Love, you take my breath away (JALEx)

Where do you go when you reach your limit

Maybe this was it, maybe I'd finaly die this time. But no my breathing returned to normal and I was once again able to move. No one had came to make sure I was okay so that meant my mom was working. I checked the time, 3:20, I sighed. I went ahead and took a shower, letting the burning water carry away the pain and fear. It had been weeks since that first attack, there had been a few more, but i think he's stopped now. Of course I have no idea, I'm not really sure what hes thinking anymore. I sigh, drying myself off I flop on my bed. Great I managed to kill 15 minutes. My phone rings and I groan. "Ello?" I mumble. "Jack! I need you to meet me at the park in 5!" And then Alex hangs up on me. I sigh, what the hell is happening. I decide to go pulling on a pair of skinnies and a plain gray shirt. I shove my phone into my pocket and lock the door with the key under the flower pot. The wind raises goosebumps on my skin and I wish I'd brought a hoodie. By the time I reach the park, my teeth are chattering and I can't feel my fingers. Alex is sitting on one of the swings his head in his hands. I can tell he is crying by the way his shoulders shake. "What do you want!?" I spit out, keeping my distance. He looks up and runs over. "Oh Jack! I'm so sorry! I was just so scared." He is bawling now and I can see fresh bruises on his face and neck. "Alex, what are those bruises from?" I ask timidly. "Rian... h-he came to m-my house and and d-did things to m-me." He pales and says no more. "What kind of things?" I ask, not wanting to hear the answer. "He beat m-me." he sobs. I pull him into a hug, causing him to yelp in pain. "Alex, how much did he hurt you?" I ask quietly. He hesitates before unzipping his jacket and gingerly peeling it off his arms. The left side of his chest is caved in and blood is smeared all down his chest. "What are those?" I gasp, pointing to the circles on his arms. "Are those burns?" He nods, "Cigarette burns?" He nods. "Oh Alex, we have to get you to a hospital." I tell him helping him get the jacket back on. He shrugs. "Here, umm, let's go back to my house and I'll see what I can do." I help him stumble to my house and get him inside. I pull him into my room and sit him on my bed. "Take off your jacket." I tell him, rummaging through my bathroom for a first aid kit. I go back and find him about to pass out. "Alex! Alex look at me, everything is going to be okay." I tell him, cleaning off the blood which appears to be from a large gash above his hips. I don't know what to do about the burns and I'm pretty sure some of his ribs are dislocated. The most I can do is bandage up the gash. "Okay, let's go, come on." I coax Alex down the stairs and look outside. Soon my mother pulls up and I drag Alex out the door. "Mom! I need your car! It's and emergency." I scream as she gets out of her car. "Jack, you are not driving my car." She says. "Fine you drive, I don't care just get us to a hospital." I say pulling Alex into the backseat with me. She backs the car out of the driveway and we are soon rushing down the street. "What's wrong with Alex?" She asks in a hushed tone, by now Alex has passed out and is leaning on me heavily. "It's a long story." I tell her as we pull into the hospital. I get out of the car and carry Alex in. "Someone please help me!" I say collapsing under the weight of the older boy. Several people rush over and grab Alex from me. I hear him scream in pain before he is whisked away from me. I try to follow but am held back by a nurse. "Sir, you cannot go with him if your not family." She says, sitting me in one of the plastic waiting chairs. Hours pass before a doctor comes out. "How is he? Is he going to be okay?" I ask. "We think he is going to be fine, but we will be keeping here for observation for a while." He tells me, "You can go see him if you want." He tells me leading me to a heavy door. I push it open to find Rian sitting next to him already. "What are you doing! Get the fuck away from him!!" I yell. "Come on Jackey, we all know your just jelous." He replies with a smirk. "Jack? What's wrong who's this." My mom asks, coming in behind me. "He's nobody." I reply sourly. Rian gets up, "This isn't over." He whispers as he passes me to leave.