Fall like Dominoes

Badly Beaten (Short)

"You too?"

"Yeah. Mrs. Nell gave me detention for having my head down."

"She's an old hag. She hates children. I think she should've never worked at a school."

"I know that's right."

Me and Amber hung out at her house while her dad was at work. Amber comes from a household with her and her dad. Something happened to her mom in which she never tells me about. She says her mother is very alive but "Not here." But that's none of my business.

Anyway, we decided to hang here until about 1:30. Miles kept calling me and calling me. I don't know why I mean, he cheated on me. he could've at least broke up with me before going back to his ex. He called at least 4 times before Amber grabbed the phone from my hand and picked up.

"What is it?"

"Guys, It's Todd come quick. It's Miles. He's hurt pretty badly."

"What happened?"

"He got robbed."

"OK were on our way."

Amber hung up the phone and put on her Ugg boots and coat. I had no idea why she was putting on her shoes. But I did too because, hey. That's what you do, its an instinct. I ran out the house with her and we got in her dads old car.

"What happened?"

"Miles got robbed and beat up pretty badly."

"Woa. Do they know who did it?"

"I don't know. I'm going to check on them."

"Do you know the address?"

"Yeah he told me!"

We got to a long road in the forest preserve. Todd was holding Miles up to keep the blood flowing throughout his body. He was pretty badly beaten. He had broken 3 bones, had a black eye and a broken nose. He was unconscious and he said he started breathing slowly. . Even though I was pissed at miles from what had happened a few days earlier, I ran over to him to assist him and Todd.

"Holy shit! Todd who did this?"

"I have no idea. I was walking through here hiding out and saw him laying here. He's unconscious and he's starting to breathe slower. His wallet is empty and his car which he drives everywhere is gone.

"Oh god we gotta get him to the ER."

"No! Then our parents will know we got suspended and he's ditching.

"Were gonna have to. Look, w'ell just say that he got robbed on the way to school."

"Good idea good thinking, Chris."

We lifted him gently and placed him in the back seat of Amber's car. We drove to St. Margaret hospital. When we got there, because Amber called ahead of time and told them what had happened, the ER nurses was there with a stretcher. They placed him on the stretcher and pushed him to the intensive care unit. There, they asked us his name and our names. They asked what had happened but no one knew.