The Stubborn One

Episode 11

I woke up with an excruciating pain on my side, I struggle to open my eyes but once I did I closed them again as the light in the room was painful.

I opened my eyes again and allowed myself to adjust to the light, I looked around to see I was in an all white room I was confused but when I placed my hand on where I was feeling pain I realised there was a bandage there. 

“That slut stabbed me.” I recalled.

This has to be a medical room at the warehouse, you know I’m kinda surprised that I’m here because these people hate me so much you’d think that they would just let me die of blood loss or something.

There was no one around the room I look to the side and my phone and a glass of water are sitting there, I struggled to reach them because of the pain on my side but thankfully I got them.

I really hope I didn’t pop a stitch if that’s what I got done.

I didn’t know who to call but I really wanted to talk to a doctor and ask them for info on my wound.

I decided to call Carlo as he’s the only person I’ve befriended so he’s the only persons number I have, I’m kinda annoyed he isn’t here but I can’t blame him, as a right hand man he must have a lot of work.

I call him but he doesn’t answer so I just kinda sit back trying to decide on what I’m gonna do.

I was about to get out of bed when the rooms door swung open with a very out of breath Carlo standing there.

“Are you okay?” I ask trying to hold back my laughter but failing and causing my side to hurt like a little b***h.

“You’re finally awake.” He said still taking deep breaths.

“How long was I out?” I ask him calmly.

“Oh you know only six days.” He screamed at me.

“I’ve been out longer.” I answered and he gives me the what the f**k look but I just shrug.

“How’s Mariana?” I asked with hate.

“I’m not sure, all I know is that she’s been taken to the cells.” Carlo answer I could tell he was telling the truth.

“Wouldn’t think Rafael would do that.” I said unsurely.

“He didn’t, Mr Romano his father heard what happened and came back to the warehouse and demanded it, the man hadn’t been back here since he retired but him and your father apparently where good friends, Rafael has been in a lot of s**t since.” Carlo said giving me all the tea.

“Is she in pain?” I asked wanting the satisfaction of knowing that she is.

“Yeah, you sure did a job on her, Mr Romano refused to allow her get stitches or pain killers and with the state of the cells I wouldn’t be surprised if all her wounds got infected.” He answered without a any look of feeling bad.

I don’t feel bad either she deserves it, if she wanted to fight she should have came up to me and fought fair however she decided to stab me when I was distracted leaving me of guard.

“Carlo I called you because I wanted to know if I could talk to the doctor who toke care of the wound.” I said and he nodded and left the room coming back with a doctor.

“Miss Anderson.” Said the doctor and I gave her a forced smile.

She looked at Carlo with the can you please leave look and he left so it was just her and I in the room.

“How’s the wound?” I asked.

“Well the wound was deep and you lost a lot of blood, Mariana however didn’t seem to hit anything important however I’m sure she was trying to.” The doctor said reading from a note book she had in her hand.

“Yes she was trying to stab me else where however I had a bad feeling and turned that’s why it hit my side.” I said and she nodded and wrote what I said down.

“Can I go and do my normal life stuff?” I asked even though I know I will.

“I would prefer to advise you not to as too much movement would affect the stitches and losing more blood would not be good as the reason you where out for so long was because of the blood loss.” The doctor said and I nodded.

“Can I change the bandages by myself?” I asked.

“You can buy it would be hard and you would need to be familiar with changing them.” The doctor answered.

“I have been wounded badly before so I’m fine with changing everything myself.” I told her.

“Alright I will give you clean bandages enough for 2 weeks but if you need more don’t hesitate to come to me and I will also give you some pain killers, the box tells you how much to take depending on your pain.” She said and put everything in a bag passing it to me.

The doctor helped me up to my room and when I sat down on my bed my phone started ringing.

“ELLA.” I heard someone scream, I guess it’s mum.

“Princess how are you keeping up, Mr Romano called me and told me everything, he said he’d call me when you woke up and we have all been waiting impatiently since.” Dad said.

“I’m good dad, is mum crying?” I ask worried.

“Yeah she’s been crying the past 6 days worried about you.” Dad answered.

“I’m sorry for making you guys worry, I should’ve have been with my guard down, I thought I was safe so I wasn’t really alert.” I said disappointed with myself.

“Princess it was not your fault, if you want to come home you can, after you do we will find you someplace else to do your training.” Dad said understandingly.

I would really love to tell him I wanna come home and tell him how much I hate this f*****g place but I know that I already disappointed him for being irresponsible and if I go home I’ll just be acting weak and I don’t want my dad to go to all the trouble of finding some place for me to train, he spent maybe 5 months looking the first time.

“No dad I’m ok, I’ll finish what I started here and then I’ll go home.” I said trying to sound convincing.

After talking for a bit we all said our goodbyes leaving me in the loneliness of my bedroom.