ok, so I figured I owed everyone another chapter since my last one was so short, and ended on a 'cliffhanger' haha
so, on to the story
JUST A REMINDER, I OWN NOTHING :/
"Avery!" Olivia ran through the busy hallway of Mercy Hospital, calling out for her daughter. After learning that she had been injured in a bus accident, she had gone straight into 'mother mode', screaming her daughter's name, looking for what room she was in.
"Liv" Elliot yelled, running after her down the hall. "Olivia, calm down." He reached his partner, placing a hand on her shoulder to try to calm her down a bit.
"Elliot, Avery's hurt, and I don't know where she is."
"Liv, she's going to be alright."
Olivia shook her head. Somehow Elliot's words were not calming her, in fact, they only made her worry more. She looked around, searching for any doctor who could tell her the whereabouts of her teenage daughter. "Excuse me. where can I find one of the victims from the bus accident? Teenage girl, sixteen years old."
The doctor looked at the detective. Seeing her trying to hold back tears, the doctor decided it was best to just tell her, after all, he had other patients to see. "Room 113" was all he said, before running off to attend to his other patients.
Olivia quickly turned on her heel, and ran down the hall, stopping in front of the room the doctor had said. She barged into the room, only to be greeted by a sight that made her weak. Avery was on the hospital bed, unconcious, with an oxygen mask around her face. There were four doctors, as well as three other nurses, around her, trying to stop the blood pouring out from her right shoulder.
"Ma'am, you can't be in here" one of the nurses said, placing a hand on Olivia's chest, leading her to the door.
"No, you don't understand" Olivia began, letting the tears fall, "I'm her mother."
The nurse nodded, as she continued to push Olivia towards the door. "I understand that ma'am, but you'll need to wait outside."
"No, I need to be here with her." Olivia tried to push past the nurse, but was stopped by two more nurses, who grabbed her by the arms and lead her to the door. "Let me go! I'm her mother!" Olivia kicked and screamed, trying to break free, but it did no use. They shoved her out of the room, quickly closing the door.
Olivia, who was now angry that they had thrown her out of the room, tried to grab the door handle, but was stopped when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her. "Liv, they can't work with you in there."
Olivia turned around, and began to cry into her best friend's chest, as Elliot gladly wrapped his arms around her, comforting his crying partner. "Elliot, I'm scared" she whispered. She finally had a family, and now some stupid hijacker was going to rip that away from her.
"I know, but you know Avery, she's strong." Elliot led her to the waiting room, where Cragen met up with them. He seemed just as worried as Elliot and Olivia, after all, Avery was like a grandchild to him. The three of them sat, and waited, for some news, any news, concerning Avery.
The three waited for an hour. The whole time Elliot had his arm around his partner, while she laid her head on his shoulder. She had stopped crying, but hadn't said a word since she had been thrown out of Avery's room. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, one of the doctors who had been working in the room with Avery, came up to the three waiting in the lobby.
Once Elliot saw him approaching them, he patted Olivia's knee, forcing her to look up. She saw him, and immediately rose from her chair, Elliot and Cragen right after. "Family of Avery Benson?"
Olivia tried to speak, but no words came out. "We're her family" Elliot said, holding Olivia, as Cragen put a hand on her back, fearing the worst.
"How's she doing?" Cragen asked, watching as the doctor wiped his forehead with the back of his hand.
"Well, she was shot in her right shoulder. We stopped the bleeding, but she's already lost alot of blood." Olivia looked up. She felt a sense of dejavu. She remembered when Avery had been shot by Sara Taylor, her biological mother, only in her left shoulder. "But, she's stable now, and I think she's going to be just fine" he said, reassuring Olivia.
"Can we see her?" Olivia asked, finding her voice.
The doctor nodded. "She's unconcious now, but I want to keep her over night to watch her." He looked up at Elliot and nodded with a smile. Thinking he was Avery's father, he continued speaking. "From what I hear, alot more people would have been seriously hurt had it not been for your daughter."
Olivia opened her mouth to correct him, but didn't get a chance, before Elliot spoke. "Thank-you doctor" he said, before watching him go. He turned to Olivia and gave her a small smile. "You go ahead and see her. I'll wait here for any news on our rape victim."
"Call me when you get any news" Cragen said, before heading out of the hospital, feeling as if a huge weight had been taken off his shoulders.
Olivia nodded, before walking down the hall, heading to her daughter's room. She opened the door, taking a deep breath, before walking in. Avery was laying on the bed, oxygen mask still over her face. She was hooked up to multiple machines, making sure she didn't get any worse. Olivia grabbed the chair near the wall and pulled it up to the bed. She sat down, and grabbed her daughter's hand, hoping that she would wake up soon.
It had been an hour since the doctor had allowed Olivia to be in the room with Avery, and she still had not woken up. Olivia was beginning to worry. She needed to know her daughter was going to be alright.
There was a small knock on the door, before it opened, revealing Elliot, holding a cup of coffee and a small paper bag. "Liv?"
"She's still unconcious" she whispered, not bothering to look up at him.
"Liv" he said, before walking into the room and closing the door. "She'll wake up. Here" he said, handing her the coffee and paper bag.
"Elliot, what's this?"
"Liv, you need to eat something. I can hear your stomach growling from the lobby" he said with a laugh, attempting to make the situation seem a little lighter.
Olivia let out a small laugh, before digging into the bag, pulling out the bagel. "Thanks" she said, before taking a bite.
Elliot nodded, before taking a seat in the chair next to Olivia. "So, what are you planning for her birthday?"
Before Olivia could answer, the two heard a groan. They quickly turned to face Avery, who was looking at them, furrowing her eyebrows."Really?" she asked, before pulling off her oxygen mask. "I'm get shot in the arm, again, and you ask her what she's doing for my birthday. By the way, I already told you, nothing for my birthday."
Olivia looked at Elliot, before turning back to her daughter and smiled. "She's back" she said, laughing.
Elliot quickly reached over, snapping the oxygen mask back on her face, before she could protest. "Leave it on" he said, in a firm voice. He knew Olivia would want to know what had happened on the bus. "I'm going to go check on Ana" he said, before standing up and walking to the door. "Avery, I'm glad you're okay. You're really giving your mother's medical insurance a work-out, aren't you?"
"Apparently" she replied with a laugh. She watched as he smiled, before winking and leaving the room, closing the door on the way out.
Olivia turned to face her daughter, happy that she was awake. "What were you thinking?" she asked, suddenly remembering it had been her idea to take the bus in the first place.
"Well, I was thinking I would get shot in the other arm, to make it even" she said sarcastically, her speech slightly muffled by the mask. "Crap I missed my meeting with the theatre scouts."
Olivia let out a small smile. "I'm sure they're forgive you, considering you stopped a hijacker."
Avery shook her head. "Not stopped, helped to stop. It wasn't all me."
Olivia gave her daughter a stern look, somewhat happy with what her daughter had done, even if she had put her life in danger. "Avery, what happened on the bus?"
Avery sighed, before sitting up, with Olivia's help. "I was on the bus, and-" she began, but stopped, taking off the oxygen mask so she could speak more clearly. "Okay, well, there was this guy across from me who jumped up and started yelling, waving a gun around. He grabbed the girl next to me, and that's when I caught the eye of the man next to me. I told him to knock the gun out of his hands, while I got the girl, but when I saw him trying to grope the girl he had, I got angry, knowing how it would affect her. I ran up, and pulled her away from him, kicking him, well, where it hurt." She smiled, letting out a laugh, as she remembered what she had done. "The guy sitting next to me tried to grab the gun, and that's when it went off. It hit me in the shoulder, but I guess adrenaline kicked in, and I didn't feel it at first. That guy that tried to stop him was shot in the leg. The man with the gun turned, getting ready to shoot random people, when I remembered something. I ran up behind him, and did that move you taught me the other day" she said, making Olivia smiled, content that she knew how to defend herself, especially what had happened to her with Jeffrey Osborne.
"What happened after that?"
"Well, I held onto him until he dropped the gun. It fell to the floor and went off, hitting the driver in the shoulder. As soon as the gun was out of his hands, two men tackled the guy, holding him down. I guess the driver couldn't move his shoulder at all, so we ended up crashing into a few cars."
Olivia looked at her daughter and sighed, happy that she was, or would be, alright. "Well, I'm so proud of you, for thinking about the well being of others before yourself."
"I get that from my mother" Avery said with a smile.
"Yes, well, don't you ever scare me like that again!" Olivia brushed her daughter's hair out of her face, before planting a kiss on her forehead. "I love you"
"I love you too Mom."
The two heard the door open, but didn't bother looking to know it was Elliot. "Um, I hate to ruin this mother-daughter moment, but Liv, can I speak with you?"
Olivia looked at Elliot, before turning to Avery. "I'll be right back" she said, before getting out of her chair, and walking out of the room with Elliot, closing the door so they could have some privacy. "What's up El?"
"It's about our rape vicitim."
"Does she remember something?" Olivia looked at Elliot, who's face remained serious, and straight. "Do I need to talk to her? What's wrong wit-"
"Olivia" Elliot began, putting his hand on her shoulder, "she just died ten minutes ago."
Dun dun dun... lol
anyway, I hope you guys are enjoying this story, and I hope I deliver a good story :)
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