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I heard the ambulance driver tell Jimmy that I’d be transported to Saint Luke’s Hospital, which was one town over He conveyed the e to Ryan I was so relieved that he knehere to find me I’d never make it to Miami or his hotel not today

The ambulance crew rolled me to my side; I cried out in pain when they rolled me onto my arm Slowly they rolled me onto my back and I was strapped down in place on a stiff board"I tried to cross the street We have a stalker She aiting, in her car" I had to catch ht she was going to run me over So I ran I ran I didn’t see the other car I wasn’t looking" My words ca to chatter together and my lip felt twenty pounds over-inflated

"Officer," the paraelica… Staunton She’s… stalking otten out of jail We have a restraining order; it’s in my purse" I tried to point It hurt to breathe "She aiting in her car, and she pulled away fro to hit me, so I ran I didn’t see" I sed hard "I didn’t see the other car It was lad to finally be up and off the street, even though I was lying on a stiff board I know they tried to be careful but I was still jostled a bit when they rolled me into the alass in the a publicity - just what Ryan needs!

I felt a needle stick me in the arm, but the discomfort was minimal Needles, tape, questions, shoes removed… my head swirled

The sirens blazed to life and ere finally on our way to the hospital About tilanced over at the para silver scissors in his hand No sooner did the a of ?" I panicked as he cutthe first day I met Ryan

"Stay calm, Miss Mitchell I need to assess the level of your injuries"

I closed s of h the layers ofmy white lace bra open between my breasts He cut my underwear and pushed the tattered, wet reraped and there was nothing I could do about it

All my clothes were cut, one by one, piece by piece, from my body Tears formed and dripped out of the corners ofhis hands from the top of my head down every part of my body and I shivered with fear He squeezedat my left wrist when I cried out Da with his stethoscope and when he ran his hands over ony He squeezed lad that it didn’t cause any major pain I could feel every touch of his war

He hookedthat fits in your nostrils Although it was unco" My teeth chattered I was glad when he finally covered me with a nice, thick blanket

"Unit 1784 inbound, ten to twelve minute ETA…"

"Is the driver okay?" I asked when he finished talking on the radio

"Let’s just worry about you right now," he flatly replied

"What did I hit?" I murmured

"It was an SUV ma’am," he answered

"I reme to rehed, relieved that I could reh the glass doors of the eency room where I was immediately rolled into a curtained room Nurses and doctors descended like flies and I was urney

I spent the next five hours being poked, prodded, X-rayed, and MRI’d I had a new IV stuck in the top ofwas snapped onwas taped securely in place I had a rectal exainal exam, was stuck repeatedly with needles, and they took my blood pressure with that stupid auto thepoked or quizzed, I allowed myself to cry I felt so alone; I just wanted to see Ryan I needed him to hold me