Cryptic Secrets

Chapter 7

When I woke up, I was surrounded by doctors.

"What's going on? What happened?" I questioned with a low squeaky voice.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, one nurse walked up to me and said,"Honey, I have bad news....... on your right side you have 3 broken ribs, a minor fracture to your neck, and your wrist is broken." She paused a moment for me to process then started again.

"Also to your left side, you have several life-threatening bruises to the throat that ruptured your trachea and your juggular artery."

  I clinched my throat in pain thinking to myself 'He nearly killed me.... he could have ended my life!'

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  When I got home 4 days later, I got home it was empty, silent, and creepy. I wouldn't dare try to walk up the stairs. I was too weak and slow. The only 2 good things that come out of this are: 1. I get to eat a lot of ice cream and 2. I don't have to worry about............... John. After eating 5 bowls of ice cream, I drifted off to sleep with no worries. I awoke to the alarm sounding bang on the front door.

  "Coming!! Just a moment!!" I said as I tried to shout as loud as I could. I opened the front door to see the police with John in the back of their car.

"Are you Veronica Wright?" the men asked suspiciously.

"Yes," I said in a whispery voice.

"Your brother, John, has made bail. Your father,Jake Whisner, bailed him out, but he is on probation." the officer stated with a blank look on his face.

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After about an hour, we had signed law papers, put an anklet on John, shook hands, and went our separate ways. As John came inside from the darkness outside, I was in awe that he was even home. He came and sat down on the couch next to me not saying anything at first. After about 2 hours he started murmur, he said something to me.

"What?" I asked practically whispering.

"I said it's your fault. Do you even know what it's like in there? It's hell in there, Veronica. You.... and you sent me there you bitch!!!" John yelled at me as he jumped up and grabbed me by the lips and threw me across the ice cold floor.

I screamed at the top of my lungs, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" When he threw me, I had all my weight on my ribs. He walks upstairs without another word.

Since I was unable to get up off the floor, I reached for a pillow and my phone. I was barely able to reach either one,but when I got them down I was ready to burst into tears because of the pain.

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  I awoke to Cedric calling my name. "Natalie.... babe!! Where are you?"

"She's in the living room." John shouted from upstairs.

Cedric walked into the room and immediately came towards me. He kisses me on the lips and tries to go all in. I push him off. "Not now." I said already agitated. "I haven't seen you in forever, and you won't even let me touch you."