taken | m.e.

twenty five

hannah

i woke up to the sound of low voices talking. i opened my eyes to see matt, my parents and a doctor. matt turned his head and saw that i was awake.

"she's up" he said scrambling over to my side and grabbing my hand

"hannah, my baby" my mom cried

"how are you feeling?" my dad asked

"everything hurts"

"hi hannah, i'm doctor grayson. i'm just gonna fill you in on what's going on, alright sweetheart?"

i nodded my head, gripping a little harder on matt's hand.

"so none of the cuts on your body were that bad, we only needed to bandage them up, no stitches. but being that the cuts were exposed to the environment you have an infection that may cause you to vomit or feel lightheaded. we put you on antibiotics. other than that the only main issue is dehydration and lack of vitamins due to you not eating."

i sighed in relief that nothing was seriously wrong with me.

"we just want to leave the IV in a little longer and get some food into your system then we'll release you."

"thank you" i said

"you're welcome. i'll have a nurse bring you something to eat."

my parents left with dr. grayson to go sign release papers. a nurse came in with a glass of orange juice, an apple and cheerios. she told me as long as i eat, i'll be able to leave.

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a nurse rolled the wheelchair i was sitting in out to my parents car. matt opened the door and helped lift me into the car. i was still really weak. i sat in the middle of the backseat and matt sat next to the window.

"let's go home" my mom smiled

i was extremely tired but i couldn't fall asleep.

"you okay?" matt whispered in my ear

"just tired"

"lay down. you can lay your head in my lap."

"are you sure?"

"of course, you need sleep."

i laid my head down on matt's lap. i fell asleep to him running his fingers up and down my back.

-

"han, you're home" i heard someone whisper

i opened my eyes and looked up, my eyes meeting matt's. i sat up from his lap and slid out of the car after him. matt held onto my waist, holding me up.

"you good, baby?" matt asked with concern in his voice

"yeah, just a little dizzy."

matt held my sides as we walked to the house. my mom said she was gonna order dinner but for now to go up to my room. again matt helped me up the stairs to my room.

"are you gonna leave?" i asked

"what do you mean?"

"like go back to california"

"i talked to your parents and they agreed to let me stay in your guest room for a few weeks. with them going back to work, they don't want you here alone."

"oh okay"

we sat around talking. i told him everything that happened when i was kept there. it was hard talking about and i cried a lot. but each time matt would grab my hand and reassure me that it was okay and he wouldn't let anyone hurt me anymore.

"dinner's here!" my mom yelled

matt and i sat down across from my parents. i grabbed a slice of pizza out of the box and started eating.

"we have an appointment tomorrow morning with a lawyer. he's gonna come to the house because we don't want you going out yet" my dad spoke

"okay"

"after we meet with him we're gonna go to work, is that okay?"

"as long as matt is here i'll be fine. i just don't want to be alone."

-

matt

i settled down into the guest room after having a conversation with once hannah was asleep. they were really sweet people and they were finally warming up to me. i pulled out my phone and called kristen to let her know what was happening.

"hello?" her voice came through the phone

"hi"

"how's my baby brother doing?"

"good now that we have hannah back"

"you guys found her? thank god."

"yeah, we also got the guy" i said

"that's great matt. when do you think you're coming home?"

"i don't know. i'm staying at hannah's house for a few weeks. i don't want her going through all of this, including a trial without me here."

"just stay safe, alright?"

"i will. i'll talk to you tomorrow"

"okay get some sleep"

"night" i replied then ended the call

i laid down in bed tossing and turning. i was about to put my headphones on when i heard cries coming from hannah's room. i got out of bed and walked next door to her room.

the only light in her room was coming from the tv but i could see her perfectly. she sat on her bed with her legs tucked up to her chest. i could see her tear-stained cheeks. i sat down on her bed in front of her.

"han, what's wrong? talk to me."

she tried talking but sobs were the only thing that escaped her lips. i grabbed her hands and rubbed small circles on them with my thumbs.

"we're gonna take deep breaths, alright?"

she nodded her head and inhaled

"1..2..3..4..5.. Now exhale"

she did this a few times and she finally got her breathing under control.

"what happened?" i asked

"it was a bad dream. except it wasn't just a dream, it was real."

i wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head.

"you're alright"

"can you sleep with me tonight?"

"i don't know han"

"please, i'm not gonna be able to sleep"

"alright lay down, pull off your shirt and lay on your stomach" i said

"w-what?"

"i'm not gonna try anything i promise. it'll help you fall asleep."

she agreed, pulling off her shirt leaving her in a bra and spandex. she laid down on her stomach.

"now just relax" i whispered as i traced shapes with my fingers on her back

"thank you matt" she mumbled

"anything for you baby"

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late night update for ya