Attention What If

Chapter 42

POV: Darleen

I dig around under the bathroom sink in the guest bathroom before finding the first aid kit. Not that I think it will be of any good considering Mackenzie looks like she got hit by a freaking truck. Jean is so fucking dead, I swear I will do everything in my power to bury her.

I walk back out to the living room and find Mackenzie and Ace, alone.

"Uh, where's Skylar?" I look around.

Mackenzie avoids my gaze and wraps the blanket tighter around herself.

"Kenzie, Where's Skylar?" I sit next to her.

She shrugs.

I pull out my phone to call Skylar when I see a notification for my outside camera. I click it open and see Skylar get in her car and drive away.

"What the hell, where is she going?" I quickly call her.

She forwards my call.

Only then do I notice the cast sitting on the couch.

"Mackenzie, where is Skylar?" I demand.

"She went after Jean." Kenzie finally mumbles.

I close my eyes and take a deep calming breath. One disaster at a time.

"Damn it," I quickly open the first aid kit.

Mackenzie has this far-off look in her eyes. Like she's in shock or something. I grab some pain meds and hand them to her. She stares at me blankly before finally taking them from my hand.

"What happened?" I ask.

"Jean found out about the secret credit card and phone... she got very angry at me. I tried to leave her. I drove all the way here to ask for help. I didn't know she had followed me. I got lost on my way here and ended up pulling over to charge my phone to get GPS directions. That's... That's when she got me. She's drunk... she always gets like this when she drinks."

I pop an ice pack and hand it to Kenzie, she rests it above her right eye.

"You need a hospital," I say seriously.

"I'm fine, it's mostly just swelling. When it goes down, I'll be fine."

"You're not going back to her, ever again, do you hear me? I'll chain you up in a room if I have to. You are done with her Mackenzie. I won't let you get hurt anymore." I lay my foot down.

"I don't want to go back," she meets my eyes then. "I don't want to," she breaks out into sobs.

"Shh, you can stay here, with us, for as long as you need." I embrace her.

She just cries out in pain. Pure emotional pain. It breaks my heart.

"Kenzie I need you to tell me where Skylar went, she can't fight right now. Her hand is broken." I pull back.

"I ran from Jean at the gas station down the street. She chased me down the sidewalk. I lost her in some bushes. Last I saw Jean was wandering around the neighborhood looking for me. She doesn't know where you live. That's what I told Skylar," Kenzie hiccups and sobs.

"Okay, I have to go get her before she does something stupid." I get up.

"Let me come," Kenzie stands up too.

"Let me get you some clothes first," I say.

So I run upstairs and grab Mackenzie some sweats to wear as well as some Crocs. Then I come down and hand them to her. She goes to the bathroom to change before the three of us head out. I figured I'd bring Ace with us too, even though he's still a pup, he could come in handy.