JACOB

Chapter 6| Tears

Age 14

Scarlett POV

I opened my eyes slowly to feel like my body feels nailed down on a bed I look around to see and to see myself in a hospital room. I had a breathing device on my face. I look to my left I saw a man to my side, he is incredibly cute. I didn't know where I was or why the heck am I in a hospital. Where is Katie? Maybe this man can tell me. I tried to take it of, and the man stopped my hand and put it back on my face, "I don't think you should take that of love." My heart started to beat his voice, did I mention how cute he is.

Anyway I tried to remember as to why am I in the hospital, the last person I was with was Katie and now I don't see her. Is she in the hospital too? Is she hurt?

A nurse came in she has pretty brown hair with pretty brown eyes she was dark skinned she had a warming smile on her face. "Amazing your awake. Do you remember what happened, "she asked, I shook my head no. "Well okay, your dad isn't able to make it so your mom is here. I'll go get her." She said walking out.

I turned to the handsome man shaking my head, taking her mask off "Please don't leave me here with her," that woman is crazy and she will try to kill me when no one is looking.

But he assured me that I would be ok and he wouldn't not let anything bad happen to me.

Rachel walked in, "Scarlett,"she said coming closer to me," You're dad is worried sick."

Yeah right!

. "Okay Scarlett get up we have to go." She said. She has the audacity to tell me to get up, how rude can she be? Can't she see I'm in a hospital bed? Why don't she ask me how did I get here even I don't remember why the he'll I'm here?

So self centered.

"I don't think she can." The handsome man said.

"Well she is certainly going to have to get up its getting late and I have an appointment tomorrow at the hair salon." Argued back. "Nurse wrap her things up in a bag, she is going home." Rachel said rushingly.

"I'll ask the doctor if she is stable enough to go home." The nurse replied.

The doctor came in, "Good evening Mrs. Meyer, Mr. Young. I will be her doctor for the remainder of the night. My name is Dr.Fran, I hear you want to take her home now." A doctor came in she was a woman, she had tan skin she was also very beautiful. Is everyone in this hospital beautiful? With the exception of Rachel.

"She isn't going anywhere," the handsome man said sternly.

"I agree Mr. Young we don't want her wound to open and bleed out. But how about we keep her for the rest of the night and we will check her wound." The nurse said picking up what I'm guessing my medical chart.

"Oh hell no, I am not going to stay here all night for this brat. She isn't even my child." She said storming out, " I will tell her dad to come and pick her up but if you honestly think I'm going to wait you have another thing coming."

She is so mean and self absorbed it's nasty. "She is evil." I said taking of my mask it is so annoying.

Dr. Fran laughed, "Mr.Young do you mind stepping out so I can check her wound?" She told The Handsome Man.

"I should leave anyway, I need to deal with the person that did this to you." I said kissing her hand, "Goodnight Scarlett."

"Goodnight Mister," I said, he then left.

"Who hurt me?"

"I'm not sure but I don't think he did it intentionally. Besides it would be best if you didn't know; and a lot safer. Now sweetie do you think you can sit up for me?"

I nodded my head, she took the breathing mask off my face. I tried getting up, "Slowly,"she said holding me. "That's good." She said looking at my back tearing off my bandage.

"Your stitches look good. You can lay back down." She said. I did what she told me to do.

" I don't feel anything on my back."

"I can imagine them giving you something for so you won't feel the pain. "

"Oh I guess so. Is that man coming back?"I asked.

"Maybe, he is a very busy man."

"Is he like your boss?"

"Yeah you could say that." She said looking looking at my vitals on the machine. "How do feel Scarlett?"

"I'm okay, I'm just a little sleepy."

"Try to stay awake for me, okay?"

I nodded she called for my nurse.

They were talking I didn't pay attention to what they were saying because like I was saying I'm really tired considering I just woke up I shouldn't be tired. My nurse left.

"Scarlett you lost a lot of blood, so I asked your nurse to go get packets of blood. We are going to but it though your IV here. Okay?" She explained.

I nodded, the nurse came back with packets of blood and connected it to my IV.

I tried my best to stay awake, I soon fell asleep.

•••

I woke up to see my dad and a new nurse not the same as last night. They were conversing, they stopped talking when they noticed I was awake.

The nurse walked to me, "How do you feel?"

"I'm okay, I'm hungry though."

"I'll go see if they brought your breakfast." She left me and my dad alone.

"Do you remember what happened to you?"

"No I don't."

"Stupid bitch." He said lowly but I heard him. I didn't respond though.

I sat up at the edge of the bed, "Am I leaving today?"

"Well you're not staying here." He said.

The nurse came back in..

"Okay the doctor placed an order for pain killers you can take them while you are home."

"When will my back heal?"

"About two weeks it's important that you don't bother it. You can come back to get the stitches removed."

After she explained everything to me and my dad, I ate breakfast and we left. It was so weird the medical center was in the middle of woods. It wasn't to far from the road though, when we reached the car I sat in the back. I didn't want bother him.

It was a silent ride back home it was a really long drive.

When we arrived I walked in it smelled weird, It's smelled like ass. I ignored it and went upstairs to my room.

I put my things down on I called Katie.

It ring on the other end for couple of second, "Scarlett!" She exclaimed. "I'm so happy you're okay. Are you still in the hospital?"

"No I'm not I left and just got home. What happened to me?"

"My mom and dad told me I can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"I can't tell you I really want to, but I can't. I'm so sorry I-"

"Gimme a second." I cut Katie off. I heard a gunshot, I ran out of my room towards the noise. It was towards my dad room, when I reached I saw My dad holding a gun and Rachel naked and a naked man holding holding his bloody arm. Did my dad shot him? Oh my god I never seen my dad so angry in my life.

"Scarlett go back to your room!" He shouted angrily. I was motionless and speechless, "Baby think about what you are going to do next."Rachel said holding her hand up.

"Scarlett! I said go back to your f*****g room."

I ran away to my room and shutting and locking the door behind me.I got back on the phone with Katie, I am so scared. "Katie my dad just shot someone."

"What do you mean he shot some body!"

"In the room. I think Rachel cheated on him and he caught her in the act. So he shot the guy. I don't know what to do." I said beginning to cry.

"Just calm down, don't leave your room. I'm telling my mom so she can pick you up just stay on the phone with me. Okay?"

"Okay," I said between sobs.

"Mom!" I heard her shout on the other line as she talked to her mom. I continued to hear shouting outside of my bedroom.

Mrs.Young soon came I rushed downstairs and outside hugged her. I was so relieved she came, "It's okay sweetie let's get in the car."

I got in her car and she drove away to her home.

"Are you hurt honey?"

"No I'm not he didn't hurt me, he just screamed at me. Should we call the police?"

"No we have let him handle it in the mean time you are staying with at my home."

"I'm so scared."

"It's okay baby don't worry, he won't hurt you I won't let him," She said soothingly. "Jacob will not like this at all." She said.

Who is Jacob?

We reached her house, Mrs.Young brung me inside and walked me to Katie's room. I cried for a very long time Mrs. Young had to go but Katie kept me company she desperately tried to make me happy and less scared. But there was no shaking me, I am a 14 year old who just saw her crazy dad shoot a man. I was scared for the man. Was he dead? Was Rachel dead? Is my dad arrested? I'm mostly scared that I have to go back there. What if he gets mad when he realize I'm not there?

•••

A couple of weeks passed, Katie's mom told me she talked to my dad and he wasn't ready for me to come back home. She assured me no one is dead and dad was just really angry but he would've never hurt me.

I didn't want to believe my dad could really hurt me, so I didn't. I had to make myself use to the fact that he shot someone. I soon had to go home because my dad is my legal guardian. I didn't know why but Mrs.Young didn't call the police. No one did. I didn't think much of it though he probably the man probably isn't dead so that mean nothing bad happened

When I got home Rachel was still there she had a bruise on her eye that she would cover up with make up when she had to leave. The house was always dead quiet, Rachel and my dad slept in two different rooms. I didn't mention what happened about a month ago none of us did. They acted natural like it didn't happen so, so did I. But I did keep my distance from my dad. And when he told me to do something I did it. He got more mean and scary so it was hard for me to defy him. I tried going to the woods but Wolfe was never there. I don't know whether he was dead or not, because he doesn't

come any more. I miss him.

Katie and I got closer we became best friends but she still couldn't tell me what happened to me when I had to go to the hospital. She always told me that her dad told her she couldn't and it would be dangerous for me to know. I soon let it go. Katie was a real hot head fighting a lot to a point know one messed with the both of us because everyone. It was kinda hard though because she left for high school.