Scared of Him

Understanding

Kara's P.O.V
I got a phone call from Lindsey's mom saying she was in the hospital again. I was in track practice barely taking a water break when I heard my phone vibrate in my gym bag. It was Lindsey's mom calling and she told me what happened. I literally just grabbed my bag and ran home as fast as I could. Not again! She's still messed up from last time! What happened this time?! When I got home I looked around the house to see if Tyler was home. He wasn't, so I was going to run to the hospital from there but then Tyler barely walked in. "Take me to the hospital," I said.
"Why? Did you hurt yourself in track," he asked.
"No. Lindsey's in the hospital again and her mom wants me there."
He sighed "That girl might as well live in the hospital if she's goin' back already."
"Shut up and take me!" I started pushing him out the door and towards the car.
He turned around and glared at me "I can get to my car by myself. Do you want a ride or not?" I totally dismissed what he said and ran to the passenger side of the car. "Hurry up d*mn it!"
"Shut up." He walked quickly to the driver's side and unlocked the door.

Lindsey's P.O.V
I slowly opened my eyes and heard people talking. I felt like I got hit by a truck and run over by a bus. Then I remembered Lucas. "Where's Lucas?"
Everyone looked at me surprised. "Lindsey, he's in custody," Detective Baker said.
"No...NO!" I tried to get up but my mom held me down by my shoulders. She was surprisingly strong but I wasn't going give up. I have to get my boyfriend out of jail somehow. I can't just leave him there, I love him. "Mom, let me go!"
She used more force to hold me down "No, you need to rest. You have too much going on."
I kept trying to wiggle out of her grip "No! I can't just be here while Lucas is sitting in jail!"
"Why are you worried about him," Kara asked.
"He deserves to sit in jail, sweetheart," my mom reasoned "He did this to you."
"I deserved it," I yelled, feeling desperate "I had it coming because look what I did to myself!" I got tired of squirming, so I stopped. But I was still desperate "I need to go see him."
"That's not going to happen," Kara said.
I shot her a death glare "Shut up. You have no idea what I'm talking about because you don't know what love is!"
Detective Baker put a hand on my shoulder but I shook it off "Lindsey, I'm not sure if you know what love is either. Love doesn't include getting hurt physically and emotionally."
I shook my head "You don't understand either. It's complicated but that's just us. Don't you see the posts on Facebook? Relationships are always complicated."
"There's nothing complicated about this," Detective Baker said "This is abuse."
Tears started welling up in my eyes. No, it can't be. They don't understand. He loves me and he only puts his hands on me for a good reason. He does love me.... The tears fell from my eyes and my bottom lip started quivering "You don't understand. He was the one who gave me the attention that I wanted. That's why I love him. My parents are almost always working. My only friend had a life of her own. And he was there." My mom stopped holding me down and started hugging me. Kara stepped closer to my bed.
"I'm sorry," my mom sobbed "I tried hard to give you a good life, but I guess I wasn't trying hard enough."
I started to feel really guilty, seeing my mom crying like this. She works hard 100% of the time, only to find out she's not doing enough "You're fine, mom. You're fine."
Detective Baker put a hand over mine and looked me in my eye "I think you need to talk to someone about this. Would you be okay with that?"
I shrugged "I might as well...." My chest started hurting. How is this not love? I feel it right in my heart....