Cry
A/N: 17 year old Madeline tries to break up from her boyfriend, but he doesn't want to. He likes using her for something that no one should have to go through, and Madeline is terrified to tell anyone. But when he attacks her one day during school hours, she finally lets go. Each chapter is named after a song by Kelly Clarkson. I don't own SVU or Kelly…
Chapter 13: Already Gone "Started with a perfect kiss then, we could feel the poison set in, perfect couldn't keep this love alive" - Kelly Clarkson
PREVIOUSLY:
Lindsey looks from Lisa to Maddie to Mrs. Tyler, whose checking Maddie's pulse. "How far along is she?" Mrs. Tyler asks as the bell to start class rings.
"Two months…" Lindsey answers.
"Okay. She'll be fine. Just keep drinking water honey, you need to stay hydrated." Mrs. Tyler replies.
Maddie closes her eyes and puts her hand on her baby bump. Lisa unties Madeline's hair and runs her fingers through it. The teen sits with her eyes closed for almost ten minutes before Lindsey says anything, "Honey?"
"Ugh. Let's just get this over with." the redhead replies, slowly pushing herself out of the chair.
"Come on, I'll walk you to class." Lisa says.
MANHATTAN WEST HIGH
7:45am
Maddie and Coach Evans have approached the door to her first period class. Lisa knocks on the closed door to Mr. Branson's classroom and squeezes Maddie's hand.
The man quickly gets up from his desk and opens the door. "Coach Evans… Maddie, nice of you to join us." he says, while the class snickers. Mr. Branson turns around, "QUIET" and then looks back to the two women standing at his doorway. "I'm sorry Maddie…"
"Have you gotten the email from Coach Yearwood?" Lisa asks.
"Yes, the one about what happened Wednesday?" he confirms.
"Yeah that one." the woman replies, glancing at the teen. "Hey, I'm off this period, she's not ready to be in class alone, can I like, sit in the back corner or something?…" the brunette woman asks.
Maddie is looking in the classroom trying to smile at Jennifer, distracting herself from the conversation between the two adults standing next to her.
"Of course. Maddie, we're just reading up to chapter 15, if you want to go sit down." the man offers.
Maddie nods and slowly walks into the classroom, looks at a kid named John until he gets up and moves to the empty desk behind Jennifer so she can sit next to her. "What's up girl, I've been worried sick…" the teen asks.
"Nothing. I'm not up to talking about it right now, I'll call you tonight and explain everything…" the teen whispers.
Back at the door, "Is she okay?" Mr. Branson asks.
"Not really. I don't know if this piece of information was included in the email but… she's pregnant…" Lisa answers.
"It was. How is she dealing with that?"
"Not too good. She got sick in my office this morning before this class started, so that's why she wasn't in here right away. She also took a ten minute nap after she got sick. Oh, and don't ask about the baby, please." the woman answers.
"I won't. but if she wants to talk to me about it, I'll listen. Is there anything I can do to make her more comfortable?" Mr. Branson asks.
"I think she's okay now. But once she gets farther along, you might have to let her sit in a chair or something. The desk isn't going to be so comfortable in the next few months…" Lisa replies.
"Okay. I've got to get back to grading essays, so you're more than welcome to sit at Mrs. Lieder's desk. She's in another classroom this period."
The rest of the class goes on without any problems. When the bell rings, Maddie waits for everyone else to leave the classroom so she can walk with Coach Evans. "I don't know if I can go to Coach Newton's class today…" she mumbles.
"Sweetheart, listen, I'm going to be in there with you. Don't worry about anything." the woman reassures her.
"I don't know if I can even walk in that hallway where I broke up with him…" the teen replies.
"We won't. We can go around by the World History classes…" Lisa tells her as they walk out of the room.
MEANWHILE
PRINCIPALS OFFICE
MANHATTAN WEST HIGH SCHOOL
8:15am
Maddie's friend Brenda nervously sat in the chair waiting to talk to Elliot and Olivia. When Mrs. Patterson opened the door to leave the office, Brenda smiled at her, "I'm obviously not going to be in class today… will you let coach know?"
"Sure. It's not a problem." Mrs. Patterson replies and leaves.
Olivia steps out of the office, "Brenda we're ready."
The teen nervously stands up and follows the detective into the office. "Hey, it's okay. You're not in trouble…" Elliot says when he notices how nervous Brenda is.
"I know… it's not that. It's Travis…" she replies.
"What about Travis?" Olivia asks, sitting down across from the teen.
"He threatened me and Maddie both, said if we told, we… we were…dead…" the black haired teen stumbles on her words.
"No one is going to hurt you, or Maddie, or any one of your friends, or teachers." Olivia reassures her.
"So how's Maddie? She hasn't talked to me since this happened…" the teen asks.
Olivia starts thinking about the pregnancy and decides that Maddie should be the one to tell Brenda, "She's scared, like you are right now. You know, since her parents are out of town, she's been staying with Coach Yearwood…" the brunette detective explains.
"Oh god. I totally forgot that the Hansons are in Texas this week…" Brenda replies, running her hand through her hair. "Maddie didn't want them to go… she was freaking out when she called me the night before they left, saying all this stuff about Travis and what he said he wanted to do to her…"
Olivia and Elliot exchange looks, "So what did you do after she called you…"
"I was so scared, because that's when she said he threatened her and me… I really wanted to tell my mom, invite Maddie over, but I didn't want to get hurt, and she didn't either." "We were both really quiet in class the next few days and Mrs. Patterson could tell, and she even asked us if everything was okay. I had to lie. She asked Maddie about Travis. Maddie almost started crying when she nodded her head and pretended that she was fine." the teen nervously explains.
"Did Travis do anything before Wednesday? While Madeline's parents were away?" Elliot asks.
"Uhm, not really. Just freak us out. The way he grabbed Maddie in the hallway, he'd slap her around at her house, text us all hours of the morning. It was creepy. I would get a weird message from him, then she'd text me and ask if he sent me anything." Brenda answers.
"Do you still have any of those messages in your phone?" Olivia asks.
"Yeah. All from last week…" the teen replies, pulling out an iPhone with a green sparkly cover. After a few seconds the girl stands up and shows Olivia the phone. "Here's the one from last night." she then pushes a few more buttons, "And here's the ones from the rest of the week…"
The detective reads the messages and then is able to fully understand why the teen is so scared. "Now you see why I'm so freaked out… it's not you guys, it's him…" Brenda tells Olivia.
"That's completely understandable. I would like to have those printed as evidence of you girls being threatened, do you mind coming by the precinct after school so our technology guy can run them off for me?" Olivia asks.
"Is… Travis gonna be there?" Brenda asks.
"No, he's in jail…" Olivia reassures the teen.
"Okay. Can my mom come? I don't wanna be by my self…"
"Of course. If you feel safer that way, I want you to bring her." the brunette woman replies.
Elliot then hands the teen his business card. "My cell number is on the back, and so are Olivia's numbers. Just give one of us a call when you're ready to come by and we'll get everything printed." the man kindly says.
"Thanks. Oh, and just to let you guys know, I'm still really freaked out. I understand that he's in jail, but I've never been threatened like that. It scares the crap out of me. I've joked around with friends and stuff like when we kid with each other saying 'I'm gonna kill you…' but this, Travis is serious…" Brenda tells the detectives.
Olivia can see the tears pooling in the teen's eyes and stands up to hug her. "We've got Travis in our custody now. That means you're safe. The school knows what's happened, I'm going to tell them that he's threatened you too, and if any of his friends say something that scares you, just let one of your teachers know. They have our contact information and we'll deal with the situation if it's necessary." the woman reassures her.
"Okay. I should probably get back to class… Maddie's probably in there freaking out because I'm not." Brenda says.
Olivia nods and writes the time down on the hall pass signed by Mrs. McBride and hands it to the teen. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to call."
"Thanks… I'm glad Maddie finally talked to you guys, really." the teen says, smiles and turns to walk out of the office.
A/N: This is one of the last chapters. In the next chapters I'm going to jump months ahead, have a trial scene or two, and baby! Let me know if you want a boy, girl, and suggest names. Or do you want twins? I'm happy this story is coming to a close, because it will be my first complete multi chapter story. But also sad, because I really like writing this one. And you can also suggest Kelly Clarkson songs for the last chapters! Please Review.