ICU - St. Elizabeth Serenity HospitalI sat there staring at her body laying in the bed. The monitors were steadily beeping. I ran my fingers through my hair and sat back in the chair in front of her bed. It had been two days. They kept her sedated as a precaution.
"Where is Pia! I'm her sister! Where is she!" I heard someone yelling
I stood up and looked at the door as it opened and a tall, pale, brunette woman walked in.
"Pia! Oh my god" she rushed over to her body.
This was her sister? But Pia is...this woman was pale...Pia isn't.
She turned around and looked at me with wide eyes.
"Who the fuck are you?"
"I'm her boss" I cleared my throat.
"Ok? But what are you doing here?"
"I just...she was staying with me"
She placed her bag on the nightstand, wiped her eyes and shook her head before taking a step toward me, "I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean? She has a house or 'flat' as you Brits would call it. I helped her pick it out. Why would she be staying with you?"
"It's a tad more complicated than that" I scratched the back of my neck
"Ok! If you're her boss...and she was staying with you...what happened to her house?"
"I'm not sure what you're asking?" I said a little confused
"Who the fuck are you? I mean excuse my American manners but who are you? Why are you here in her hospital room like you..." she stopped and widened her eyes
"No" I shook my head immediately realizing what conclusion she had came to, "I'm not dating your sister"
"Then what the f—"
"I'm...My name is Harry Styles. I...Pia got into a situation with a coworker of mine and he..."
"He what...?" she looked at me scared
The doctor and nurses walked in as I opened my mouth.
"Hello Ms. Kirk. You are her next of kin"
"Yes" she nodded.
"Well your sister is being held on a psychiatric hold"
"I'm sorry what?" she shook her head
"She tried to kill herself" I spoke up
Ms. Kirk turned around and looked at me, "She tried to do what!"
"She...tried...my coworker..."
"What did you do to her!" she lunged at me but was luckily caught by the doctor.
"Ms. Kirk please calm down"
"What did you do to her" she pleaded
"I didn't do anything, I promise. My coworker..."
"YOUR COWORKER! YOUR COWORKER! WHAT ABOUT HIM!" she screamed
"He raped her. He kidnapped her. He hurt her. He did this"
Her body stilled. She stared at me, searching my face for something but I couldn't figure out what. She sank to the floor and cried.
I sat in the cafeteria staring out of the window. Picking up my cup of coffee I took a sip. Suddenly Pia's sister sat down across from me.
"Oh" I spoke surprised, "Good morning"
She just looked at me. She didn't say anything.
"Are you ok? Has there been any new update on Pia?" I tried to make conversation, that and I couldn't get any information from the doctors since I wasn't of any kin to Pia nor her husband.
"Kennedy"
"What?"
"My name is Kennedy. I'm Pia's sister"
"But you're whi—...I mean she's bla—...I'm sorry"
"It's okay. My family adopted her" she nodded.
"Right I knew that"
"I'm taking her back home with me"
"What?"
"I'm taking her back to America"
"But..."
"If what you told me last night is true then she's not safe here. Then she's not safe here. You and I both know it"
I sat there soaking up her words. She was right. There was no way Louis would ever leave her alone if she were to stay in this country. She didn't need to be here anymore. If she went back home she'd be safe. But something in the pit of my stomach told me he'd never let her go. Something told me otherwise and my gut was never wrong.
"Harry? Did you hear me?" Kennedy waved her hand in front of my face.
I snapped out of my thoughts and spoke, "But what if he does follows her?"
to be continued...
