Save Me

Chapter 16

"Yeah, I'm fine and thanks for telling me Jack, I really appreciate it." I said trying to absorb what he had just told me.

"Okay, hungry? The boys should all be done and I can take you downstairs. You should come down with me anyways I don't want you to be alone after your little incident with not being able to breathe." He said getting off of the bed and then walking over to my side scooping me up while holding the ventilator in one hand carefully. He made his way out of the room and down with steps without dropping me or the ventilator.

But I spoke too soon.

The ventilator fell to the floor in a clutter a few pieces of plastic falling off of it and sliding across the floor.

"Damnit!" Gilinsky yelled all of the aggressiveness back in his voice causing me to flinch slightly as Johnson and Matt both quickly ran out of the dining room.

"What's wrong?" Johnson asked his eyes darting between me and the floor before they widened on the broken machine on the ground.

"What does it look like?!" Gilinsky yelled shifting me in his arms before grunting in frustration and kicking the ventilator across the hall.

"Whoa, that's not good." Johnson said making Gilinsky's anger intensify as he inhaled and exhaled deeply his grip tightening slightly on me.

"Here let me hold her and you two need to get to Shawn's and get another breathing thingy or whatever it is. I'll get Riley some dinner in the meantime." Matt said as Gilinsky handed me over my body tensing as I felt Matt's arms under my body.

"Fine, G let's go." Johnson said pulling Gilinsky away and out the front door as Matt carried me into the dining room.

"Here, can you sit up?" He asked me and I just gave him a small nod the seat cushion softening the seat that I was now sitting in.

"Is there any wonton soup?" I asked my eyes surveying over the table before the fell on the large plastic container.

"Yeah, I'll get you some do you want anything else?" Matt asked and I just shook my head watching three large dumplings fall into a bowl in front of me.

"Well actually, can I get some water?" I asked and he just nodded hurrying off as I slowly started to eat the soup even though I wasn't really hungry. I looked up and out the large window of the dining room watching as Gilinsky's car backed out of the driveway his headlights shining into the house. I shoved another dumpling into my mouth as Matt came back with the water.

"Thanks." I mumbled around the food in my mouth. As soon as I swallowed I quickly drank the glass of water because the coldness numbed my throat which burned.

"More?" He asked and I shook my head finishing my soup and pushing the bowl away from me. I wanted to go home more than ever now because I knew my life was seriously in danger. Before I knew they were most likely going to kill but I knew it wouldn't have been soon yet now I know Cameron will stop at nothing to kill me.

"Can I go sit in the back? I need some time to think." I said and Matt just nodded walking over to the front and giving me a jacket which he draped over my shoulders and putting my own shoes on for me.

"It's cold outside so be careful and don't be long. I'm giving you ten minutes." He said and I just nodded standing up and slowly making my way towards the back door. It hurt to walk and I could barely even move without jolts of pain coursing through my body.

I walked to the fence, where Shawn had met me the one time and started to sob my whole body shaking as I leaned on the fence for support. I gripped the cold metal between my hands and exhaled deeply knowing that I wouldn't be able to make the ten minutes breathing on my own