Forbidden

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

After reassuring Mariana that everything would be ok, Stef practically ran out of the school. She had her sirens blaring as she raced across town. Every moment counted.

She continuously tried to call Lena but to no prevail. So many thoughts were coursing through Stef's head. She knew that no matter what has happened it would be her fault. She knew exactly how the captain was whether Lena wanted to confess to the abuse or not. She knew that she shouldn't have kept Lena out so late last night but she couldn't help being selfish. And that look, that look on Lena's face before she left; Stef knew then that she should have followed her home.

Trying to be discreet, she parked on the street behind Lena's and turned off the sirens. As she walked onto the correct street she saw that Mason's car was not there but Lena's was and Stef began to move in a complete sprint. She reached the door and began knocking and ringing the doorbell. "Lena! Lena it's Stef! Lena!" After a few minutes of knocking and yelling Stef realized that she needed to find another way in.

She stepped away to scale the condo for any open windows or points of entry when she thought she heard something coming from inside.

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Lena woke up to hearing the front door slam close as she assumed that Mason left for work.

She tried to open her eyes to see why she wasn't in her own bed but she could barely open both eyes. She realized that she was on the floor still by the front door. She could not really remember what happened. She remembers being struck in the back of the head and after that everything seemed fuzzy.

As she began to fully wake up so much pain and exhaustion hit her to the point where she couldn't even cry. She had no idea what time it was but she knew that she needed to call out of work. The office must have heard the pain in her voice because they didn't even question her or let her finish; they just told her to take as much time as she needed to get better. That conversation alone wore Lena out, so when she hung up she rested her head back on the floor hoping she could wake up strong enough to get to Stef.

She wasn't sleep but she wasn't necessarily awake either. She could feel her body quivering from the chill from under the door and from the fear she felt as silence crept around her yet again. She wasn't sure how long she was out for that time, before she heard what she initially thought was coming from a dream. It was banging that was so intense that she could feel the vibrations through the floor. But she couldn't move, at this point she wasn't sure if she even wanted to.

But then, "Lena! Lena it's Stef! Lena!" Stef? She knew that she probably became worried when she didn't show up to school. "Lena!" She forced her eyes open to look for something to grab. "Lena please!" She reached for the couch as she forcibly pulled herself onto the seat wincing in pain. Completely out of breath she felt her body trying to force her back to sleep. But the extended silence gave her an extra jolt of energy.

The knocking stopped and she couldn't hear Stef yelling her name anymore. "Stef," she croaked as her throat felt dryer than ever. She tried to get up but her body was way too sore as tears began to run down her face. She tried clearing her throat one last time as she squeezed her eyes shut "STEF!"

"Lena?" Stef ran up and pressed her ear to the door. "Lena. Are you alright? Can you open the door love?" Even though she knew that Stef couldn't see her, all that she could do was shake her head 'no'. Not wanting to go too far, Stef decided that she needed to just find a way through the door without causing more problems by knocking it down. Knowing how irresponsible the captain was she knew that he had to have a spare key somewhere. She checked the door beam, mailbox, fake potted plant, and nothing. Looking up in frustration she saw a small key taped away behind the porch light.