Vanilla ice

Chapter 11:

Owen

I miss Sophia. I didn't get a chance to take her flowers yesterday. I had asked Vivian to meet me for breakfast on Saturday. I started texting Vivian last week to ask her how Sophie was doing. I have practice in an hour, I'm already ready so I decide to go to the flower shop by the rinks. I grab Sophia's favorites.

"Hi sir, are you ready to check out?"

"Yes ma'am."

"You're here every week, do you want to set up a schedule so that every Wednesday the flowers would be ready?"

"Yes please, just put my card on file."

"Okay sir."

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As I pull into the aspen dorms I notice Sophia's car is missing. I decide to call Vivian:

"Hey Vivian you wouldn't know where Sophie is would you?"

"She's in the hospital."

"What hospital?" I say through gritted teeth.

"Aspen Memorial."

"Thank you, Vivian."

"Of course."

I speed on my way to Aspen Memorial, it's all but a fifteen minute drive. I cut it down by five. As soon as I barge in through the hospital doors I'm running up to the reception desk.

"Hello sir, how may I help you?"

"I'm here to see Sophia Montgomery."

"I'm sorry only the family is allowed to see Miss Montgomery."

"I'm her husband and you will take me to her right now."

"Oh! I'm so sorry sir."

I follow her back to the fifth room in a long dark hallway. When I enter the room I see about ten different beds. She doesn't even have her own room. I see red when I turn to the reception desk lady.

"Upgrade my wife to a private room and can we have a cot moved into it."

"Umm sir we don't have a card on file."

"Take mine."

"Okay sir, we will have the room ready soon."

I walk over to Sophia's bed where a little boy is cradled in her lap and sleeping. Another boy who looks about thirteen is sitting in a chair next to the bed staring blankly at the wall.

"She's been asleep for about an hour."

"What's your name, bud?"

His eyes darted across the room before mumbling something under his breath.

"It's Spencer."

"Hi Spencer, where are your parents?"

"I'm here with my sister."

He says gesturing towards Sophia.

"Oh, how is she doing?"

"Well after she dropped us off at school she went to work and then to skate. While she was skating she fell and tore her stitches open."

"When did she get stitches?"

"Yesterday after the rape. She doesn't know I know so don't tell her." He snaps. He reminds me of Andrew closed off but a good kid.

I hate that she got hurt, but I can't do anything about it right now! All I know is that if I don't calm down soon I'm going to end up scaring her away. I will text Jeff after I'm done here. He can find the sorry ass who decided to hurt my girl. And when he does, that asshole will be dead!