The Bad Boy And The English Redhead

Chapter Twelve: Time Flies When You Watch People Sleep

Uhh... Hey, guys. Here's Chapter Twelve.

M A T T

It has gone downhill for Lukas ever since we discovered Lucy lying on the floor, with a screaming baby Amelia behind her. We had heard the screams of Lucy, a thump, and then a scream of Amelia. At the time Lucy collapsed, there was a sudden wail of the house alarms, but we found nothing. 
She wouldn't wake up, no matter how much we tried to get some life from her, it wouldn't work, she remained as her comatose self. We had then driven Lucy to the hospital, and she was whisked away by doctors and nurses, leaving us worried and angry.
Who would do this to her?
Who would do this to my English Redhead?

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"Lukas, get up, man. If Lucy was awake, she'd be up and telling you  to eat some food." I say as I walk in with Parker. Lukas is in the same position as he was when we last saw him, leaning forward in his chair beside Lucy's bed, his hand around his chin, thinking.
"She would tell me I have let her down again." Lukas clenches his fist and he looks at me, "And I promised her after I gavehim what he deserved  that I would protect her."
Who's this 'him'?
"She wouldn't, Lukas, she's a fiery redhead and will tell you what she thinks." Parker says.
He sighs and looks back at Lucy, who is of course, sleeping soundlessly on the bed, her crimson hair falling down in neat waves.
"You need to change, Lukas." I tell him and he ignores me.
"I will stay by her side." He replies coldly, reminding me of her attitude towards me.
"Well, I'm gonna go back to yours and grab you some clothes since you won't go back.  See you in half an hour." I say, and walk out of the room.
I walk down the corridors, and then think, if Tyler is her so called boyfriend, then why didn't he come as soon as possible. She does have his number, and Lucy's mother did call everyone Lucy is close to so they could be alerted of Lucy's coma.
"She better wake up soon." I hear Grande Girl's voice say from the bottom of the corridor.
"She's our bestfriend, Ari. Of course she will, she's the girl who punched the heartless, annoying player and Bad Boy." Keeley reassures her. I roll my eyes at the heartless bit, I at least dump girls nicely.
And the punches I received really hurt. Jeez, that girl's good at fighting.
"Oh, and speaking of the devil, he appears." Ari says with disgust.
"Really feeling the love today." I mutter under my breath and then want to ask them about Tyler.
"You two, is the English Redhead's sh*tty boyfriend coming?" I ask.
"No, we haven't heard from him." Keeley tells me, and I raise my eyebrow. Usual asshole Tyler f*cking Cole.
"Well, better be off, ladies." I say like a kind gentleman. 
I continue my journey back to my car and when I get to the parking lot, I fish out my keys from my pocket. I find my car, which is just an old pick-up truck my mom bought me a year ago for my sixteenth birthday. I jump in and start the car, thinking why Lucy might have just dropped into a coma.
It could be to do with Tyler, trying to get better than me, trying to beat me to her, or it could be someone Lucy and Lukas knows, but refuse to tell me about.
I know deep in the pit of my stomach something has traumatised Lucy, I can see it in her eyes, I can see it in how Lukas is so protective over her. I just know someone has hurt her before, but I don't know who, why or how. 
The drive to the Edwards household takes about ten minutes, and soon enough, I am knocking on their door. The door opens about thirty seconds after I knock to reveal another fiery redhead. Lucy's sister, Elizabeth.
"I came to grab some clothes for Lukas." I tell her and she pulls the door back, letting me in. Her eyes are watery, and I know she has been crying over her sister.
I head upstairs, the familiar route to Lukas' bedroom, and see Lucy's bedroom door open, but not very far. I look around me to check if anyone is looking, which no one is, and push the door open into Lucy's light ocean blue bedroom. The windows are open, and I take my chance to check out her room, looking for a possible reason why she could've dropped to the floor in a coma. I search through her leather jacket pockets, and find three scrunched up notes.

Give me the money, or she faces the consequences like she has before. 
You have one week, and then she dies. 
Goodbye.

Give me the money, Samson, or she dies. We know everything about her, and we've got her in our grasp without anyone realising. Not even herself. 
And, Edwards, I love your red hair. I hope you have fun with me dragging you by it.

'You haven't got long, Samson. She's going to go soon.
Have a good time tonight, Edwards.'

 I know why she's been getting these notes and I know who they are from. And, boy, that is bad news.

I snatch my phone out of my pocket, search for Parker in my contacts, and call him. 
"What do you want?" He asks as soon as he picks up.
"I think I know who caused English Redhead to go into a coma." I tell him, "I'm coming to tell you the stuff where you are and it isn't good, it's to do with The Crown's Joy and Hope. You know who's in that gang."
"Okay, see you in a bit." He says, then hangs up. I stride out of Lucy's room, leave her door as it is before, then run into Lukas' room. I grab him some clothes, thank Elizabeth for letting me in then sprint to my car. As soon as I am inside, I am driving as fast as I can back to the hospital where the boys are.
When I get there, I get out, lock my car then walk into the hospital, heading for Lucy's room. It takes me about two minutes to get to her room, and the girls aren't there when I reach the room. Only Parker and Lukas are there.
"Tell me everything that you have found out, and be quick, we only have about ten minutes until visiting time is over." Parker says, and I bring out the notes. He takes them from my hand and reads them, passing them to Lukas to read.
"So she knew something was going to happen?" Lukas asks, and I nod. He sighs.
"She never tells me anything! She didn't tell me about Joe until she was in Intensive Care!" He shouts angrily, and I put my hands up to indicate for him to be quiet.
"Okay, Lukas. Tell me everything that has happened to her, because it might help solving who did this to her." I demand, and he nods, before taking a breath.
"On our fifteenth birthday, we had a party. It was there she met Joe Hawkins, a friend of a friend. She instantly became friends with him, and I knew she was going to fall for him. And she did. She then became his girlfriend and she was happy for about two weeks. She then started coming home late, her arms covered in bruises, and on her wrist, were five long scars and a scar saying 'FREAK'. We tried to find out what was happening to her, but she never told us, until she was landed in hospital. She had four broken ribs, she had several knocks to the head, leaving her with a concussion, she suffered massive bruises all over her body. And the thing I found most shocking, was that the scars on her wrist had been reopened, bleeding like mad. When she was better, she told us everything. That Joe Hawkins had been beating her like his own punching bag, that he carved 'FREAK' and left those five scars on her wrist. I lost it, and when I next saw Joe Hawkins, I beat the sh*t out of him."
"How long has it been since she was landed in hospital?" I ask.
"About ten months." He says, gritting his teeth.
"She was beaten for about a year?" Parker asks, stunned.
He nods, and my eyes widen.
Before we can say anything else, a doctor walks into the room, and looks at Lukas.
"Mr Edwards?" He says.
"Yes?" He asks.
"We have found out why she is in a coma." He replies and Lukas shoots out of his seat as fast as a lightning bolt.
"Why?" He questions, his eyes filled with anger.
"It seems a substance was found in Lucy's blood, which caused her to hallucinate, then go into a coma." The doctor says.
"How long will it be until she wakes up?" Lukas asks, his voice full of hope.
"I'm afraid we're not sure, she could wake up in two days or in two years." The doctor replies, and Lukas goes back to his seat, burying his head in his hands.
The doctor leaves the room, sensing that Lukas is incredibly upset, and I am not surprised that when he looks up, his eyes are watery.
"She'll wake up, man." Parker says.
"She better, otherwise I will have lost my sister." He chokes.
I look at him with sympathy and rub my forehead, thinking of what will happen.

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THERE YOU GO, GUYS! AN UPDATE!
Please do not murder me as I have had food poisoning from Tuesday to Thursday, and I was not able to update as I was too sick. But I'm better now!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Issy
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