"Was it your Mandala?" Maddy asked after several minutes.
Alex tried to protest--but she was too weak to go into that so instead, she said: "Yes."
Maddy didn't say anything for a while. She had her eyes closed and still held Alex's left hand in hers and was absently caressing it. Alex closed her eyes.
Then, Marilyn walked in.
"Sweetie. It looks like it really is in your benefit to stay here. I'm going to stay with you and Maddy is going home with your dad. Before Alex could say anything, Maddy spoke up: "No. Mom. I want to stay with her. You and dad go."
"No nonsense. None of you need to stay. I can stay. You guys are here on vacation. I'll call a friend to come stay with me," Alex said weakly.
Marilyn and Maddy looked at her a moment before turning back to each other. "Ok sweetie. You can stay here. Do you need anything though? I can bring it for you...maybe some pillows or something?" Marilyn said.
Maddy smiled, let go of Alex's hand and stood up. "Mom...we're in a hospital. We are surrounded by pillows and blankets all over the place! I'll be ok. If I get hungry, I'll just fetch something from the cafeteria. You guys go right ahead." And then she put her palm on Alex's forehead. "I'm going to take care of little Alex here myself. You guys go."
Marilyn smiled and looked at Alex this time. Alex, having surrendered by that point, smiled back at her and nodded, I'll be okay.
And with that, Marilyn walked out. Soon after, Maximus came in. "Hey sweetie. You sure you don't want anything from the house? What about you Alex? You know what, just call us if you need anything." He walked over to Alex first, this time, and kissed her on the forehead. Then he hugged Maddy and then he walked out.
Alex turned to Maddy and said: "you really didn't have to stay. You're going to be really bored now. I'm already ready to go back to sleep now."
Maddy flashed a smiled at Alex and went into her purse and fetched out a small book. "This is exactly why I always carry a book with me! I just started this novel actually so I'm going to sit right here [she sat on the chair next to Alex's bed] and read my book while you rest. And I will be here when you wake up or when you go back to sleep. Either way, I'm here for you." Maddy smiled and sat down and opened her book.
Alex was rather surprised. Maddy had never been so kind to her before. If anything, she felt worse. She really did wish she was alone.
"Hey...what's wrong? Do you have pain?" Maddy exclaimed when looked up from her book. Alex didn't even realize she was crying before Maddy said anything. She opened her mouth to try to explain herself but it only made it worse as she cried harder. Maddy took tissues out from the tissue box on the table side and gave a couple to Alex. Alex just cried harder. She couldn't even stop herself. "Hey...what happened? Do you want me to call the doctor?" And Maddy turned to go out of the room."
Alex tried to respond between sobs but it was no use. Maddy had already stepped out. Alex just continued to cry. It's been a long time since she'd cried. Maybe a year or two. Now that she started, she couldn't stop. Maddy walked in with the nurse at that point.
"She's crying. She must be in pain! She can't even speak. You have to see her!" Maddy was explaining to the nurse. The nurse tried to calm Maddy. She walked to Alex's bed.
"What's wrong? Do you have pain? Where do you have pain?" The nurse asked Alex.
Alex couldn't even respond. She was still crying, her sobs getting louder and louder. It was like with every sob, her heart felt a little lighter. She wondered why she hadn't cried in so long. The nurse went on the computer. She started punching things in the computer. She wanted to see what kinds of painkillers the patient was using. After reading the report, she blinked, knowingly and turned off the computer. She walked out only to return with a syringe.
"Wait...what are you doing? Is that going to help her? Do you even know what's wrong with her?" Maddy exclaimed, wide-eyed, after she saw that the nurse was headed towards Alex's bedside.
"Ms. You told me your sister is in pain didn't you? I checked her report, and right now, this is exactly she needs, based on her symptoms. In fact, it is a very normal response that she has shown in output and this is all in the process of her treatment." The nurse calmly explained to Maddy. When Maddy finally let her go, the nurse injected the fluid in the syringe inside the fluid pack that was attached to Alex's body.
Alex was still crying uncontrollably. After fully injecting the fluids, the nurse adjusted the fluid packet, threw out the syringe and turned to leave the room. Before leaving, she turned to Maddy and said: "I suspect this will continue for at least another hour or two. I suggest you leave her be for a while. Why don't you go and get some dinner from the cafeteria? I think the cafeteria is going to close by midnight."
Maddy was still worried about Alex and she turned to her. "Ms, you can't do anything about her right now." The nurse said. She smiled and walked out.
Maddy walked over to Alex's bed, and tried to call her. "Alex....do you hear me? Alex??" But it's like Alex was gone. She just cried on and on, taking breaths in the middle.
Maddy, deciding she really was no use, leaned down, kissed Alex's forehead and quickly escaped the room. She ran out really. After she came to a good distance from Alex's room, she stopped. She sat down at the nearest chair and took deep breaths.
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It wasn't an easy night. After Maddy calmed herself down, she had went into the cafeteria and had a small salad that she didn't enjoy. After about an hour, when she returned to Alex, she was confronted to louder wails of Alex. At this point, she was screaming so loudly though. The same nurse returned with two more nurses and they tried to hold Alex in place because now she was wailing and trying to squirm out of there. Maddy started crying too. She really didn't think it would be this bad. She hated seeing her sister in so much pain. Alex was shouting and trying to get up when another nurse, and a younger doctor walked in too. The doctor was holding an injection. While the other nurses held Alex down, the doctor injected her on her left arm this time. Alex, finally calmed down and went absolutely still. That was probably one, strong tranquilizer. Maddy stayed with Alex the whole night though. That outburst happened two other times. Each time, seven or eight nurses came in and the younger doctor, holding the strong tranquilizer.
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Scene is changed to Matt, showing him in Dubai, signing papers and arguing over a deal. The movie at this point alternates between scenes of Matt signing papers for girls to be released to the Auction facility in a city outside of Dubai. Then Matt is waiting outside in the middle of an empty road, leaning on his expensive car when a bus pulls in front of him. The bus is filled with women, scared, bowing their heads, trying not to look up at him. He handed a package to the bus driver and then walked into the bus. He counted the girls carefully. When his hands touched a girls' head accidentally, she drew back. He leaned down to look at her directly. His smile showed his innocence and the girl smiled back, relieved. He was talking to the girl, trying to calm her {his voice is inaudible as music is being played in the background in this part of the movie}. She smiles back and relaxes. Then, she gets up, her hand in his, and walks out of the bus with him. Matt signed the rest of the papers and gave the package, containing the one-time use GPS to the driver. He looked into his rearview mirror and closed his eyes. When he opened it again, he had that evil look about him again, and he hungrily looked at the girl. She instantly knew, but it was too late. He attacked her before she can scream.
{The song that is being played can be Rihanna's "Stay" which alternates between scenes of Alex screaming out loud and crying, Maddy, looking at her worried, while the nurses tried to hold her down and inject her with tranquilizers and then scenes of Matt signing papers, giving packages to these bus drivers taking buses filled with girls in the country and sometimes taking a girl or two out with him, raping them, and killing them on the spot and burning their bodies nearby.
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It was around 9:24 am when Alex finally woke up. This time, she didn't wake up by the sound of her own screaming. Her eyes physically hurt. Alex tried to turn her head and that's when she felt it. She couldn't move her head, or her arms or legs for that matter. She was strapped to the bed. She looked around to find her sister and could only see white walls...
Alex tried to protest--but she was too weak to go into that so instead, she said: "Yes."
Maddy didn't say anything for a while. She had her eyes closed and still held Alex's left hand in hers and was absently caressing it. Alex closed her eyes.
Then, Marilyn walked in.
"Sweetie. It looks like it really is in your benefit to stay here. I'm going to stay with you and Maddy is going home with your dad. Before Alex could say anything, Maddy spoke up: "No. Mom. I want to stay with her. You and dad go."
"No nonsense. None of you need to stay. I can stay. You guys are here on vacation. I'll call a friend to come stay with me," Alex said weakly.
Marilyn and Maddy looked at her a moment before turning back to each other. "Ok sweetie. You can stay here. Do you need anything though? I can bring it for you...maybe some pillows or something?" Marilyn said.
Maddy smiled, let go of Alex's hand and stood up. "Mom...we're in a hospital. We are surrounded by pillows and blankets all over the place! I'll be ok. If I get hungry, I'll just fetch something from the cafeteria. You guys go right ahead." And then she put her palm on Alex's forehead. "I'm going to take care of little Alex here myself. You guys go."
Marilyn smiled and looked at Alex this time. Alex, having surrendered by that point, smiled back at her and nodded, I'll be okay.
And with that, Marilyn walked out. Soon after, Maximus came in. "Hey sweetie. You sure you don't want anything from the house? What about you Alex? You know what, just call us if you need anything." He walked over to Alex first, this time, and kissed her on the forehead. Then he hugged Maddy and then he walked out.
Alex turned to Maddy and said: "you really didn't have to stay. You're going to be really bored now. I'm already ready to go back to sleep now."
Maddy flashed a smiled at Alex and went into her purse and fetched out a small book. "This is exactly why I always carry a book with me! I just started this novel actually so I'm going to sit right here [she sat on the chair next to Alex's bed] and read my book while you rest. And I will be here when you wake up or when you go back to sleep. Either way, I'm here for you." Maddy smiled and sat down and opened her book.
Alex was rather surprised. Maddy had never been so kind to her before. If anything, she felt worse. She really did wish she was alone.
"Hey...what's wrong? Do you have pain?" Maddy exclaimed when looked up from her book. Alex didn't even realize she was crying before Maddy said anything. She opened her mouth to try to explain herself but it only made it worse as she cried harder. Maddy took tissues out from the tissue box on the table side and gave a couple to Alex. Alex just cried harder. She couldn't even stop herself. "Hey...what happened? Do you want me to call the doctor?" And Maddy turned to go out of the room."
Alex tried to respond between sobs but it was no use. Maddy had already stepped out. Alex just continued to cry. It's been a long time since she'd cried. Maybe a year or two. Now that she started, she couldn't stop. Maddy walked in with the nurse at that point.
"She's crying. She must be in pain! She can't even speak. You have to see her!" Maddy was explaining to the nurse. The nurse tried to calm Maddy. She walked to Alex's bed.
"What's wrong? Do you have pain? Where do you have pain?" The nurse asked Alex.
Alex couldn't even respond. She was still crying, her sobs getting louder and louder. It was like with every sob, her heart felt a little lighter. She wondered why she hadn't cried in so long. The nurse went on the computer. She started punching things in the computer. She wanted to see what kinds of painkillers the patient was using. After reading the report, she blinked, knowingly and turned off the computer. She walked out only to return with a syringe.
"Wait...what are you doing? Is that going to help her? Do you even know what's wrong with her?" Maddy exclaimed, wide-eyed, after she saw that the nurse was headed towards Alex's bedside.
"Ms. You told me your sister is in pain didn't you? I checked her report, and right now, this is exactly she needs, based on her symptoms. In fact, it is a very normal response that she has shown in output and this is all in the process of her treatment." The nurse calmly explained to Maddy. When Maddy finally let her go, the nurse injected the fluid in the syringe inside the fluid pack that was attached to Alex's body.
Alex was still crying uncontrollably. After fully injecting the fluids, the nurse adjusted the fluid packet, threw out the syringe and turned to leave the room. Before leaving, she turned to Maddy and said: "I suspect this will continue for at least another hour or two. I suggest you leave her be for a while. Why don't you go and get some dinner from the cafeteria? I think the cafeteria is going to close by midnight."
Maddy was still worried about Alex and she turned to her. "Ms, you can't do anything about her right now." The nurse said. She smiled and walked out.
Maddy walked over to Alex's bed, and tried to call her. "Alex....do you hear me? Alex??" But it's like Alex was gone. She just cried on and on, taking breaths in the middle.
Maddy, deciding she really was no use, leaned down, kissed Alex's forehead and quickly escaped the room. She ran out really. After she came to a good distance from Alex's room, she stopped. She sat down at the nearest chair and took deep breaths.
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It wasn't an easy night. After Maddy calmed herself down, she had went into the cafeteria and had a small salad that she didn't enjoy. After about an hour, when she returned to Alex, she was confronted to louder wails of Alex. At this point, she was screaming so loudly though. The same nurse returned with two more nurses and they tried to hold Alex in place because now she was wailing and trying to squirm out of there. Maddy started crying too. She really didn't think it would be this bad. She hated seeing her sister in so much pain. Alex was shouting and trying to get up when another nurse, and a younger doctor walked in too. The doctor was holding an injection. While the other nurses held Alex down, the doctor injected her on her left arm this time. Alex, finally calmed down and went absolutely still. That was probably one, strong tranquilizer. Maddy stayed with Alex the whole night though. That outburst happened two other times. Each time, seven or eight nurses came in and the younger doctor, holding the strong tranquilizer.
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Scene is changed to Matt, showing him in Dubai, signing papers and arguing over a deal. The movie at this point alternates between scenes of Matt signing papers for girls to be released to the Auction facility in a city outside of Dubai. Then Matt is waiting outside in the middle of an empty road, leaning on his expensive car when a bus pulls in front of him. The bus is filled with women, scared, bowing their heads, trying not to look up at him. He handed a package to the bus driver and then walked into the bus. He counted the girls carefully. When his hands touched a girls' head accidentally, she drew back. He leaned down to look at her directly. His smile showed his innocence and the girl smiled back, relieved. He was talking to the girl, trying to calm her {his voice is inaudible as music is being played in the background in this part of the movie}. She smiles back and relaxes. Then, she gets up, her hand in his, and walks out of the bus with him. Matt signed the rest of the papers and gave the package, containing the one-time use GPS to the driver. He looked into his rearview mirror and closed his eyes. When he opened it again, he had that evil look about him again, and he hungrily looked at the girl. She instantly knew, but it was too late. He attacked her before she can scream.
{The song that is being played can be Rihanna's "Stay" which alternates between scenes of Alex screaming out loud and crying, Maddy, looking at her worried, while the nurses tried to hold her down and inject her with tranquilizers and then scenes of Matt signing papers, giving packages to these bus drivers taking buses filled with girls in the country and sometimes taking a girl or two out with him, raping them, and killing them on the spot and burning their bodies nearby.
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It was around 9:24 am when Alex finally woke up. This time, she didn't wake up by the sound of her own screaming. Her eyes physically hurt. Alex tried to turn her head and that's when she felt it. She couldn't move her head, or her arms or legs for that matter. She was strapped to the bed. She looked around to find her sister and could only see white walls...
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