A Thing Called Love

Part I

As Parker grabbed for her keys, she felt the cold hand of her ex-boyfriend Sean on her shoulder. She knew exactly what his hand felt like around her neck and her shoulders, as he had grabbed her and choked her before, while they were dating. She stopped and dropped her keys onto the ground. As she bent down to pick up the keys, Sean said, "Stop. I got it. Don't move an inch." Parker stopped and felt as Sean's hand ran down her back as he bent down to grab Parker's keys. Parker cringed at the feeling of his hand on her back. Sean picked up the keys and shoved them into Parker's hand, "Open the door." Sean exclaimed. Parker shook as she tried to open the door. "Faster. Open the door. Now. Now . Now." Sean whispered softly into Parker's ear.

As Parker finally got the door open, Sean shoved her in. Sean slammed the door closed. "Sit in the chair." Sean said. Parker hesitated as she walked to the chair. "Sit down, now." Sean screamed. Parker sat down in the chair. Sean walked over to her and duct-taped her hands together behind the chair. "Why? Why are you doing this?" Parker asked. "Because you broke my heart and flaunted your new boyfriend in my face. Where do you keep your knives?" Sean asked.

"What do you need knives for?" Parker exclaimed. "Just answer the question. Where do you keep your knives?" Sean asked forcefully. "Okay. Okay. They are in the second drawer to the left of the fridge." Parker said petrified. "Thank you." Sean said as he walked to the kitchen. "You know what I am about to do to you. Right?" Sean asked. "You're about to kill me. Aren't you?" Parker asked. "You know you might be smarter than you look." Sean said.

Sean grabbed the biggest knife that Parker owned and said, "Just know, I'm not going to kill you quickly. I'm going to make you suffer. Just like I did when you broke my heart." Sean walked over to where Parker was sitting. Parker said softly, "Please don't kill me. I'll do whatever you want. Just don't kill me." Sean then said, "No. You must die, unless you can go back in time and not break up with me." Parker said, "I can't go back in time." Parker hesitated as she felt the knife glide down her back. "I guess this means, you are going to kill me." Parker said. "Yes. I guess this does mean I am going to kill you." Sean exclaimed.

Parker attempted to start a sentence, but Sean grabbed her by the neck and said, "Shut up. You can watch me kill you or not. Your choice." Parker closed her eyes and then soon felt the cold edge of the knife on her back. The knife soon went straight into her back. "Ahh." Parker said. She winced again at the pain of the knife in her back.

Parker felt Sean stab her multiple times in her back. "Oh. My. God." Parker screamed at the top her lungs. "Shut up. SHUT UP." Sean yelled. Sean sliced open the duct tape because now that Parker was dead, she didn't need to be tied up.

Since Parker was dead, Sean decided to kill himself. It was no need for him to suffer more for killing her. Sean shoved the knife into his stomach multiple times. He fell to the ground immediately. He soon bled out. Soon after Sean bled out, Parker became conscious again. She didn't die.

As soon as Parker came to, she noticed that her hands were untied. She got up and saw that Sean was dead. She grabbed her phone off of the coffee table and dialed 911. "911. What's your emergency?" the 911 dispatcher asked. "My ex-boyfriend stabbed me in the back and then stabbed himself to death. I don't remember much, just that he told me he was going to kill me, he stabbed me, and then I woke up again." Parker told 911. "Where do you live? We will send help immediately." 911 said. "I lived on 483 Redcheif Road. We are in the living room. Send help fast. I'm starting to feel dizzy." Parker then fell to the ground.

The paramedics got to house and knocked on the door. There was no answer. They knocked again and there was no answer. "Let's knock the door down. We have to get in there. A murder was reported." A paramedic said. The police knocked down the door. The paramedics walk in and saw the man on the ground, just as Parker had said. One paramedic rushed over to Parker and said,"Miss. Can you hear me? What is your name?" Parker responded with, "Yes. My name is Parker." The paramedic than asked, "Who is the man next to you, how do you know him,and what happened?" "That's my ex-boyfriend Sean. He tried to kill me because I broke up with him. Then I think he killed himself because he thought I was dead." Parker said.

"Okay. Ma'am. We need to get you to the hospital, but first we have to see the wound. Can you feel my hand on your back ma'm?" the paramedic said. "Ooh. That hurts. And, yes, I can feel your hand." Parker responded. The paramedic then said, "Paul. Come bring the gurney so we get her into the ambulance. What's the status on the man?" "D.O.A. From the looks of it, he has been dead for a while." Paul replied.

Both paramedics got Sean and Parker into the ambulance. They rushed them both to the hospital. Beep, beep, beep. All Parker hears are the sounds the machines beeping to keep the patients alive. "Ma'am. Ma'am. Can you hear me." A nurse said as she was wheeling the gurney into place. "Yes. Yes I can hear you." Parker replied. "Good. That's good. What is your name and how old are you?' The nurse asked. "Ummm... My name is Parker and I'm... 23." Parker said gasping for air. "Ma'am. Miss Parker. You're okay. Can you tell me what happened?" The nurse calmly asked. "My boyfriend...Ex-boyfriend, was mad at me for moving on so quickly with another guy after we broke up and he..." Parker paused to calm herself down, "He tried to kill me and when he thought he had killed me, he killed himself. But he didn't actually kill me so I was able to get to a phone and call for help." Parker finished saying on the verge of tears.

"Good. Good. It's a good thing that you made it out alive. My friend was in the same situation and wasn't as lucky as you." The nurse said. "Emmy. Hows the girl?" The doctor asked the nurse. "She's good. She's breathing heavily but all of her other vitals are good. Patient has multiple stab wounds to the back but no organs were hit." Emmy the nurse answered. "Good. Does the patient need surgery for any reason?" The doctor then asked Emmy. "Yes sir." Emmy said. The doctor and Emmy began whispering about the condition of Parker.

"Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me." Parker began saying frantically. Emmy noticed and said, "Yes, what do you need Miss Parker?" "Why do I need surgery? I didn't die from the stabbing. Aren't I okay already?" Parer said with a hint of fear in her voice. "Parker...you did survive the stabbing but the knife cut through a few of your major arteries. We need to see if we and how we can repair them so you don't end up with internal bleeding." Emmy said while noticing the fear in Parker's heart...