Darkness. Darkness is all that Veronica Mckenzie knew. Living in an abusive Foster home that came with two drunks as foster parents shut out all the light in her life. Barely eighteen Veronica is looking for a light at the end of the tunnel.
That li...
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3 AM.
And I'm fighting to drown out the noise. They were both drunk again and they both wanted their favorite thing to torture,
Me.
They both became extremely abusive whenever they were both drunk. He would take advantage of me while she would watch. They both didn't deserve to be parents. Today isn't like one of those days where they would get drunk, today is my birthday and like every birthday they came to give me a gift,
RAPE.
Like every year on my birthday, the foster father I have would have me be his sex slave and she is the sick and corrupted mother would watch as I begged him not to hurt me I used a chair to jam the door as I tried to make my way out the window. I packed whatever little I could. Not knowing where I was going. All I know is that I needed to leave, I rather live on the street than to have the abuse continue. He was not going to break me and snuff out the little light I had left. Taking one last glance at the door that kept them from me I went out the window and down the fire escape and unto the cold streets of Manhattan. In my haste to get far away from the building and who was in it, I was hit by an oncoming car. The last thing I could remember thinking is, that I cant believe that this is how it ends.
𝓣𝔀𝓸 𝓓𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓛𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻....
Waking up. Waking up was the hard part if I'm dead I didn't want to see the afterlife. But knowing that I had to face the unknown. I open my eyes to see a white room and a heart monitor that is beeping. I quickly recognize where I am. How can I not when I have been here most of my life to treat injuries I couldn't explain or rather I couldn't say who did them. I'm in the hospital, the reason I got here is vague, I'm unsure. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice him.
There is a man in my room. I didn't even know when I started to panic but my heart monitor went crazy and I couldn't breathe. Stranger eyes flew open and he came running towards my bed, the look of panic in his eyes as he looked at me.
" Ronnie! Ronnie! Look at me. I'm right here look at me and breathe. "
The stranger says cupping my face with his hands.
His touch was gentle and his voice husky and warm and I found myself listening to him, eventually my heart rate slowed down and so did my heavy breathing, my eyes never leaving his face.
" Who are you? "
I found myself saying before I could stop myself. With my question, the stranger smiles like hearing me speaking was his favorite thing in the whole world.
" I'm Lucas, Lucas Hale. "
He says with another breathtaking smile.
Momentarily mesmerized by his smile I forgot what I wanted to ask next. This sandy blonde-haired stranger had me lost for words.
" How do you know to call me Ronnie? "
I asked still confused that he called me by my name.
Instead of answering my next question, he pointed to my bag. Right I knitted my name unto my bag how could I forget. An awkward moment of silence passed between Lucas and me before he spoke.
" Do you remember how you got here? "
He asked.
" I was hit by a car. "
I say remembering the lights. Lucas shakes his head and then says,
" No Ronnie I didn't hit you, you fainted and fell on the bonnet of my car, I stopped before I hit you. "
Lucas explains.
" So I didn't get hit by a car, but even if I didn't It sure felt that way. My head hurts. "
I say which earns me another one of his smiles that did something weird to my stomach.
" Should I call the doctor? "
He asked, his voice filled with concern.
I nod, he gets up and leaves coming back a minute later with a doctor. The doctor looks to be in his thirties, he looks at me and then walks towards my bed. Lucas shadowing him.
" Where does it hurt young Lady? "
The doctor asked, but before I could answer Lucas does for me.
" Her head. "
He says looking at the doctor carefully.
" At the scale of 1-10, how bad would you say the pain is? "
" Five," I say.
The doctor nods and then looks at Lucas, Lucas nods as if he was silently permitting him to do something. How could they have a conversation without words? I wondered, taking me out of my thoughts the doctor spoke,
" Ronnie I'm going to give you an injection for the pain, it may cause you to feel sleepy "
I nod thinking sleep would do me some good the only thing that made me uncomfortable was being injected with a needle. As if sensing my discomfort Lucas came to hold my hand. Everything happened quickly and I found myself feeling sleepy but sleep as I was I kept hold of his head, a part of me is afraid that he will leave. Lucas Hale is the only good thing to happen to me, since forever and I didn't know how long he would stay at my side. Not knowing I held on to him as I slept.
