VULNERABLE

CHAPTER -20

" Baby bear you still have to go for work out and you still have to go to school"

School hmmm.... i rolled over... Test!

I jerked up straight !

"Shit !shit !shit ! I have a test in calculus today ! I didn't study !I will fail ! dear lord !shit!shit!" I face palmed more than once.

"Hey that's fine angel you have around three hours if we miss gym and foot ball practice. Study. Where are your books ?"

I told her getting a sigh in return.

"She pointed her bag."

"I will fail Ian" She said struggling with her tears.

" Go wash your face , brush your teeth and dont forget to pee we have a battle to fight!"

finally she laughed.

I quickly got her a luke warm glass of milk to make sure she doesn't starves herself again and then read her syllabus.

" She came in hopping like a bunny and quickly sat on the chair."

"How many chapters ?" I asked

"Chapter 2 and 3" she said nervously

good we still have an hour to spare I thought.

"How much have you studied already ?" I asked hoping nothing in answer.

"I have done everything once but I am not sure." She said shocking me .

" Look babe I have full faith in you. Honey you are just a little nervous and if I knew that you had already done everything once before, you would be running on a treadmill right now."

Silly girl.

She scoffed at me.

"I am really not sure about the test."

I made her do 60 questions in next two hours. She made a few silly mistake and two or three major conceptual mistakes but overall she was fine.

I wished her luck on our breakfast together and then Charles took her to school.

I had an appointment with Kate this morning. What Emma did in last four days could not be ignored. Kate being a doctor had her own suspicions regarding Emma. We decided to meet Maggie together.

Maggie confirmed Kate's suspicions, Emma had been showing symptoms of bulimia.

She had a problem with body imaging.

Maggie also told us that Emma was had problems with sleeping as well.

I did not have the courage to confront Emma with her eating or sleeping disorders .

She won't take it nicely. She will label herself as a freak.

We had to be very careful with her.

I reschedule mine and her time slots such that we have all our meals together.

I also made sure she has a nice six hour long sleep.

My poor baby has suffered a lot already . She deserves better than that.

All my preparations were flushed down the gutter when I received that phone call from school.

" Mr. Adam, Emma has locked herself in the wash room please come here soon as soon as possible."

I did not waste next second in the conference hall and rushed out leaving behind the sales presentation.

I stopped at the sight of students crowding pictures of my naked Emma . My blood boiled in my veins.

All of it was photoshped.

There were several pictures of my Pooh bear in vulgur poses.

Principal godfer tapped my shoulder. I turned to glare at her.

She immediately took me to the girl's toilet where two guards were poking Emma with a sweeping broom to force her out .The door was broken.

There I saw her shaking and sobbing figure.

I kicked the guard out and threw the stupid broom away . My baby was hurting so much.

She was curled up on the floor.

I went into the cubicle locked the door inside. Giving warning looks to anyone who dared to stop me.

I took my jacket off and sat next to my angel.

"Pooh bear? " I wrapped my arms around her. She jerked back in protest. I held her tight while she thrashed her arms at me . She recognised me.

Two minutes later she was tired and calmed. I cooed soft words to my angel.

She broke into painful cries. All the moral support I was trying to build up for her over our time together was ruined by some jerk.

My baby has lost it.

We cried together. She grabbed my shirt tightly all through this. I knew she is in utter shock. I could tell how scared she was by the way she was clinging to me .

" Angel, I am taking you home. Are you hurt?"

She nodded.

"Will you let paramedics see you? " she hid her self deeper in my chest.

I knew the answer.

I quickly checked her and saw her busted lip and bleeding leg.

Breath in

Breath out was all I did for next ten seconds to calm down my anger. I don't want to be violent and lose it in front of Emma especially when she is soo scared and needs ne so much.

I called Charles to arrange an ambulance.

I suspect broken bones.

Once again the door was open.

A paramedic held a syringe for my baby.

I hugged her tightly and told her that she is sooo brave when they injected the meds in her backside .

She was constantly protesting and shaking so badly in my hold.

That's just before she was limp in my arms.

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"She is in shock. Her both legs are bruised and sprained and right now she is shouting for you to save her from nurses ." Kate informed me.

"Ian ! please ! Ian "

She cried.

I sat on her bed next to her and kissed forehead.

She curled her little fist around my arm.

I have to talk to her .

"Who did it to you little one ?"

Her breathing quickened .

I sat her on my lap enveloping both of us in the hospital' s blanket while her face rested on my chest.

"Rachel and her sister"