Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen:

Look into Her Eyes

Matt and Frank were slowly losing their patients waiting for CSU to tell them what they had found in Emily's car. Frank was sat down but Matt couldn't be bothered he was pacing like crazy. Every inch of him hoped beyond all reason that whatever these guys found could pin point Marshall and thus Emily. He also had just got the news from Samantha who was on her way to the hospital that Lia's parents were turning of the life support, this just made Matt want to get the bastard even more. Now not only was his girlfriend missing (and he couldn't think about what he might be doing to her because it literally made him sick) but one of his close friends was going to die because of this psychopath. He knew that the moment he came face to face with Marshall he would kill him whether it was necessary or not. "Matt would you stop pacing" Frank said in an annoyed voice. But Matt didn't seem to hear him, he was thinking about putting a bullet in Marshall's head, it was quite a satisfying thought. "MATT!" Frank yelled this time getting his attention but Frank never got the chance to tell Matt to stop pacing for a second time because at that exact moment one of the CSU guys, Ryan came into the room.

Cheryl's phone rang, she wanted to ignore it at that particular moment, she just wanted to be Lia's friend and not the agent in charge but she knew she needed to look at the caller ID, it could be something about Emily. She looked down and when she saw that it was Skyla calling she yelled to the doctor who was literally about to turn off the third switch keeping Lia alive "WAIT"

The doctor and Lia's parents gave Cheryl such a look but she didn't care as she pressed the talk button. Cheryl didn't even get the opportunity to say Carrera because Skyla's voice came through the phone saying "1,4-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol" Cheryl didn't have to ask questions she understood completely and said out loud "1,4-butanediol"

The doctor's eyes widen and he quickly flipped back on the two switches he had flipped off only moments before, he didn't explain anything to the dumbfounded Mr. and Mrs. Mathers as he left the room to find a nurse. "What's going on?" Duff asked in a shocked voice he didn't quite understand what was going on.

Cheryl lifted her hand to hush him so she could listen to the rest of the details that Skyla was providing her. When she finally finished Cheryl thanked her a number of times and told her she would be eternally grateful before hanging up. Once Cheryl had pressed the off button, Duff figured it was safe again to asked "Cheryl What is going on?"

Cheryl smiled "That was our lab tech, she found out that Lia was being poisoned with something called 1,4-butanediol, which is treatable" she stressed the last word. What Cheryl had said only started to register to everyone in the room when the doctor came back into the room with a needle full of antibiotics and he injected it directly into Lia's IV.

"So Lia is going to be alright?" Mrs. Mathers asked looking almost afraid to get her hopes up

"It will take a few hours for the medication to work but yes she'll be alright" the doctor said.

No one said anything they all looked at Lia and thanked God for sparing her this time.

Emily felt Marshall tighten his grip around her waist. She still had her eyes tightly closed but she could tell that Marshall was becoming increasingly impatient and frustrated that she wouldn't wake up. She didn't know how much longer her plan would work. She knew her only real hope was for Matt and everyone else to find her, but with every passing moment that prospect seemed less and less likely to happen. Than she felt Marshall move, "Ok Princess, I think I've waited long enough" he said out loud than he whispered in her ear, "I know you're awake, so even if I can't see your eyes, I'm satisfied in knowing that you will feel every moment of this" and he position himself atop of her. Emily started to fight back, he knew anyhow. But because Emily was bound and weakened from everything that had happened in the past few days she had no chance of overpowering Marshall and due to the fact she was being held in a cellar she had no chance of anyone hearing her screams but through it all she kept her eyes closed, she refused to let Marshall look into her eyes.