Beautiful Scars

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Pulling up to a beautiful house, the car stops but I don't look up. Nestor gets out of the car and opens the door for Galindo. He steps out and Nestor moves to the back of the car to get my bag and Galindo says "Come on." I slide out of the car, still not looking up, and he places his hand on the small of my back gently and again I flinch. He leads me to the front door and opens it before leading me inside. As we step inside, he leads me over to a couch and tells me to sit. A woman walks over and says "Let me talk to her." Miguel and Nestor both nod before leaving us alone. She sits beside me and says "Vanessa, my name is Emily. I'm Miguel's wife." she says. "Nice to meet you Mrs Galindo." I say softly, still not looking up. "Call me Emily. Where are you hurt honey?" she asks. "I'm okay." I tell her and my stomach growls again. "Are you hungry?" she asks and I shake my head no. "You need to eat. Miguel said you haven't eaten in a couple of days." she tells me and I don't speak.

Another woman comes into the room and says "I'm all set up." she tells Emily. My eyes shoot up and Emily says "This is Regina. She's our doctor. She's going to check you out." I look at Emily. "I'm not hurt. Please don't make me." I almost beg. They look at each other and then Emily puts her hand on mine in my lap and says "Honey, no one is going to hurt you. But we need to check you out and make sure you're okay." I don't look up but say "I promise I'm okay."

I hear someone walk in and all of a sudden, Nestor is kneeling in front of me. "Sweetheart, we need the doctor to check you out. Will you let her?" he asks me and I don't look up but I nod my head yes and feel the tears start to fall. He reaches up and wipes away the tears and says "Let them take you to the bedroom and check you out please." he says and again I nod and whisper "Okay." He stands and holds out his hand and this time I take it. When I stand, he tilts my chin up and says "When the doctor gets done, I'll have you something to eat." he tells me and before I can say anything, he says "You need to eat Novia." and again I nod.

Walking into the bedroom that was set up, Regina has me sitting on the bed and Emily asks "Do you want me to stay with you?" I nod and whisper "Please." She nods and takes a seat next to me. Regina looks at me and asks "I'm going to check your ribs first, okay?" I nod. She lifts my shirt and sees there are scars all up and down my back. "Vanessa, how did you get these scars?" Emily asks. "My dad. When he'd get mad, he liked to take his beer bottle and break it. He'd use the broken bottle to cut me." I tell her. Her and Regina look at each other. "Please don't tell anyone." I beg. "I need to ask you something and I need you to be honest. Did you're dad ever do anything other than beat you?" Emily asks. "He didn't but he let his best friend." I tell her. "What did he do to you?" she asks. I look down at my hands and shake my head. "Honey you can tell me." she tells me. I wipe away another tear and say "My dad would let him tie me to the bed and he'd..." I start and she sees what I'm saying. "When was the last time?" Regina asks. "Couple of weeks ago." I tell her and she nods.

After she finishes examining me, she says that nothing's broken but for me to take it easy for a few days. Walking back out to the living room, Emily sits me down on the couch and Nestor brings out a sandwich for me and a water. I don't look up but he sits it in my lap and I whisper "Thank you." Emily stays with me and nods for Regina to walk to the side with him. "How is she?" he asks. "Bruised ribs. Scars all over her back. Said her father was using broken beer bottles to cut her up. Was letting his best friend tie her to her bed and rape her." she tells him and his jaw twitches. "Protect her Nestor. That girl's been through hell. It's going to take a lot to bring her back from that." she tells him and he nods before walking over and sitting on the couch next to me. "Pequeno, I need to ask you something." he says and I stop eating and nod. "Who's your dad's best friend?" he asks. I shake my head no and put the the plate on the coffee table in front of me. "What is it?" he asks. "I need to go." I say as I stand up and move to get my bag from the chair to the side. Nestor jumps up and gets in front of me and stops me. I doesn't touch me but holds his hands up showing me he's not going to hurt me. "Look at me please." he says softly and I finally do. "I need you to tell me who he is." he says softly. I shake my head and say "Can I go, please?" I almost beg. Cupping my face, he looks at me and says softly "I won't let anyone hurt you but I need you to tell me who he is." I feel the tears start to fall again and whisper "Mark Jacobs. He's a cop." I tell him. He gently pulls me to him and wraps his arms around me and I don't fight him.

After a couple of minutes, he tilts my chin up and says "Let Emily take you to lay down. I'll be back soon to check on you." he tells me and I start to panic. "Don't. Please." I cry. He holds me and says "Come on. I'll take you to lay down." and I nod. He leads me into one of the rooms, and Emily has by bag. Sitting me on the bed, he says "Get a shower and get some rest." I nod and ask "Will you come back?" He nods and asks "Do you want me in here with you?" I nod and he kisses my forehead and says "I'll be back soon." I nod and he stands before walking out of the room.

Walking into the living room while Emily is helping me to the shower, he walks up to Miguel. "How's she doing?" Miguel asks. "Scared." Nestor says and his jaw twitches again. "Regina told me what she found in her exam. Seems she will only let you near her. You good with that?" Miguel asks. "Whatever she needs Mikey." Nestor says and Miguel smirks. "She tell you who the friend is?" Miguel asks and Nestor nods. "Fucking cop." he says and Miguel says "Then let's go roast us a pig." before they both head out the door.

A couple of hours later, Mark is tied to the pew. Miguel walks up and asks "You know who I am?" and Mark nods his head yes. "Do you know why you're here?" he asks and Mark shakes his head no. "Well, you see, we paid a visit to a friend of yours. Jake Hastings." he says and Mark's eyes go wide. "Did you kill him?" Marks asks. "Yeah." Miguel says. "Vanessa?" Mark asks. He looks back at Nestor and asks "What would you say Vanessa is?" Nestor smirks and says "Claimed." and Mark glares.

Thirty minutes later, Mark is dead and Miguel's guys are cleaning up. Nestor drives Miguel home and as they walk in the door, Emily is coming out of my room. "How is she?" he asks. "Finally dozed off. Was asking for you." she says and he nods. Walking into the bedroom, he sees me curled up in a ball and walks over to the bed. Sitting down, he takes off his shoes and jewelry. Putting his jewelry on the nightstand, he lays down and I feel the bed dip down and stiffen. He whispers "It's me novia." I turn over a little and whisper "Nestor?" He nods and I start to relax a little. "Come here." he whispers. I hesitate and he says "I won't hurt you." I turn over and face him and he pulls me into his arm and holds me close. I'm under the covers and he's on top of them. I start to shiver and he asks "Are you cold?" I nod and he pulls me closer and wraps his arms tightly around me and rubs his hands up and down my back. "Sleep pequeno. I've got you." he whispers and I doze back off as he does too.