Pieces of Dreams (sequel to TWST)

Chapter 13

By the time Katia got back to her room, the hand towel she had wrapped around her hand was needing to be replaced. She walked into the room to find the lamp on and Andrew asleep. She quickly went into the bathroom and unwrapped her hand, turning on the faucet and putting her hand under it. The water that hit the sink immediately turned pink. She took her hand from under the water hoping to see it had stopped the bleeding, but a pool of blood simply gathered back.

"Shit." She said with tears in her eyes.

She was starting to worry she wouldn't be able to stop the bleeding on her own and finally decided to wake up Andrew. She re-wrapped her hand with a new towel, walked into the room and lightly patted Andrew's shoulder; she called his name until he opened his eyes.

"Kat...you okay?" he asked sleepily.

"No." Katia said as the tears in her eyes fell down her cheek.

Andrew immediately sat up. "What's wrong?"

Before she could answer, Andrew noticed her towel wrapped hand. "What the hell happened to your hand?"

"I had a fight with John." Katia sniffed as she sat down on the bed.

"John did this to you?"

"No...it was an accident...I cut myself with a broken bottle...and now my hand won't stop bleeding."

"Let me see the cut." Andrew said as he gently unwrapped Katia's hand. "A broken bottle, Kat?" he asked without taking his eyes off her hand.

Katia winced as Andrew finally saw the cut. "It looks pretty deep...you'll probably need at least a couple of stiches. We need to get you to a hospital." Andrew said as he wrapped her hand again. "Let me go get Mal."

"Andrew, please don't tell him what happened...with John."

"What did happen, Kat?"

"It was an accident. I told you. He broke a bottle and I fell on it."

"How did you fall, exactly?"

"John grabbed my arm to push me out of the room and he let go at the same time that I pulled away. I lost my balance."

Andrew sighed. "Why don't you want Mal to know."

"I don't want anyone to know what really happened. Cynthia and John were fighting when I got there. Cynthia walked out crying and I...well...I argued with John about how he was treating her." She said looking down.

"Kat! What were you thinking? Did you see how drunk John was when he left the restaurant?"

"I know...but I was so angry for how he treated Cynthia."

"We'll talk more about this later...we need to get you to the hospital." Andrew said as he began walking towards the door.

"Andrew...what are you going to tell Mal?"

Andrew thought about it for a moment. "We'll say you slipped in the bathroom and knocked over the glass pitcher. Does that work for you?"

Katia nodded.

"I'll be right back. And keep putting pressure on that cut."

Andrew and Mal were back within five minutes. As Andrew quickly changed, Mal called the reception desk and asked them to have a car waiting for them. They spent the next three hours at the hospital. When they arrived, Katia was taken in to stop the bleeding, she was given pain killers and then saw a doctor for stitches. They got back to the hotel close to 4 the next morning. She thanked Mal for taking her and asked about the hospital bill. He told her not to worry about that and to get some rest.