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Here is chapter 5. enjoy!!!

Welcome home

'Please be alive, please be alive, please be alive' the phrase echoed in Mariah's head over and over again as she dug with her bare hands. They didn't bring enough shovels for everyone.

They dug for a couple more minutes until she felt something out of place.

"STOP" she shouted to those who are digging. If they dug a few more times, they might damage what's beneath the ground. Flicking some of the dirt away, Mariah now saw what they've been looking for.

Ray lay dying on the ground, curled into a tight ball with nothing covering him than his shirt, tied loosely around his waist to cover his manhood.

One police officer (the only female among the officers) suddenly looked away and puked. That's how bad the scene is. Lee, Kevin and Gary's faces contorted to that of pure anger.

Mariah, on the other hand, is just plain devastated. Her eyes wide in horror and what was once cute pink jewels turned to hollow orbs as it was clouded with tears that spilled down her cheeks like waterfalls.

"Ray?" she whispered as she crouched down and reached down to caress his pale and bloodstained cheek. "Ray?" she repeated getting no response from the still figure.

The other individuals around her stared in pity as they watched the female neko jin reach lower and gently lift her beloved's head off the small ditch

Mariah's despair deepened as she saw the condition his face was when she got a good look at it. It was covered with more dirt and blood. Her lower lip trembled as she closed her eyes, letting the tears fall freely down her cheeks and gently embrace what's on her hand.

"Don't worry, Ray…" she whispered as she laid her cheek on top of his head and caressed the back of it with a free hand "…its all over. I'm here, we're all here. You're home now"

Without warning, rain started to pour over the farmland.

"He needs rest. About two months at the least. If you'd have found him 5 minutes later, he would've died from suffocation" The doctor explained to the white tigers.

They got there as soon as possible escorted by two police officers (the other three delivered Bryan to custody). When the doctor saw the condition his patient was in, he immediately ordered for an ICU.

"Don't worry Mariah, Ray's a strong guy. He won't die just from that" Lee comforted the pink haired neko jin.

Mariah numbly nodded. "2 months. That's all it would take right?" she said absentmindedly.

"Not exactly…" the doctor replied "…Rape victim's tend to be traumatized for long periods of time and have a tendency to become suicidal. Rehab often takes months, years even"

"Will my Ray undergo that?" Mariah looked at the doctor with pleading eyes.

"More likely than not" the doctor stared in pity at the girl.

"Will he turn suicidal?"

"That depends on his personality…" the doctor looked up at Lee.

"He's a strong guy…" Lee answered the doctor's silent inquiry

"Then he'll be alright…" the doctor smiled then left.

"Mariah, get some rest…its my turn for guard duty" Lee walked up to his female subordinate. But his command is futile. The girl is sound asleep on the chair, her head resting on her folded arms lying on the side of the bed. With a sigh, Lee took out some extra blankets from the cabinet and covered Mariah with it. Its gonna be a long two months for them and for Mariah

Small rays of sunlight peered through the hospital's room. Mariah groaned as she refused to let go of sweet peaceful sleep. More groans were heard inside the room.

'Wait a minute' she thought as realization hit her 'That's not my voice'

She immediately looked up to see Ray stirring in his bed then, open his eyes.

"Ray?" She asked not believing what she's seeing.

"Mariah?" Ray groaned as he rubbed his eyes to get rid of sleep "Where am I? What happened?"

Mariah simply stared at him for a considerably long moment then….she hugged him so tightly he started choking.

"You're back, you're awake" she said gleefully as tears of pure bliss escaped her eyes.

"Yeah, sorry for the wait. He whispered.

"I'm sorry for the wait too" a malicious voice said behind Mariah. Just then, she felt a small sting behind her neck. Then, her body fell sideways—she's been paralyzed.

"Hi, Ray…did you miss me?" the man said

"B-Bryan? How did you escape?" Ray stuttered as he tried to back away.

Mariah could only stare in horror as Bryan removed his clothes and Ray's and started to rape her beloved in front of her eyes.

She could hear him screaming as the pain engulfed his system.

"Stop it…." She whispered "….stop it please….stop it….STOP IT. YOU'RE HURTING HIM, STOP IT!!" she yelled. Then, Bryan stopped and looked at her with a sly smile.

Mariah could feel her blood run cold as Bryan maneuvered himself behind the raven haired neko jin and held a knife by his throat.

"No" she whispered but it was too late as Bryan slashed Ray's throat with the knife "NO RAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!"

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!" she shouted as she woke up from the terrible dream……inside her room.

To be continued

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