The last thing that broke Ben was hearing his best friend beg him not to hurt him, he looked at his wife and pleaded with his eyes wanting to know why this was happening. "I don't know, Ben." Abigail answered the unasked question. "But I think we got his temperature close to normal again so let's get him out." Ben nodded not trusting his voice right now.

After they had Riley dressed in warm dry clothes and put in bed it was 7:12am and Ben and Abigail were both tried from what had been a very long early morning.

"How is he?" Ben asked as he saw that his wife taking Riley's temperature.

"He is better his temperature is 100.2 it's still a little high but it's much better." The with a sigh she said "The good news is that he is out of the danger zone." She said with a sad smile.

"Well now all we have to do is hope that he'll wake up soon and tell us what all this was about..." Ben said and then looked down thinking about what Riley had said when they were trying to get his temperature down in the bathroom. "what do you think he saying when he said don't hurt me?" Ben asked while gently running hand through Riley's short hair.

"I don't know he could have been hallucinating that's common with a fever that high." Abigail said while looking sadly down at her sick friend.

"Yeah but he was fine when we got out of the cave and drove him home. So where could he had gotten sick I mean you just don't…" Ben was cut off by someone moaning; when he looked down he saw that Riley was trying to open his eyes but couldn't do so. "Riley?" Ben asked a moan was the only answer that Ben was given. "Common buddy open your eyes for me." Riley's eyes cracked open a little and then closed very quickly after that. "Riley…" Ben asked yet again.

"I'm working on it Ben." A voice croak sounding a little annoyed but it was music to Ben's ears because Riley had said almost nothing since Ben and Abigail had arrive at his apartment.

"Well I guest he still here-well a least his sarcastic-ness is still here." Ben said happily.

"Anyway how are you felling Riley?" Abigail asked him. Riley opened his eyes realizing that she was here too.

"Well I could be better if my stomach didn't fell so sick and my head was not killing me," Riley said, when he tried to remember what had happened and he couldn't he decided to ask his friends. "Can I ask a question?" He asked Ben and his wife when they were both looking at him he continue, "What happened?"

"You don't remember?" Ben asked looking at him as if he was lying.

"Well if I'm asking I probably don't remember what happened. You know or I would not be asking." He replied Ben's dump question. When neither of them spoke he asked, "Are you going too answer or should I start guessing?"

"You really don't remember?" When Riley gave him the look Ben told Riley what had happened this morning, Ben told Riley everything except the bathroom scene.

"Wow…and how come I don't remember anything?" They all stayed silent for a moment taking everything that had happened this morning, when suddenly Riley had this feeling that you know something bad happened but you can remember it, then it hit him.

Its dark…the basement…"you had enough?"…the cold water…ice cube…can't breath… eyes deprive of all emotion except hate…"I think you have but I'm having so much fun right now…"…it was cold and dark…can't breath…please help me…

"Riley you okay?" Ben's distance voice asked. Riley looked up and saw that both Abigail and Ben were looking.

"Yeah just tired and confused I guess…" Riley lied (somewhat) he was confused and tired but that was not all he was feeling right now.

"Why don't you get some sleep and when you'll wake up I'll have some food ready." Abigail said with a smile that made him fell safe and loved.

"Yeah I think I'm going to do just that." Riley said before he closed his eyes to get some sleep.

"Sleep well kiddo." Was the last thing that Riley heard, he smile not having the strength to tell Ben that he was not a kid.

So what do you think? I hope you guys like it…I'm sorry that I'm not the best speller but English is not my first language and I'm still learning but I'll work on it…

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