Broken Dreams Stories

Chapter 123

Before anyone spoke, lake moved from the side of the bed and carefully pickedup so | was cuddled in his

lap. | knew he wouldn't letgo anytsoon, so | got comfortable and waited for them to begin. Patrick and

Josh moved closer to me, and then Patrick started talking

When we returned to the house, we realized you were gone. We immediately pulled up the security camera

recordings and saw the man in a pizza delivery uniform carrying you out of the house and driving off a few

minutes later.” Patrick let out a shuttering breath, reaching for my hand and kissing my palm.

Josh continued, giving Patrick a minute to collect himself.” Patrick was on the phone with his dad, and | was

trying to reach Drew and Mike to tell them what had happened and to get them home.” Drew and Mike stepped

closer, each resting a hand on my legs.

Taking a steadier breath, Patrick continued.” | got ahold of the dad's, and lan began working on getting access to

the traffic cameras; the others started. reaching out to friends and acquaintances they knew could be of some

help: Patrick paused again, looking atcarefully.

“I'm okay, | promise,” | assured him. 1 remember ordering a pizza and going downstairs to meet the delivery

guy. He injectedwith something that knockedout, and everything got fuzzy after that.” | shrugged,

taking a deep breath, hoping to calm myself.

jake tightened his arms around me, kissing the top of my head. “Sweetheart, you were missing for four days

before we rescued you, and we were all so worried,” Jake placed another kiss on my head, and left the others to

continue the story.

“We began looking into anyone who had a grudge against us, and discovered you father had gotten released

from jail, with lan’s help we began tracing his movements and found out he was planning on selling you to pay

off a debt he accrued while in jail, Patrick continued.

“I remember sof that,” | said from Jake's lap. | was awake for a little while and two guys cdown to drug

me, | was pretending to be asleep and one of them started to touch me.” Angry growles interrupted me, and Jake

held ontotighter. My father was standing at the top of the stairs and stopped them before one of them got

more then a hand under my shirt, and told them not to touch me, that | needed to be ready to work. It makes

more sense now though.” | could feel my body tremble at the thought of what could have happened to me. Josh

took a seat next to his twin and took my hand.

“You're sale now baby girl, no one will ever hurt you again.” Josh promised. | nodded laying my head against

Jake's chest again.

“Tan was able to find out where they were holding you, and we met up with the dad’s and their men. Along with

Drew and Mike we surrounded the house, took out the men that were in the house, and rescued you.” Patrick

finished. All the guys were watchingcarefully, seeing how | would react the the news that my father was

dead. Honestly | was releaved. If my father had gotten away | would have spent the rest of my life looking over

my shoulder worried he would reapear, with snew kidnapping plot.

“Guys I'm ok I'm not upset that my father is dead.” | found myself saying before giving them each a tired smile.

“Thank you for rescuing me, | love you all with all my heat”

A yawn escaped before | could stop in, and | cuddled closer to Jake, | was still feeling tired, and all | wanted to do

was sleep, but | wanted them all to stay. Waking up alone would be terrifying, and | knew it would be a long time

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before | would be able to sleep without a light on. Before | could say anything else, the door opened and a nurse

cin.

-Since

you slept through lunch dear, | brought you ssmall snacks to tide you over. Having something on your

stomach will help you feel better as well. She waded through the guys and set down a couple juice boxes, some

cheese, crackers, and jello. | thanked her as she left, and Josh handeda juice box, and opened scrackers

for me. | was happily munching on my snacks when another nurse cin asking if | was ready for my x-rays.

The last thing | wanted to do was leave my guys, and asked if one of them could go withand just wait

outside while the x-mys were taken.

Mike cwith me, and in no twe were back, and another nurse was waiting to draw sblood for testing.

By the tshe left | was more then ready to be done with being poked and proded. Drew had traded places

with Jake, and | smuggled into his lap, and even managed a short nap, before the doctor cback. The good

news was that | was going to get my cast off before | went home. The bad news was that he wantedto stay

until tomorrow for observation. My blood work looked good, but with everything | had been through, the doctor

wanted to wait

| spent the rest of the afternoon cuddled up in one of the guy’s laps. | did insist that the guys go get food, when

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My head hurts so much more with loud noises and a bright light in my eyes. Why don’t they just leavealone?

The sting of a needle being stuck in my arm. Good, now | will be knocked out again. Everything fades to silence.

A loud, consistent beeping pullsawake again. Is this snew form of torture my father cup with? I'm

too tired to open my eyes, and honestly, | don’t want to know if I'm still in the basement or snew hell, |

embrace the dark silence when it comes. This is where | feel the safest now.

The beeping wakesagain, but this time, my brain feels less sluggish. Maybe the drug is finally wearing off.

Should | open my eyes or pretend to be still unconscious? Do | want to know where | am now? I'm still lying on a

mattress, but this one feels slightly different. No, I'm not ready to face whatever new hell my father has left me

in. | drift off to sleep again.

and

1 blink awake, my eyes wide open in a dimly lit room. Well, I'm not in the basement, at least. My whole body

feels weak and sore. | shift my legs realize two things: one, I'm covered with a sheet and blanket, and two, I'm

no longer chained to a wall. | need to sit up and figure out where | am, but when | move, a sharp pain stabs

across my hand, and | gasp. There is a loud sound near my feet, and a shadow suddenly stretches across where

1 lay. My fight-or-flight response decided to cback from its drug-induced slumber, and | panicked; the sheet

and blanket seemed to trapagainst the mattress, and the beeping was getting louder and faster. Loud

sounds and raised voices ccloser to me, and its getting harder and harder to breathe. | hear my nbeing

shouted before the silence overtakesagain.

The next t| wake, my eyes open, and the room becomes focused. Slowly turning my head, | look around and

realize I'm in a hospital room. My sudden movement catches the attention of the person sitting on a chair by the

foot of my bed. The room is still dim so | can’t tell who it is until they step forward and | recognize Patrick's

mother Shannon. Her face shows a look of pure relief, and her eyes shine with unshed tears.

“Oh, my dear sweet girl, I'm so glad you're finally awake. We have all been so worried,” she says with a

trembling voice as she steps forward and takes my hand. | open my mouth to respond, but all that comes out is

a dry cough. Shannon quickly reaches for the plastic water pitcher on the table next to my bed. She holds the

cup forand bends the straw to my lips as | take my first sip of water in who knows how long.

Now that my mouth no longer feels stuffed with old cotton, | swallow

“Whats happened? Where am I?” | croak, sounding more frog then girl.

“Letjust get the doctor, and | will be right back, Shannon assures me, avoiding answering my questions.

“My guys, where are they? | croak again before carefully reaching for the cup of water again.

“They will be here soon, love. Now I will be right back with the doctor.” With that, she hurries out of the room. |

take several small sips of water while 1 wait for someone to cin and tellwhat's happened. | want my

guys, and | hope they get here soon. Just as | finish that thought, there is noise outside my door, and my guys

pile into the mom, a nurse hot on their heels scolding them about having only one visitor at a time

Seeing all my g guys safe and here, | burst into tears, and they all cluster around the head of my bed. As | look

up at them, tears still running down my face, | realize Drew and Mike are here, too, and | stare at them, confused

because | remember taking them to the airport.

Seeing my confusion, Patrick steps closer and sits on the edge of my bed, taking my hand in his.

“Love, we are so glad you are awake and safe,” Patrick murmurs to me. When | glance at Drew and Mike again,

Patrick continues: “Yes, they really are here; as soon as we realized you had been taken, we called them, and

they were on the first flight back home.” I just nod as I try to piece together what has happened.

The door opens again, admitting Shannon and a Doctor who looks to be in his forties. He frowns at the guys, but

Mike steps toward him before he can say anything.

“We are not leaving.” He informs the doctor, and after a moment, the doctor nods and comes toward me.

Amuse who had followed the doctor

in hands him a tablet, and he looks at

it for several long seconds before

handing it back to her. He introduces

himself as Doctor Willi msapd then

begins spare hektons that | try

t&-ahswer. He enters my responses

and then tellsthat someone will

be in soon to run stests and

take sX-rays of my arm and

ribs. He promises that if everything

looks good, he will take off my cast,

and | cheer up a bit at the thought of

having the full use of my hand back.

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Once the door closes, my guys gather aroundagain. One at a time, they gently touch my face and kiss me,

assuringthat they will not leave and that I'm safe. After Jake kissesand sits on the side of the bed, I look

at all of them,

“0k, guys, tellwhat happened.”

my dinner was delivered. They finally

agreed once lake insisted that he was

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to EE Raek ktething, and

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