Tied between two

No Mercy

On the way to the hospital Anna regained consciousness and definitely didn't like her whereabouts

"get the fuck off me!" she screamed, trying to struggle out of the harness on the stretcher. she kicked out her legs and knocked a bottle out of the paramedics hand, despite not having much strength. he stepped over the mess and stuck a needle full of anesthetic into Anna's arm. She was soon unconscious again.

The anesthetic didn't wear off until after the doctors rushed her through Accident and Emergency; did loads of checks and moved her her up to ward 17, then attached a drip and some antibiotics into a tube in her arm and neck.

"turns out you got an infection from not eating." the doctor repeated to her when she was awake enough to actually hear what he was saying.

"i'm not happy about this." Anna replied stubbornly.

"You haven't been happy for weeks..." Anita interrupted, walking through the curtain that shut Anna off from the rest of the ward.

"What? no hello? nah, it's- i'm going to show up uninvited and call the girl depressed- that's how we all greet each other these days, and well, lets face it, its what your all thinking, isn't it?! -fucking cunts-" She whispered the rude comment under her breath.

"i heard that..." the doctor added as he left Anna's side to collect the nurse.

"fine then, hi Anna. how are you doing?" Anita asked, walking over to the chair next to Anna's bedside.

"how does it fucking look like i'm doing?!"

"okay, okay! i was just trying to be nice."

"if you really wanted to be nice, you wouldn't have come to my house earlier to check on me. you'd have let me be in peace. If you were being nice you wouldn't have called the ambulance, you would have let me die." she spat out her words with such bitterness she couldn't even look Anita in the eye.

"do you honestly think i'd just let you die?! i know that you're never going to get over Brody but surely to live out in respect for his name would be the kindest gift you could have ever given him. all he ever wanted was for you to be happy..." Anita tried to comfort Anna but she moved and tried to roll onto her side, but failed because of the tubes in her arm and neck. this angered Anna, so she sat up and suddenly ripped the tubes out of herself and moved to the other side of the bed to stand up and faced Anita, who stood up and rushed to pull back the curtain and was about to call for the doctor. A faint beeping alarm sounded as Anna pulled the pulse reader off her finger.

"doc-.."

"-Stop. don't call him. it's not like im dying is it?!" Anna said sarcastically

"i don't know anymore. i don't think i even know you anymore..." Anita let the curtain fall back into place and turned to face Anna. She was bleeding from where she ripped out the tubes.

"you say that Brody would have wanted me to be happy..? well i was only ever happy when i was with him. so i'll only be happy when i get to join him again. Is that so hard to understand?"

"but you don't need to die. so no, i do not understand, i don't understand why you would die for a man you've only been dating for a couple of months! what is there that ties you to him apart from your memories?"

"My soul. as cheesy as it sounds, my soul was tied to his. And now that he's dead, so is my soul. now im dead inside, i feel NOTHING! i get it's hard for you to understand because the 'man' you thought you loved, turned around and Raped you! he doesn't make you happy like Brody did me. He doesn't feel your soul, he only feels your vagina around his pathetic little dick! Now that you'd understand. when was the last time he sat down with you and listened to all your problems? when was the last time he could spend a day with you and express his love without needed to kiss you? huh?! when?! DONT JUDGE ME BECAUSE I FOUND SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY LOVED ME!" Anna stopped ranting abruptly. Anita was in tears of realisation and the doctor and nurse arrived, with Ben in tow. All scowling.

"Now look what you've done!" Ben exclaimed, storming over to Anita's side. He pulled up her chin so she could meet his eyes, and went to kiss her. Anita moved her head. She straightened herself up and saw the flash of anger in Ben's eyes.

"Baby.. i didn't hear all of which Anna told you but it's not true. Babe, i love you..."

"i'm starting to doubt that" she sniffled. Anna moved to stand behind Ben silently. Anita saw the syringe in her hand, nobody else did.

"Anita listen to me. I love you!" Ben spoke with slight frustration in his voice.

"Love me enough to kill yourself?" Anita asked him, taking a step back.

"but, why would you want me to do that?" he exclaimed.

"Because if you don't, Anna will."-Anna moved like lightning to reach up and stab the syringe into the back of Ben's neck and tore it to the side so the whole right side of his neck was sliced open and gushing out with blood. He fell. She stepped back and dropped the syringe smiling. Anita smiled back, then faked a shocked scream. The doctor rushed to press the alarm and jumped over the bed to tackle Anna to restrain her. Anna reflex-punched the doctor in the face as he jumped towards her and stood with her hands in the air when the hospital security ran through the ward to witness the grotesque scene Anna had just created. Still she smiled.

For the third time that day, Anna was put unconscious. And the next time she woke up she would find herself in the psych ward with the complete set of restraints; on her arms, legs, torso and neck. All she did was laugh.

"Am i happy enough now?" She said sarcastically, still giggling.