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Matteo is staying cool and calm, but he's lying to me.
He keeps coming over and telling me the same thing, but it's been hours. You can't keep telling me the doctor is on the way, but then hours go by and nothing happens.
"Matteo." I stand up, ready to leave. Ready to do whatever it takes to get my daughter out of this disgusting place. "I want to go."
He comes over to me. "No, don't be ridiculous. Elle is resting, she's fine where she is, and the doctor is almost here."
Again.
The same lie.
"Does this doctor live on another continent? He's been 'almost here' for the past four hours." I don't hide my anger or my frustration at him.
He laughs, still casual, cold, not giving a fuck. "Amelia, have some patience. Do you want Elle to get the surgery or not?"
I look him up and down. The only donor who has ever matched my daughter - and my last hope at saving her. But in this moment he seems more like a trickster than something hopeful. He's up to something. I just don't know what.
"I'm exhausted. I don't want to wait anymore. I want to leave." I say sternly.
Matteo shakes his head. "Why don't you go and lie down in the other room with Elle? I'll come and call you when the doctor gets here."
I bite my lower lip. Looking around the room I see three security guys, two other guys dressed in surgical scrubs, and Matteo.
I don't stand a chance against all of them so I'm going to have to give it a little more time.
I walk to the next room, pull the other wheeled hospital bed over to Elle's bed, and lay down on it, pretending to close my eyes.
But I'm alert and listening to everything around me.
Matteo's phone rings. I hear him laughing, and then he says Stefano's name.
I'm locked onto every word as he explains to Stefano how he plans to harvest both of our organs and sell them on the black market.
I'm such a fucking idiot.
How did I not see it the moment I walked in here?
I've heard about these types of places. I've even seen things like this in movies, but I never in my entire life thought I would find myself in one of them.
I want to puke. Every muscle in my body is tight with panic. My stomach is churning and spinning, and I have to hold my breath to force myself to calm down. I count to ten, slowly, in my head. I feel like I'm stuck in a nightmare. But this is very real. And if I don't do something we are both going to die.
I have to get Elle out of here. Now. Before it's too late.
Stefano clearly has no idea where we are, and it sounds like he was threatening Matteo.
I'm the one who has to save her. Her life depends on me now.
I try to take in everything around me without moving too much. I don't want to draw attention to myself.
When I've got a good idea of the layout and where the different men are I plot the best route I can take to get out of here.
I'll have to carry Elle.
I'll grab Matteo's car keys. I can see them lying on the shelf near the door. Then I'll just have to run and hope for the best.
Luckily the way the plastic sheeting is set up, it will obscure their view of me right until I'm out of the door. If I time it right and move quietly they won't even realize I've escaped with Elle until I've got a good head start.
My heart is hammering so loudly I'm afraid any one of them might hear it.
