Chapter 6

Driving down the road Steve was getting more and more anxious. He just had this bad feeling that something was wrong with Amanda and knew he had to get back to the arena as fast as possible.

After 15 minutes passed by he finally got to the arena. He pulls around to the back where he knows she was parked. He starts to panic when he sees her car still there. He doesn’t see anyone else around and the lights at the arena are shut off pretty much telling him that they closed it up for the night. That also telling him she couldn’t be inside knowing that the place is usually checked to make sure no one is still inside. Steve parks right next to Amanda’s car and gets out. He looks in the drivers side window and doesn’t see any evidence that she was even in her car. He starts to walk towards the door of the arena then stops thinking he heard something. Thinking it was his imagination he continues to the door hoping that a security guard or someone may be inside, even though it was a long shot, to let him in to check if she was in there somewhere. He hears something again and he looks towards where he is hearing the sound. It’s a very dark corner of the parking lot and he slowly starts walking towards it. He stops to go back to his car to get the flashlight he has in the trunk. He grabs it and turns it on moving towards the dark corner again. As he’s getting closer he hears the sound getting louder and it sounds like a person. He starts walking faster, fear driving him to the corner of the parking lot. What he sees almost makes him fall to his knees.

He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He drops down next to the body and slowly rolls it over.

He gasps, “Oh god!” when he sees it’s Amanda.

He doesn’t need a doctor to tell him what happened. Her clothes were torn leaving her bare to his gaze. He lightly smacks her on the cheek trying to wake her up more.

He says frantically, “Amanda! Please baby, wake up for me. I need you to wake up honey.”

I hear a voice next to me and at first I cringe inside thinking it’s my attacker again. But then I recognize the voice and relax. I just want to throw myself into his arms but I couldn’t get my body to move.

I open my eyes finally and see Steve leaning over me. I say, “Steve, is that you?”

He says, “Oh god Amanda. I’m not even going to ask if you’re okay because I can see you aren’t. Can you sit up for me sweetheart? We need to get you to a hospital.”

With his help I was able to sit up. Then eventually he gets me to a standing position but I start to sway when everything starts to spin. He holds on to me as he walks me to his car. He carefully puts me in the passenger seat. He runs around to the drivers side and gets in. He rushes to the nearest hospital after calling the hotel desk to find out where it is. He pulls up to the ambulance entrance leaving his car there as he carries Amanda inside.

He yells, “I need help here. Please, she’s been hurt and I think she’s been raped.”

A nurse runs over, sees me in his arms and says, “Follow me.”

He follows her to one of the examination rooms and just holds her hand not wanting to leave her.

A doctor rushes in and says, “We need to examine her. I’m sorry, you have to step outside.”

He slowly backs out of the room, runs out to park his car and as he’s making his way back inside he think about calling Lenny to let him know what’s going on. He decides to hold off until he knows what the full extent of her injuries are. Now, he just had to wait for some kind of news from the doctor.