Under The Lights

Thirty-seven- Record Lee

My jaw slacks a little bit as I watch Titan throw the guy on the ground before he begins hammering his face in and i can't bring myself to look away as he continues to violently hit him.

I feel my heart racing as i witness such raw violence take over Titans body.

It's concerning how hot i find this. Why do i find it so hot?

I watch people stay out of his way, not even trying to help the smaller man under him as they watch in horror a safe distance away.

Im a bit amazed he can get this angry.

I watch a fire truck and an ambulance pull up as well as three cop cars.

"Did you call the cops on him?" I snap my neck towards the blonde dude who was talking earlier. I vaguely remember him from last night but I can't recall his name.

He shakes his head. "I just told them that the place was on fire and someone might be hurt." He glances at the onlookers. "They don't know the whole story it could be any one of them."

I watch the cops race out of their cars yelling but it doesn't seem to pierce Titans ears as they roughly drag him off the arsonist.

I frantically wave to the blonde dude. "Hey go tell them that dude on the ground is the arsonist and make it a note he tried to kill me."

I watch Titan getting slammed to the ground and i wince trying to stand up but putting any pressure on my leg is painful and i groan in frustration sitting back down.

I watch them cuff him before shoving him in the back of a police cruiser and i yell at the cops. "Hey! He didn't do anything wrong! He was taking down that arsonist! Cuff the dude on the floor!"

I grab one of their attention and he walks over to me as i see the blonde guy talking to another.

The lightskin with a buzzcut grips his belt as he stands in front of me."Ma'am, he beat a man half dead, he's going to jail tonight. And if this arsonist business is true then he will be joining your friend after he gets treated at the hospital." He frowns as he glances at my leg.

"Ma'am are you alright? You got blood dripping from your leg." I glance down at the pavement to notice drops of blood liter the floor and i look at it confused.

The cop whistles over to the paramedics and I furrow my eyebrows. Was i slashed with a piece of wood as i was trying to wiggle myself from under the shelf?

"Im fine, it's probably just a cut. When can i see my boyfriend?"

Two EMTs come to my side while the other rolls a gurney over to me. They immediately check my vitals as i wait for the cop to answer me.

He rubs his jaw as he glances at the car holding Titan. "I don't know, it all depends. If he has a previous criminal history with assault, if the victim he beat up was in fact the arsonist. How badly the victim was hurt. But I didn't see a weapon on him so thats a good sign."

I frown at everything he's saying as i start to get nervous. Is he actually going to jail for hitting someone a couple times? "You're not giving me a timeline."

He shrugs before giving me his best guess. "A couple days if you're lucky."

Oh fucking great.

I feel one of the EMTs touch my leg and i wince groaning at the sharp pain. I watch as they cut up my pant leg and my eyes widen, slightly horrified when i see a piece of bone sticking out.

I watch the cop cover his mouth as the paramedic touches my ankle. "Can you feel this?"

"Yes!" I hiss and they help me onto the gurney. "Thats a good sign, we need to get you to the hospital right away."

They start to roll me away but i shout making them stop as i watch the car that Titans in drive away. I stare straight at the cop. "Wait wait, i want to know what's happening to my boyfriend as it happens, you got a card or something?"

"Ma'am we really have to go, you need surgery right away."

"Just wait a second." I spit out impatiently.

He nods pulling a business card from his chest pocket and gives it to me before I'm wheeled away and put into the back of the ambulance.

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The adrenalines worn off and my leg is throbbing with this sharp pain as i feel more sweat settle on my face.

Im being dragged out the ambulance and groan as i feel a bump on the way down. They wheel me through the hospital and start spouting out random shit to the doctors as i stare at the lights on the ceiling trying not to scream out in pain.

"Record!" I hear a familiar voice and snap my neck to see Titan there being held back by two guards as he tries to run over to me.

I shout at the doctors to stop moving as i see him pleading with the cops to talk to me.

"Please! He's not gonna hurt anybody just let me talk to him!" I sit up on my elbows. "I won't go into surgery until i do." I say defiantly.

The cops and doctors look at each other for what feels like forever until they pull him closer to me, i sigh in relief as i grip Titans arm so i can make sure he's really here and so my mind can finally calm down a little bit.

"Are you alright? Why are you in the hospital?"

"Am i alright? I should be asking you that." He moves his cuffed hands to cradle my face. I can feel him shaking as I glance at his bloody hand.

"Are you hurt?" I grab his wrists frowning in concern.

He shrugs. "Just a couple of broken fingers."

"Oh my god."

"Hey thats nothing compared to your leg. You have to go into surgery now. Im sorry i can't be there when you wake up. Im so sorry." He keeps repeating as he bends down to kiss my forehead and it makes me wanna start crying again. The cops pull him away and i throw my head back as i feel my eyes start to swell up.

He just had to get arrested. The sight of him beating up someone was almost worth it i just really wish i wasn't hurt right now. He's like my emotional support beam right now and he's being dragged off to fucking jail.

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