Dominic
Her mother came over to me and took my hand, leading me over to the row of chairs and getting me to sit down. She kept holding my hand; her hand was trembling. I realized she was feeling the same way. About three hours later, I saw some doctors walking towards us. I stood up instantly, and so did the police officers.
“Where is she?”. He looked at me, then at my father.
“She's alive. Calm down, Mr. Chase. Can I speak to you privately for a moment?”
What the fuck happened to her? I guess my father saw the craziness in my eyes. He pulled me aside; my mother walked over, and so did her mother.
“Dr., Raymond What seems to be the problem?” My father asked, his tone urgent.
“When she came, she kept repeating the same thing over and over. No police; he's watching, as is my mother. Now I'm not sure, but I can guess that whoever the assailant is, he's watching, and the police should not be involved. Also, maybe watch out for her mother. She will need therapy, both physical and emotional. While we were taking care of her, she woke up a second time and started screaming as if she were about to die. She has been beaten to an inch of her life, and I'm surprised she's still alive. She suffered a miscarriage from the continuous amount of blows to her abdomen. She has four broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, a broken foot, and a twisted ankle. superficial cuts on her entire body; I'm assuming it was done with a sharp blade. Her entire face is swollen black and blue from the beating.”.
I sank back into the chair. They tried to beat her to death. Her mother just held my hand.
“Mr. Chase, there's something else, and I'm not quite sure how to say this or if I should say it in front of everyone here." I looked at him.
"They are all family; this is my family, and this is her mother and her two sisters.”.
"Well, then, she has been raped multiple times in the past few weeks. We conducted a rape kit and will submit that to the police once we have your go-ahead.”.
“I want to see her now."
“You can. She's in a private room upstairs. There's a police officer stationed outside her door; no one but my family, myself, two other doctors, and two nurses are allowed to enter. Please follow me this way and be quiet. We had to sedate her because she wouldn't let any of the male doctors touch her.”.
When we walked in and I saw her, I couldn't breathe. I felt like I was losing my mind. My vision started to blur, and I couldn't hear anything.
“Bennett?”
“Yeah”
“You better catch me before I fucking fall.”.
I could feel myself falling, but I didn't hit the ground. I heard shouting but couldn't make out anything that was being said. I was there, but I wasn't.
"Dominican, come on.”.
“What the hell is wrong with him?”
“Jesus Christ, what the hell is happening here?”.
“Marcus, relax; he's just in shock; he'll come around in a minute.”.
Fuck, why was I lying down? I sat up, and my mother was with me, sitting alone. I looked at her.
“You scared the life out of me, Dominic; is that how much you love her? You zoned out completely; you weren't reacting. Did seeing her like that do that to you?”.
At that moment, I realized that what I felt for Tia was more than I understood.
“I want to see her.”.
“Dominican, I don't think that's a good idea if you react like that again.”.
I didn't care; I wanted to be with her. I got off the bed and walked out. I heard my mother behind me. I saw Bennett and Dad walking towards me.
“Dominican, you need to get back in that bed." Bennett tried stopping me, but I pushed past him.
"Let him go, Bennett. Let him go.”.
When I walked into the room, her mother was sitting next to her. When she saw me, she came to me.
“Think clearly; don't let revenge and anger cloud your judgment; she's going to need you, okay?”.
I just nodded. I heard the others walk into the room.
I stood looking at her. I don't think she'll want me around,but I'll still be here.
Her entire face was swollen. My parents were talking to the doctor. I saw it before anyone else did. Her fingers started twitching. Her eyes were still closed. She started screaming, and her hands came up instantly as if to defend herself, trying to block someone.
I grabbed her hands and looked at the doctor. "FFucking Do something now.”. He called for a nurse when they rushed in. They pushed everyone away,but I wasn't moving. I wanted to see who would fucking make me move. When her eyes opened and she saw me, she started crying. She grabbed onto me and wouldn't stop.
"I'm sorry, Tia. I'm so sorry I didn't protect you. I'm sorry.”.
TIA
When I opened my eyes, I felt the pain in my hands instantly. I tried moving, but I couldn't. That's when I realized I was tied to a chair. Where was I? What happened? I tried to make out anything, but it was of no use. It was completely dark, and that's when I remembered what happened.
I was in the bathroom about to take a shower when I heard something fall, which I thought was weird. I thought maybe Dominic had come back and decided to wait on me instead. So I called out for him but heard no answer. I had turned off the shower and walked out into the hallway and into the living room. My front door was open. I had walked over to it and opened it, checking outside, but didn't see anything or anyone. The cars were parked along the street, which was normal.
I stood listening for a few minutes but didn't hear anything, so I closed the door, and just as I closed the door, something came up around my nose. I had barely managed to pull myself away, but I had already smelled it. I knew what it was; this could only be Alyssa.
My head started feeling light; I became dizzy and couldn't see properly, but I knew my way around my apartment. I picked up a vase that was by the door and started swinging it, and I felt an instant burning on my left hand. I dropped the vase because of the pain. I tried to walk back to the hallway, and I felt that person behind me. When I turned around, all I saw was a dark shadow, and they had what looked like a knife. So I raised my hand to defend myself, and that was the last thing I remember. Now I'm here, wherever it is.
My mouth was tied with something; I don't know if it was tape or cloth. My eyes were open, and I could hear because it was deadly quiet and pitch black. Suddenly, I heard footsteps, but I couldn't speak. Then I heard a voice that I didn't recognize.
"Well, aren't you a pretty little thing? What's the matter? Do you want to speak?” I could tell from the direction of his voice that he was standing behind me. It was a man.
Suddenly, I felt the tape being pulled out of my mouth.
“Who are you? Why are you doing this?".
"Oh, I'm not doing this for any reason, just because I can.”.
“What do you want from me?”.
“You are Tia Mackenzie, aren't you?”.
“Yes, I am.”
“Then that's all I need to know. You need to be taught the lesson." That's when he punched me. There was nothing I could do but scream. My hands were tied, and so were my feet.
“Girls like you should know their place and not take things that belong to other people.”. After saying that he started hitting me and wouldn't stop when he kicked me to my stomach, I tried to scream, but he didn't stop. I knew what was going to happen. I was about to lose my child. He didn't stop hitting me; he just kept going and going until I probably passed out.
When my eyes opened again, my entire body was in pain. I was lying down, and I knew what was about to happen. I don't know how long it has been since I passed out or how long I've been here, but I heard him again. I heard his footsteps; he didn't say anything; he continued hitting me while we repeated the same thing over and over again.
“Girls like me should learn to not take things that belong to someone else. I'll teach you a lesson.”.
After saying that, he started ripping off my clothes. He raped me over and over again, and all I could do was scream. I knew I was going to pass out again.