Broken 2:A Second Chance

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"He's in critical condition. He needs surgery ASAP." The doctor says and I feel as if everything is shaking.

It's been barely an hour and this. First Claire now this. What next?

Just as I finish thinking about this,my father bursts into the hospital room.

"You had another waste of sperm with that whore?" He spits out angrily. My anger jolts and it takes everything in my not to sent his face with my fist.

"Fuck you!" I yell. "Fuck you,your grandson is sick and on the verge of death and you have the nerve to speak shit?" I ask him angrily.

"Wow,is that how you speak to your father?" He sneers and I look at Liyah and indicate towards the door. She catches my drift and takes Liam outside.

"You're not my father. You knew what the girl had been through and you still treated her like shit. You called her names and made her feel worthless but she still showed you respect. Nothing but respect. And what do you do? You send in the devil herself. This is a situation where I wish you didn't survive that plane crash in China." I tell him angrily and I smirk when I see how he is fighting the urge to punch me.

"Elr.." He tries to say as I brush past him.
"How long will it take to rush him to the theatre?" I ask the doctor.

"We'll have him ready in a few hours,Mr. Yoshida." He says. That name irritates me and I shake my head.

"Call me Kensington." I tell him and I look at my father. It's about time I did this.

"Okay,Mr. Kensington, we'll have him ready in a few hours." I nod and he walks away.

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"No,no,no, you're dead and you're in jail. No!" I begin to yell crazily when I see his face.

The memories,the beatings,the shouts,the rape,my mom,her pain,her tears,her screams,her pleas,her cries. All rush back into my head and it hurts to stand. It hurts to breathe.

I can't look at them in their eyes.

"Restrain her." He finally speaks and his wretched voice causes me to itch. Tears begin to stream down my face and I don't even realise it.

"No,no,leave me alone!" I shout when the burly man with the haircut ties my hands behind me and pushes me onto the floor.

I don't know what happens next but all I see and hear is darkness.

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Liam sniffles and wipes his tears when they pushed his brother's gurney to the theatre.

"He'll be fine." I tell him. He cries even harder and stretches his hand.

"Noah...Noah" He cries even harder. Tears well up in my eyes when I hear how my son cries for his brother.

Why is all of this happening right now?

I sit on one of the benches and close my eyes.

I see myself holding rings. Two rings and there she is. My wife. Wife. It feels wierd on my tongue but I shake off that feeling and smile.

"I love you." She says.

I try to respond but a sudden gush of wind takes over and everything and everywhere is scattered.

"Elron!" She cries and suddenly,a gun silences her... Forever

I wake up shaking and breathless. I'm still in the hospital and Liam is asleep on my laps.
Liyah hands me a cup of coffee and I thank her.

"How you holding up?" She asks and hugs her jacket.
"I'm trying." I tell her. She smiles wryly and I realise there are tears under her eyes.

"I..I..Elsa isn't mine." She says.

What?

"What?" I ask in shock.

I saw her pregnant. There're pictures and shit.

"Yeah,I have ovarian cancer. I've had it for like years now. You didn't know. No one knows." She whispers.
"Elsa is the daughter of some college dropout I found on my way to work one day. She couldn't take care of her and I took her in and we agreed that I'd take care of Elsa when she's born." She says and I feel a wave of sadness wash over me.

"Unfortunately,she died while giving birth...the little angel survived." She's full on crying now.

"You're so strong." I compliment her.

She is,I won't be able to do that.

"Thanks,I just felt like I should get if off my chest." She tells me and I hug her.

"Thank you for being an amazing sister." I whisper into her hair.

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I wake up with a splitting headache and a ringing sound in my ears.

The voices in my head amplify their sound and it feels like they're taunting me for my stupidity. I shouldn't have left with her. I should've stayed with Elron. I should have stayed with my kids.

The door creaks open. I flinch at the sound it causes and I hear boots crunch on the dirty floor.
I don't know when and how I got there but I don't care.

"Eat this." Someone pushed a bowl onto my laps and tries to force feed me.

"Eat it you bitch!" The person says and punches me. This goes on for a while before I slip out of consciousness again.