply, and before he could think of an answer she leaned forward and stole a kiss from his lips, Nick screamed and shoved her away.
"Get aw..." He was cut off by her hand covering his mouth and the knife found his neck again, Nicks heart pounded against his rib cage, he could hear his blood rushing in his ears, and then some one knocked on the door and Nick tried to call out for help but the hand stayed over his mouth.
"Tell any one about this meeting and your dead." She hissed in his ear, before knocking him into darkness. She ran the knife gently across his wrists and putting the knife in his limp hand climbed out the window.
The sound of voices brought Nick to the surface and consciousness and he floated just beyond awake to listen to the voices.
"What exactly happened?" Catherine's voice, angry and worried, asked.
"Well, As far we could tell, his wrists and throat were cut, it looks like he tried to kill him self." A male voice spoke up, the doctor maybe. Nick's body froze and he tried to make sense of what he just heard.
'I did not!' His mind yelled
"How about the shiner?" Warrick voice also angry and worried, a hint of remorse too, asked. And nick felt the pain from the shiner his right eyes must look terrible to feel this bad.
"Could it have happened yesterday, you said he had a confrontation with Cavalier?" Catherine asked.
' Hey here's an idea, some body broke into this room last night and tried to kill me!" his mind screamed
"I didn't notice anything, but i guess it could be, nick never motioned being struck so i really have no idea." Warrick sighed heavily and rubbed at his eyes.
"Do we honestly believe Nick would hurt him self, he didn't have any reason to."Warrick tried to reason, Nick felt tear prick his closed eyes.
"good, point I mean, he was given the all clear on the rape thing, but maybe he was having difficulties dealing with being molested." Catherine stopped herself from adding 'again' she would not betray his trust so easily.
"Why not come to one of us,why try to kill him self?" Warrick asked.
'because I didn't.' Nick thought forcing his eyes opened to see every one staring at him.
"Must of said that out loud.' He thought, he looked around his room, it wasn't the same room he had been in last night, no TV for one and no window for another, he tried to lift a hand to his face but found they wouldn't move,he head jerked back around and he stare at the straps holding his wrists and feet down the the bed, he could feel the panic bubbling to the surface and tried to fight it, but he lost and started fight the straps, pulling and twisting.
"Let me out please." Nick yelled , he knew what he was just fueling the doctors fire, making them think he was insane, but he couldn't stay strapped down like this.
"Nick man calm down it okay." Warrick voice tried to reason but, Nick wasn't listening.
"No please let me out, I can;t breath in here!" He continued to shout, gasping for air.
"Dang he must think he back in the box again." Catherine explained, she put a hand on Nicks arm and squeezed he stopped struggling for a moment to look over at her and blinked.
"Calm down nick your not in the box in the hospital, remember?" Catherine dropped her voice low and she hoped soothing Nick blinked again and sagged into the mattress and pillows.
"What happened?" He crocked out, he neck hurt and his wrist stung, he had a god awful headache now too.
"What the last thing you remember last night?" Warrick asked.
"Um I went to sleep and when I woke up some one was in my room , they ...they held a knife to my throat and asked what I told you, when i said nothing they asked my what I remembered from that night, when I didn't answer they pressed the knife into my skin thats how it got cut, I'm not sure about the wrists I do know she clocked me so hard and passed out." Nick explained not taking his eyes from Catherine.
"Are you going to stay calm Mr Stokes or do I need to sedate you?A voice questioned and Nick noticed a nurse standing the door way for the first time, she held a hypodermic needle in her left hand and what he assumed to be his chart in the other, she was thin and tall, with dark hair and eyes.
"No I'll stay calm." Nick almost pleaded, he watched her as she walked around the side of the bed and started to take vitals, then she left leaving his chart on the bed for the doctor to look at. Nick fell back against the pillows and took in deep breaths trying to relax his body it wasn't working.
"Nick are you okay?" Catherine asked, but Nick couldn't answer.
"Please Cath get these things off me." He pleaded pulling at the restraints, Catherine's heart broke right then.
"Nick I'm sorry but I don't have the authority to remove them let me go talk with the nurse and see what I can do." And Catherine left before Nick could answer, A few minutes later she and the Nurse returned.
"I can take to restraints but i need to take some blood and take out the catheter first so you'll have to step out side for a few minutes." They complied. The nurse came close to Nicks her face stopping next to his.
"Hello again Nick remember me?" She asked as she removed the first of the restraints, Nick pushed her away and went to free his other wrist,when she came at him once more with a knife he deflected the blow, but the nurse wasn't so lucky she ended up with a slice on her arms that bleed onto the bed sheet and her uniform, she screamed and a doctor came rushing saw the scene and called for orderlies Nick panicked and clawed at the restraints, but didn't get free before they rushed him two held him as he struggled, while another took a readied syringe from the doctor and grabbed nicks arm.
"NO please, i didn't do anything!" Nick yelled, Catherine and Warrick stood dumb struck in the room watching nick struggle with the orderlies even as the drugs entered his blood stream, his fighting slowed and his eyes began to droop, he looked over at Warrick and Catherine.
"Please...I...didn't... do... anything." He was out just and the words left his mouth his eyes closed and he breathing evened out.
"I want the patient retrained at all times, and sedated at six hour intervals." The doctor commanded, the orderlies obeyed, and before thy could protest both Catherine and Warrick were forced out of the room and the door was closed and locked.
"I'm sorry but until I have a chance to asses Mr. Stokes mental state no one will be allowed to see him." And the Doctor walked down the hall guiding a still bleeding nurse away.
DUN DUN DUN... oh my oh my, what well happen next, I changed chapter four a bit, fixed spelling and changed the end so it would go along with this chapter.