Here is the next chapter….no reviews this time….that's okay…I know everyone is probably mad at me…the sad part is…this happens in our country every single day…this next chapter does have some graphic details but nothing extreme. Please review. Thanks Amber
Chapter 8:
Frank received a phone call from his father. "Son they found her. She's at Bayport General."
Frank didn't reply. He was only a block away from the hospital. He broke every single speed barrier to get there. He ran through the ER doors and ran to the reception desk. "Where is my daughter Chloe Hardy…she came by ambulance."
The receptionist looked on the computer. "She is in trauma 2. Sit over there sir. I'll let you know when you can go back. Registration will want you to register her."
Frank didn't sit down. He paced outside the ER doors. The registrar found him. He handed her his driver's license and insurance card and she entered Chloe into the system. Frank signed the usual forms. He continued to pace. The doors opened. Luke and Tiffany arrived. "DAD! Is she?"
"I don't know…Luke."
"Oh god! I have to call your mother."
Tiffany put a soothing hand on his shoulder. "I'll do that Mr. Hardy." She went outside and pulled out her cell phone but it wasn't necessary. Ned, Callie, and Nancy hurried into the ER. Tiffany followed them back inside. Callie scanned the area and saw her husband. "FRANK! MY GOD…WHERE IS SHE WHERE IS MY BABY?"
Frank pulled her close to him. "She is in the back. They won't let me in.
The doors opened again. Matt and Hannah came in. "DAD…MOM…LUKE! Is she alright?"
"We don't know what is going on right now son."
Mercifully the doors swung open at that point. "Where is the family of Chloe Hardy?"
Frank and Callie both stepped forward. "We are her parents these are her brothers." Frank said.
Nancy pulled out her badge… "Nancy Nickerson FBI…is Captain Riley back there?"
The doctor nodded. "My collegue is talking to him." He swiped his badge at the electronic door opener. Nancy walked through.
He gestured to a room just inside the ER doors. It had two couches and a couple of chairs. Matt and Luke sat in one…He and Callie sat in the other. They waited for the doctor to speak. " Mr. and Mrs. Hardy your daughter has been through quite an ordeal. Right now she is in surgery. She is bleeding internally from a ruptured spleen. When I arrived at the OR he had the bleeding well under control. He gave me consent to treat her other injuries. She has three broken ribs…a fractured pelvis. Numerous lacarations and bruising on her wrists and ankles were also treated. Given the state in which she was found the police requested that I do a rape kit on your daughter. "
Callie moaned and leaned forward rocking herself. The doctor paused for a moment. Frank was very grateful for this. He pulled Callie into his arms and whispered. "I know baby…let him finish."
Callie choked back a sob. The doctor handed her a box of tissues. She took one and dabbed her eyes. "Sorry doctor."
"It's quite alright."
Matt interrupted. "Was she raped?"
The doctor looked at the boys. He could tell they were very protective of their little sister. He nodded. "I'm afraid so…both vaginally and orally."
Frank felt like he was going to be sick. Callie started to tremble beside him. He knew she was about to lose it. His sons were beyond angry. He was sure he looked even angrier then them.
"We found semen in her vagina and bruising on her thighs. She had vaginal tearing. I am assuming her assailant holding her down is what fractured her pelvis. We found semen in her mouth."
Luke put his head in his hands. Matt closed his eyes and grabbed Luke's arm. At that moment Frank wished his own brother was in here with him.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hardy…boys…that little girl is a fighter there was skin under her fingernails. There were various defensive wounds all over her."
Callie was openly crying now. He was beginning to feel helpless and angry.
Luke closed his eyes and took several deep breaths to calm himself. Poor Chloe…His sister had been through hell…he was going to rip this bastard apart. The doctor stood up. She will be moved to a room in the pediatric unit after surgery room 404. You can wait here or up there." He left the room.
No one spoke for several minutes. Matt finally broke the silence. He hissed bitterly. "Why?"
Frank was holding Callie who was shaking. "I don't know…Mattie."
Matt sniffed and wiped his eyes on his sleeve. "At least she hurt him…and he won't be too hard to find."
Callie looked up for the first time since she had heard the word rape. She whispered. "That's my girl."
Frank stood Callie up and they walked out the door towards the main hospital. They were going to wait for Chloe in her room. He'd be damned if she woke up after this alone.
They walked out into the waiting room once more. Frank saw his brother, father, mother, Nancy, Ned, Tiffany, Hannah, Vanessa, Olivia, Rachel, and Mark. They all approached. Joe hugged Callie. "Nancy told us."
Frank finally was able to talk. "We are going to wait in her room."
Nancy nodded. "Of course…we have alerted all the hospitals in the immediate area. We'll let you know when we find him."
Ned added. "And I'll be damned if I give the bastard any mercy either."
Frank pressed the button for the elevator. He smiled gratefully at Nancy and Ned. "Thanks keep us posted."
Joe took everyone besides Frank, Callie, Luke, and Matt to the waiting area. Chloe needed to see her immediate family first. If she felt up to it…then they could visit.
Frank turned on the light and sat in one of the recliners which he knew folded out into a bed. Callie sat on the other side of the bed. Matt stood beside her. Luke stood beside his dad. They were waiting. They didn't have to wait long. Twenty minutes after 6 Chloe was wheeled into the room. Callie and Matt moved back against the wall so the medical staff could move her. Frank saw the nurse and was about to put move her with the sheet. But Frank didn't let her. He gently…very gently picked her up and placed her on the bed. Then he covered her and took her hand. The nurse left and Callie and Matt approached the bed. Callie caressed her hair.
Frank kissed her hand. "You're safe now princess. We love you so much."