Enough

chapter ten

"everything ok tab?"

"yeah just gimme a sec im almost done." i say going back into my closet and grab some more shoes.

"where you been baby?" i hear a voice say and right after the door closes.

my heart sunk in my chest as i turned around. "Darius im leaving you."

"nah im sorry i ain't hear you correctly, say that again?"

"i said im leaving." i repeated sternly. he came closer and i put my phone behind my back, but then i noticed something white around his nose. is he on drugs? then i remember seeing that same stuff all over my books.

he grabbed my arm and wrapped his hand around my neck. "nah what we got is forever girl." he looked me in my eyes as his grip got tighter around me. "now say we forever."

"no, because i would be lying." his grip got even tighter and i honestly couldn't breath at that point. i could hear Xavier's faint voice coming from my phone and i tried to cover the hearing part of the phone with my hand. at this time Darius slapped me, hard.

"bitch you better say we forever." i try to bring some of my voice out although he was suffocating my air supply.

"no Darius im not saying it." and that's when he pushed me on the bed and ripped my clothes off until i was in my undergarments. he was going to rape me.

"you gonna say it, i don't care if i gotta fuck it outta you." my phone was still behind me under my back vibrating like crazy and Xavier's voice was even louder this time.

Darius started kissing and biting my neck roughly, i hissed. i have to think of something. and that's when he got up and went to the dresser on my side of the bed, the bathroom was on his side, and before i knew it , i ran in and locked the door with my phone in hand.

Xavier was still rambling as i put the phone to my ear. Darius begin banging on the door. "hello?"

"Tab?, Tabitha are you okay what happened?"

"he tried to rape me but i ran to the bathroom and locked it. but i know he's gonna knock it down, he doesn't give a flying fuck at this point."

"okay, okay tell me where you live, gimme your address i'll come for you."

"4534 Thomas Ave, biggest house on that block."

"im on my way don't hang up." he says as i hear his car swerve. was he already on his way?

"Tabitha who you talking to open this fucking door." is he dumb like ima just open the door, no goofy. his banging was getting louder and he was breaking the hinges off the door. "just leave me alone!"

"Tabitha im almost there, im going as fast as i can."

"it's okay Xavier i don't think he can break it down." i said lying trying to give myself some hope. and then the door flung open, i spoke too soon.

"what's going on Tabitha is he in there?" i was going to respond but Darius threw my phone across the bathroom mirror causing it to shatter. i tried to scoot back some but it was no use. he grabbed me by hair and yanked me up punching me in my face. blood gushed out of my mouth as i fell back to the floor. i cried loudly, because the pain was so great.

"who tf you calling? you telling people on me?" this time he kicked me in my stomach. i tried to get up but i couldn't. he started kicking and slapping me repeatedly and i was going in and out of consciousness. i got the strength to open my eyes and as he was about to throw another blow, i saw a strong hand grab his and put it behind his back. there was no back and forth hits or struggle between the two, but Darius was the one losing.

when he fell to the floor Xavier picked me up bridal style and i was about to black out. "im taking you to the hospital beautiful, you're gonna be okay, i gotchu now." and that's when my eyes got heavy and shut by themselves.

XAVIER:

pain, hurt, sympathy. that's all i felt for her, this fucking bastard would have almost beat her to death if i hadn't gotten there in time. when i pulled up to her house i could hear her screaming from outside, its surprising no neighbors heard anything. her screams were so painful, they had so much hurt in them. i wanted to cry but i have to be strong for her. i have to protect her.

i sat here thinking how can someone be so violent? but i did see something that looked like drugs all over her floor when i opened her unlocked door. it all made sense now. but im assuming someone called the police and they'll handle that.

right now im worried about Tabitha, even though she'll be ok, i just keep over thinking stuff. the doctors said she had a good amount of internal bleeding and that she'll most likely need a blood transfusion. im waiting for them to give me her blood type so we can figure out what's gonna happen next.

im at her bed side as she lays here in the hospital almost unrecognizable. but she also looks peaceful, like she hasn't slept good for years. i wonder if she would look this peaceful if she slept beside me.

i was taken from my thoughts when a older woman came in the room, she looked at Tabitha and fell to the floor weeping. they could go for twins but just with different skin colors and she looked older. i quickly rose from my seat and i helped her up. i brought her over to the chair i was sitting in and squatted down in front of her.

"you must be Tabitha's mother." she looked up at me and gave me a faint smile.

"yes and you are.."

"a friend, Tabitha is going to be okay she's just may need a blood transfusion. you may have her blood type but we have to wait until the doctors tell us what her type is. but i need you to calm down, i know your daughter wouldn't want you worried like this Ms. Waters." i said asumming that was her last name. she nodded her head.

"im glad i listened to her and called the cops on that bastard, they say he was found in there beat up, and strung out on drugs. you must have gotten her out of there in time." i nodded confirming it was me. she stood up on her two feet and hugged me tightly. "thank you, thank you so much."

just then the doctor walked in..

"i have good news and bad news."

"okay don't beat around the bush sir, spill it." Tab's mom said.

"well the bad news is she's gonna need a transfusion but she has O type blood and we ran out. also she has broken and fractured ribs in four places it'll take almost 3 months to heal with a cast over her body. the good news is that the mother or father may have her blood type."

i have AB type blood. she put her hand to her mouth. "her father had O type but he's gone, what are we gonna do?"

"i have O type." i said anxiously.

"thats great Mr. Holstead would you mind giving a couple pints to Ms. Waters?"

"of course."

"okay follow me." as i followed the doctor her mom grabbed my hand.

"thank you again .."

"Xavier." i said walking out of the room with the doctor.

Tabitha's mother and Darius in mm. thoughts on this chapter?