Joaquin

Chapter 11

I pulled into Fps trailer and got out with my keys and wallet.  I went inside and Fp already had some blankets and a pillow on the couch.  I laid down my phone and keys on the coffee table and was about to sit lay down when Fp came in from his bedroom with his night clothes on "No no you are going to be sleeping in the bedroom."  I was about to argue that that isn't necessary  but I could already tell from his facial expression that it was going to be useless.  I grabbed my phone from the coffee table "Thank you Fp.  For everything." he pulls me into a hug and it kinda shocked me at first Fp has really never been a touchy guy but I quickly hug back after a few seconds I let go and he does too and I smile and made my way over to the bedroom.  As soon as my head hit the pillow I was as good as gone.  But the dream that followed made me want to never have fallen asleep.

 I was strapped to a chair with my hands and feet tied with rope.  I was trying to get loose but it was no point the rope was too tight.  I was screaming for somebody to help me when suddenly a door opened I couldn't tell who it was at first but once they got closer I saw that it was Abel.  I try even harder to get free and to get away from him but it doesn't work.  He crouches down and gets face to face with me and just smiles at me.  I notice that he is holding something behind his back and as soon as I noticed he sticks a knife in my thigh. 

 I scream in agony as the knife just stays there as he walks away and another body takes his place but I didn't look up because I was too worried about the knife that was in my thigh.  Blood was going all over my leg when suddenly the figure that was infront of me takes the knife and starts twisting it around in my open wound.  I scream even louder and look up at the person and I see that it's my dad.  "Dad? what are you doing?" He doesn't answer me instead he pulls the knife out of the thigh and I scream again.  "Something I should have done a long time ago." he says and all of a sudden he swings the knife and he slides it across my throat.  I try to reach my hands up to stop the bleeding but it was no use.

 "Ava, wake up." somebody says as i'm being jerked awake.  I suddenly awake up and grabbed my throat as I started coughing.  Fp started patting my back not really knowing how to help me.  Once my coughing fits went down he got up and went into the kitchen and came back with a glass of water.  I took it and took a huge sip.  Once I was done I thanked him and he nodded and took the drinking and put it back in the kitchen.  He came back in and sat on the bed.  "you want to talk about it?" he asked. I shook my head no "It was just a bad dream sorry for waking you." I say " You didn't wake me I was about to wake you up to tell you that sheriff Keller is ready for you to come to the hospital." I nodded my head and he left the room.  I went into the bathroom and put some toothpaste on my finger and wiped it all around my teeth and got ready for the day. 

Me and Fp pulled up into the hospital and Sheriff Keller was standing by the steps and when he saw us pull up he started walking down to us.  I have always liked Mr. Keller he was always nice to me and if my dad every got dragged into the station to were he would have to stay the night or two in jail he would always come get me from where ever I was and would take me back to his place and would let me sleep on the couch until my dad got out.  He always said that the door was always open for me to stay along as I want .  That's the main reason why Kevin knows so much about my home life than the rest of all my friends.  Yes, Betty also knows a lot but she has her own crazy family to worry about.  I got out of the car and Mr. Keller embraced me in a hug which I gladly accepted.  When we pulled back he told me and Fp what all was going to happen.  "Abel has already admitted to the rape so we just need to make sure you're all good.  I made sure to keep the people who will be helping you to a minimum. " He told me.  I smiled and thanked him; he nodded his head and we walked into the hospital.  They directed me to a wing of the hospital where they ran a number of test, making sure I didn't get any diseases from Abel like HIV and so on.  I don't know what I am going to do if I come back positive with any of the things they have tested.  

Once we were done the nurse told me that it would be at least a week before they get the tests back.  I said ok and I walked out of the room where Fp, Sheriff Keller and Joaquin were waiting in the waiting room.  They all stood up waiting for a response on how it went.  "They won't get the test back until a week or so." They all nodded their head and Keller went to go ask the nurse if I was free to go.  "What are you going to do when you go back home?" Fp asked.  "My usual.  Keep my head low and not talk." I say making Fp sigh.  " If you want you can always come back to my place you don't have to come home right now." Fp saying this made me smile.  He has always been there for me.  I would have killed to have a father like Fp.  And I know that the only thing stopping Fp from beating the shit out of my dad right now is the fact that it would affect me.   I look over Joaquin and he had the look of concern written all over his face when we started talking about my dad.  "Better to get home now rather than later." I say with a small smile letting them know that it's alright.  I saw Keller coming back from talking with the nurses "The nurses say that you can leave and that they will call to set up another appointment but I told them just to call me instead so your dad won't find out."  "Oh my god I didn't even think about that! thank you so much" I told him he patted my shoulder and nodded his head to say no problem.  Keller told us that he had to go due to cop buisness I told him again how thankful I was for him helping me out.  He told me it was no problem and that if I needed anything to call and then he left.  

When we walked back out into the parking lot I got on my tippy toes and hugged Joaquin "Thank you for coming" I told him.  He instantly hugged back "Of course" we pulled apart and I smiled at him and got into the passenger side of Fps car and Fp got in close behind me;  he started the engine and we started heading back to his place.