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Chapter Five: Hurt

Olivia's POV:

(The same morning Zoe wakes up in the warehouse ready to leave)

It's 6:00am. I jump up out of bed and run a hot shower. Within half an hour, I'm ready, and on my way over to the precinct.

"Hey."Nick says when he sees me walk through the doors.

"Hey, where's Peter?"I asked him.

"He left late last night, his mom scooped him."said Nick taking a sip of his coffee.

"You get a hit on Jack Ives?"

"Yeah. Jack Ives lives right here in Manhattan now, he was found not guilty for a rape charge in Brooklyn. Not married, no children, several parking tickets on Pond Street though."he told me as he headed towards the coffee machine. He made me a cup and handed it to me.

"Hm, Pond Street is the exact same street their school is on. He must've been watching them in the morning time. What kind of car does he have?"

"Black van. Just like the one from the video."he told me cheerfully.

"I'm going to make a call to Barba. We need a warrant."I said sipping on my coffee and walking to my office.

I pick up my phone and dial his number.

"It's Barba."he says.

"I need a warrant for a Jack Ives."I told him quickly.

"What for exactly?"he said, I start to get pissed because I'm in no mood for his sass today.

"For being the possible kidnapper of my daughter, and murderer of her best friend."I said, my annoyance obvious.

"He have a history?"he asked me, more softer.

"Yes, rape, but in Brooklyn."

"I'll get a judge to sign off."he said, then hung up.

After I walk back out to the detectives, there's a new live video of Zoe.

"Change of plans everyone, I'm taking the camera with me. If I record my way back to the city, maybe the police find this warehouse. I know as soon as I'm admitted into a hospital, I might want to forget everything. Ok, let's go."

After that, we watch her carefully walk towards the stairs, she does everything very carefully, so I know she's in pain. Zoe runs through the rocks and gets into the forest. She walks for a bit and stops, the camera is pointed towards the floor and we can hear her gagging. After that, she starts running fast, only to stop, panting. She walks over to a tree and drops down next to it. The camera placed on her lap.

"Did she just pass out?"Fin asked me.

"I think so. She needs to get to a hospital. Does anyone recognize that park?"I asked everyone in the squad room.

"Inwood Hill, I think."said Fin.

I get a call on my cellphone, it was Barba.

"Judge signed the warrant, I'll fax it to you right now."

"Thanks, Barba."I told him, letting out a breath of relief.

"Anytime, Liv. Find Zoe."he said, then hung up.

"Ok, Amanda, Nick, I want you guys out there, we could use scouts, they know the area well. Fin and Carisi, you're coming with me, we're picking up Jack Ives, now."I said, I walked over to the fax machine and picked up the copy of the warrant.

"Yes, Sergeant."said Amanda and Nick.

"Let's do this."said Fin to Carisi.

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Amanda's POV:

We head to the trails in Inwood Park, Nick by my side and the scouts behind us. We drive up to the trails that most people stay away from. Once we get out of our cars, we all split into sections.

From every part of the forest you hear people shouting her name. Hearing her name makes me want to cry, I know this girl has gone through hell and she'll never be the same. I've held more personal conversations with her than anyone I've ever known, and she's only fourteen.

"Zoe! Are you out here?"I yell, walking through a spot away from everyone else.

I start to hear sobbing in a certain direction, so I follow it. When I come to a tree, I see a long, bony body sitting up with her knees to her chest. She's staring blankly at more of the forest ahead of her.

"Zoe," I say lightly, she doesn't even turn her head the slightest bit, "are you alright?"I ask her. I call Nick and everyone else over.

"Lucy's dead...I saw her die. I feel terrible. I'm not alright. I just want to go home."she said, her pale face so sad and sorrowful.

"Zoe, I know you might feel like that now, but it'll pass. I'm not saying you'll never think about it again, I'm saying that when you do, you'll look at it like it's something big that could have affected your life but you didn't let it. Your mother wants to see you, Zo. Do you want to see her?"I asked her, taking her hand. She finally look at me.

"I-I do...but is she mad at me?"she asked me nervously.

"She's not, Zo. She's proud of you, she misses you."I told her truthfully, we both stood up and walked to the ambulance that followed us.

The ride to the hospital took a total of half an hour. When we got there, Zoe was taken into a room, Olivia and the rest of us waited in the waiting room.

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Olivia's POV:

When Zoe was done getting checked out, a doctor approached us.

"Zoe is dehydrated and exhausted, she had a few cuts that we cleaned up and bandaged. She hasn't spoken a word since she's gotten here, and she won't tell us what happened and if that, what we can fix. If you ask her, we'd help perform a rape kit. We put her on a pain killer for the pain, she may have fallen asleep, but you can go talk to her."she said carefully.

"Thank you."I told her with a sigh of relief.

Me and my detectives walk over to Zoe's room quietly. When we enter, we see her lying down, facing opposite of the door.

"Zoe?"I ask, walking over to see her face on the other side of the room.

She doesn't answer me, she doesn't even look at me.

"Zoe."I say again softly, I try to take her hand but she jerks away.

"Please don't touch me. I don't want anyone to touch me."she sobbed.

"Zoe, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm your mother and I love you."I told her, honestly shocked that she would react that way.

She sat flat on her back and looked up at the ceiling, the tears collecting in her eyes but not falling.

"Zoe, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you. I'm sorry about Lucy."I told her.

"Me too."she said and covered her face with a blanket.

"Will you do the rape kit?"I asked her.

She thought for a few minutes.

"Fine."she said with a sigh.

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Zoe's POV:

I finish the rape kit and I feel like it was worse than the rape itself. I made my mom wait outside while I did the kit because it was so embarrassing.

About ten minutes later, Amanda walks in and sits down next to me.

"Zoe."she says sympathetically.

"Amanda."I say looking back at her.

"I think you know what we have to do now."she says. I look down at her hands and see her notepad.

The lights were off in the room, the only thing on was the dim light on the nightstand. It's almost nine o'clock, people keep on telling me to go sleep but as soon as I close my eyes, I see it all again and it makes me sick.

"Yeah, I do."I told her quietly, taking in breaths so I don't start to cry.

"What happened first?"she asked me with a small sigh, I knew she didn't want to be the one who had to ask me everything, but at this point, I'd prefer her over any other detective.

I took a deep breath. "I was walking home with Lucy after school. We weren't that far away from where we had to split up before a black van came after us."I started off.

"Did you see a liscence plate?"

"No, the van didn't have one at the time, I guess."

"Ok, what next?"

"I grabbed Lucy's arm and pulled her in my direction, I forgot that she had asthma, I should've never made her run."I cried, Amanda took my hand and calmed me down.

"What happened was not your fault, Zoe. Imagine what he was going to do to her if she was alive? It would have been worse for both of you."she told me confidently.

I was silent for a moment and I thought about what she said, I guess she's right, but I don't feel like I'll ever get over everything that happened.

"What happened next?"

"She just collapsed right there. I didn't want to stop and leave her to die. I didn't know what would happen to us so I just stayed with her. I tried to look for he pump but I don't think she had her emergency on her. They got out of the car and walked towards us, I tried to wake Lucy up but I couldn't. She had a pulse still, but it was weak. When the guy pulled out the gun, I covered my face because I thought he was going to kill us both. But he didn't. I didn't actually know if I was shot or not until I looked at myself and then at Lucy."I said, looking away from Amanda.

"What happened after they killed Lucy?"she asked me.

"We took this long ride out to that forest. Three of the guys wore masks, and one didn't. The one who raped me, was the one who shot Lucy, and he was the one without the mask. Once we got there, he paid the three men and one of them knocked me out."

"What happened when you woke up?"she asked me, though I seriously don't want to answer, I clear my throat and speak.

"I was being raped when I finally woke up...and I tried to fight him but he just took pleasure out of the whole thing...he was laughing and smiling. All I could do was cry and wish that nothing would never get as bad as that again. He put his hand around my throat and was choking me, I passed out again."I said, trying to sound together.

I'm not going to let this affect me again. As soon as I get out of the hospital, I'm just going to act like I'm fine. Everyone knows I don't like pity, I don't need anyone to pity me. I'm going to go through with the trial, and I'm going to get on with my life.

How hard can it be?

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