Delphine's Family

Chapter 22- Boyfriend?

Delphine's POV

"Then they're not done yet." His head snaps to me. 

"What do mean?"

"When they only leave one rose it tells the victim that they are only getting started. If they leave a bouquet then it means one of two things either the person is dead or their debt is done." I explain to him while staring at my fractured hand. 

"How do you know this?" His tone turns dark as his eyes turn cold. 

"It's a club the Burned Roses, mom used to buy drugs from them. When she couldn't afford to pay them she would have them come after me in order to persuade her to pay them or use me as payment."

"They beat you before?" He asked a question but from his tone, I could tell that he knew the answer. 

"Yes." 

Then a nurse comes in, "Mr. Hale would you mind stepping out while I check her ribs."

"Of course, I'll be right back." He kisses me on the forehead before leaving the room.

"Alright dear, how are you feeling?" She grabs my arm with the iv and checks the tape. 

"Ok."

"Any pain."

"Not really"

"Ok, if you feel any just press this button here and an available nurse will come by." I give her a nod as she helps me sit up. Moving like this does cause some pain I can tell her that. 

"Well, I'm glad you woke up when you did. I was worried about your dad there, he never left you. I think the only time he actually left your room was to talk to your friends. And don't even get me started on that boyfriend of yours." She giggles and she pulls on gloves and grabs band-aids from a drawer. 

"Boyfriend?"

"The young fellow has dirty blonde hair and beautiful brown eyes. He looked like he had a sister with him. He came in here and demanded to see you. He only left when his mother dragged him by his ear threatening him." She laughed again as she described Nico. 

Nico came here. Why?

She moved the gown away from my back I can feel her gloved hands touching some bruises and scratches. When she comes back to my front she runs her hand over my ribs applying a little pressure causing me to have a little wince. 

"Sorry dear but this is the only way." She lets me lay back down before grabbing a few bandages. 

She peels off a few bloody ones off my face as she gently pressed the new ones on my face. I feel her hand on my cheek, chin, and my hairline. She cleans up the cuts on my arms and has me move around my fractured wrist to test out the brace. 

"Everything looks good, I'll bring your dad back in."

My dad walked in putting his phone in his pocket. 

"I called Cyrus they're gonna come by now that you're awake."

"That nurse told me that Nico was here."

"Yeah, that boy was worried about you. You better not do anything like that again." He points his finger at me solidifying his point. 

"Don't worry I don't plan on it. This bed is uncomfortable and this is cold." I bring the second blanket up towards my chin. 

"Try and get some sleep I'll wake you up when they get here." 

I feel my eyes close.