Hometown

Chapter 16

Her eyes fluttered open and then it soon entered her system at how much things had changed in the last twenty-four hours. Her body was achy but she couldn't really feel any pain as she had been on painkillers no doubt, she glanced around the room and her eyes locked onto Peter's which made her confused as to why he cared and if she was honest all she wanted was Lucas right now. She immediately panicked and her breathing started to quicken, Peter held onto her hand but she removed it from his grip not wanting him to get under her skin not that he would because her heart was set on Lucas. She wanted Lucas.

"Where's Lucas?"

"Carla sweetheart" Peter sighs shaking his head gently biting his lip "You're not seeing him, never again"

"What he's my husband you can't stop me!" she exclaims before pulling at her hair gently "Why do you care?"

"Carla when I saw you like that..." he trails off somewhat confused "I care so much, please just let me in, please"

"Can we have a word?" the detective enters the room, Carla frowns in response glancing at Peter shaking her head feeling rather annoyed with him "We wanted to talk about the relationship you have with your husband"

"I love him!" she exclaims as Peter sighs in response knowing this wasn't love at all, it was as far from love as possible "What happened yesterday was an accident"

"Carla yesterday you were found with a superficial head injury, scratches and bruises covering your limbs and you say this is nothing" Peter mutters as Carla glares at him

"Carla I'm a specially trained officer for victims of domestic abuse-"

"This isn't what this is" she states in annoyance, Peter could tell she was about to lose it "Lucas is my world and I'm his world! He didnt do this to me I did it!"

"Carla stop lying" Peter pleads for her to do the right thing "Please Carla don't let him take more of you"

"Can you leave please Peter?" she states somewhat sternly, he sighs in defeat not wanting to cause a scene and leaves the room allowing the detectives to continue questioning her, he leans against the wall and tilts his head back letting out an exasperated sigh until he was approached by Michelle

"Peter?" Michelle questions, Peter just glares at her "Look I'm sorry ok for everything if I had known"

"You should have known that this wasn't like her that she was different!" he hisses, Michelle closes her eyes feeling utterly awful "That Lucas had probably manipulated her to love him, to take your family business away from all of you so he had that control over, the mans a psycho and all you could do was blame Carla because you didnt look at the bigger picture"

"I'm sorry" Michelle states even though the words felt so empty "How is she?"

"She loves Lucas apparently, oh no Lucas would never hurt her, never abuse her, never take advantage of her, no never would Lucas do that because he's perfect...how do you think?!" he exclaims, Michelle nods sadly "She won't do a rape kit, she keeps lying saying that the marks on her body were self-harm even though it's plainly obvious that it isn't because she is so far gone wrapped up under his spell she can't see anything else apart from Lucas in her head"

"So what now?"

"I don't know" he shrugs, Michelle sits down beside him on the uncomfortable hospital chairs "They're questioning Lucas, I'll have to give a statement at some point, Leanne as well"

"You should get checked out" she observes looking at the bruise on his face "That looks nasty"

"Yeah well imagine what Carla's body is looking like under that hospital gown" he mutters, Michelle sighs in response shaking her head, the detectives and police officer come out of the room "Let me guess she's not pressing charges"