Just one night

Chapter 1

"The officer will be here soon, are you
okay sweetie?" Comes a sweet old voice, I try and sit up, but my head starts banging as soon as my eyes try to go straight, so I lay back down. I close my eyes and try to remember what all went down.
Nathan coming home, setting his keys and briefcase on the table, as usual. I'm  cooking dinner and pouring oil into the pan.
"I'm home sweetie" Nathan yells. I turn around and wince at the touch of his arm against mine, I still had a fresh bruise on my arm from the day before. I fake a smile and continue to dinner. His arm wraps around my back and he pulls me closer
"I said, I'm home, sweetie" he growls into my ear. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as my body begins to shake.
"Sweetie stay awake, the officer is here" comes the voice again, I look up and see my neighbor Jesse standing above me, she has tears in her eyes and she begins to talk to a man who is in a suit and tie. He soon neals beside me and pushes my hair back.
"Hey honey, I'm officer Urie, come on let's try to stand you up" he grabs onto my arm and gently lifts me up. I try to make out his facial features, he had big brown eyes and and strong facial structures, narrowed cheeks and a long jawline. He was handsome.
"She hasn't talked sir, I found her as soon as I got home, lord knows how long she's been here" Jesse says as we walk down my apartment stairs and I climb into the cop car.
"Thank you ma'am, I'll see what I can get outta her" Officer Urie says with a bright smile. Jesse nods and smiles at me. I could feel my eyes growing heavy. And soon it was all black.
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I wake up in a hospital bed, the white light of the room blinds me as I try and open my eyes fully. Officer Urie is asleep in an arm chair, his eyes closed still made him look handsome. I look at my night stand to see a bottle of water, I reach over to grab it, the cool liquid pours down my throat, causing my body to shiver. I put the bottle back, but the crinkle of the bottle wakes him up, he sees I'm awake and smiles wide.
"Hi" he says, I smile and nod my head
"Let me go get the doctor" he rushes up and walks out the door. My throat hurts so bad I can't talk. I can still feel Nathan's hands around my neck..
"Hi Erica, I'm Doctor king, do you know how you got here?" I nod my head and look at Officer Urie. He smiles and nods
"She passed out again in the car sir, she was conscious until then."
"Alright, well your neck looks pretty bruised. Is that an effect of why you cannot speak?" Doctor king asks, I kinda shrug.
"Ma'am we need an answer" doctor king asks, he sounds annoyed. I shrug again.
"Sir, she just woke up, let her relax a little would ya? " officer Urie says, the doctor nods and exits the room
"Now sweetie, I'm gonna need some answers as well, and I know you don't want too right now but—"
"Erica stone." I whisper. He looks at me and smiles, while grabbing his notepad.
"She speaks!" He says in a fruity way. He sits in his seat and begins to ask questions.
"So Erica stone, I must ask, how old are you?"
"I'm-" I try and slow my words due to my throat being in pain "twenty five" I say. He nods and writes on his paper
"Okay and, what do you last remember sweetie?" His words made my heart jump, his voice was so gentle. I tried to think back and picture everything.
"He, he hurt me." I croak, Officer Urie  burrowed his eyebrows and wrote stuff down quickly and sloppily on his paper.
"Okay and, and how did he hurt you?" He asks softly.
"He grabbed my neck, he slapped me, punched me, so, so many things Officer Urie" I cry. I feel my body begin to shake again, but he reaches in and holds my hand.
"I can promise you Erica, that bastard is never going to touch you again," he says, I nod my head, then he says, "oh, and you can just call me Brendon"