Chapter 2

"040… No!" Rachel shouted to herself for the fifth time in a row. "He's got rehearsals! If I call him now…" Then she remembered what he had said earlier! "Call me any time." Rachel dialled the numbers. The tone rung twice then Hugh's body guard Sam answered "hello" he said roughly "Sam! It's Rachel! I really need to talk to Hugh! It's Urgent!" Rachel hated how she sounded! She thought she sounded needy! "I'm sorry Rachel but he's onstage right now!"

"Oh how long before they finish up?"

"Well they are actually just finishing up now! Hold on I'll see if I can get him away for a minute!" As she waited she could hear people packing away props. The production was 'The Boy from Oz' and Hugh Jackman was playing Peter Allen. She was just a chorus dancer. But her thoughts were interrupted! "Rachel! What's wrong? Is everything ok? Sam said you sounded upset! What's happened?"

"Um… well…" Rachel managed to mutter.

"Rachel tell me! I need to know!"

"On the train I was on the carriage alone. Well at least I thought I was alone! When I looked up there was a guy there and he… well he…"Then Rachel burst into tears!

"Rachel listen I'm on my way! I'll be at you house in about 5 minutes. Pack a few things and you can stay with me at the hotel until whenever!"

"Hugh, NO! I'm sorry! It's a lovely offer but I can't accept! I shouldn't have called!" Then before Hugh could reply Rachel gave a scream that told Hugh that she was in pain.

"I'm on my way now! I'm almost there! Pack now I'm not asking I'm telling. Rachel do this please. As a friend I need to help but as boyfriend I want to help."

"Hugh you not…" but she didn't finish she let out another cry of pain and then went quiet.

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Hugh arrived at Rachel's shortly after the phone call. He didn't knock because the door was already open. He walked in behind Sam. Hugh was scared of how he would find Rachel. He and Sam walked through the house and saw that Rachel was there but couldn't find her! There was a light on in the back room so they went into that room and saw Rachel lying on the bed facing the wall not moving. The phone was on the floor and her bags were packed. Hugh ran over to her to find a pulse! It was very weak. He looked at her face an almost cried. What he saw was her bottom lip bleeding heavily and she was bleeding really badly from a deep gash in her forehead. He kissed her lightly on her bleeding lips and picked her up. He carried her to the car and left her with Sam while he went back inside to get a few things together for her!