Never Him. Always Him.

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"ma'am.. EMERGENCY" when two doctors ran my way, I looked at them "ma'am we need to get you assessed immediately" "I need to contact my guardian" "how old are you?" "I need to contact her" "I can do it. What is her number. Let's get moving" dropping blood on the pristine white hospital floor, I swallowed hard. 'i may laugh in his face but this hurts' "just here ma'am. What is your name?" "Jadee monash. Nineteen" "okay jadee. Are we contacting your mother?" "No. Nikki" handing her my phone, I spoke "nine one six seven four".
"What has happened?" "I had my head slammed to the wall, four hits to the head and two to the stomach" "please lay down" "it all hurts" "stay calm miss" 'my mouth, my throat, my head, my stomach..'

Nikki.

"Nikki speaking" "Nikki its Colleen baker from mercy Hospital. I have jadee Monash here. She said to call you" "please tell me what has happened" Austin immediately looked at me "mom" putting my finger to my lips, worry crossed his face "ma'am, jadee has come in with blood streaming down her face. She has stated her head was slammed to a wall, she was punched four times in the head and two hard hits to the stomach. It looks like she is going to need stitches. I know she is nineteen but she had asked me to contact you" "I will be right there. Emergency?" "Yes ma'am" "thanks colleen. Bye" "bye."
"Grab your shit. Let's go" "mom what is going on?" "That fucking maggot belted jadee again. She got to the hospital with blood streaming down her face. Four hits to the head, two to the stomach and her head slammed to a wall. She better get that fucking maggot charged with assault" "LETS GO. I NEED TO BE THERE".
Arriving at the hospital, I took control as Austin kept lashing out. "ma'am.." "I need to get into emergency. A patient, jadee Monash admitted herself and I was called by Colleen".

Austin.

'is the blood on the floor from jadee. They said blood was streaming down her face' "Austin let's go" following the nurse to room twelve, when we walked in, my heart shattered as jadee was still covered in blood and her clothes were covered.
"Are you Nikki?" "Yes ma'am. This is my son Austin. Please tell me the results" "unfortunately the swelling is spreading quickly. Jadee has needed twenty three stitches. Ten to the side of her head, seven to the temple, three to her eyebrow and three to her lip. Shes struggling to stay conscious and struggling to speak" my eyes watered as I walked to the side of the bed. Seeing her eyes open and tears travel down her face, I grabbed her hand "we are here for you beautiful. You aren't going back there".
"I want security here. No one bar us to get near her if she is to stay" "ma'am the hospital is secure" "then I'd like the staff to know that no one else is to enter. I know who did this and I hope jadee charges the man" "we will notify the front desk now" "thankyou".
Gently wiping jadees tears, I moved down and pressed my lips to the side that wasn't cut. "You don't deserve this" "I.." my eyes watered "he.." "your father?" "Yeah.." 'they are right, she is struggling to speak. I hate this'.

Matthew.

'he belted my wife. She never lied. It was him' "I WANT YOU ALL OUT OF MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW" "Matthew.." "SHE NEVER FUCKING LIED. YOU FORCED HER AND YOU DID BELT HER THE DAY OF BRITNEYS WEDDING. ALL YOU HAVE DONE IS LIE. I WANT YOU OUT OF MY HOUSE, RIGHT NOW. IF I NEED TO, I WILL GET THE LAW INVOLVED" "Matthew she pushed.." "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE" "WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE" "FINE BUT IM LEAVING. I WILL NOT BE AROUND AN ABUSER AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT HIM. AND YOU, YOU ARE A LIAR TOO" grabbing my keys, I walked out and slammed the door in the process. 'she never lied to me. I trusted Peter. He has told me over and over again that she is just lost but it's him. He told me she was in a fight after he originally stated he hurt her as he broke the fight up but to see him punch her over and over, I know now she wasn't lying. I don't know if they will allow me to see her but I need to try. Even just as a friend'.
Arriving at the hospital, I walked in and up to the desk. "Sir, can I help you?" "I'm looking for jadee kallihan" "I'm sorry sir, there is no jadee kallihan here" "jadee Monash?" "No sir" "thank you" 'shes not here. She needs help. Where could she be?'. Hearing my phone, I looked at the call. "Mom" "Matthew that behaviour was not appropriate" "not appropriate? He attacked her. She never hit him. He just lost control. All of you may have bought the house but it's still private. If you don't like it, then sell it" "Matthew I know what he did was wrong but that girl.." "SHE DID NOTHING WRONG. SHE SAID WHAT SHE FELT. HE HAS CONSTANTLY LIED, THEY BOTH HAVE. YOU DONT THINK I DONT KNOW THAT THEY TRIED TO DRUG HER. SHE KNEW.." "Matthew all they wanted was for her to give in" "ITS NOT OKAY. HOW IS DRUGGING SOMEONE OKAY?. I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE LOVE TO HER KNOWING SHE IS DRUGGED. I AM SO ANGRY" hanging up the phone, I ran my hands through my hair. 'its all been a lie. I need to speak jadee and find out the truth. She has always been honest. Tonight, she didn't have to back me but she did. I appreciate that'.

Jadee.

"Aus.." Austin put his arm over me "I am not leaving" "wa.." I sighed "water?" I nodded. Austin immediately got up and grabbed some water for me then brought it back. "Im.. I'm so..." "Don't you say sorry. This was not you. It was that asshole. Come on" Austin put the straw to my mouth as his mother spoke "this is definitely not your fault jadee. It's that mongrels fault. He laid his hands on you. I think it's best that you get him charged. We don't ever want to see you like this ever again. He has hurt you previously and will most likely do it again". "jadee we have the results from your stomach x-ray and ultrasound" "what are her results. She is struggling to talk" "jadee. Unfortunately it's not good news" i looked at the nurse. "You had two hard hits to the abdomen. By the looks of the results, you are internally bleeding" "WHAT?" "Austin.." "sorry" "it is completely fine. Jadee we need to monitor you over the next twelve hours. If symptoms get worse, we will need to take you into surgery" "surgery?" "Yes ma'am" "do you mind.." "you are both welcome to stay. Jadee needs the support. For the next twelve hours, you won't be able to have food or any liquid just incase" I nodded. "It is.. it is.." I closed my eyes "okay?" I nodded "jadee it shows in your full body scan that your throat has damage. Did this man hit you there?" Pointing to just under my jaw, the nurse nodded "now I understand why you are struggling more every hour. It will heal but may take some time" looking at Austin I spoke "you.." taking a deep breath, I immediately felt sick and started vomiting. "JADEE" "sir please move back. DOCTOR".

Austin.

"What's happening with her?" "Austin. Let them assess her" I swallowed hard as I watched her vomit. "Col.. SHE NEEDS SURGERY. MOVE HER IMMEDIATELY" I put my head down as I let my tears fall. 'thats my beautiful woman. Stitches, injured, sick.. I will never leave her' immediately moving, the doctor spoke "sir you need.." kneeling down, I rubbed her back "you can get through this. Mom and I are both here for you. I love you" "I.. I.." "I know" kissing her shoulder, the doctor then wheeled her out and mom wrapped her arms around me "it's not fair. She doesn't deserve this" "I know Austin. She's worried about you and your work. If I need to..." "No I will call nickson".

"Austin. What's going on man" "can you call Ian" "what's going on?" "Her father belted her nickson. She's had ten stitches to the back of her head. Seven to her temple. Three to her eyebrow and three to her lip. On top of that, they have just taken her to surgery for internal bleeding in her stomach" nickson stayed silent "please I.." "shit Austin that's really bad" "shes struggling to stay conscious and struggling to talk.." "man I will call him. Don't worry about it. He will understand, I can promise you that" "thanks I.." "let me know how she is in the morning?" "I Will. Thanks heaps" "it's fine. Tell her I hate her" "will do".