Road To Revovery

Chapter 6 Unexpected Help

Elijah's POV

This shitty day has just drug on and on.. and I'm so happy it's done with. I'm parked outside my apartment building, smoking a bowl of weed. I'm not much for drinking.. but smoking, I do it every day.. But my building doesn't allow smoking in it at all and my neighbors are kind of assh*les.. So here I am smoking a couple bowls in my car, trying to relax.

I put the pipe to my lips as I suck in and closing my eyes to relax as I hold my hit in. I blow it all out filling the car with smoke as I just hot box myself. I'm doing this, for who knows how long until I see Avery.

I must be seeing things.. I smoked too much, that must be it.. Because this woman is walking out of the expensive restaurant leaning on another woman stumbling all over the place. These girls are drunk no doubt about that. I'm too intrigued to look away so I just watch from afar.

After a couple attempts they finally get a taxi.. But they both don't go.. Only the smaller one does. They talk back and forth with the door open, but of course I can't hear what they are saying.. I just wish I really could get a better look at that woman's face because she looks so similar to Avery from the side. But with how dark it is, it's so hard to tell.. and to say I'm intrigued is an understatement. They hug as the woman gets into the taxi and driving off, leaving the 'Avery look-alike' alone.

She stumbles as she rubs the sides of her own arms like she is cold. She trips on something before stumbling to the side and hitting the wall. She groans out in pain as she stops, leaning her back against the wall for a second.. rubbing her arm she just collided with the wall, to try make it feel better.

I watch her try to look for something in her purse getting frustrated, as she starts to cry. I can see her cheeks gleaming in the moonlight as she wipes it away. She sits there for a minute sulking in her sorrows by herself. That is until a couple men come out of the shadows from the alleyway.

Shit this doesn't look good.. whether that's who I think it is or not, I need to help. I turn off the lights on the inside of my car as I slowly and as quietly as possible, open my door. I slip out backwards making sure to hide behind my car as I shut my door just as slowly as I opened it.

"What's a lady like yourself doing out here all alone? and crying?" One of the guys ask her as she squeaks out, "It's just been a shitty day.. but.. um.. I'm out here.. waiting for my man to get here.. He should be here any minute." She says obviously lying and I think they can tell this.

"Really? and I bet he is huge and buff too right? Because he would beat the s**t out of us?" He asks sarcastically as she just nods making the guys laugh, mocking that reaction.

"Well I can't wait to meet him then, I'll wait here with you just to make sure you find him." She shakes her head at them, as he reaches out touching her cheek but she slaps his hand away.

"Oh I just hate seeing a beauty like you upset. There has to be something that WE can do to make you feel better." One says as she swallows the lump in throat. "No thank you.. Have a good night gentlemen.. I need to get going." she replies quickly. I keep inching closer, as quietly as I can and they haven't noticed me yet so that's good.

She tries to step forward to leave, but the man directly in front of her, quickly puts out his arm blocking her only way out. She tries to go the other way but the other man blocks her way as well.

He reaches out as he inches closer. So she pushes him then kicks with as much force as she can in the groin, he bends over grabbing himself as he groans out in pain. So she tries to take that opening, running past but the other man grabs her arm, pulling her back to him before she can get away. She squeals out as he pins her to the wall underneath him.

"Please don't." She begs as he laughs at that attempt. "Come on man she said please isn't that they magic word." I say outloud to get his attention.

He turns around quickly with his fists up, as I do the same, throwing my fists up in defense. What he doesn't know is that I'm ambidextrous so I pretend, by my stance, that I'm going to punch with my right fist and then trick him by punching with my left. I do just that and he plays right into my trick.

Catching him off guard as he falls back into her and she pushes him away from her body as she quickly runs over to me. Without saying a word to each other, I take her hand and pulling her behind me to my car as the guys groan, but still standing up. I wasn't going to take her to my place because they could come back if they knew where I lived so we just have to get out of here for the moment.

"Get in my car now." I point out my car, instructing her as I circle around the vehicle to the driver's side. She doesn't object just jumping into my car as instructed. I lock the doors once we are in, then starting the car as I drive us away, with rocks hitting the side of the car, from the guys throwing them.

"Avery?" I ask confirming, as she nods. "Hey Eli, what's going on with you? Anything new?" She asks, trying to not talk about the situation that just went down.

"Well yeah actually, happy you asked.. I was just hanging out after my shift seeing this drunk girl stumbling around.. When she easily could have gotten into the taxi with her friend.. but instead she put herself into a vulnerable situation, where she really could have gotten hurt.. Would you know anything about that?" I sarcastically lecture her as she groans out.

"What were you just watching me or something?I was just going to walk to a hotel.. I couldn't get into the taxi, she wanted to take me home and I can't have that!" She says as she starts to cry, covering her face.

Shit now I feel bad. I pull over next to a bike path, parking the car. I turn looking at her, as she wipes her eyes sniffling but looking away from me. I suck in a sharp breath, because I have to ask. "I was just noticing you, but I didn't know if it was you, so I watched to see if I could confirm if it was you or not.. Then all that sh*t happened with those guys.. Now why wouldn't you want to go home?"

She wipes away her tears as she says, "He was sleeping with my best friend apparently.."

My jaw drops open. "You got your memories back?" I ask.

"That's what you retained from that?.. No.. I didn't get my memories back, I was told that's who she was.. But the worst part is he said it was my idea.. He said we hadn't slept together in a long time and we even had our own bedrooms.. God it was awful.. And come to find out he is not even working.. I'm just supporting his dumb, lazy ass.. So I told him I want a divorce.. I don't care of I get my memories back or not about him.. All I know is that I don't want that life.. It just sounded so lonely and miserable and nothing I was hoping it would be." She says sounding embarressed but I won't judge her.

"I'm so sorry Avery.. Tell me what house and I'll go kick his ass!" I declare as she laughs and shaking her head. "You're so sweet.. but don't worry, I got him kicked out tonight and my assistant already emailed him the divorce papers.. So he will be gone in no time at all.. So I took care of him." She says crossing her arms across her chest as she elbows my pipe of weed but quickly grabs it, catching it before it spills.

"Is this what you were doing out in your car?" She asks me as I nod. "Yea my building doesn't allow smoking and my neighbors are rude, so I have to smoke in here... and it was a shitty shift so I was planning on smoking extra." I explain to her as she hands me back the pipe of weed. I take it but set it down.

"What? You can smoke.. I don't mind as long as you let me do it with you." She says causing me to chuckle at that, then nodding as I grab the pipe into my hands.. lighting the top, taking a hit, holding it in as I pass it to her. She does the same as I blow out the hit before asking. "So what were you doing over there?" She blows out her hit and handing me the pipe.

"After my shitty time at home I decided to go to work and I had a shitty time at work too actually, So my assistant felt bad and she took me out for dinner.. and come to find out I guess I was a b*tch and made a fuss at the restaurant the last time I was there.. and the manager went out of his way to make my time comfortable.. and that consisted of kicking out my soon-to-be ex-husband.. so that was nice." She explains to me and it doesn't go unnoticed by me, that she didn't talk about her shitty shift just changing the subject to the dinner.

"Well that must have been nice.. So what happened at work? If you don't mind me asking. Of course." I say to her as I take another hit then handing her the pipe.

She let's out a deep breathe as if trying to figure out how to say this. "Um.. a client came in, that has signed other contracts with us.. but only with me.. and he was asking about me when I showed up.. So they brought him to my office and leaving us alone.. He shut all the blinds and locked the door, then turned me around just to bend me over, to do.. execrly what your thinking.. When I denied his advances, he said that's been our agreement for years.. and that's the only reason he signs anything with me is because I let him f*#k me.. Then he threatened to take his money and business elsewhere.. So I told him no and to get his s*x from somewhere else, because he won't get it from me anymore.. So I ran and hid in the stairwell.. until my assistant got me and took me to dinner." She replies so honestly as I let out a deep breath. "F*#k, that was a shitty day I'm so sorry." I say to her as she nods. "Well I'm selling my shares since I own a third of that company and then leaving that job.. and I guess I have to get a new place because I don't want to go back to mine.."

"Why are you selling? Shouldn't you wait until you get your memories back before you make that big of a decision?" I ask her as she shakes her head.

"I don't want to be in a job where I have used my body to get money.. I'm not a whore.. I'm leaving that and starting new.. I'm doing that with everything else, so might as well with that.. I just.. don't know what I'm good at or like, so I don't know what jobs to look for.. but apparently, I'm rich so I have some time to figure it out." She replies as I nod at her.

"Are you ok?" I ask, watching her take a hit and shaking her head before blowing out the smoke to the point that the whole car is filled up with smoke now.. making it look so foggy.. "No not at all.. I would have rather just stayed in the hospital with you, at least I was happy.. I hate the person I was.. It's disgusting.. No wonder everyone hated me, because I have only found out a couple things about myself and I already hate myself. I hope I never get my memories back, because everytime I do I hate myself more." She says as I shake my head. "No come on.. it's ok to realize you made mistakes, but the thing you need to do is learn from it.. Not beat yourself up about it... The past is in the past, it's what you decide to do for your future that really defines you. Now, you realize you don't like being that way, so change it.. You're already on the right track.. I know you will be fine." I encourage her as she smiles my way.

"You just always have the right thing to say.. now smartypants what hotel should I stay at?" She asks as I swallow nervously. "You could always stay with me.. you know, until you find a new place of course." I say to her, gaining her attention as she glances over at me. "I would hate to put you out.. well more than I already have." She says looking away.

"I swear it's not a problem at all, that's why I offered, but if you don't feel comfortable, I would understand.. it's ok to say it." I say trying to not pressure her.

"Well as long as you mean it when you say I'm not any trouble, then I would love that.. I really don't want to be alone right now and I have always felt so comfortable with you." She replies looking right at me. Her eyes search my face for any signs of lies as I decide to respond. "Ok let's get back to my place then."