Chapter 18

Collapsing and a Genius IQ

Liz's POV

I wandered back to Cammie's room. I was going to try and convince Anna and Eva to go and get some sleep. They have been with Cammie all day.

She still hasn't woken up since this morning.

The doctors say that it is normal.

'Her body is under a lot of stress and it couldn't handle the shock of finding out her friends were in trouble.' They had said. 'Just give her time, she will come around.'

Some how I think she will need more than time.

She needs a miracle.

Getting Cammie back was a miracle, the chance of her escaping, getting shot, loosing so much blood and still survive was very slim.

Even though they didn't say it, the doctors really didn't expect her to wake up. you could just see it in their eyes, the grim, guilty look that seems to be a speciality with all doctors. They would never really give us a definitive answer… they just kind of avoided all the questions on how long it would take her to recover, how is she and when she would wake up.

'Just give it time.' That's all they said.

It was also in the way Solomon acted around her. He would spend hours just sitting with her, murmuring words under his breath and stroking her hair. He was so gentle with her.

It wasn't normal.

Everyone was so quiet and lifeless.

It was like everyone expected to have to bury one of our sisters in the near future.

The chance of getting two more back was an even bigger miracle.

The CIA has already searched the area around where Cammie was found; they extended the search to a hundred mile radius, even though she could not have possibly walked that far, they weren't taking any chances.

There was an abandoned building about thirty miles out of town. There were blood trails, Cammie's blood, leading from the gate all the way down the road.

They searched the building but there were no other traces, they must have fled as soon as they lost Cammie, knowing that there would be a search.

All that means that finding their new hideout was a very small chance.

I even looked in every database that I could think of to get any leads but nothing showed up.

It was all like smoke and mirrors, like they didn't even exist.

In my daze I had stopped walking and just stood in the middle of the hall staring into nothing.

Suddenly there was someone in front of me.

I shook my head to clear it and tried to focus.

"Liz?" a voice cut through the haze in my head, I vaguely realised that it was a male voice. "Liz, are you ok?"

"What?" I moaned.

I felt really dizzy all of a sudden and I felt the world tilt at a strange angle.

"LIZ!" I heard him yell franticly.

Strong, warm arms were wrapped around my waist to support me.

I felt myself being lowered to the ground gently.

"Liz, are you ok?" he asked. He waited for my answer but I couldn't find the words. It was all in a big mess in my head.

He shook me slightly, trying to get me to respond.

"Miss Sutton, answer me!" he said.

I realised it was Mr. Solomon.

"I'm fine." I groaned quietly. "I just felt a little dizzy, that's all."

"Liz, you collapsed in my arms. Do you really think that I believe that you are ok?" he asked, the concern in his voice was obvious.

"I just haven't got enough energy any more." I murmured. "Everything I do just seems so hard, I can't sleep properly any more, not since the day Cammie went missing. I have no appetite and …"

I broke off and stared embarrassedly at my hands in my lap. Here I was complaining about sleep and food when one of my friends has a gun shot wound, burns and cuts, while the other two are god only knows where and they are most likely being tortured.

I can't believe that I am being so shallow.

"It's ok Liz." He consoled me, rubbing my back. "You have needs to and just because of the situation, it doest mean that you can neglect yourself. You need to be in fighting condition for anything ahead."

I nodded, still slightly embarrassed.

"Listen, Zach is here. I want you to go and talk to him. I am sure he is wondering where Bex and Macey are, from what I have heard he wouldn't listen to Steve. Then I want you to go and get some rest. I can't have you collapsing on me again, ok?"

I nodded and he helped me up.

I swayed a bit but he grabbed my arm to stabilize me.

I shook him off. "I'm ok, just got up too quick."

It was clear that he didn't believe me.

"Sorry." I whispered before walking down to the hospital wing.

"Where's Bex, Macey and Liz?" I heard Zach ask as I reached the doorway.

"I'm here." I murmured as I leaned against the door frame. I could feel my strength leaving me.

Zach spun around to face me, his face slightly frantic.

"As for Bex and Macey… well, we don't know." I said my voice thick with unshed tears.

I could tell what was running through Zach's mind from the look on his face.

"They were taken after the Cammie's rescue mission. We haven't heard from them since. The CIA can get no lead and neither can I." I whispered.

He looked shocked and sagged onto the couch in the corner of the room.

I wanted to say something comforting… to reassure him but I just couldn't… I couldn't even reassure myself, how was I going to help someone else?

"I have to go." I murmured slowly, struggling to get the words out. "I haven't had any sleep and I think that I am about to drop."

I shuffled out of the room and I vaguely heard Anna and Eva get up as well.

I dragged myself up the stairs and into our room which seemed cold and lonely without my friends.

I sank onto my bed and put my head in my hands.

How is it that I can have a genius IQ and not have a single idea on how to help my friends?

I just don't know what to do anymore.

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A/N thanks to everyone who is reading and reviewing this story. It means a lot to see that you take the time to comment my work no matter how small it is. Ok I had a sudden urge to do something in Liz's POV. It seemed that I had how everyone else was feeling but Liz was just disappearing. I hope you enjoyed this little trip into her mind.

I promise the action will come soon.

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