Shattered

Broken Glass

"Was that him?" A voice asks from the dark. As I enter the house. I came back just before seven.

"Was that your lover?" He asks.

I'm quiet. Is Nathan my lover? I dont quite understand what and how I feel for him, but i know he means alot to me.

"Answer me God damnit!" He yells.

And as he yells, I feel a pain on my stomach. All the food I've had to eat rides up my throat. I try to run upstairs to vomit but he follows me.

"You dont get to run." He says. Pulling me from the sink right after I spill my guts.

I stand up so that he can stop dragging me and hurting my knees. He backs me up against the wall.

"Why do you hate me?" I hear my voice ask.

"Hate you? Hate you! I fucking love you. " he says.

"But you're a whore. You dont love me, you love him." He says.

"But if I cant have you. Then he sure as hell is not going to have you Gemima!" He yells. Then he does it.

He pushes my down the stairs. My life comes tumbling down. Literally.

The moment I land on the ground everything goes blank. The last thing I see is Jeremy leaving.

Nathan's POV

On the way to a near by hotel, I see something at the bad of the car. Her purse. I call her.

She doesnt pick up. I try her number about ten more times. But she still doesnt answer. I park the car by the road and I search her purse. Only to find her phone in the purse.

I turn the car around. I have to give her the phone.

I have to admit, the one thing I'm most scared of seeing is this man that she is trying it all for.

I park infront of the light blue house. With a few breaths, I walk up to knock.

I knock a few times before something tells me to walk in.

To my surprise, the door is open.

And then a sight that breaks my entire being is before me as I walk deeper into the house.

Gemima is lying unconsciously. There is a bit of blood on her forehead. I shake her a few times but she doesn't answer.

Then I notice that right between her legs the is a pool of blood. Not minding the blood and my white turtle neck,  I pick her up and take her into my car. And I drive. Like a maniac.

He did this to her.  I can feel it.

When I walk into the hospital, nurses recognize me. They all rush to me but I dont know what to say to them.

"Help her , please she's bleeding. Help!" I say. I feel panic rushing through me.

I feel tears almost slipping from my eyes. They have got to help her.

"Okay. You'll call me when you guys are on the way. I'll prepare a room for her. And Nate?" Charlotte asks after an hour long call.

"Yea?" I ask.

"Relax. Dont panic. Everything is okay.  I promise. " she says. I end the call.

Conveniently, Doctor Hillenburg walks by .

"Dr Hill, how is she?" I ask. He gives me a disappointed look.

"Is she dead?" I ask. Panic already settled in my heart. A tear already halfway on my cheek.

"No. But Mr Meyer, I have to speak to someone of family." He says.

"I'm her fiance." I say to him.

And as appealing the thought is to me, I cant entertain the thought that is please with the taste of those words on my tongue.

"Come with me." He walks me to the ward she is in.

She is awake and staring at the doctor.

"Well Mr Meyer. She suffered bruised ribs from falling off the stairs. Her forehead was a bit pursed but its controllable. Nothing major , your timing was impeccable Mr Meyer." He says.

"But it was not soon enough." He says.

Gemma's face falls. Mine as well. What could that mean he just said shes alright.

"We couldnt save the babies. " he says.

"What babies?" Gemima asks.

"Oh you didnt know that you were two months pregnant? You were going to have twins. But we couldnt save them. I'm so sorry Mr and Mrs Meyer." He says.

I look at Gemma. Her blank stare. She looks absolutely broken. I have no words to say to her.

"Take me home." She says.

Gemima's POV

I walk into the house. He's seated on the couch like nothing happened. Like he didnt just kill my babies.

I sit behind the island and I watch him walk in.

"Is dinner ready?" He asks.

I look at him. No words form in my mouth. I just stare.

"Are you deaf? I asked if dinner is ready." He yells.

"You killed them ." I say. He looks at me.

"Killed who?" He asks. 

"You killed my babies. You killed our babies." I yell.

"Babies? So the whore was pregnant! I did not have sex with you. It must be the child of your lover. " he says.

"You did. You had sex with me." I tell him.

"I did no such thing. You're crazy!" He yells.

"You raped me . You did it Jeremy . Y-you stumbled in drunk and you took advantage of me. You raped me!" I yell remember everything.

"I would have never touched that, drunk or not. " he say.

Tears fall from my eyes. What? He couldn't say. I did this to him I turned him into this monster.

"You did it. Its was our children. You killed them" I say.

He stalks so quickly to me and then smacks me.

I run up the stairs and I grab all the things I see first and run downstairs.

"Gemima get back here." He yells.

I run faster, even though my stomach pains me.

"Nathan please come pick me up." I cry.

"I'll be there in ten minutes." He says.

It surprises me how easily I can get through to him.

And true to his word he is near the corner within ten minutes. The black BMW appears and stops by me.

"Get in." He says .

He puts the bags inside his car. And then closes the car.

He drives. The entire time his hand is on my thigh calming me. While in watching the rain hit the windows.

I dont know when ut started raining but here it is.

My tears fall at the same rate as the rain does.

But he doesnt speak. And that's all I need. Complete silence.

I need to think this through, tears fall freely. This time I dont even weep , no sobs sound as I cry.

I'm just done.