Unraveling Truths

Chapter 7

A/N: I know it's been awhile but school start again and I have a lot of homework I will update as much as possible I promise. Thank you Angela & Nichole for all your help.

Sydney was still crying and shaking violently. She was hyperventilating and he was getting very scared for her. Yes, she had many flashbacks, but she was always able to come out of them by herself or with his help. But not this time, nothing was working.

"Its okay, you can come back I promise nothing will hurt you."

He couldn't get through to her and he was afraid if she didn't come out that there would be no way to bring her back. Vaughn just held her tightly and ran his hand slowly down her back hoping she would remember that she was safe. Vaughn noticed that her screaming was now a soft whimpering

"Shhh honey"

Vaughn layed her down on the bed and went to the living room he need advice he didn't know how to help her. He was hoping Jack would know what to do. He made sure she was safe before leaving her.

"Sydney, I love you."

Vaughn exited the room and dialed his phone.

"Jack"

"Jack, it's Vaughn."

"Vaughn, what's going on? Is Sydney all right?"

"No, we were outside on the beach and she had vision of Irina"

"Oh no."

"Which lead her to start screaming I had to wrap her in the blanket and carry her back to the room because again she became unresponsive again. Jack, I mean she is getting worse instead of better and I'm really scared we never know what the trigger is going to be and I am afraid at one of these times I won't be able to bring her back."

"Vaughn, I see your point and if I could be there I would be in a heartbeat you know that just tell her that we love her and help her deal with this in her own way".

Just then Vaughn felt like someone was watching him he turned and saw Sydney standing silently in the doorway.

"Listen Jack she's up I got to go see what's going on."

"Ok keep me updated".

"I will"

With that he stood up and embraced Sydney.

"Come on, let's go back to the bedroom"

Sydney didn't say anything she just let Vaughn lead her they sat down on the bed but neither of the spoke Vaughn didn't want push her he just wanted her to take her time.

Sydney just sat there for a long minute looking off in space.

"Vaughn… I need to tell you something".

"Syd whatever it is I'll understand because I love you."

"Ok if you're sure".

She began slowly, not looking him in the eye. Instead, her eyes were fixed on her fingers that twitched in her lap. "She was testing me." Vaughn looked perplexed but stayed quiet as he waited for her to continue. "She brought me- Julia… to the beach, she hadn't told me why we were there. And I was just happy to have a change of venue, although I had questioned myself why she'd care to make me happy after all she'd put me through. Then, she told me and all I wanted to do was to go back to my cell. I- I couldn't do it." She looked up with tears in her eyes, "I couldn't do it, Vaughn."

He placed his hand against her damp cheek and gently rubbed the tears away with his thumb.

"What couldn't you do, Syd?"

"Kill the little boy," she turned her face into his palm. "He was so small, innocent; nothing she could've done to me would have made me do it." She finally turned to Vaughn, locking eyes with him. "I failed. He was my test, to prove to her that I had changed, that I was Julia. His mother was napping on a nearby towel while he built a sandcastle by her feet. She told me to talk to him, urge him to follow me to the van. Then we'd drive away and I'd have to…"

His heart broke for her as she told him her story. All these things she'd gone through, and he'd never known. "Syd…" he didn't know what else to say.

"Anyway, I refused and she saw right though me. She went to go get him herself, so I screamed." She shrugged sadly, "I wouldn't let her near him… she didn't like that much. I was causing a scene, screaming and crying. So she had her men come from the van and take me away. And that's all I remember."

Vaughn looked at her with a look of terror on his face. What Irina had put her through that day to test her loyalty was in insane hell this whole thing was but this was their life and they had no choice but to live it.

End of Chapter 7