Chapter 17
*Nick*
I woke up that morning with Nat sleeping against me. I looked up at Brian who was grabbing his things.
“Bri?” I asked.
“Hey, I gotta get going, I’ll be back later to pick up Nat. You two spend some time together. Just don’t let her leave this hospital. Okay?”
“Like I’d do that. Thanks for taking care of her while I’m jailed here.” I said pulling Nat closer to me.
“You know I love her as much as you do. So that’s why.” he said and walked out.
Nat started to move around and slpwly opened her eyes at me. “Mornin’” she said.
“Morning. How are you?” I asked.
“Comfy.” she said smiling up at me.
“That’s the best thing I’ve ever heard from you in a long time.”
“That’s cuz I’m happy.” she said.
“I’m glad. And I hope you stay happy.”
“As long as you’re here.” she said.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.” she said and we kissed.
We ended up watching T.V. when a nurse came in, with food. Nat got up and went to her purse then.
“What are you doing?”
“There is only enough food for the boney one. Anyway, I wanna get some coffee. That okay?” She asked.
“Yeah. Be back soon.” I said licking the spoon of Jell-O.
“And don’t eat all the dessert.”
“Okay. Thanks mom.” I said as she stuck her tongue out at me.
I finished eating before she came back, so I took Nat’s book bag off the floor and looked in it. I found a book of her pictures and I looked threw them while I waited.
I looked at the pictures that she took of me. When I was drinking, they were good, cept for the guy in the pic who was me. “What did I do to myself?”
I moaned. When I heard a scream.
It took me a second to realize that it was Nat. I ran so fast out of that room and saw no one running anywhere. I walked down the hall where I saw coffee on the floor by a room. I opened the door and saw Nat and Joel. Nat tied up to the bed Naked, while he was forcing himself on her. She was trying to scream but he gagged her. She was crying and looked all helpless. I turned to the nurses desk and screamed. “Some one help!” all of the nurses ran into the room followed by police officers.
I watched as the officers took Joel away, and the nurses were trying to wake an out of it Nat. Then one came up to me. “Was she in your room with you?”
“Yes.” I chocked out.
“Do you have any of her id?” they asked.
“In my room. What are you going to do with her?” I asked.
“Run some tests and then make her stay here for awhile.”
“Can I share a room with her?” I asked.
“Yes. Now go get her id.”
“Alright.” I said as I took one glance at Nat who was now shaking at everyone’s touch.
As I went to give the nurse her ID I watched, they were putting things on Nat, then when another nurse came up to me. I was in full tears by then.
“Sir, we’ll bring her into your room as soon as we are done. Why don’t you go get some sleep?”
“Alright.” I said. And walked slowly to my room.
I went in my room and sat there, I looked down at the photos and the page flipped. It was on a page with both of us staring at the camera, smiling and holding each other so close.
Then a few mins later Brian came in.
“Hey, how are you doing?” he asked.
“Not so good.” I said. As my tears just started to fall again.
“Why? Where’s Nat?” He asked.
“She was ..... raped.” I said quietly.
“By who?” he said sitting on my bed.
“JOEL.” I said. “It’s my fault.”
“How is it your fault?”
“I let her go... get something to eat.”
“Nick, don’t do this to your self. She did the same thing.”
“I fucked up so much.” I said.
“It’s not your fault, it’s the asses fault.”
“No, it’s mine. I could be married to her right now, I’d be out of the whole mess.”
“Don’t say that, you both know why you stopped. So come on and stop putting it on yourself.”
“I can’t.” I said and fell on the bed.
“Go get some sleep. I’ll stay here till she gets here.”
“Alright.” I said. And slowly I went to sleep.