EVIE'S POV:
I glanced at the clock on my bedside table as I heard my phone vibrating across the wood of it. Seeing it was just after midnight, I groaned and reached for my phone… "Hello?"
"Evie, it's me" Josh's voice informed me
"Why are you ringing so late?" I questioned
"Can you come to your door please?" he asked
"Why? What are you doing here?" I inquired as I pushed my bedcover back
"Can you just come to the door, please?" he questioned
"Okay. One minute" I informed him. Hanging up the phone, I pulled my slippers onto my feet and crept out of my room, moving down the hallway to the front door…
JOSH'S POV:
The front door opened a minute or so later and Evie appeared, her facial expression changing as she moved the slide back…
"What happened?" she asked
"Your ex" I informed her "is a maniac"
"Harry did this to you?" she questioned
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "Told me you two were made for each other and said you don't deserve a lowlife piece of scum like me as a friend. I told him to stay away from you but he won't, Evie. You need to do something. You need to call the police"
"Let's get you cleaned up" she sighed, stepping out of the house, helping me into the living room
EVIE'S POV:
After cleaning Josh up, I settled him on the sofa and cleaned up everything that I'd used, glancing at him occasionally as he watched me move around the room… "You should get some rest"
"Are you going to call the police?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at me
"I have to, don't I?" I questioned as I moved back to the living room again, sitting down on the chair opposite the sofa
He nodded his head, signalling yes…
"In the morning though" I replied "we both need some rest. Go to sleep, Josh"
I reciprocated the warm smile he threw me and pulled the blanket of mine that I'd left on the chair earlier that evening, wrapping it around me…
"You can go to bed, y'know…" Josh admitted
"How am I gonna explain it in the morning if Hannah's up before me?" I inquired
"Fair point" he replied "night, Evie"
"Night, Josh" I mirrored
JOSH'S POV:
I woke up the next morning as I heard a door shut and sat up, wincing as I did so, the pain in my ribs excruciating…
"What are you doing here?" Oscar asked as he walked into the living room "and what happened to your face?"
"He got beaten up by some random looking for Andy" Evie's voice spoke "right, Josh?"
"Right" I replied
"And you didn't think to go to your girlfriend's house?" he questioned
"I was dumped in the bush" I informed him "and here was the nearest place I could think to come. I was in agony, but I'll go"
"No!" Evie proclaimed "you're gonna stay for some breakfast and you're gonna let Hannah check you over properly too"
"Who am I checking over?" Hannah asked as she walked into the living room as Evie and I moved to the kitchen "Josh, what are you doing here?"
"I was beaten up and dumped in the bush" I informed her
"And how long have you been like this?" she inquired
"About 6 hours" I replied "Evie patched me up and gave me the sofa for the night"
She nodded her head in understanding… "Sit down. Are you in pain?"
"My ribs kill, and so does my stomach" I admitted
"Let's take a look" she replied "Oscar, can you get a couple of ice packs for me please?"
EVIE'S POV:
I winced as Josh pulled up his t-shirt to reveal more bruises and swelling on his ribs and stomach, Oscar handing Hannah the ice packs which she placed onto his skin…
"I think your ribs could be fractured" she informed us "I'm gonna need to take you to the hospital for a couple of scans, just to be sure"
"I'll be fine" he assured her "surely I can just take a couple of painkillers and be done with it?"
Hannah shook her head, signalling no… "The injuries will get worse and the pain you're in now will increase. We need to get you checked out properly, Josh"
"Josh?" I questioned, his head turning to me "Hannah's right"
"Okay" he replied
"Okay" Hannah mirrored "I'll go and get myself sorted. Evie, can you sort Josh out with some painkillers and get him some food, and I'll be back shortly?"
I nodded my head and began to move around the kitchen, setting a glass of water and two painkillers down in front of him a minute later…
JOSH'S POV:
"Evie, you're going to school…" Hannah informed her as she made her way out of her room dressed in a t-shirt and a pair of cut off jeans
"I'm coming to the hospital with Josh" she replied "Oscar's covering for me"
"No chance" Hannah proclaimed "you're going to school, young lady"
"Hannah, please" she begged "I just wanna make sure Josh is okay"
"I'll be fine" I assured her "I've got a nurse driving me to the hospital and I'll have a doctor looking after me soon enough. Go to school and I'll see you later, okay?"
She sighed and nodded her head, signalling yes… "Okay"
"Evie" I spoke
"Yeah?" she inquired, turning back to me as she went to make her way back into her bedroom
"Thank you" I stated "thank you for last night and thank you for looking after me"
"You're welcome. And about what we discussed last night, I'll go during my dinner break" she informed me "I promise"
Smiling at her warmly, I enveloped her in my arms… "He'll be out of your life soon enough"
"Thank you" she replied, pulling away from me "I'll see you later"
"See you later" I mirrored as I turned to Hannah who was stood at the front door waiting for me
How will Josh's hospital visit go? And what will happen to Harry once Evie reports his crimes to the police?