Saving U(S)

Chapter Seven

"Hey, Alex."

Servando wrapped his wife in a warm hug.

"Don't you worry anymore," he said. "I'm here to help you find your friend."

Alex nodded, almost unable to speak.

Should I tell him? she thought, That me and Tobin aren't just friends?

"Thank you," Alex managed, forcing a smile.

She stepped back, feeling slightly awkward from the hug.

"Ashlyn is waiting for us," she mumbled.

"Then let's go," Servando smiled, charmingly, grabbing his suitcase and heading towards the parking lot.

Alex just stood there for a moment, biting her lip.

Oh God, please help me, she prayed, before following her husband to the car.

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Tobin sat at the edge of her bunk in a cold, dark, empty cell, wincing at the deep gashes on her body.

Oh God, she prayed. Please deliver me from this evil.

"Hey."

Tobin looked up.

"Hey, you," the strange voice repeated. It was deep; the voice of a man.

"H-hello..?" she called, uncertainly, peering into the darkness.

"I can get you out."

Tobin furrowed her brow.

"Who are you? What do you want with me?" she asked.

"My name is Michael. I was sent to help you escape."

"I don't believe you," Tobin snapped back at the darkness. "How do I know you're not working for my captor?"

"You don't. You just have to trust me."

Don't trust him! her brain screamed at her. He's trying to trick you!

But her heart had something different to say;

Trust him, it said. He will deliver you. Have faith.

Tobin bit her lower lip.

"I don't know if I can trust you," she finally spoke.

"Then don't trust me. Trust God."

Tobin hesitated. She felt guilty that her relationship with the lord had been pushed to the side, but at the same time, she didn't know if he'd really accept her. She was with another man'sv wife, which broke many rules in Christianity beliefs! But this might be her only way out. She had to trust.

"Okay," Tobin sighed. "What do I need to do?"...

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Kelley sat in the hospital waiting room with Jill and HAO.

"God, I hope she's okay," she said, running a hand through her hair.

HAO gave her Irish sister a hug.

"She'll be fine," she assured Kelley. "It's Hope. She always pulls through."

"I hope you're right," Kelley murmured. "I'd miss her so much if she didn't make it..."

A doctor came through the doors.

"Are you with Hope Solo?" he asked Kelley.

She nodded.

The doctor sat down.

"I'm Doctor Smith," he shook her hand.

"Kelley O'Hara."

"Well, the surgery went fine-"

"Oh good! That's great! So when can I see her?"

The doctor hesitated.

"Well, although it went fine... Uh... She's having some, um, mental issues."

Kelley tilted her head in confusion.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"She's screaming out in her sleep and we can't wake her. We don't know why or how, but someone or something has gotten to her and is scaring her from inside her own head. We..."

Doctor Smith paused for a second.

"We have to transfer her... To a mental hospital..."

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Julie shook her head, tears spilling from her eyes.

"I can't," she sobbed. "I can't cut you. But I can't stop myself. I've become this."

Christen's eyes were also moist as she grabbed the defender's hands.

"You have to," she begged. "You need to stop."

Julie stood up and stomped her foot in frustration.

"I CAN'T!!" she cried. "I can't stop myself!! I can't cut you!!"

Christen grabbed a glass of water off the stand and smashed it on the ground.

"Then I will..." she whispered, grabbing a piece of the glass and placing it on her wrist.