Tortured Soul

Chapter 1

Btw this story is set 6 months after Jacob leaves. There will be a lot of flashbacks which will be indicated by (!) .

(Current time)
(Max's POV)

We landed and immediately headed to the hospital where Jacob is. Once we made it to the hospital I ran to the receptionist.

"I'm Jacob's father. Can I see him?" I said.

"Yes but only you can." The receptionist said.

"But they are basically his second family." I said.

"It doesn't matter. Jacob has gotten worse. He isn't in critical condition, he is medically stable. But he is not mentally stable." The receptionist said.

"But-" I started.

"Max. It's fine. We will wait out here. Just make sure he is okay." Adam said.

"Can I at least bring one friend?" I asked the receptionist.

"Only one. And it should be someone he was very close to besides you." The receptionist said.

"Thank you." I said.

"Im not allowed to do this. So hurry before someone finds out." The receptionist said.

"John." I said.

Barney nodded and came up to me.

"Okay. This way." The nurse said.

Barney and I followed the nurse down the long hallway. Barney tapped my shoulder.

"Why me?" Barney whispered.

"Because you were the one who was the closest to Jacob. You two were together by the way." I said.

"Yeah but he forgot about that. And everything after he woke up from the coma." Barney said.

"I know deep down he remembers. It just hasn't surfaced yet." I said.

"Thanks." Barney said.

"Gentlemen. This is the room." The nurse said.

The door itself looked intimidating. It looked like a prison door. The nurse opened the door and we walked in. I looked around and noticed that the room was empty like it was "baby proofed" so nobody would get hurt. I kept looking until I saw the bed.

I slowly looked at the bed to see the entire bed and whatever was on it. I saw a body that looked nothing like anyone I knew. I looked closer and saw that it was Jacob. He was badly bruised, cut up, burned, and starved to the point where he was skinny to whee his ribs were bigger than his stomach.

"Jacob?" I asked.

Jacob looked over at me and tried to lift his arm but he was too weak to. I looked at his wrist and saw marks like he was tied up and tried to struggle free. I also noticed he was cuffed to his bed.

"Max? No, this isn't real. Please don't rape me again. I'll do what you want and I won't complain anymore. I'm sorry. Just don't rape me." Jacob said weakly.

I teared up and I guess Barney was too because he hugged me and took us out of the room. The nurse closed the door and locked it.

"Sir. When was the last time you saw Jacob?" The nurse asked.

"Six months ago when he left for California to go to college." I said crying softly.

"Why is he handcuffed to his bed?" Barney asked.

The nurse stayed silent.

"Please tell us. Why is he handcuffed to his bed?" I asked.

The nurse cleared her throat.

"Because he tried to kill himself."