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Chapter 3
Amanda glanced down at Olivia, her eyes were squeezed tightly together. "Liv," Amanda whispered, but there was no answer. "Liv," she said a little louder this time, but Olivia didn't make any indication she had heard. "Olivia," Amanda called, grasping her hand. Upon hearing her, Olivia's eyes flew open and she jumped, ripping her hand out of Amanda's grasp, terrified. "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to scare you," Amanda whispered softly. Olivia began gasping for breath, each breath seemingly caught in her throat, she looked to Amanda, panic written all over her face. Amanda took her hand, "it's okay Olivia, you're safe, breathe with me. Just breathe in and out." All Olivia could do was shake her head, 'no,' while a few stray tears slipped from her eyes, she immediately brought her hand to her face and wiped them away. Since the moment her crew saved her she's been adamant with herself, she must not cry, she knows that if she starts crying she won't stop. She doesn't want to show weakness, she doesn't want Lewis to have that power over her. Just the thought of Lewis sent a shudder through her entire body. Slowly though, her breathing was becoming easier. She looked up at Amanda and was surprised to notice that Amanda had tears in her eyes, Olivia looked away quickly, she couldn't cry she vowed to herself. Amanda regained her composure, "Liv, it's okay, we don't need to do this now. We can wait." Refusing to look at her, Olivia answered, "it needs to be done Amanda, can we just get it over with?" Olivia turned to face her and Amanda nodded, "I'm ready whenever you are."
The words came tumbling out of Olivia's mouth, her body shaking, barely even taking a breath as she told Amanda how Lewis had been at home waiting for her when she got back from work. She shuddered telling how he held a gun to her head, how he burned her, he hit her, and beat her before leaving with her outside the fire escape. Olivia paused, trying to calm herself and Amanda slowly took her hand, "take your time, it's okay." Olivia started back up again telling Amanda everything, every single detail from the duct tape on her mouth, the rapes he forced her to watch, the alcohol he made her drink. Amanda was amazed by the poise in Olivia, her shaking now gone and she spoke factually about everything that happened. That is, until she began talking about the beach house.
Amanda saw Olivia's countenance change suddenly and she stopped speaking, opening and closing her mouth but no words would come out. "Liv," Amanda said softly, when Olivia didn't answer she started again, "We can stop now. You've done a great job." Olivia shook her head, 'no.' Olivia cleared her throat and began to speak in an almost inaudible tone. "He knocked me out, when I came to I was on the bed, my clothes were gone." She felt the tears trickle, but she blinked them back, she needed to finish this. "Um, he he he," she paused, taking a few deep breaths. "I can't...I...please don't make me say it." Olivia turned away from Amanda desperately trying to take deep breaths and stem the flow of tears. Amanda tentatively rubbed her back, "It's okay Liv, you did good. That's enough for today. Olivia nodded her head, unmoving. "Can you turn around and look at me? I just want to see that you're alright." After a few moments, Amanda thought Olivia had drifted off when Olivia turned over and stared blankly at Amanda. Amanda immediately had to suppress a gast upon seeing the look of pain and horror throughout Olivia's features. Olivia's plans to hide her emotions suddenly went out the door as rer body filled with sobs, wracking her to her core, shaking uncontrollably as she curled into a ball. Amanda took her hands in her own, rubbing softly with her thumb and to her surprise Olivia didn't pull away. In fact, Olivia came closer to her, Amanda sensed her need for comfort. "Hey Liv, is it okay if I give you a hug?" Olivia nodded, tears streaming down her face. Amanda came and sat on the bed next to Olivia, pulling her into an embrace and holding her soothingly as another round of sobs wracked her broken frame. Finally the sobbing subsided, Amanda rubbed her back slowly willing to take the pain away. Olivia gripped Amanda tighter, she couldn't be alone, last time she was alone he had come. Slowly, Olivia drifted off to sleep, but Amanda sat unmoving holding her sleeping boss. Only then did Amanda allow herself to cry. She couldn't bare the thought of what Olivia had been through. Her unshakable boss was the most broken she'd ever seen, Amanda closed her eyes hoping against all hope that Olivia would recover. Then and there Amanda vowed to herself to care for her in any way she could.