Elijah's Pov
I watched as Mia started to fall to the ground. I quickly scooped her up, taking her inside and kicked the door shut. I looked down at Mia and noticed she was completely drenched.
"Guys mia's here"
"What really?" Asked Claire.
"Is she okay?" Fraya asked.
"Fraya go get a towel"
"Kk brb"
"Elijah please tell me, is she okay?" Claire asked.
A few seconds later Fraya came back with a towel in her hands.
"Lay it down on the couch fraya"
"Kk"
Once fraya put the towel down, I walked straight past them, placing her on the couch. I moved a strand of wet hair from her face when my mouth dropped. Her eye was swollen and black. Who the f*ck hit her? Whoever did this is going to pay.
"Elijah?"
"Yes Claire"
"Is she okay?"
I bite down on my tongue trying to control my temper , “No! she is hurt,” I couldn’t bear to look the girls in the eyes.
My eyes scanned Mia's body and noticed a few bruises on her arms and legs. The the f*ck happened to her? Whoever laid a hand on her is going to pay. They better watch out.
"Fraya, can you get a clean pair of clothes for Mia? I know she’s the same size as you. She is drenched and I don’t want her sleeping in wet clothes"
"Sure, bring her into my room. Claire, can you help me?"
"Sure'
A few minutes later Fraya called me into her room. I noticed Mia was out of the wet clothes and wearing a pair of comfortable shorts and a grey long sleeve cotton sweater. As I turned my attention away from Mia I saw the complete fear in both their eyes.
"What happened to her?" Fraya asked.
"She..she is covered in bruises, '' Claire stuttered.
"I don’t know but I am going to find out. But the first thing I’m going to do is call a doctor to come and check her out"
"Why don’t we take her to a hospital? She has to be checked" Asked Claire.
"Well in my opinion whoever did this I think they are still after her and it wouldn’t be safe"
We all walked out of the room into the lounge room and sat down. I sunk into the chair feeling defeated. Why did this have to happen to mia? She is the most kind and caring person I know. She wouldn't hurt a fly.
I knew she had to see a doctor but I couldn't take her to the hospital. Not with them out there. Shaking my head I pull my phone from my front pocket and scroll through my contacts.
My finger stopped on Jackson. I know he’s been out of town lately but I know he just got back last week. He works at the hospital every now and then and I knew I could count on him. He is a good mate of mine. He has been with us through a lot of ups and downs.
On phone
"Hey Jackson"
"Hey Elijah what's up?"
"Oh um there's a situation"
"Is everything okay?"
"No, no it's not"
"Do you want me to come over?"
"Yes and bring your doctors bag"
"Oh okay. I'll be there in 20"
End of phone call
I looked over at the girls who were curled up on the couch. I hoped that when Jackson gets here everything is okay with Mia. Shaking my head I couldn't sit still and I was feeling extremely hungry. So I stood up making my way down into the kitchen and opened the fridge, grabbing a blood bag.
I tore the top of the top of the bag with my teeth. The smell of the blood burned through my senses and made my mouth water. I chugged down the blood, not leaving a single drop left in the bag. Once I finished I tossed it in the bin wiping the corner of my mouth and strolled back into the dining room.
"Fraya, Jackson will be here in 20 minutes let me know when he arrives"
"Oh okay"
I gripped the side rain and made my way up the stairs towards fraya’s room. Taking a breath I slowly reached for the door handle and opened it. Seeing her sound asleep on the bed melted my heart. It hurts so much seeing her like this. I grabbed the chair from fraya’s study table and put it beside the bed.
I sat down and reached for her hand. I don’t understand why someone would do this to her. Yes I do know what kind of people are out there but still. I lifted her hand up in mine and kissed it.
I loved the way her skin felt against my skin. I've never told her that I love her. To see her like this, she is the only girl I want. I need her and all I want is for her to be stable. I have to and will protect her no matter the cost. Even if it cost me my life.
20 minutes later
As I watched her sleep I was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Elijah?"
I stood up and walked straight over to Jackson. He pulled me into a hug then I turned my attention back to mia.
"Jackson it's good to see you.. How was your trip?"
"Ah, it was long and very busy. Now that aside, why did you call me? You sounded upset"
"Right, this is Mia… she was missing for two days kidnapped and it looks like she was tortured. I need you to do a full check up on her"
"Yeah of course. I haven't seen you this worried since, Jessica. Do you like her?"
"I know it can never be but yes, yes I do"
"What do you mean? Look at her, she's hot!"
"Fraya has this girl code… it’s stupid but we have a connection. And I don’t want to give up on her"
We both walked over to the bed where Jackson placed his bag on the side of the bed.
"Hey man it may be best if you wait outside the room"
"Oh um, sure"
I sighed and did as Jackson asked. I know he is great at his job but I wished that he would have let me stay in the room with him. Pacing back and forth I went down the stairs and told fraya and Claire that Jackson was checking over Mia.
As I finished talking with the girls I was interrupted by a high pitched scream. It was Mia! I ran up the stairs as fast as I could making my way into fraya’s room. As I entered the room my eyes landed upon Mia. She was freaking out curled up on the bed.
I rushed over to her side. “Mia it’s okay,” I said trying to place my hand on her shoulder but that didn’t help, her whole body flinched. That’s when I knew she was tortured.
“DON’T TOUCH ME!” She shouted not making any eye contact with any of us.
"Mia it’s Elijah, your safe"
"N.no…no I’m not. I won’t let them touch me again"
"Elijah what happened to her?"
"I have no idea"
She wasn’t with us, she was somewhere else. That kidnapping must have really done a job on her. I hate seeing her like this. I asked Jackson to come down the stairs into the dining room with me. So we walked into the dining room taking a seat.
"Jackson please tell us is she going to be okay?"
"Well physically yes she has bruises but overall she is healthy. Mentally that's the problem. You told me she was kidnapped and possibly tortured that's tricky. To my understanding she may have PTSD."
"How can we help her?" Claire asked.
"Ptsd never really goes away and is hard to deal with. Honestly be there for her no matter what. I will tell you some days will be harder than the others"
I sat forward placing my hands on my head as I listened to everything Jackson was saying. Taking a breath I lifted my head and spoke up.
“What are the symptoms we should look out for?"
“Some of the physical signs are, jumpy, trouble falling asleep, headaches, possibly getting flashbacks from the event and even anxiety. I know you all know this but the police must be called," Jackson explained.
“Yeah we know,” said Claire.
“I don’t think Mia will want to talk” said fraya
“Well it’s up to all of you to help her. We can’t let whoever did this stay out there,” Jackson replied.
"I will call the police for her. I'm not going to let whoever did this get away with this"
"Good. Now I should be off, I've got places to be"
"Thanks so much for coming, Jackson. It really does mean a lot to us"
"You know I'm always here no matter what the situation is"
A few minutes later I walked Jackson outside and said goodbye. Then I pulled my phone out and called the police. They said they would be here in a few minutes. I decided to head back inside and tell the girls the police will be arriving soon.
Soon the police arrived, I asked fraya to escort them inside while I tried to get Mia to open up to me. I'm hoping that she will tell me what happened. I knocked on the door and Mia didn't answer. I opened the door to see her still curled up on the bed.
"Mia? It's Elijah"
She didn't respond or even look at me. I strolled over to the bed taking a seat beside her.
"Mia I want to help"
"Well you can't! It's already done," she said as tears formed in her eyes.
"Please let me in. You know I'm always going to be here"
"I..i know"
I slowly reached my hand out hoping that she would place her hand inside mine. It took a few minutes but she eventually did it. I placed my other hand over hers and looked into her eyes.
"Mia, please I can't help you if you don't tell me"
She took her time but she eventually opened up to me. As she tried to explain what happened I noticed her body started to shake and tears streaming down her cheeks. I couldn't believe what she was telling me. All those things she had to go through, it troubles me. Somehow I felt like she wasn’t telling me everything but that’s understandable.
I asked her if she was feeling up to speaking with the police about this but she refused to. So then I asked her to give me the description of the guy who kidnapped her.
She said there were a few guys but there was one that they all took orders from. That was the boss. She said he had dark brown short hair, tall and he wore black leather shoes, a black shirt and a coat with black pants.
Watching her speak I knew how terrified she was. I desperately wanted to take her pain away right now but it will take time. I stood up making my way down stairs and spoke with the police. I gave them the description of the guy and then the police left.
Once they left I turned to the girls and informed them of what had happened to Mia. Both of them were terrified of what happened.
