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Amiri and Korren lounge on the couch on the other side of the room while I lean against the wall on the ground beside Ry.
"I'm scared," his voice beside me is a wobbly whisper but loud enough for the brothers to hear as well. "What if..."
He honestly doesn't have to continue the thought...we all fear what happened to her in the week she was missing.What if the same things happened again?
A broken leg, bruised organs, removed spleen, bruises and scrapes, a dislocated shoulder, swelling on the brain...and a fucking coma.
Isn't that enough?
The nurses and doctors won't divulge any more information to us even when we asked specifically if she was raped. Nausea burns my throat, remembering how sick we all felt when we made the decision to ask. Unfortunately, it was for nothing because the staff decided we hit our quota for knowledge.
We aren't her family, her blood, or married to her. That's something we plan to rectify as soon as she fucking allows us to.
"I'm scared too," I grip Ryan's hand in my own and allow my head to rest on his shoulder, my eyes fixated on the rise and fall of her chest.
And that's it. There is nothing else to say. We all lived this together, want the same thing, feel soul-crushing emotions...now is just not the time. Support and love are in the air, so that's enough for now. Right now, we wait, and we hope.
Beep, beep.
My frown deepens, and I hear her heart rate increase. I barely register everyone else leaning forward, having caught onto the extra noise, too.
Beep, beep. Beep, beep.
I can feel Ry's pulse pick up underneath my fingers, right along with hers. Releasing him, I stand and close the few feet of space between me and the bed.
"Is she okay?"
I glance up at Amiri's concerned features, preparing to respond, when a whimper has my gaze shooting back down to the woman in question. I think the answer might be no. Before I can get a word out, her frail body jerks hard, drawing a gasp from her lips at the sharp movement.
"Shit, wake her up!" Kor's voice does nothing to calm my own anxiety.
A high-pitched, keen pierces my ears, "They are coming for me!" Her words make me want to double over and vomit, but I'm stopped when her body begins to thrash viciously.
"She's going to hurt herself! Wake her up!"
I can't explain what happens next...the frantic shouts and cautious prodding and shaking drown out anything else. Evie sobs past her tear-riddled cheeks. Hands yank me away by my biceps without warning, each of us being dragged further away from the rumpled bed sheets.
Nurse Miles rushes to her side and administers a fresh round of drugs, instantly calming her. The team of nurses who helped hold her down slowly back away from her still body. All the while, the guys and I are still being held like we are about to lash out. The concern is fair, considering how much of a fight Ry put up the last time something horrific happened in this goddamn room.
Miles turns after doing whatever it is that he does. "She is sedated and will be out for a long while still. It was the safest choice in order to keep her from hurting herself further. I will get Dr. Ellis."
I don't care about his trek out of the room; my eyes are glued to my best friend, who just had to be drugged in order to calm down.
"Hi, gentlemen." Amiri is the only one who offers pleasantries as we all shrug off the arms of those holding us back. After a few moments, he continues, "Ms. Miller is fine and healing as well as to be expected. I do need to advise we all be on watch for nightmares such as what just occurred. Ms. Miller could do more damage to her abdomen and brain if she responds any worse than she did this time."
A resounding set of gulps is the only response he gets. It looked like she was having some sort of muscle fit or seizure...but it was just a fucking nightmare.
What happened to you?
"She's okay?"
Dr. Ellis looks over at me and states, "Yes, she is okay. Let her sleep for now. We will just have to watch out for these episodes during recovery." With that, he walks out.
We resume our positions around her, each lost in our own thoughts until Korren breaks the silence, "Did you hear what she said?"
"They are coming for me," I nod, repeating her words before chaos ensued.
"Who was she talking about?"
