Fractured Fundamentals

cry me a river

Collins pov

man i don't know what the hell happend but when i walked to rivers house i saw a guy run to his car and sped off. when i walk to the steps the door was cracked and i ran in to find river on the floor in the kitchen knocked out. i called the ambulance and they came to pick us up. when we got in the truck they asked me what seemed like a thousand questions. 'what happened sir?' 'how are you two related?' 'how long has she been unresponsive?' the questions i did know the answer to i answered the ones i didn't i simply replied i don't know. most of the time i was freaking out because i wasn't there for her. when we got to the hospital a middle aged woman asked me easier questions, ones i could answer. "hi sir my name is Vivian. what is your name and how are you related to the unconscious?" she said calmly while sprinting with us taking River to see a doctor. "uh my name is Collin. Collin Myers. her name is River Jones we're close friends." i said trying to keep my cool. "okay sir i can see that you care for your friend but you can't go in the room with her as of now." after she said that i saw river fighting to open her eyes. i hated to see her like this. i asked her questions that made me worry more and more. she didn't answer but before the doctor tried to keep me from proceeding on through the door i heard her beautiful voice say the most weird thing I've ever heard come out of her mouth. "hey Collin you should be worried more often it makes you even sexier." i stood there in awe at what this girl on the verge of whatever common sense just said. i smiled at that comment and for some reason in my heart i knew she was going to be okay. i don't know who that guy was or what he was doing with river but i will find out. i think iv'e been in the waiting room for what seemed like years but in reality it has been 3 hours since i brought her in. "Mr.Myers?" Vivian came out and approached me. "that's me. is river okay?" i asked. "she is perfectly fine but judging from the bruise on her left cheek you might want to talk with her about being a victim of domestic violence." she said looking at me softly. "can i go see her now?" i asked holding in my anger. if river has been going through anything why wouldn't she tell me? she tells me everything else but nothing about being in a relationship with an abusive guy. "yes you can. right this way." the nurse said leading the way to rivers room. when i came out side her door i seen rivers name written in her very best handwriting on a dry erase board in blue marker. i knocked gently and walked in to see her on the hospital bed with the remote to it in her hand. i watched as she pushed the up and down button on the remote causing the bed to fly up and down repeatedly. "having fun?" i asked. "hell yeah you have to come try this" she said while scooting over for me to join her. i walked over and took the remote, smiled and sat down. i pushed the up button and the bed went up. i pushed the down button and the bed went down. hm this was pretty fun. after playing around on the bed i knew i had to talk to her about what happend. "River what happend back there?" i asked looking her in the eyes. "nothing too serious. i just ran into a wall." she replied with the most dumbest excuse. i can't believe she even attempted to lie to the king of liars. "so i'm guessing this wall had legs and fists. because if i'm correct i seen it leave your house in a black '88." i said getting serious. she sighed. "look Collin it's not that big a deal. he's just an old friend and he--pushed me too hard into..a...wall" i didn't let her finish. "River." i warned her. "okay fine. he's my ex boyfriend, Alex. we never really got along too well and i thought he was you so i told him to come in."she explained. "god you really shouldn't do that i don't know what i would do if i lost you. do you know what your brother will think? god!! Riv you need to be more careful!" i said pulling her into a sideways hug. as i held her, she started crying. "river listen to me. everything will be fine, but i don't wanna be around when you tell Mark." "NO! i'm not telling him anything and neither are you!" she looked up at me with nothing but hope in her eyes. "fine, but you still have to tell me what happend." i say releasing her from my protective embrace. i don't know why this girl has me head over heels and just straight up over protective of her but i can't say it's easy to bear. "okay." she tells me everything that happend with her and this Alex guy and how he took her virginity but something isn't adding up with the story. "wait so he told you he loved you along time ago but he still slept with other girls?" i asked slightly confused. "yes. i was a 10th grader and he was an 11th grader. he had all the girls all over him but i guess he chose me for my innocence." she explained once more. "damn he's sick! so when he took..your virginity...he was intending on doing that in the first place." i said concluding it. "ding ding!" she said un-enthused. i feel for her right now more than ever and i can't believe she sucks it up and smiles every day like nothing is wrong. "jeez why didn't you tell me this sooner?" "well i wanted to leave it in the past and we separated on bad terms. Mark ended up kicking his ass at my school dance in front of everyone when he found out." she said while cleaning her finger nails and wiping the crumbs from her sandwich on a napkin. i would hate to be on the other end of marks fist. "damn. i think iv'e had enough sadness for today my heart feels like its literally breaking for you." i said silently. "it's okay. i'm okay. your okay." she said. i wish what she said was true.