Broken Lungs
The Storm
I stood there with tears falling freely from my eyes as the man finally started to tell me what had happened.
"Ma'am, I'm so sorry but it very much pains me to say, your mother's in the hospital. She's hanging in there but she's in pretty bad condition." he said as I heard nothing but sadness in his voice. 'How can she be hurt? She's in Georgia and from what shes told me, all she does there is work then go back to her hotel room. How could this happen?..' I thought to myself for a few seconds.
"Ma'am? Are you still there?" the officer on the other end of the phone asked a bit concerned.
"Wait a second, Dallas police department? That's no possible, she's supposed to be in Atlanta for another month" I said confused.
"Well, seems she was capable of coming home early" he said sighing.
"H-how did this happen?" I stuttered.
"Well, you know your neighbor, Vanessa?" he asked me.
"Yes, she lives next door with her fiance Joe and her little girl Savvy" I said somewhat confused.
"Right, well she heard some commotion going on when she was getting back from walking her dog. At first she thought it was really nothing but then her dog started growling at your apartment door and wouldn't stop barking. That's when she heard a scream for a second and decided to try knocking on the door to see if anyone would answer. She heard something break inside so she starting banging on the door and even tried opening it but it was locked. Unfortunately she couldn't get a good look at the perps face when he quickly pushed past her knocking her on the ground. She said she only saw he was maybe about 5' 9", had broad shoulders and shoulder length dark brown hair and her dog got a good hold of his ankle injuring him a little but he got away" he said sighing. Only then did I feel my heart sink straight into my stomach and my sadness turn to nothing but pure rage. 'I know that fucking description anywhere' I thought to myself as I screamed in my mind wishing I had done far worse damage to that prick the morning I escaped. I sighed wiping the tears that still poured from my eyes.
"Which hospital is she at?" I asked finding the nearest notebook and ripping out a blank sheet of paper. I wrote down all the information he told me on where my mom was going to be for the next few weeks.
"Okay, thank you. I'll come see her as soon as possible" I said as I folded the paper and putting it in my pocket.
"You're welcome, miss. Don't worry about a thing, we have guards looking out for her outside of her room and keeping an eye for a man with that description. Do you know of any family that lives near by that would try seeing her? Just so we know the perp doesn't try sneaking his way in saying he is a family member" he said.
"Honestly, no we don't, we only have each other now and whatever family we do have wants nothing to do with us mostly because of me. So I'm the only family member that'll be going to visit her" I said back somewhat calmly.
"Okay then, I'll be sure to let her doctor and nurses know. Oh and one last thing I should mention to you. The perp took her cell phone so if you see her number calling you, don't answer it" he said seriously just as my phone beeped notifying me I had either a text or another call coming in. I looked to see who it was and froze staring at the screen as my blood boiled with anger.
Incoming call from: Momma♥
"Got it, thanks again" I said just before he hung up and pressing answer putting the phone back to my ear.
"And what the fuck do you want?" I spat to the heartless piece of scum on the other end of the line.
"Tsk tsk Mel. Is that any way to speak to your mother?" Alex asked before chuckling evilly.
"I already knew it was you, you piece of shit. I was just informed before you called about you taking my mothers phone after you FUCKING PUT HER IN THE HOSPITAL" I yelled into the phone as my anger grew more and more. I heard him sigh and snicker before he spoke again and decided to put him on speaker before turning and mouthing the word Alex.
"Well, truth be told my dear, I didn't intend on putting her in the hospital whatsoever. I didn't even mean for it to be her, I was really hoping to get into your place so I can get back at you for leaving me the way you did. You sly little bitch, locking me in the comforting room I made you and taking my car leaving it god knows where. I was hoping to get my hands on that pretty little neck of yours again, except I intended on finishing you off this time. But unfortunately you ran away like the coward you are and left your mother defenseless. By the way I found your little note you left for her, touching" he chuckled as I saw the guys gather up behind Jess and tears threatened my eyes once again.
"Oh but as I was saying, I didn't intend on hurting her, I intended on killing her" he scoffed. I shakily ran my fingers through my hair as my vision blurred from my now freshly spilled tears.
"WHY HER, WHY NOT BE A FUCKING MAN AND TRY FINDING ME?!" I spat with venom dripping from every word.
"Oh Mel, dear naive stupid Mel. You see, I had many things planned for you, I actually still do" he let out a small villainous chuckle.
"But when I saw you took most of your stuff and it was her that came through your front door, well, I just couldn't help myself. She never liked me and always kept us apart when we were together anyways. Since you were nowhere to be found and she was vulnerable I saw my chance to take the only thing you loved from you. You see, if I can't have you, why should she? Your mother would've been lying in a casket by now if it weren't for your inquisitive neighbor and her dog" he said annoyed.
"Yeah and I also heard her dog got a good taste of your ankle before you ran off" I scoffed smirking.
"Yeah, just like the taste your mother got from all my beatings, next time I'll make sure she chokes on her own blood" he said coldly
"You're not going anywhere near her ever again. The only person that's going to be choking on their own blood is you. Go fuck yourself, Alex" I said just before I was about to hang up but froze in place when he spoke again.
(I wish that you could see, feel something or just believe,
But you're not here you're way past dead, your heart, it doesn't bleed.)
"Now why would I want to do that my dear when I can just have the satisfaction of doing it to you again?" he said as flashbacks of the scarring memory filled my mind again causing me to drop my phone. Tears flowed one after another down my cheeks as I cupped a hand over my mouth and slowly walked backwards till my back was against the wall.
"Just like all the many times I was capable of taking advantage of you while you lied there broken crying for help. Nobody was going to help you even if they heard. You're nothing without me, babygirl. I still have your virginity, you know it would've been far less painful if you would've just gave it to me willingly, but you just had to be difficult didn't you? I know you'll never forget that night, I had to force myself to look at you when I fucked you as you irritatingly cried and cried until I finished and even had to force your disgusting ass into the shower because you wouldn't move. So much for your first time being special" he said causing me to cry harder shaking my head and sliding down the wall to the floor.
(You took a part of me, ripped from my very soul.)
"Maybe next time I will leave a little something other than bruises for you so you can do something useful, like finally killing yourself" he said coldly as I felt my body starting to shake violently.
(Now I feel like giving up when you're just losing control.)
I kept having images of my mom laying in that hospital bed all lifeless and what I'd do if I lost her.
"That's enough!" my head snapped up when I heard Ashley yell and move past everyone who all had a mixture of anger and heartbreak on their tear stained shocked faces.
"Replaced me for someone else already, have you Mel?" Alex asked amussingly as Ashley stormed over to my phone on the ground picking it up and pressing the end button looking at me with tears brimming his eyes. He turned off my phone and put it in his pocket walking over to me kneeling down and cupping my face with his hands.
"Melly, don't listen to him, do you hear me? I already told you, I am NOT letting him anywhere near you, okay? I promise" he said and I nodded as he engulfed me in a tight hug letting me cry into his shoulder. He sat down in front of me pulling me into his lap rocking me back and forth as I cried into him.
"Shh shh, it'll be okay sweetie, I'm right here" he cooed as he stroked my hair gently with one hand and rubbing my back with the other. I wrapped my arms around him as tight as I could like my life depended on it.
"Ma'am, I'm so sorry but it very much pains me to say, your mother's in the hospital. She's hanging in there but she's in pretty bad condition." he said as I heard nothing but sadness in his voice. 'How can she be hurt? She's in Georgia and from what shes told me, all she does there is work then go back to her hotel room. How could this happen?..' I thought to myself for a few seconds.
"Ma'am? Are you still there?" the officer on the other end of the phone asked a bit concerned.
"Wait a second, Dallas police department? That's no possible, she's supposed to be in Atlanta for another month" I said confused.
"Well, seems she was capable of coming home early" he said sighing.
"H-how did this happen?" I stuttered.
"Well, you know your neighbor, Vanessa?" he asked me.
"Yes, she lives next door with her fiance Joe and her little girl Savvy" I said somewhat confused.
"Right, well she heard some commotion going on when she was getting back from walking her dog. At first she thought it was really nothing but then her dog started growling at your apartment door and wouldn't stop barking. That's when she heard a scream for a second and decided to try knocking on the door to see if anyone would answer. She heard something break inside so she starting banging on the door and even tried opening it but it was locked. Unfortunately she couldn't get a good look at the perps face when he quickly pushed past her knocking her on the ground. She said she only saw he was maybe about 5' 9", had broad shoulders and shoulder length dark brown hair and her dog got a good hold of his ankle injuring him a little but he got away" he said sighing. Only then did I feel my heart sink straight into my stomach and my sadness turn to nothing but pure rage. 'I know that fucking description anywhere' I thought to myself as I screamed in my mind wishing I had done far worse damage to that prick the morning I escaped. I sighed wiping the tears that still poured from my eyes.
"Which hospital is she at?" I asked finding the nearest notebook and ripping out a blank sheet of paper. I wrote down all the information he told me on where my mom was going to be for the next few weeks.
"Okay, thank you. I'll come see her as soon as possible" I said as I folded the paper and putting it in my pocket.
"You're welcome, miss. Don't worry about a thing, we have guards looking out for her outside of her room and keeping an eye for a man with that description. Do you know of any family that lives near by that would try seeing her? Just so we know the perp doesn't try sneaking his way in saying he is a family member" he said.
"Honestly, no we don't, we only have each other now and whatever family we do have wants nothing to do with us mostly because of me. So I'm the only family member that'll be going to visit her" I said back somewhat calmly.
"Okay then, I'll be sure to let her doctor and nurses know. Oh and one last thing I should mention to you. The perp took her cell phone so if you see her number calling you, don't answer it" he said seriously just as my phone beeped notifying me I had either a text or another call coming in. I looked to see who it was and froze staring at the screen as my blood boiled with anger.
Incoming call from: Momma♥
"Got it, thanks again" I said just before he hung up and pressing answer putting the phone back to my ear.
"And what the fuck do you want?" I spat to the heartless piece of scum on the other end of the line.
"Tsk tsk Mel. Is that any way to speak to your mother?" Alex asked before chuckling evilly.
"I already knew it was you, you piece of shit. I was just informed before you called about you taking my mothers phone after you FUCKING PUT HER IN THE HOSPITAL" I yelled into the phone as my anger grew more and more. I heard him sigh and snicker before he spoke again and decided to put him on speaker before turning and mouthing the word Alex.
"Well, truth be told my dear, I didn't intend on putting her in the hospital whatsoever. I didn't even mean for it to be her, I was really hoping to get into your place so I can get back at you for leaving me the way you did. You sly little bitch, locking me in the comforting room I made you and taking my car leaving it god knows where. I was hoping to get my hands on that pretty little neck of yours again, except I intended on finishing you off this time. But unfortunately you ran away like the coward you are and left your mother defenseless. By the way I found your little note you left for her, touching" he chuckled as I saw the guys gather up behind Jess and tears threatened my eyes once again.
"Oh but as I was saying, I didn't intend on hurting her, I intended on killing her" he scoffed. I shakily ran my fingers through my hair as my vision blurred from my now freshly spilled tears.
"WHY HER, WHY NOT BE A FUCKING MAN AND TRY FINDING ME?!" I spat with venom dripping from every word.
"Oh Mel, dear naive stupid Mel. You see, I had many things planned for you, I actually still do" he let out a small villainous chuckle.
"But when I saw you took most of your stuff and it was her that came through your front door, well, I just couldn't help myself. She never liked me and always kept us apart when we were together anyways. Since you were nowhere to be found and she was vulnerable I saw my chance to take the only thing you loved from you. You see, if I can't have you, why should she? Your mother would've been lying in a casket by now if it weren't for your inquisitive neighbor and her dog" he said annoyed.
"Yeah and I also heard her dog got a good taste of your ankle before you ran off" I scoffed smirking.
"Yeah, just like the taste your mother got from all my beatings, next time I'll make sure she chokes on her own blood" he said coldly
"You're not going anywhere near her ever again. The only person that's going to be choking on their own blood is you. Go fuck yourself, Alex" I said just before I was about to hang up but froze in place when he spoke again.
(I wish that you could see, feel something or just believe,
But you're not here you're way past dead, your heart, it doesn't bleed.)
"Now why would I want to do that my dear when I can just have the satisfaction of doing it to you again?" he said as flashbacks of the scarring memory filled my mind again causing me to drop my phone. Tears flowed one after another down my cheeks as I cupped a hand over my mouth and slowly walked backwards till my back was against the wall.
"Just like all the many times I was capable of taking advantage of you while you lied there broken crying for help. Nobody was going to help you even if they heard. You're nothing without me, babygirl. I still have your virginity, you know it would've been far less painful if you would've just gave it to me willingly, but you just had to be difficult didn't you? I know you'll never forget that night, I had to force myself to look at you when I fucked you as you irritatingly cried and cried until I finished and even had to force your disgusting ass into the shower because you wouldn't move. So much for your first time being special" he said causing me to cry harder shaking my head and sliding down the wall to the floor.
(You took a part of me, ripped from my very soul.)
"Maybe next time I will leave a little something other than bruises for you so you can do something useful, like finally killing yourself" he said coldly as I felt my body starting to shake violently.
(Now I feel like giving up when you're just losing control.)
I kept having images of my mom laying in that hospital bed all lifeless and what I'd do if I lost her.
"That's enough!" my head snapped up when I heard Ashley yell and move past everyone who all had a mixture of anger and heartbreak on their tear stained shocked faces.
"Replaced me for someone else already, have you Mel?" Alex asked amussingly as Ashley stormed over to my phone on the ground picking it up and pressing the end button looking at me with tears brimming his eyes. He turned off my phone and put it in his pocket walking over to me kneeling down and cupping my face with his hands.
"Melly, don't listen to him, do you hear me? I already told you, I am NOT letting him anywhere near you, okay? I promise" he said and I nodded as he engulfed me in a tight hug letting me cry into his shoulder. He sat down in front of me pulling me into his lap rocking me back and forth as I cried into him.
"Shh shh, it'll be okay sweetie, I'm right here" he cooed as he stroked my hair gently with one hand and rubbing my back with the other. I wrapped my arms around him as tight as I could like my life depended on it.
Notes
Title credit goes to Of Mice & Men's song The Storm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFnbROoQ2isHere's your treat my little ducklings! Part 1 of 2! Please forgive me for taking so long v.v
And I'm sorry if this triggers any feels, I just wanted it to be emotional ;-;
By the way,
'I wish that you could see, feel something or just believe,
But you're not here you're way past dead, your heart, it doesn't bleed.
You took a part of me, ripped from my very soul.
Now I feel like giving up when you're just losing control.'
Are the lyrics to The Storm by OM&M, I felt they fit the most to Alex's shit personality and his satanic ways.
AND @BVBgirl355 I'M SORRY PLEASE DON'T HATE ME, IT WAS WHO YOU THOUGHT IT WAS THAT HURT MEL'S MOMMA DDD:
Hopefully I'll get to type part 2 within the next few days c:
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7/22/15