Couple of Death

Chapter 6

I wake up in a hospital bed. I try to move but wince at the pain. My side throbs with an intensity I've never felt before. I look around the room I'm in. the walls are completely white with no stains on them whatsoever. There's a lonely chair on the right side of my bed with nobody in it. to the left of me, I'm hooked up to a number of medical machines monitoring my blood pressure, heart rate, and other things I can't make out. A nurse walks in the door talking to someone behind her.

"... shut up Dave I need to get back to work you, dummy," she says in a friendly and joking manner.

She turns directly to the monitors not registering that I'm now awake. She writes down a couple of things on her clipboard then turns to leave.

"Where is Kurai?"

She jumps about an inch off the ground.

"Oh my, You're awake! How are you feeling?"

"Where is Kurai?"

"Who's Kurai? If you're referring to Jake, the guy who brought you here, he is probably at his house. You've been unconscious for a few days now. However, he did leave you a present and said it would be sentimental to you."

The nurse points to the little nightstand on the right side of my bed. I look over and see a needle and some thread on it.

"I don't understand it myself but he said it would mean a lot to you. Anyway, you need to answer a couple of questions before I leave ok?"

"I Want to see him."

"That can be arranged, but for now you need to answer some questions."

"Fine but it better be quick. I need to see him as fast as possible."

"On a scale of one to ten, how are you feeling physically?"

"Four."

"On that same scale, how do you feel mentally?"

"Ten."

"If you were to describe your pain what would it be?"

"Like someone is taking a hammer and beating the inside of my skull. Also, it feels like I have nothing but bruises all over my body. I can't move without everything throbbing."

"Well, that makes sense because you are. That Jake brought you in here with scratches and bruises all over your body. the scratches are still a little scabbed but you will have those bruises for a couple of weeks. That concludes all the questions I will ask you. I will inform Jake that you are now awake. However, for obvious reasons, I also have to call the police to make sure you are going to be ok in the future."

"I can understand that but I can assure you it wasn't Jakes fault I was beaten like this."

"Still, for legal reasons, i need to call them anyway."

"Ok."

With that, she leaves the room. I look back over to the needle and thread that Kurai left me. I wonder why he changed his name to jake for them. I thought he would be proud of the name I gave him. He was probably just trying to protect his identity or something like that. I reach for the present, wincing in pain the entire time. When I grab them I bring them to my chest and hold them as close to me as I possibly can.

"He remembered."

I hold them as tight as I can as I fall asleep again. When I wake up there are two officers standing at the foot of my bed. The nurse from earlier has her hand on my arm and is slightly bent over me.

"Good morning sleeping beauty. These two have some questions for you about the origin of your injuries."

"Ok."

The first officer on the right straightens her back and looks down her nose at me. That snob bitch thinks she's better than me, doesn't she? If I find her when I get out, I'm definitely killing her with a lot of fun. The male officer on the left has a kind face and loving eyes. He seems like he is actually worried about my well being. The male officer starts talking.

"Hello, my name is Elijah. I want to start by asking if you're sure you're up to this."

"Yes, I'm sure. It probably looks worse than it feels."

"Ok. Well as I'm sure you're aware, my partner and I are here to make sure you are not in any danger involving domestic violence. Is this the first time you've been beaten?"

"Yes. However, it was not done domestically. In fact, I know exactly who beat me and it wasn't my boyfriend."

"Oh? Who was the one to beat you?"

"His name is Karma Nokichino. He goes to the same school as my boyfriend and me."

"Thank you so much. He will be apprehended as soon as possible so that this doesn't happen again. Do you have any reason why he did it?"

"Unfortunately I don't."

"Well thank you for your cooperation."

He looks at his partner.

"I don't think she's telling the truth."

"WHAT?" I shout, "why would I not be telling the truth?"

"Most domestic violence cases feel as though if they tell the truth to the cops that the abuser will hurt them more. So because of that, I don't think you're telling the truth."

"My boyfriend would never hurt me in any way shape or form. My boyfriend loves me and I love him. That bastard Karma tried killing me so that he could have Kurai all to himself."

"How do we know what you're saying is true? And who is Kurai?"

At that moment another person enters the room. This guy seems to be the same age as Kurai but is way wimpier looking. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He looks secretly terrified. He rushes over to me and hugs me and I feel fear radiating from his every muscle.

"I'm so glad you're ok dear," he says out loud. He then whispers to me that Kurai sent his as his double and to just go with it.

"Excuse me sir but who are you," asks the female officer with disgust filling her voice.

"He's my boyfriend. Everyone meet Kurai."

The nurse voice speaks up right after I say that.

"His name isn't Kurai. It's Jake. He's the one that brought you in."

"I know that but I call him Kurai because that's his nickname," I say with absolutely no hesitation. I can't have them knowing that he's a complete stranger to me.

"Is this true?"

"Yeah. She came up with it on our 3 month anniversary. It kinda stuck after that."