URGE

CHAPTER 7

" Mama! Mamaaa!! "
" Oh... my God, oh! Ohh"

I panted restlessly and began rubbing my temples. My head ached a great deal.
I checked the time from my phone, it was 10am already.
Randy wasn't in bed and I realised that I saw less of him when we returned yesterday.

Now, I wondered where he was.

" And where from so much noise? "
I asked myself as I heard voices sheathed with violent words coming in from downstairs.

Walking over to the drawers to get a painkiller, I hit my small toe against the foot of the bed so I was engrossed in the pain as I held my toe while clenching my teeth when I heard a loud bang.

After taking the drug and sitting back on the bed, I took my phone and began to rummage through my received and unanswered messages,  replying a few.
I texted Lily an apology,  saying I was busy when she called and would call her later in the day.

I threw the phone back on the bed and propped up on a pillow, thinking about my dream.

" What was the meaning of such a scary dream? From whom could I seek explanations? What was I going to do? "

" You will pay for this! "
It came from downstairs and I recognised the voice. It was Alex's.
I grabbed a robe and wore it over my nightie, rushing downstairs.

Lupita stood behind Randy with her hand on his shoulder as Alex  stood before them with a suitcase in his left hand and his right, clutching his stomach.
I sighted blood from his mouth as he spoke and I screamed. 

Everyone turned in my direction as Lupita came up to me. She tapped my arm and just walked past.

" I need to tell you something, Rox. I'll tell you soon " Alex said then.

Randy turned sharply away from Alex to me and seethed, glaring at me.

I watched Alex walk out of the house in a limp.

Taking constant drags on his cigar, Randy walked towards me with fury in his eyes and I panicked, taking short and steady strides backwards.
When he got to me, he let out smoke into my face and I coughed but he continued puffing it in my face.

" Bitch, what did you hear? " He grabbed my neck and began to strangle me, raising me up by the neck and hitting my back against the hand rail.

I began choking on words. " R..ra...ra... "

" What did you hear?! "
      Just then, Lupita pulled him backwards by his collar and he let me go, spitting out the cigar in rage.

The cigar fell on my toe and I let out a cry, raising my leg and clutching my throat while fighting for breath at the same time.

While inhaling sharply, I turned to run back into the room but I slipped as I climbed onto the next stair.

I rolled on down there and hit my head on the end of the rail.

" Doctor Rachel, she's conscious! "
I woke up to someone screaming out the words. First thing I realised was that I was in a hospital bed with a nurse standing by my side. I was sure she was the one who notified the doctor that I was conscious.

I felt sore all over my body and tried getting up but a lady in white overalls who had just walked in held my arm and tapped gently, asking me to lie back down. I did and turned on my side toward the window.
    Then I saw him. Alex staring intently at me from behind the curtain by the window. Shocked, I raised my head sharply and made my lips part ways as I murmured his name.

" Need something, ma'am? " The doctor asked.

" Oh... uh... no, I guess" came my faint reply.

" Alright but you need rest as your ankle and waist heal. We wouldn't want bothering the little one. "