Leverage
Kara was fading in and out of consciousness, so close to screaming out in pain, which only made her sadistic captors hit harder. Mike delivered a blow to her ribs, and Kara's head fell. She was using all of her strength to hold herself up with her arms and legs chained to the wall and her legs too weak to hold any weight. One more punch to the gut and a slap to the face and that part of the torture was over. Usually, next came electrocution, but today, Lillian held a long, sharp dagger. Kara took a shaky breath before forcing her weak legs to hold her weight and pulling on the chains to keep her balance. She lifted her head, and held her stance, as if to tell Lillian, "Bring it on."
"Trying to look strong, dear? Don't worry, this will make it too hard to stand." Lillian smirked. Kara felt the evil redhead press the dagger against her side, green eyes staring into blue. The dagger was removed, and Kara felt it slice into the skin on her right hip. Kara's already ragged breathing shook and tears fell from the blonde's eyes.
"Lillian, she'll need stitches," Mike grunted.
"Yes, and she won't get a sedative. She'll do them herself. Take her back. Give her a needle and thread." Lillian Luthor ordered, ice in her eyes and venom in her voice.
"Yes, ma'am," Mike grumbled. He unlocked the chains and threw Kara over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Kara felt him to begin to walk, but before he reached her cell, she faded out of consciousness for good.
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"Miss Luthor, she's snapped both bones in her right arm in half. Her right middle finger is sprained, but the good news is no surgery. A plaster cast around the forearm, half of her upper arm and the middle, ring, and pinkie fingers should fix her right up after a month or so. We'll get you in for a cast right now." The doctor explained.
"Momma, can Auntie Caity come, too?" Kayla pouted.
"Kayla, Aunt Caity has work. She has to help kids who jump on the bed like you." Lena teased.
"I'll send you to my friend, Kelly. You know, we have matching last names. Hers is Frost, and mine is Snow. Pretty cool, huh? Come on, I'll take you to her." Caitlin smiled, leaning over to Kayla's level and taking her free hand. They had placed the other one in a sling.
A few hours later, Kayla was fast asleep on the couch, The Incredibles playing in the background while Lena typed an email to the CEO of one of the companies L-corp had acquired. She had taken two calls from Leonard since they had gotten home from the hospital, and Kayla's exhaustion had finally given in after crying for two hours straight. Lena allowed herself to drift off into a daydream for just a minute. Kara would have taken Kayla to the hospital, then to ice cream, even though it was only eleven o'clock in the morning. They would have watched Superman for the thirtieth time that week because Kara could watch that movie a billion times and never get tired of it. Kara would have brought home soup for Lori, who ended up having the stomach flu, and ice cream for Alex, Maggie, and Lena. She would have made Lena go to work with Lexa, because 'bring your kid to work day' doesn't count if you work from home, and the boss has to set an example.
"Oh, Kara." Lena sighed, burying her head in her hands. "Where are you?"