Angie and Lizzie short stories

"I'm scared"

Lizzie was sitting in her office when she heard knocking at the door, hoping someone else would answer it but the knocking continued, Lizzie sighed getting up from her chair and walking to the door wondering why no one else answered it but soon remembering everyone was out and she was home alone.

"Angelique?" She looked at her confused
"Hi Lizzie" Angie said smiling, Lizzie knew that the smile wasn't real.
"What happened?" Lizzie asked noticing Angelique was physically broken, she had many cracks on her arms and face, Angelique's smiled turned upside down and tears fell.
"She's gone" Angie's voice cracked
"Who's gone?" Liz asked confused, she looked down at Angelique's stomach noticing it was smaller. "What the hell happened Angelique?!" Liz asked worried taking Angie's hand and walking her over to the couch. 
"He was angry"
"Why? Why was he angry?"
"Barnabas came over with Vicky to pick up Alaya so she could spend some time with him and Paul came home and saw him, Vicky was downstairs  in the lobby waiting so he thought that we were together"
"He hit you?" Angie nodded a little "do you want to tell me about it yet" Angelique nodded again.

Earlier that night

"Alright, be good for your father and Vicky okay?" Angelique told her four year old daughter.
"Okay mommy" she said
"Alright, kiss me goodbye please" she said bending over to kiss her daughter.
"Bye Angie" Barnabas said
"Bye" she smiled, just as Barnabas was about to leave Paul came home, neither Barnabas or Paul's said anything to each other, Barnabas walked past him and left with Alaya.

"What the hell was he doing here Angelique?!"
"He was picking Alaya up, he's taking her to dinner downstairs"
"Did you sleep together?"
"What? No, he just came to pick her up, Vicky was waiting downstairs for them"
"Don't lie to me!" He shouted and hit her across the face.
"I'm not lying" she cried holding her cheek, he punched her again this time causing her to fall.
"You slut, I knew you weren't over him!" He yelled kicking her stomach, face and arms, he kept shouting things at her and kicking until she stopped moving and he stormed out of the apartment and made his was downstairs.

Barnabas, Vicky and Alaya were still wearing to be seated, Barnabas noticed Paul rubbing his hand and he knew something was wrong, Barnabas tapped Vicky and pointed in Paul's direction, she looked at him with an expression
"Stay here with Alaya, I'll be back soon" he said, Vicky nodded and held onto Alaya's hand.

Barnabas arrived to the room and knocked on the door but there was no answer, he barged in and saw Angelique curled up on the floor crying, she had so many crack on her body, Barnabas and Angelique weren't friends but they got  along well enough for her daughter and seeing her on the floor like they broke his heart. 

"Angelique? What happened?" He asked squatting and pushing her hair out of her face.
"He thought we were together"
"Can you get up?" Angelique shook her head and Barnabas picked her up and carried her downstairs, he got Vicky's attention.

"Mommy?" Alaya was scared
"Alaya honey, I'm going to take your mommy to see Julia okay? You stay here with Vicky" Alaya nodded and wrapped her arms tight around Victoria's waist, Barnabas handed Vicky the key to Angelique's room and he took her to Julia.

Barnabas had been waiting for Angelique for nearly half an hour, Julia came out and had tears in her eyes.

"Is she okay?" Barnabas asked
"For now"
"What do you mean for now?"
"She lost the baby, I haven't told her yet" Barnabas's hand covered his mouth, he knew how excited Angelique was for Alaya to have a sister.
"Should I come in with you?"
"Yeah" Julia said in almost a whisper.
"Angie?" Barnabas said and walked over to her.
"Hello" she said softly. "What's wrong? Why do you look so sad? Julia? Why are you crying?" She asked noticing Julia's tears, both Barnabas and Julia took hold of her hands.
"Angelique I'm sorry but you lost the baby" Julia told her, Angelique didn't say anything, she just starred at the wall in front of her.
"Are you okay?" Barnabas asked but there was no answer.
"Can I go?" Angie asked
"Yes" Julia replied
"Do you want me to take you home?" Barnabas asked.
"No, there's somewhere I want to go" she said sitting up and getting out of the bed.
"Do you need me to take you there?"
Angelique shook her head "no, I want to be alone, just go back and stay with Alaya" she said and walked out of Julia's surgery. Slowly she made her way to a big house and knocked on the door.

.................

Lizzie had tears rolling down her cheeks "I'm so sorry" she whispered. "Has he hit you before?"
Angelique nodded "And Alaya" she said
"why didn't you come to me, why didn't you leave him"
"I was scared too Lizzie" Angelique leant over and kissed Lizzie, but she quickly pulled away
"What are you doing?" She asked
"I need you" she said "I can't be with him anymore, I love you, I'm scared, please don't leave me Lizzie, I need you, please don't leave me, I need you" Angelique started sobbing, Lizzie quickly took her into her arms and soothed her, Angelique was shaking in her arms.
"I won't leave you, I've got you, I'm not going anywhere, you're okay" she said rocking her back and fourth, not too long later it was quiet and Julia came home, she was living with Elizabeth until she could afford her own home.

"She told you?" She asked seeing a sleeping Angie on Elizabeth's lap, Lizzie nodded. "I'm going to take her upstairs to bed" she died and picked her up walking up the stairs, she laid Angie down and climbed in next to her taking her into her arms and holding her. "I won't leave, I promise, I'll protect you from him, I love you" she whispered.

(This is quite deep and made me really sad writing it)