(Eng) Broken - Riverdale FF

34

"You have a broken arm, your ribs are bruised, and the stab wound did quite a bit of damage." She pointed her pen at his shoulder. "You're lucky Yasmin reacted quickly enough."

I lowered my eyes and folded my hands obediently. Getting caught had not been in my plan, but I had also not guessed how many injuries he had sustained.

"I'm not going to ask what happened to you, and I'm going to try to keep all the other clinic staff from doing it, too. But there are a few rules for you as well. First, you will do your best not to blow Yasmin's cover."
He nodded.

"Secondly, you will basically feign amnesia. And that's from the moment you entered the house. You're not even sure exactly what time it was."
He nodded again.
"And your name for the duration of your stay here is Yasper Higgs. Yas is in the file."

"Yasper Higgs?" he asked, though he had been awake when I had begged Juliet for her help.

"Yasmin Higgs," she pointed at me, "was generous enough to pay for the treatment."

"That's very kind," Kurtz agreed.

"That's more than nice," Juliet jeered angrily. She didn't like what she had gotten herself into, and she certainly didn't like that I had anything to do with the Ghoulies.

"I know," Kurtz agreed, and it sounded so sincere that Juliet calmed down a little. Finally, she looked back at me until I eventually lifted my head.

"Since I put your number down, your emergency contacts have been called as well. You should call your parents right now and explain to them that you're okay."

I couldn't stop the bitter smile as I felt my cell phone vibrating in my pocket. "My parents have been unreachable for months. No reception in the jungle or wherever. All calls are forwarded to me." I held out the screen for her to see the number of the hospital on it. "You'd better get out of here," I advised her. She was already in deep enough and we agreed that she didn't want to get any more involved. As soon as she closed the door behind her, I got up and answered the phone.

"Yes hello, Violet Higgs speaking." Violet was my mother.
The man on the other end explained what had happened and I shuddered at the thought that my parents had received this call unprepared. Immediately, I let that emotion enter into my acting as well.
"Yas?! God! No! Our only - ! I'll call my husband. We ...! Thank you so much!" I stammered, upset, and hung up.

"You're scary." Kurtz had watched me pacing the room, gesturing the whole time.

"Is that any way to talk to your mother?" I growled nastily, already dialing the next number. "Miss Bee. Yes. He made it through. I owe you my life." The lump in my throat was real. Under other circumstances, I would have told her the truth, but it had to be done quickly and I had to make sure we told the same story in case anyone asked.

"Yes. Yes I'm fine too. I'm still in the hospital. Yes. Do you think," I began uncertainly, "you could put in a good word with your son? I haven't exactly been a model student since...you know." She assured me that she would take care of everything. Even in my kitchen and no matter how much I resisted, she would not be dissuaded. "You are an angel, Miss Bee. I'll never forget that." I wrestled real tears as we ended the conversation.

"You know you can't see tears on the phone, right?", Kurtz teased me in a matter voice.

"Let me cry in peace and get some rest. You look like you got hit by a truck."

Suddenly he beckoned me closer.

"What?", I asked irritably. He jerked his head and I saw what he meant. The people walking by the room all kept looking in. "Oh, yeah."

"Come here, honey," he purred, not without a certain mischievous satisfaction.

I dropped back into the chair and grabbed his offered hand. "Close your eyes and go to sleep," I grumbled at him in a commanding tone. Slowly, my mind returned, explaining to me how crazy this all was.

"Put your head on my arm."

"Why?" I tried not to look as confused as I felt.

"Because that's what couples do. I sleep, you sleep with me."

I gave a deprecating snort, but obeyed. I needed to think, and for that I needed rest.

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