**2 hours later**
The doctor came out from the emergency room. Dorothy rushed to him and Timothy followed suit.
"How is she? Is she awake?.... Please tell me she is awake" Dorothy pleaded, reaching for the doctor's coat. Her husband had to quickly hold her in place.
There were two police officers there when Anthony and Dorothy got there.
A doctor, who's name tag reads, Doctor James took a step back and said, "It's alright Misses. Your daughter will be fine. She is not awake yet but she could be, any moment. It seems she hit her head and that made her go unconscious.
Anthony paid attention to the doctor. His wife kept sobbing and trying to find a way to go and see her daughter. Anthony noticed the doctor has a worried expression. He looked like he was not telling them something. Anthony didn't want to ask questions in front of his wife who was already in tears.
"Mr -" the doctor started to speak but didn't know how to address Louisa's father.
"Sharp. I am Mister Sharp, Lou's father." Anthony said. At the same time, he was trying to suit his sobbing wife by putting one of his hands on the small of her back.
"Ok, Mr. Sharp. Can I see you in my office please?" Doctor James requested, pointing to the direction where his office should be.
Anthony excused himself and followed the doctor.
Dorothy waited there, until Louisa was moved to a room from the emergency room and she went to see her daughter.
Meanwhile, in doctor James' office, Anthony sat quietly, waiting for the doctor to speak. He tried to maintain his cool.
The doctor then told him that their daughter was assaulted and was left there in the rain. That caused her to catch a cold and probably pneumonia. But the doctor assured him she will be alright. He also told him how she was found there unconscious. The police were the ones that found her, during their patrol. The doctor already told them what had happened.
After the talk with the doctor, Anthony went back and was directed to the room Louisa was transferred to. He doesn't have much choice but to tell Dorothy what had happened to their daughter. She sobbed and cried until her eyes were puffy and kept blaming herself for what happened.
"It is not your fault dear." Anthony said. He stood by his wife. While she sat, holding her daughter's hand.
"If blames where to be directed, it would be on
me. I couldn't take care of my family and my daughter had to go out to work at her young age. Now see what it has caused." Anthony said, rubbing his head. "If I were able to support my family properly, she wouldn't have had to go out and work."
***
Those monstrous green orbs stared into her coffee coloured ones. He started to chase after Louisa but she kept running and running but he refused to give up. She can't stop. She has to save herself. He would kill her if she stopped or slowed down.
"Please don't kill me." Eliana pleaded while still running. "I will do anything. Don't hurt me again, please."
The monster did not say anything, he just kept coming at her with a knife held up, trying to attack her with it. A bright light penetrated through a door from a far end. She kept running but never reached the door. It was as if the door was also running away from her. The man is getting closer to her. She increased her speed.
Before she knew it, the man caught up to her. He pushed her down with a sinister laugh and raised the knife. He was trying to reach for her chest when Louisa jacked awake, still screaming, throwing her hands in the air.
"Lou. Lou dear. It's alright Lou. I am here." Dorathy said in a soft voice. "It was just a dream. You are safe." She said, hugging her daughter to her chest.
Louisa chased her breath, trying to steady herself. She finally opened her eyes, looking around, then at her mother.
"Mum, He - He wanted to kill me. He got me this time." Louisa cried. She still hugged her mother and she still shivered from fear. Beads of sweat ran down her four heads. She hugged her mother for her dear life.
"It was just a dream, Lou. No one is going to kill you." Dorathy tried to calm her daughter down.
It's been three years since the incident. Unfortunately, the police could not get their hands on the person who assaulted her.
Louisa still has the same nightmare from time to time. It was more frequent when they were still in their town, Plover. Her father got a better Job and they moved to the city, Bourgeois a year ago. The nightmares were minimal but not completely gone.
"Mom, we are off to school." Louisa's sister, Camilla called out after they had their breakfast.
"Ok Camilla, Lou." Dorathy said as she walked to the door from the living room, holding her toddler to her side. "Have a good day at school you guys." Dorathy waves as they walked out of the house. "Say bye to your sisters." Dorathy said to the little boy she was carrying.
"Bye bye." The little boy said, waving his little hand at the door after they had left. Dorathy closed the door and went on with her house chores.
Louisa, who is now 21 years of age is in her second year in college. so was her sister, Camilla. Louisa is two years older than Camilla. The incident Louisa had was the major setback she had. For more than a year, she couldn't go out nor attend school.
"Louisa, I am glad you are here. We have a delivery for the Moores' it just came in. So get to work, quickly. Here is the order. Make sure you deliver on time." The manager spoke to Louisa when she arrived at the pastry shop she works at. Knowing the Moore's is one of their biggest clients, she got to work, putting their order together.
10 minutes has passed and Louisa has arrived at the building of the Moore's constructions. She has been into the building multiple times but that did not stop her from gawking at the modern building.
"Thanks." Louisa said to the receptionist, who gave her direction of where to go. The place looked less busy than the way it used to when she comes during working hours.
Louisa got into the Elevator and went to the topmost floor. She walked in the direction of the office she would deliver.
She opened the door to the office but no one was there, she stepped out to confirm if she was in the right office. "C.O.O." she read out loud. "This is definitely the office." She said and walked back into the office. There were two office tables facing each other and there is another door at the far end of the office.
Louisa walkito the door, believing maybe that is where she is supposed to go. She turned the door handle and pushed it open.
Immediately, her eyeballs threatened to fall out of their socket from the scene that she was met with.
A lady was bent over the table, while a man stood behind her, th**sting into her from behind.