I'm thrilled to present you chapter 16. This one is quite intense! you will see A LOT of Miller, so hold your hearts! Enjoy
Wednesday, November 27th. 09:30pm. Amanda Rollins' apartment.
Amanda Rollins who got out of the hospital after suffering from a bad head injury, was accompanied to her house by her colleague and friend Nick. Once in the apartment, none of them could've anticipated what was about to happen. In fact, there were signs of a growing rapprochement between the two of them. An intense gaze from Amanda and a gentle kiss from Nick.
Amanda feeling Nick's lips pressed against hers, sensed her heart pounding against her chest. But a sudden feeling of guilt ravaged her conscious, and she knew that she had to push him away.
"Nick... i don't think that's a good idea..." Said Amanda slowly while pushing Nick away gently.
Nick stepping away from her, suddenly stood up mumbling "It's my fault... i'm sorry... I don't know why ...i... I'm gonna go... i'm sorry...".
"No Nick... It's alright! You don't have to go!" Replied Amanda while standing up quickly.
"I'll be down stairs... if there's any trouble... call me. " Said Nick without making any eye contact with her, then walked fastly towards the door and left.
Amanda stood there confused, one arm wrapped in bandages, the other hand on her lips.
"What was that? why did he... i just... maybe he misinterpreted the way i was looking at him? or does he have a thing for me? Oh god i don't need this on my plate now..." Thought Amanda silently.
Nick leaving the building in a hurry, climbed inside his car and remained there, completely numb.
"Why did you have to mess things up... We're just friends... and i ruined everything." Thought Nick silently while putting his hands on his face. He couldn't help but blame himself.
Nick kept replaying that kiss over and over in his mind, and thought "It was just a kiss... that's it, tomorrow i'll talk to her and tell her it didn't mean anything.".
Meanwhile Amanda was about to head to bed. After freshening up in the bathroom, she walked to her bedroom and sat on the edge of her bed, then remained there over thinking quietly for several minutes.
Feeling the pain in her head overwhelming her, Amanda took the pain meds that were on her night stand, to ease her pain and also to relax and sleep better.
The only issue with these pain meds, was that they totally knocked her out. But she couldn't complain, noticing the fact that she'd been begging to get a good night sleep for so long, without all these nightmares and insomnia.
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Thursday, November 28th. 3:00am. Amanda's apartment.
Amanda Rollins laying in her bed was peacefully asleep, nothing seemed to disturb her. Those pain meds were extremely efficient.
Suddenly Amanda felt a cold hand covering her mouth. She couldn't figure out whether she was dreaming or that hand was in fact real.
Amanda under the influence of strong sedatives, opened her eyes hardly but widely. But what she saw made her heart pound at a fast pace. She was breathing fast, not able to move, not only because of the sedative she took before she went sleep, but also because of the heavy and strong silhouette that was maintaining her steady.
"Hello Mandy... Missed me?" Whispered Mike Miller cracking up a smile.
Mike Miller was on top of Amanda, one of his hands were covering her mouth while the other one was holding her by her intact shoulder.
Amanda knew that it wasn't just a nightmare. She was unable to move. Her eyes got watery, she wasn't able to push him away due to her fractured shoulder, and he was subduing her by her other shoulder. It felt as if all of her body was on stand by, unable to control it. A paralyzing fear gaining her at a rapid pace.
"I told you i was coming for you honey!" Whispered Miller while getting closer to her ear, then added "Oh sweet heart, what happened to your shoulder?" and he pressed on her fracture which made Amanda grown in pain, but Miller held her tighter while saying "Shhh... I'm gonna take my hand off of your mouth, if you scream i'll kill you... Okay?".
Amanda nodded while tears kept rushing down.
"Good girl..." Said Miller with his crooked voice.
Holding her only by her shoulder, Miller used his other hand to reach out of his pocket and get a syringe.
"What do you want from me? Please go away!" Begged Amanda while keeping her voice down , unable to contain her tears.
While gazing at her intensely, Miller started injecting the drug on the right side of her throat, then whispered to her ear while emptying the whole syringe "You... I want you...".
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Thursday, November 28th. 8:00am. Amanda's apartment.
Nick spent the whole night reminiscing in his thoughts. He counted the minutes until the sunrise, to finally go upstairs and clear things out with Amanda.
Nick behind Amanda's apartment's door, stood there hesitant, searching for the right words to tell her without making things even more awkward than they already were.
After taking a deep breath, he finally found the courage to knock twice on the door. But she didn't answer. Nick kept knocking, then said though the door "Hey Amanda, it's Nick open up!". Still no answer.
He thought maybe she was still deeply asleep. He knew that her state required plenty of rest, but he needed to make sure that she was alright. And he also needed to talk to her about last night's event. So he decided to call her on her cell, then stuck his ear to the door to hear the ringtone. He heard the phone ringing but she didn't pick up.
Nick starting to worry, thought maybe Amanda was unconscious due to her head injury, so he stepped away from the door, then knocked it down open.
Nick rushed into her bedroom while calling her name. But she wasn't there. The only thing he found, was an empty syringe on the floor near her bed. He searched the whole house, but Amanda was nowhere to be found.
"Oh my god... where is she! this can't be happening..." Thought Nick while taking his phone out to call the squad.
"Liv! Amanda's been abducted..." Blurted out Nick while rubbing the back of his head.
"What? How did that happen!" Replied Olivia in disbelief.
"I don't know! i was here the whole night! i didn't see anybody going out or coming in!" Replied Nick in despair.
"I'm coming right now!" Replied Olivia sharply.
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Thursday, November 28th. 9:00am. Amanda's apartment.
Amanda's apartment was full of officers and CSU techs. Fin had just arrived, headed directly to Nick confronting him "How could you let that happen Nick!".
"I didn't let anything happen!" Replied Nick with anger in his voice.
Olivia coming at that right moment, stepped in between them.
"Fin not now." Blurted out Olivia while pushing Fin away.
"Nick, after you drove her here, what happened?" Asked Olivia giving her full attention to Nick.
"I... helped her to climb the stairs... then we got inside her apartment... i stayed there for five minutes only! then i went back in position! " Replied Nick showing his utter confusion.
Olivia put her hand on her forehead in disbelief, then Fin stepped in yelling out "Did you search the building after you left the apartment?".
"I... I... don't know!" Replied Nick in confusion.
"Did you or not, Nick!" Shouted out Fin.
"... I... No! I'm sorry... i forgot... i'm sorry... " Yelled out Nick.
"Sorry? She might be dead by now and all you have to say is sorry!" Screamed out Fin while launching at at Nick.
"Fin! step away!" Ordered Olivia while pushing Fin away, then said "Out now!". Fin left the apartment followed by Olivia.
"Fin, i know you're angry, but the blame is on you too... and on me! I warned you that this could happen!" Said Olivia quietly, then added "If you wanna find your partner, we need to work all together! do you hear me?".
"Yes, sergeant." Replied Fin sharply.
Olivia walked back in the apartment, heading to talk the bedroom where the CSU techs were trying to find evidence.
"Sergeant... We found a syringe near the bed, it contained a strong dose of a sedative. He used it to subdue her, she will be unconscious for several hours..." Explained the technician.
"How did he get in?" Asked back Olivia extremely worried.
"There's no sign of forced entry, he probably used cheap tools to open the lock... It isn't that hard, i could do it in my sleep." Replied the technician.
Olivia shot a cold gaze at the technician, then added "Did you find anything else? like Blood, or... semen on the sheets?".
"No sergeant." Replied the technician.
Olivia released a sigh of relief, she couldn't imagine her friend going through this another time.
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Thursday, November 28th. 12:00pm. A warehouse.
Amanda still knocked out from all of the drugs in her system, started slowly to wake up. After progressively gaining back her focus, Amanda found herself sitting in a chair, her hands and legs tightened up. The ropes were so tight, that she felt them lacerating her wrists. The pain in her shoulder was so excruciating that it was barely sustainable. When she looked a head of her, Miller was there, sitting in a chair, facing her and smiling.
"Good morning sunshine... Slept well?" Said Mike while cracking up a crooked smile.
