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Chapter 9 - Where Can I Go From Here?
At the hospital, Nick and the guys sat in the waiting room while they tested her and cleaned her up. He still hadn't been able to look at her very well. A doctor came out after 20 minutes of waiting.
"Mr. Carter?"
"Yeah? Is she okay?"
"Well, can I speak to you in my office please?" "Sure." nick looked at the guys and they nodded. He followed the doc into the office and sat down.
"So is she okay?"
"Mr. Carter, Crystal has been raped. From our testes and just looking at her, it was repeatedly. She has 2 broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken leg...... bruises beyond anything I have seen before. And a head injury. She is in a coma Mr. Carter. We managed to get some fingerprints off of her body, but we wont know until a few days. You can stay here the night if you would like."
"Will she come out of the coma?"
"Most likely. But it may take a while."
"Okay, thank you doctor....but I have just one more question."
"Yes?"
"If I wouldn't have found her......would she have......?"
"Most definitely."
"Thank you." Nick got up and walked out of the office, tears streaking down his face. When he reached the guys, Brian saw him and hugged him. "Is she alright?"
"Bri, she's hurt, bad, and I.....if.....she would have......"
"It's okay nick. We have her and that's all."
"I know." they all walked into the room and sat by Crystal, talking to her. They all decided it would be best to leave nick alone with her, and head back to the hotel. He agreed and was now sitting by her bed staring at her. Her skin was purple and blue. You could barely see her regular skin color. Her lips were puffy as well as her eyes. They cleaned her up so she looked very different than when he saw her on the road. He looked at her and began to cry.
"Crystal, you, you gotta come back to me. I need you." and that was the last thing he remembered before drifting off to sleep.
THE END
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