The Lost Girl

Chapter 14: A Bit of Trouble

Ben's POV

When I woke up, I was in the hospital. I didn't know how I got there, but I was glad to be away from the man. As I was looking around, I saw that no one was with me. But then Quinn came in with Ben Cook, Josh, and Sky.
"Oh my god you're alright. I thought you'd be in the ICU," Quinn said as she came in.
"What happened?" I asked.
"We were attacked by the man and Quinn knocked him out with a frying pan. Sky called the cops and we sent some Brooklyn cops to get you and they found you lying on the floor passed out. And when we found out about you being passed out Quinn got really scared you were dead, so we came down here to see you," Josh said, seemingly in one breath. "But we're glad you're okay."
"You are okay right?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah, oh, Quinn, I have something to tell you," I said.
"What is it?" Quinn asked.
"You're from Washington state. You were human trafficked and that's how you came to us. I don't know why you don't remember anything though. That's still a mystery," I said. I watched Quinn as tears formed in her eyes.
"How do you know that?" she asked.
"The man told me. But don't be scared, we'll help you find your parents," I said. I hoped the last part of what I said had helped her in some way.
"I don't want to talk about it now. When are you coming home?"
"I don't know."
"We can take care of her until you come home," Josh said.
"But the man knows where you live," I replied.
"Wait, we can go to Sky's house. No one after Quinn knows where that is," Ben suggested.
"But the man got arrested. If he's the ringleader then no one else would know what to do without him," Andrew said.
"Look, as far as we know Jeff is still out there. Quinn needs to be as safe as possible. And we need to figure out who her parents are and get her back to Washington. And Ben's plan sounds good. Jeff wouldn't think to look there, and if he does we can take her to Ali," I said.
"Who's Ali?" Josh asked.
"She seemed nice, but she wouldn't know what to do. Ben, we can't put them in danger," Quinn said.
"But what about the people after you?"
"What about them? Ben, we can't put anyone else at risk."
"Who is Ali?" Josh repeated.
"Quinn, what if it's the only choice?"
"It's not! There are so many other options, Ben. We just need to find the right one," Quinn said. I couldn't respond. She was right. We just needed to find the right option to make this all work.
"You're right. Sky, can you take care of Quinn?" I said after a few moments of silence.
"Until you get out of the hospital. That's as far as I'm going. You two are way to close to be separated now," Sky replied. That was another great point.
"Okay, thanks for doing this."
"No problem," he replied. Then a doctor came in.
"I have some great news, and some news you might not like. First, the great news, no major injuries were inflicted. The only thing you have is a concussion, so we advise you relax for a day or two. Now for the bad news, we suggest not having anyone you'd have to take of for the day or two," the doctor said.
"What? Where's Quinn supposed to go?" I asked.
"I'll still take her. I'll take care of Quinn until you can," Sky said.
"Thanks," I said.
"And I'll help you in this time if need," Andrew said.
"You need to rest now. Everyone, get out," the doctor said as he shooed everyone out.
"Bye, Ben. Hope you get better," Quinn said.
"Bye, Quinn," I said just as she left the room.

Quinn's POV

After I left the hospital, bits of memories started to come. So I sat in the back of the taxi on the way to Sky's house.
"Are you okay, Quinn?" Josh asked.
"Huh, uh, yeah," I said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"You seem a little distracted."
"I'm fine," I said.
"Okay," Josh replied. I looked out the window as the buildings went past.
"This reminds me of somewhere," I said without meaning to.
"What do you mean?" Sky asked.
"What?"
"You said this reminds you of something."
"I thought I didn't say that out loud."
"You didn't, but where does this remind you of?" Ben asked.
"Seattle. Guys, I think I remember where I'm from," I said.
"This is good. The more you remember the more we can help," Josh said.
"But what if I forget everything again?"
"You won't. You can't. We won't let you," Josh said. Then the taxi stopped.
"Hey look, we're here," Sky said. He opened his door and we all climbed out as he paid.
"This is going to be fun," Ben said.
"Come on, Quinn," Sky said as he led us up to his apartment. When we opened the door we were all greeted by Jeff sitting on the couch.
"Well hello," he said.
"What are you doing here?" Sky asked.
"You should know why by now, Sky," Jeff said. I clung to Josh and he wrapped his arms around me.
"You won't get her," Ben said as he motioned for us to leave. Josh grabbed my hand and we ran out. When we got out of the building we stopped for a minute.
"Where do we go now?" I asked.
"I don't know. They already know where I live and I don't want to put anyone else in danger. I mean it's bad enough that we're in it, but I don't want someone like Jeremy in this mess," Josh said.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Quinn, I want to help you."
"This is all my fault."
"No it's not," Josh said.
"Yes it is. Josh, if I didn't get into a fight with my parents and run away I wouldn't be here," I said. I broke down into tears. Then Josh pulled me into a hug.
"I won't let you beat yourself up for this. I'm going to help you get home. Even if that means I bring you back to Washington myself," he said.
"Thank you," I said. Then we heard some yelling. Josh grabbed my hand again and we ran away from the building.