Looking for love

Chapter 9

Trigger warning!!!
Carter woke up surprised to not find Rocky next to him. He looked around the room but she was nowhere to be seen. He heard the bath water running and smiled as he opened the door sneakily. He almost cried when he saw a pool of blood.He ran over to Rocky and lifted her out of the tub. He put his body in the water wetting his clothes. He set her down on him and investigated her body. He stared in horror at her wrists. They were sliced up. He picked her soaking wet body up and ran for the phone. Dialing 911 he started dressing her.
"Hello 911 what is your emergency?"
"Please help my girlfriend is all slashed up. Her wrists.. Please send help!" He whimpered trying to wake Rocky up. Within minutes a ambulance arrived. They put Rocky on the gurney and put her in the ambulance. Hours later..
Carter sat in the waiting room hoping for good news. The doctor came out and nodded.
"She's ok. She is in a coma though. Do you know what could of triggered this?"
"Her ex boyfriend came to visit her maybe that's it. May I see her?" The doctor nodded his head and lead Carter to her room. When Carter walked in he saw her in the bed asleep as the doctor said she would be. Her wrists were covered in bandages and Carter slipped his hand in her hand and cried.
" why didn't you say anything?" He said crying on her stomach.
"Just w-why?" He laid next to her waiting,waiting for her to wake. He eventually left and came back the next day. He sat by her bed all day every day for 2 weeks. He was almost asleep when he heard a movement. He jolted awake and sprung to stand beside Rocky's bed. Her eyes opened and she rubbed them. A tear fell from Carter's eye. He pulled her into a hug and called the doctor in. He held her hand as the doctor gave her the medicine. When the doctor left she began talking.
"Am I alive? What happened?"
"Yes you're alive and idk. I came in and your wrists were sliced up. Why did you do that? Why didn't you tell me you needed help."
" I didn't cut my wrists. I have never have and never will."
"What?!"
" I was pulled out of bed at about 7 am and I thought it was you so my half- awake-self  went with it. It was Derrik. He tried drowning me but I fought back. He eventually just put a rag to my face and whatever was on it knocked me out. He was trying to kill me so I guess he tried to make it look like suicide just in case I survived."
" oh my god. I am so sorry baby. I wasn't there to help when you needed me."
Rocky had to stay in the hospital for another week before going home but all of those days Carter was by her side so it didn't matter. On the last day Rocky was finally released. Carter drove home not wanting to wait on the driver. He helped Rocky into bed and she fell asleep listening to him sing.
I've made up my mind,don't need to think it over. If I'm wrong I am right, don't need to look no further. This ain't lust. This is love.