Broken

Chapter Four: Unknowingly Planning A Future

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 Broken 

Chapter Four: Unknowingly Planning A Future

Ruby

I looked into the eyes of an older woman; she looked like... me? Her light green eyes were so similar to mine but yet so different; they were filled with pure joy and happiness, bright with anticipation and love instead of the usual dull lime covered over with dread, pain and hurt. Her hair was a shiny dark mahogany which looked bouncy and full of volume, which was a change from the brown, flat hair look. Exchanging for the pale, blotchy skin and dry, cracked thin lips, she had perfect light tanned, clear skin and light pink pouty lips.

Damn, I am one sexy looking thirty year old.

I looked over the scene as if I were in a cinema; the older version of me wore tan gladiator sandals, loose denim shorts and a plain white tank. It was plain, but by god did I pull it off! Wow, I really need to stop checking out ‘myself’- that’s gross.

“Baby, you ready?” A sexy, deep, masculine voice shouted out from behind the bedroom door, whoa... I’m in a bedroom? How do I not notice these things?

“Yeah, sure! I’ll just grab my bag!” Older me called back, walking over to the corner of the spacious, modern black and white bedroom, picking up a brown satchel bag from the armchair in the room.

“Okay, I’ll just wait downstairs” The hot voice spoke again; I swear I’ve heard that voice somewhere before...

“Sure!” Older me walked towards the mirror, swiping on a bit of lip gloss before running down the stairs to that voice. And WHOA; he was the sexiest man I have ever seen... even if I can only see the back of his head. His muscled body can be seen through his tight black t-shirt and his light hazel curly hair was just so soft-looking... wait a fucking minute.

“Ah, finally! I thought you were going to get changed again by the slow rate you were going!” The hot man turned around, flashing me a breath-taking smile.

NATE?!

The older version of me smiled and kissed his cheek, while all I could do was stand there hyperventilating, well at least it couldn’t get any worse.

“Sorry baby, but your wife couldn’t get ready quick enough” Older version of me said innocently, looking up at him through her eyelashes, making older Nate’s walls break down and forgive- wait, WIFE?!

Holy mother of god!

THIS IS NOT HAPPENING! Why did I deserve this? Why am I having a dream about a future with Nate? Sorry; I mean a future with an asshole.  Jeez, the worst has freaking happened.

“MOMMY!”

Okay. Now the worst has just bloody happened.

“Hello darling!” The older me exclaimed bundling a tiny mahogany-haired, chocolate brown-eyed girl into her arms, I got to admit... that little girl is adorable. The force the tiny child hit older me made her fall over with the girl toppling on top of her, laughing our heads off. Nate’s deep chuckle rang out above mine and the little girls giggles, “Come on Bonnie, get off your mother” He said still laughing. She ginned and leapt off older me only to cling onto Nate’s left leg, making him chuckle again.

“I love you Bonnie” He smiled down at her proudly before connecting his eyesight with mine and looking at me lovingly.

“I love you Ruby”

 Black swirls blurred my vision, slowly but surely clearing my sight, a faint ‘beep’ of what sounds like a heart monitor was becoming louder as the time passed. “Ugggggh” I groaned out through my teeth as a bright, white light beamed into my eyes, Jesus; that is so not helping my vision clear.

“Ruby? RUBY! Finally! You’re awake! Are you okay? Ruby, ruby?” A concerned voice said from beside me, my head lolled to the side (which freaking hurts by the way, actually, saying that, everything is hurting at the moment) A raven mass of hair and dark brown eyes was all  I could see... but it was enough.

“Troy?” I asked confused; why was he here? Was it because he was paying me? Did my father see him? Did he care?

“Thank god! I thought you were never going to wake up Ruby! All the cuts, bruises, injuries, blood-”

“Wait, what? Blood, bruises?”

“Don’t you remember? You fell from the top of your stairs Ruby, if I didn’t come round to talk to you, then found you apparently you would never had made it” He whispered at the end, tears building in his eyes while her stared at his lap.

Then I remembered; the ‘perfect morning’, my father grabbing me and pushing me down the stairs, the pain, all the fractures the broken bones... the blood.

“Shit!” I muttered, realising I was in a hospital. I seriously need to absorb my surroundings more.

“Do you remember?” He asked which I nodded back to him as an answer.

“Yeah, I freaking remember”