the bad couple

chapter 11

"leia we all need to have a proper talk about this" Janet tells me, i sigh not wanting to say a word to the woman who hates me.
"Janet...callum! get a nurse" I cut myself off when I realise callum has passed out on the bed, i shout for Janet to get a nurse as I lift callums head from the wall and lay him down, i check his pulse which is still steady and check his breathing.

"leia, is he ok, whats wrong?" she asks worried.
"just get a fucking nurse" I snap at her, she nods and hurries out to call for someone.
"callum, come on, wake up, callum, it's leia, wake up you bastard" I coo, he stirs before waking.
"leia?" he asks half asleep.
"callum, stay with me" I say gently shaking his shoulder, he grabs his head and holds it in pain.
"callum, whats wrong?"
"my head" he breathes.
don't worry, it's ok, Janet hurry up" I shout for her and a nurse runs in, pushing me away.
"no, leia" he pleas.
"calm down sir, just lie down" the nurse says pushing him down.
"leia, please stay" Janet looks at me disapprovingly but I ignore her and stand beside the nurse.
"it's ok, callum, I'm here" I say taking his hand and gently stroking it with my thumb.
"I'm gonna sedate you, you'll feel dizzy and soon pass out, don't worry, it's natural" she tells him.
"no please" he begs.
"callum, it's ok, you'll wake up, it's only for a little while and me and your mum will be right here" it breaks my heart to see him sweating in pain, squeezing my hand so tightly, he's scared and hurt and j feel helpless.
"please" he begs again.
"callum, i promise it'll be ok, you can trust me you know that" I gently coo, I'm instantly reminded of when I volunteered at the hospital, the little children shaking with fear as the doctors came at them with needles, they always called out for help, but once I reassured them instead of rushing in the door with a needle pointed at them, they calmed down.
"you'll be here?" he asks getting sleepy.
"i promise"
"thank you" he says before shutting his eyes.
"why the hell did you have to sedate him!" I demand once he's asleep.
"he may have a concussion, and he was in alot of pain" she says nonchalantly.
"how could he have gotten a Concussion?" Janet asks.
"his dad, he threw him to the floor, he could have got it then"
"well have to take him to be tested now" the nurse says wheeling his bed out of the room.
"you two can either wait here or in the waiting room"
"which is closer to the the room?"
"in here, the waiting room is crowded and you wouldn't be able to see him until he's settled abit so it'll probably be in here anyway"
"okay" she leaves and me and janet stand awkwardly for a second before sitting down, my phone starts ringing saving me from the awkward moment right now, i look at the caller i.d and am relieved when I see marks name, i get up and stand in the hallway, ready to talk to him without Janet looking at me disapprovingly.
"hey, mark" I say tiredly.
"hey, babe, whats wrong, how's callum?"
"he might have a concussion, i heard his mum talking about me and I stormed off, he came after me and when I got him back to his bed he passed out, he woke up again but the bitch of a nurse sedated him"
"she's a bitch because she sedated him? you know it's probably protocol or something"
"not because of that, she's just a Bitch"
"gotcha, is he ok though?"
"I dunno, they just took him for a scan, you saved me from being left in a room aline with his mum, Janet"
"I am your knight in shining armour, aren't I?" I can literally hear the smirk as he says them words.
"anyway, how did the exam go?"
"great, the guy beside me was really smart"
"I knew you didn't study"
"it's hard when your texting me saying, 'I know your not studying"
"whatever, can you come today?"
"sorry, I've got to help my dad with the garage"
"can't you tell him, your girlfriend needs saved from her kinda friend, kinda enemies mother?"
"I could, but I already blew him off three times"
"fine" I drag.
"okay, well, i gotta go now, bye babe, love you"
"love you too" I hang up and brace myself as I walk back in the door, Janet sitting I'm the seat, deep in thought.

"leia, we need to talk" she says suddenly.
"i know"
"stay away from callum"she says with hatred.
"no, why don't you like me?" I ask angrily.
"you have done so many things to callum, you are an unpredictable bitch and it'd obvious you've had no role models to teach you your right from your left never mind table manners"
"your right, I've never had role models, but I still have manners, i left at your dinner because of callum, but guess what? I forgive him because I want to try to be his friend, and just remember everything he's done to me aswell, I'm not leaving him now, did you see how he called out for me? for my help? and not yours, because he trusts me and knows I will be there for him"
"he doesn't need someone like you in his life, your a delinquent and he's so much better than you"
"and what's he gonna say, when he finds out your trying to make me leave?"
"are you trying to blackmail me?"
"all I'm saying is that I'm not leaving, I've made mistakes and so has he, if you think your gonna stop me from being his friend and sending us both off to discipline school, you've got another thing coming"
"callum doesn't care about you, like he said, your own parents don't, so why can't you leave him alone? do you really like him?"
"stop fucking talking about my parents, you don't know shit about them so stop acting as if you do!"
"trouble controlling your temper?"
"I feel sorry for callum, with a mum like you" I say, she finally shuts up and we stay silent for a few months u til someone knocks on the door.
"leia, it's Mrs Edwards" I hear the social worker say.
"why are you here, it wasn't child abuse" I tel her.
"i know, it's because you were involved, it's protocol to check up on you, it may have sparked memories or something"
"memories?" Janet questions from the chair, Mrs Edwards jumps in surprise, thinking I was alone in the room.
"what sort of memories?" she pushes.
"nothing" I mutter.
"leia, is it wise to keep this a secret?" Mrs Edwards asks me.
"she doesn't need to know"
"did you say something about child abuse?" Janet asks.
"erm, maybe you two should talk first" Mrs Edwards suggests.
"maybe we should" Janet says rudely, Mrs Edwards eyes her but leaves us alone, again.
"Leia, we're you abused?" she blurts out.
"don't fucking act like your sorry for me now, or like you care"
"I'm not going to because I don't, this is just another reason I don't like you"
"are you serious? you don't like me because my parents beat me half to death?"
"because it just shows not even your own parents could love you, imagine what callum really thinks of you, also it just adds to your Kong list of problems"
"he knows, he still wants to be friends, accept it Janet"
"my son will not be friends with an abused girl"
"you really are sick"
"I don't care what you think of me"
"nor i you, I'm notkeaving callum, accept it and move on, because not only am I an abused girl or rude girl I'm also stubborn and I'm not leaving without a fight" I say glaring into her eyes like me and her son did so many times before.
"I'll make sure you leave him alone"
"good luck with that" I spit before storming out of the room and to Mrs Edwards.