Sold At Birth

chapter 10

"What happend to you"
I couldn't help but sit up and give my self a proper look at what he had gotten himself into. He has a lot of blood on him but his injuries look too minor to produce that amount of blood on his clothes.

"Why are you covered in blood"
He wasn't talking just trying to clean his own wounds, he was so focussed on trying to clean himself he didn't seem to notice the mess he was making on the floor his feet had tracked in mud from outside and there are smears of blood and dirt on the door I got up to help him. As I reach him he pulled back.

"I didn't ask you to help."
He was so blunt and his voice was very deep and kinda scary.

" look you woke me up, made a hell of a mess just let me help you do this it won't take long. "

I tried to be as direct as I could but I heard it in my voice the uncertainty of what his next move would be. I don't know this man and by the looks of him right now I don't want to be on his bad side. I grabbed his hands and finished of what he started it didn't take me long untill I was ready to start cleaning the cuts on his face.
I gently placed my finger under his chin hoping I wasn't crossing any line but when he did not move or stop me I continued fixing his wounds.

"That should do, the one on your lip is quite deep you should see a docter"

He scoffed at me like what I said was abnormal. I'm sure my face looked just as confused as I felt.

" it will be fine I don't see docters. Thank you but you can go back to sleep now."

" I'll just clean up the mess first. "

I bent down to pick up all the mess he had made when he first walked in, Derek walked over to closest I'm guessing he is changing out of his bloody clothes. Just as I am putting the last bit of trash in the bin I hear the shower turn on, I head down stairs to the kitchen to get something to clean off the door. I eventually find what I'm looking for under the sink some bleach and a cloth, I get back to the room and start cleaning the door it's almost done when Derek exits the bath room.

"Leave it that can wait untill tomorrow, I need to make a phone call I will be back soon"

Before I could reply he was already gone, I put the bleach on the side with  the cloth and washed  my hands in the bath room.

I got comfortable next to the window again with my book. As I was flicking through the pages I felt like someone was staring at me I looked around the room and was still alone my eyes travelled to the window, the feeling I had just got worse.
I didn't think I would willingly get in Derek's bed but right now I didn't feel like sleeping next to the window.

I started to drift off to sleep when I felt the bed dip. Just with the smell the was suddenly around me I knew it was Derek. He was very still after getting in he didn't say or do anything. I don't know if I should push him for a explanation or not I barley know this man and tonight proves that I can only imagine the worse with the state he was in when he came home tonight. What have my parents got me in to, I wonder if they even miss me. With all these thoughts I just had to say something.

"Have my parents tried to talk to me."

It was silent I didn't know if I waited to long and he was asleep or maybe he was ignoring me I huffed and rolled over cuddling the blanket to my chest.

" your mother has. But i told her you would call when your ready."

I didn't expect him to say anything but he did and what he said kind of put me in shock so my mum cared enough to try to talk to me.

" I can't call her, I don't have my phone."

I rushed out in one breathe I don't know why I haven't got all of my belongings it's not like I can run home.

" I will retrieve it for you in the morning."

"Thank you."

I paused I knew my next sentence was a risky one but i have to know.

"What happened to you to night."

Silence that's all that met my question but then Derek got up out of bed. Then the lights turned on I looked over at him and couldn't read what he was feeling as usual he has a stone cold look on his face with no expression. Before so knew what I was doing I was apologising.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to... it's just.. I just..."

I couldn't form a sentence he was intimidating and I couldn't help but stutter. I looked back over to him his features have seemed to soften a bit but in the last few days i have never really seen much emotion from Derek other then anger.

"Look don't apologise. My family and I we run a business. And sometimes it gets messy that's all you need to know."

Derek then walked out of the room maybe I did push but I needed to know something. But what kind of business gets that kind of messy.