Rocky lifted his head up. His chest was patched up and he had cuts and scratches all over his body.
“Oh my god.” I said, covering my mouth with my hand.
“Marie. I heard you scream when they wheeled me in. Are you ok? Is the baby ok?” He asked.
“I’m fine now, I just had some pain and fainted. I should be asking you if you’re ok. Baby, what happened? I was so worried and scared.” I said, tearing up. I sat at the edge of Rocky’s bed. He sat up a bit and flinched at the pain. I brushed my hand across his forehead.
“I was mad at your dad for hurting you, so I called him and told him I wanted to talk. He agreed and we planned on meeting in that alley behind the café. Ross and Nicole came with me, but they stayed in the car across the street.” Rocky said. I got tense.
“Why did you wanna meet my dad?” I asked. What if my dad did this to Rocky?
“I wanted to talk to him about you and why he was so angry that you’re having a baby. I got there and waited. After about 10 minutes I was walking back to the car when someone hit me in the back of my head and I fell on the ground. There were three people; all of them had masks on. I tried to fight back, but I couldn’t” Rocky paused. I listened closely.
“Then one of them pulled out a gun and there was a flash. The next thing I knew, I was being supported up by Ross and Nicole in the hospital. I felt like dying. I wanted to die because of the pain. And then I saw you. You looked so scared and angry. I knew I couldn’t die. They wheeled me away from you and I heard you scream out in pain. I couldn’t leave.” Rocky finished. I took his hand and kissed him lightly on the lips. “I’m sorry.” He said. I pulled my head back.
“Don’t be sorry. This is not your fault. It’s my dad’s fault. I bet he hired those people to hurt you. When I see him, I’m going to kill him.” I said. I didn’t literally mean kill him, I just meant he was gonna pay.
“Marie, I don’t think he would do something so serious like this. I think it was just a gang or something looking for their next victim. Unfortunately, it was me.”
“Rocky, don’t be silly. Of course he set it up. He’s gonna pay.” I said and I meant it. He was gonna pay for what he caused Rocky and me. Just then, a nurse walked in.
“Visiting hours are over.” She said. I nodded.
“I was just leaving.” I replied. I looked back at Rocky who looked tired as ever. “I should go.” I told him. “You should go to sleep. You look tired. I’ll be here when you wake up. I love you.” I bent down and kissed him again.
“I love you, too.” He said. Then he touched my belly. “And I love you, little boy.” I smiled and walked to the door. I waved and went back into the hallway. Nicole was waiting right where she said she would be.
“Everything ok?” She asked.
“Yup. I’m kinda hungry. Wanna get something to eat?” I asked.
“Sure.” She answered. We walked down the rest of the hallway. I stopped suddenly because my dad was standing there. He turned his head to look at me and I noticed a smudge of blood on his cheek and his hands. Anger filled my heart as I lunged at him.
