Invisible

Chapter 20

Josh

We got school and I looked around the parking lot but I didn't see Erics car. "Sara he isn't here" I said starting to panic. "Maybe he rode with a friend" she said trying to be optimistic. I just nodded and we went into school. "Hey guys" said Missy as she came up to us I waved and tried ti return her smile but I couldn't. "What's wrong Josh where's Erica" she asked. "My ex came into town amd showed up at my house while I was trying to get her to leave she must have noticed Erica and she kissed me. Erica wouldn't listen to me and ran off back to that sick place she once lived after smacking me" I explained. "Oh my god" was all she said before she gathered me in a hug. We went to first period and I hoped to at least see Eric to make sure he wasn't home hurtoing her. I waites through all of first period but I never seen him. I ran out of the class when the bell rang to find Sara. "He isn't Sara we have to get to her now" I said in a panic and she tried to calm me down. "Josh we can't just leave school" she said. "God dammint Sara do you know what he did to her before I went to get her that day" I asked. "I thought he beat her up did he do something worse" she said looking worried. "Take me to her house and I'll explain on the way" I said and we ran out of the school. As we got in the car I started explaining everything to her.

Erica

Fuck he's keeping me locked up in this cold basement just so he can sell my body for sex. I can't live like this I thought. I had been down here for god knows how long now. Eric had brought me a long shirt to put on and a blanket. He said there would be no more guys today. I was sitting on the mattress with the blanet around me and my knees up to my cheat when I heard the door open and close. Eric came around the corner with a plate and glass "eat" was all he said as he set the stuff down in front of me and left. I threw the plate and glass at the wall. Fuck him I'm not going to eat anything he brings me. I looked at the broken glass and plate on the ground and at the wall that now had the food all over it. I staired at the broken glass for a few minutes before I got an idea. I can't live like this being raped everyday and Josh has probably forgotten all about me Missy will move on to I have to end this torture now I thought as I slowly moved toward the broken glass to take a peice in my hand. As I went back to the mattress. "I'm sorry Josh and Missy but I can't live this way I hope you know I love you" I said as I pressed the glass to my wrist and sliced then I did the same to the other wrist. I dropped the glass to the floor and fell against the wall. I forgot the feeling of nothingness that cutting brought and now it was back. As the blood seeped from wrist down my hands and onto the matress I could feel myself loseing conciousness. Before the dark took me al the way under I heard the front door being broke open.

Josh

We got to Ericas and I jumped out of the car and instead of knocking I kicked the door open. "What the fuck do you think your doing" said Eric coming out of the living room. "Where is she" I said getting in his face. He just smiled at me. "I don't know what your talking about. Did you lose track of my darling sister" he said in a smug voice. "Eric don't play games with me where the fuck is Erica" I started screaming now. "None of your damn business she's mine now" he said laughing. "I punched him so hard he flew back against the wall and out of conciousness. "Sara look upstairs I'll look down here" I said. She ran upstairs as I started searching the downstairs. "Sara come quick" I yelled. She ran back down and seen me stareing at a door. "I think its a basement but its locked help me unlock it" I said and she helped me kick it till it opened. I ran down the stairs before her but what I seen made me freeze. She bumped into me knocking me out of my trance and I ran to the mattress she was laying on. "No Erica please you can't leave me like this I love you please" I said crying as I lifter her almost lifeless body in my arms. "Sara get help now" I screamed and she pulled out her phone calling the cops. I stayed where I was cradleing Erica in my arms. My tears falling to her face. "Erica please I love you" I said once again. "I love you to" she faintly said. "Erica" I said in suprise but she had passed back out. I couldn't stop crying and hoping she made it through this. I shouldn't have taken so long to get here today I could have saved her. It had been about 5 minutes before I heard sirens. The paramedica came downt the stairs and I had to move out of the way so they could make sure she was breathing and get her on the stretcher.
I went up stairs with her and before I could get in with her a cop stopped me "sir we need to ask you some questions" he said. "Can it wait please I need to be with her she's my girlfriend" I said and he nodded. I jumped in and we headed off to the hospital with Sara behind us and a cop behind her and infront of us making sure we had a clear path. We got to the hospital pretty quickly but once we got inside a doctor stopped me and told me to wait in the waiting area he would come get me when there was news on how she was. Sara came running into the hospital and straight to me. "Where is she what did they say" she said looking me in the eye. "The doctor said to wait out here he'd come get me when there was news" I said sitting down and putting my head in my hands. "This is my fault I shoudnt have let her go I should have made her stay and listen to me. Now I might lose the best thing that's ever happened to me" I started crying again. Sara wrapped her arms around me and we sat there and hugged for what felt like hours but was only a few mins. "Excuse me sir I'm sorry for what is going in right now but we need a statment or we aren't going to be able to hold her brother we'll have to let him go" said an officer. I nodded as he sat across from me. "Can you tell me what happened today starting from this morning" he said. I nodded and started to explain about Amanda and the kiss and Erica slapping me and running off then how we went to school to make sure Eric was there and not able to hurt her. "Is that when you showed up at her house" he asked. "We went straight to her house after our first period ended and I realized he just wasn't showing up to school. I kicked the door down and Eric was there. We fought verbally and when he said she was his and I wouldn't find her I punched him and went out cold. I had Sara search upstaors that's when I found the door to the basement was locked. We kicked that in as well and when I got to the bottom of the stairs is when I seen she had slit her wrist and was laying in a puddle of her own blood" I said the last part on a sob. "Thank you sir we should have enough to keep him on at least a kisdnapping charge. We will need to speak with Erica when she's able to.please give me a call" he said handing me his card. I nodded and he left. I looked at the clock and it had been about 45 mins since we got here. I was about to see why it was taking so long when the doctor came out. "Josh Ramsay" he said and Sara and I went straight over to him "she's ok she lost a lot of blood but we had her type and gave her a few tranfusions we had to stitch up her wrists but she's ok. She is sleeping right now but if you'd like you can go in and see her" he said. I smiled followed him back Sara right behind me. We walked in the room to see her hooked up to a bunch of machines but the heart monitor beeping told me he was telling the truth she made it through. "She looks so pale" I said quietly as I gently touched her cheek. "That's from the blood lose she'll get her coloring back in a couple days. We need to keep her here for observation and we ordered a therapist for her as well when she wakes up" said the doctor before he turned to leave. "Can I stay with her" I asked before he left. "Yea that'd be fine as longing as you stay out of the way when the nurses come in" he said. I nodded and pulled a chair to the side of the bed. "Missy texted me I'm letting her know what happened and I'll let mom and dad know as well and that your staying here till she's better" said Sara I nodded and gave her a hug. As she turned to leave I sat back in the chair and took her hand in mine and I started humming her favorite song to her as I sat there thanking god she was alive.