Boxing Partners

In Trench I'm Not Alone

"Clem!"

"Clem, Can you hear me?"

The brunette had a ringing in her ears, her eyes opening periodically to see a blur of people around her. The voices were muffled, and her senses dampened, she saw flashes of paramedics around her, a mask placed over her head.

"You HAVE to let me go with her! I'm HER GIRLFRIEND!"

"Get in we need to get her to a hospital now!"

Clementine couldn't make out clear images of anything around her, jumbled pictures swirled around her head. She felt a hand on her own, trying to give a squeeze to let the girl that she loved have some hope.

The brunette felt a pain in her stomach and chest, coughing blood, the red liquid staining the clear breathing mask,

"Mam get out the way we've got to put her out"

A cold feeling ran up the brunette's arm, her vision slowly faded to black, her hearing went silent, her grasp on reality slipped away.

Darkness.

~~~~~

Violet paced up and down in the halls of the hospital, desperately waiting for any news on her girlfriend, she had no phone, no money and was still in her boxing gear. Louis, Brody and Marlon came through the front door and wandered up to the front desk.

"Hi, we're looking for a girl called Clementine Marsh-Everett, Can you tell me where she is?"

Violet turned at the sound of Louis' voice, "Louis! Thank god!"

Louis ran over and gave his friend a big hug, "Any news on Clem?"

"She's still in surgery, they say that the weights Minerva put in her gloves ruptured her spleen, she's got broken ri-" The blonde stopped as tears flowed down her face and her voice croaked,

"Clem's strong, she'll make it through. I got you some clothes and your phone, do you want anything to eat?" Louis said calmly,

"Thank you, Lou. Not right now"

Violet went into the nearest bathroom and changed as quickly as possible, she put on some grey sweatpants and a flannel shirt. Checking her phone there were multiple messages from friends and some people in her team calling in on Clem status. The blonde left the bathroom and sat down next to Marlon and Brody.

"Where's Lou?" she inquired, "He's gone to McDonald's to get you some nuggets, he knew you were hungry, you're never, not," Brody answered

"He knows me too well" she chuckled,

A man in a pair of dark blue scrubs and a cap with sailing boats on walked over to the blonde and her two friends.

"Miss Aldon?"

"Yes, How is Clementine?"

"She's pulled through the surgery, we stopped the bleeding and stabilised some of the breaks. A plastic surgeon has set her nose in place and has done a great job, Miss Everett is being taken to a private room and a nurse will come to get you soon."

"Thank you, Doctor"

A wave of relief washed over her body, happy that she will be able to see her lover once again safe and alive.

~~~~~

Violet walked into the dimly lit hospital room, it was lit with clinical white lights and grey, white and blue furniture. A scratchy patterned sofa, a pale blue curtain and in the middle was a hospital bed where a bruised and bandaged girl was laying.