Tainted Heart - A Jai Brooks Fanfiction

Chapter 12

---------------JAI'S POV-----------------

"Where the fuck is she?" I slammed my phone down on the kitchen work top after my eleventh call to her phone went straight to voicemail. I started pacing the length of the kitchen as James tried to calm me down.

"Dude, chill alright? She's gonna be fine, she probably just went to the gym or something." I whirled around and faced him.

"I checked, she's not there. I checked her house, Maccas, the mall. I checked everywhere. What the fuck!" I shouted the last part and Luke came into the room.

"What the fuck Jai? What's up your ass?" I glared at him.

"Leah's gone, that's what's wrong." I shot back. He shook his head.

"She went out with that Keith guy this morning, she's probably still with him." He said as he padded over to the fridge. My head snapped up quickly.

"Keith? When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?" Luke yawned and opened the fridge door.

"I dunno, when we woke up I think. They went out." He replied, peering into the fridge. My heart dropped to my stomach. I slammed the fridge door, almost hitting Luke in the face and grabbed his shirt.

"Where the FUCK did they go Luke?" I snarled. Keith was not good news, especially when it came to the crowd he associated himself with. Not that he had a choice. His dad was in jail and owed a gang a lot of money. Keith was basically a slave.

"Dude, fucking chill! I think they were going bowling down near the shitty joint of town, ok?!" I let go of his shirt and strode over to the door calling Beau.

"Beau, I need you to give me a ride to Tony's Bowling Alley." I hollered up the hall. I turned to James and Luke.

"If she comes back, call me." With that I went out to the car where a Beau was already getting into the car. He looked at me confusedly.

"What's the big fuss?" He asked, buckling his seatbelt. I turned to him.

"She's with Keith, Beau. Alone." Beau's face paled and he cursed under his breath.

"Fuck Jai, that kid is bad news." He groaned, pulling out of the driveway. I rolled my eyes.

"I fucking know that, Luke said they went bowling. Just hurry up, I have a bad feeling about all this." Beau nodded quickly and we sped off in the direction of the bowling alley. I drummed my fingers impatiently off the door handle.

Why is Keith suddenly so interested in Leah? He doesn't know her. If he hurts her in any way I swear to god... I shuddered at the thought of anyone touching her. Anyone running their hands over her soft skin. Anyone adding to her scars.

Beau finally pulled up in front of the dingy joint and I was getting out of the car before it had stopped moving. I ran inside the building and my eyes settled on Tony who was leaning on the counter smoking what looked like a joint. A wave of anger coursed through me and I strode over to the counter, grabbing the collar of his scummy shirt and pulled him towards me.

"Where is she?!" I shouted, anger coursing through my veins as he squirmed in my grip. "Where the fuck did he take her!!"

"Out back!!" He squeaked, trying to loosen my hold. "I gave 'em an alley and they went out but he brought her out back! Fuck man, I swear!" His beady eyes were blinking rapidly and he had broken out into a sweat, making his greasy hair stick to his forehead. I shoved him away in disgust.

"If something has happened to her, I'm gonna end you." I snarled at him, and ran back to the entrance where Beau was waiting.

"Come on!" I shouted and started running towards the thick forest behind the bowling alley. I heard Beau's footsteps close behind as we ran through the trees, desperately searching for any signs of Leah or Keith. After a few minutes I slowed to a halt, panting heavily and I looked around.

"Where the fuck are we going Jai?" Beau asked as he caught up. There was sweat glistening on his forehead and arms from the heat of the sun. I shook my head.

"She's here somewhere. I'm not leaving until we find her..." I trailed off as Beau's eyes widened at something he saw behind me. I turned around to see what he was looking at. There was a small clearing just through a cluster of trees with what looked like empty cans and syringes tossed on the ground. My stomach lurched and my vision went fuzzy.

Lying in the middle of the clearing was Leah. Face down.

No.

I broke into a sprint and burst through the trees and bushes, ignoring the scrapes of thorns as they tore through my clothing. I skidded to a halt and dropped to my knees when I reached her, my breath catching in my throat.

Her beautiful face was cut and bruised, her left eye swelling over. She was only wearing her bra and panties which were soaked in blood from the cuts that covered her body. There were bruises around her neck and wrists that were a purple-blue colour, contrasting horribly against her tanned skin. My eyes trailed down towards her hips which were heavily bruised and covered with red marks.

Then I noticed her panties were ripped as if...

No.

Please no.

"BEAU CALL A FUCKING AMBULANCE!!!" I screamed, my voice cracking. I whirled around and saw him turned away throwing up in the bushes.

"BEAU PLEASE!!" He straightened up and took his phone out of his pocket and started dialling 911. I turned back to Leah as tears started spilling down my cheeks. I took my shirt off and covered her to try and preserve some of her dignity at least. My fingers brushed off her neck and felt the weak pulse beneath her skin. I picked her up and held her head to my chest.

"Please don't leave me Leah.. Please stay, stay with me. I need you." I sobbed, rocking her gently as Beau told the paramedics where we were. I couldn't focus on anything apart from her and all of a sudden the paramedics were there, putting an oxygen mask on her face and Beau was trying to coax me away.

"Please help her," I croaked, my throat sore from crying "don't let her leave me. Please." Beau gently pulled me into a hug as they carried her away on a stretcher to the ambulance.

We went back to our own car and followed the ambulance to the hospital. I barely registered the drive as images of her flashed through my mind, the cuts, the bruises.. The ripped panties. I couldn't even cry anymore, I was numb.

We arrived at the hospital and followed the paramedics into the emergency room. A doctor in blue scrubs approached me.

"Sorry sir, you're going to have to wait outside, this has to be a sterile environment." I nodded silently and made my way back out to the waiting room. Beau was on the phone to mum and he ended the call when he saw me.

"It'll be ok Jai, she'll make it. She's tough. You know that." I shook my head.

"I should have been there, Beau. I should have protected her. That son of a bitch touched her. He.." My breath hitched in my throat and Beau rested a hand on my shoulder.

"I know mate." I looked up and saw tears in his eyes. "It kills me too."

I walked over to a bench and sat down, my head in my hands. I wanted to be here when they brought me the news on how she was and how badly she's hurt. I left her once already and look what happened. I closed my eyes and sighed, preparing for the longest wait of my life.

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